Chapati

Ingredients:-

Atta - 3 cups

Warm Water - 1/2 - 3/4 cup

Salt

Yogurt - 2 tsp(optional)

Ghee for smearing

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients except Ghee.

Knead well for 6-7 minutes, to make it a soft dough

Cover it with a wet paper towel or wet cloth and set aside for atleast 30 minutes

Divide the dough into small balls.using a rolling pin roll it into thin circles.

Heat a griddle and transfer chapati and cook both sides.First u can see small blisters and when u turn to the other side chapati puffs up..

Transfer that to a plate and smear it with oil or ghee

Serve Warm!!!

Cheers!!!

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Appam(laced rice pancake)

                                        In the picture Appam and Egg curry
I have two recipes for this :

Recipe 1

Ingredients:-

Rice flour - 1 kg

Sooji rava - 1/4 cup

Thin coconut milk - 4 cups

Yeast - 1 tsp

Sugar - 3/4 tsp

Warm water - 3/4 cup
Sugar -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method :-
Mix warm water with yeast and and sugar and set aside for 30 minutes for it to rise.
Bring to boil 2 cup  water , sooji rava and 1/4 cup rice flour, make a loose gruel out of it by stirring continuously and let it cool
Mix all these to the rice flour and make a thick batter with these. If you have a hand blender , it is so easy to mix this.
Cover it and Keep it in a warm place for 7-8 hours or overnight.
When it rises, add sugar  and salt to taste and make it in a thin consistency.
Heat the Appam griddle , pour 1 ladleful of batter and swirl it around .Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for 2 minutes.Remove and serve warm.Repeat the process

In the picture Appam and Egg curry

Recipe 2

Ingredients:-
Idli rice/Basmati rice - 3 cups
Cooked rice(Choru) - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Sugar -1 tbsp
Yeast - 1/2 tbsp
Salt
Water
Method
Soak the rice for 6-8 hrs
Grind the soaked rice along with the cooked rice to make a thick paste
Add cocunut milk and mix it well to make a smooth batter with pouring consistency
(the batter should be looser than Dosa batter)
In a small bowl mix 1 tsp of sugar,1/2 tsp of Yeast and 1/2 cup of water and keep it aside for
6-8 minutes.Add the yeast mix to the batter and stir well.Leave the batter overnight for fermentation
Heat a small non stick pan( appa chatti),pour the batter and swirl the pan around
Cover it with a lid and cook it for 1-2 minutes in medium flame...

Cheers!!!!!!!

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Morum vellam/Spiced buttermilk

Recipe for Sambaram - Simply spiced buttermilk- a summer thirst quencher

Ingredients:-

Bowl 1

Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Water - 3/4 cup + 2-3 ice cubes
Salt to taste
Bowl 2

Shallots- 2 thinly sliced

Ginger thinly sliced - a tiny piece

Green chillies - 2 finely chopped

Curry leaves- 4-5 chopped 

Method

In a blender combine all the ingredients in Bowl 1

Transfer to a bowl , add all in Bowl 2 and mix well.
Serve in tall glasses

Cheers!!!

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Mushroom + Padavalanga Thoran

A favorite combo of thoran from my childhood. Amma usually makes this combo , to use left over Snake gourd from making Avial or Sambar . My dad hates padavalanga unless and until it is paired with something else.Preparing a Padavalanga thoran  with the family favorite mushroom makes it a winner all the time.

Recipe for Kerala Mushroom Thoran with Padavalanga ( Snake gourd)

Ingredients:-
Padavalanga (snake guard)- 1 small
Mushroom chopped - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Green chili chopped -2- 3
Ginger finely minced - a small piece ( optional)
Turmeric powder - a pinch

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - a pinch
Shallots ( kunjulli) - 3
Green chili - 1

Oil
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves

Method
Clean and finely chop the Padavalanga and mushroom
Mix it well with finely chopped ginger , green chillies , turmeric and salt
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
When they splutter add curry leaves and fry for 30 seconds.
Add the veg mix , mix well , keep everything to the center and cook covered for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle some water if needed.
Crush 1/2 cup grated coconut and a green chili and add to the pan.Combine well, cook in a low flame , stir frying for another 3-4 minutes, until it is done and dry.

Cheers


Sarah 

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