Friday, August 29, 2014

SAGO ADHIRASAM!!

There is always the famous Adhirasam we all know that is prepared with rice flour and jaggery. For a change, we make here Sago adhirasam mainly with the ingredients Sago and Semolina. But taste wise, this adhirasam is in the same class as rice adhirasam! And also, we need only a few minutes to make this delicious adhirasam!! Here the recipe follows...
 
 
ஜவ்வரிசி அதிரசம்:

INgredients:

Nylon javvarisi [ Sago]- 100 gms
salt- a pinch
semolina [ fine]- 1 cup
shredded coconut- half cup
cardamom powder- half sp
sugar- 100 gm

Procedure:
 
Soak the sago in water for an hour.
Then drain the water completely and add the salt.
knead it smoothly.
Then add the semolina and knead it again.
Add the coconut, cardamom powder and powdered sugar.
knead well.
Now a soft dough will be formed like the adhirasam dough.
Heat a pan and pour enough oil to fry.
The fire should be medium.
Take a lime sized ball out of the dough and flatten it like adhirasam.
Toss in the oil and cook it until it is fried to golden brown colour on both sides.

The tasty sago adhirsam is ready!!

 

 

Monday, August 04, 2014

RAGI PUMPKIN DOSAI!!


I ate this ragi pumpkin dosai in my friend’s house and it was so tasty! Because of its nutritional and healthy facts I got the recipe immediately and tried at my home. With tomato chutney, it is a very good item for either breakfast or dinner!!  

கேழ்வரகு பரங்கி தோசை

 


INGREDEINTS:

Ragi- 2 cups

black gram- 1/4 cup

shredded pumpkin- 1 cup

green chillies-2

shredded coconut- 1/4 cup

curry leaves- a few

cummin seeds- half sp

salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

Soak the ragi and the black gram seperately.

Grind first the black gram smoothly.

Then grind the rgai to a fine paste.

Mix the batters with enough salt.

Grind the pumpkin with the coconut and green chillies coasrely and add this paste to the batters.

Add the curry leaves and the cummin seeds.

Mix well and allow it to ferment for 4 to 5 hours.

Make soft dosais with this batter.

 

 

SWEET POTATO ADAI!!!

 Usually, we make adai varieties with rice, dals and vegetables like tapioca, bottle gourd and yam. This is a very different adai recipe. Th...