Kai Murukku Recipe | Suthu Murukku Recipe | Diwali Recipes

         Murukku  is a well known snack of South India also chakli in North India.The crispy texture makes it favorite among kids and adults.There are so many variations of murukku With shape /achu can be  thin and flat,can be 5 groups ,can be single etc.  With main ingredients like ragi,rice flour,maida also With  flavor like sesame seeds, jeera, ajwain or can be spicy  and so on...

Arisi Vathal Recipe | Arisi Vadagam | Vadam Recipe | Rice Flour Recipe

     Rice Vathal /Arisi Vathal /Vadam is a Indian style Fryums made with rice flour.Rice vathal is similar to killu vathal or koozh vadagam.Instead of grinding the rice and making koozh vadagam,you can simply use rice flour.Does it sound easy to you?yeah!!! OK ... i am going to show you how

Akki Roti Recipe | Karnataka Rice Roti

Akki roti-a popular breakfast in the state of  karnataka,India.Akki roti is a rice roti similar to ragi roti or bajra roti made with kepai/ragi and kambu/bajra respectively.In akki roti,coconut gives a mild sweetness while green chili adds some subtle spice.Adding of jeera gives wonderful flavor and aids digestion.Over all when you eat hot ..hot ,you sure will appreciate the taste of akki roti.

How To Make Rice Flour At Home

       Rice flour -an essential ingredient for any Indian cooking,being rice the staple food.Rice flour can be prepared with raw  or boiled rice.Making of rice flour is not only easy,but it can surely bring freshness to the snack.

Seedai Recipe | Rice Flour Recipes | Video Recipe

              Seedai- a crispy,deep fried snack made with rice flour,roasted gram flour as the main ingredients.There are different seedai,like maida seedai,inippu seedai,uppu seedai.My grand ma is an expert in making seedai.The seedai she makes are perfect crunchy with perfect colour.We used to munch them for breakfast,lunch and dinner.I can't match hers in crunchiness but tried up to my level.Grand ma used to grind the rice but i made seedai with store bought rice flour(not to take risk hehehe).You can prepare your own rice flour,See my idiyappam post to make rice flour at home.

How To Make Idiyappam | Talicha Idiyappam

       Idiyappam - a tasty and healthy breakfast option for any south Indian,especially for a keralite or tamilian.Idiyappam is often served with korma or stew,in hotels.But i personally love milk,sugar  combo for idiyappam(sweet tooth he he). I often do ragi/finger millet idiyappam for dinner as it is more healthy than regular idiyappam(best for diabetic people).

Soft Poorna kolukattai/ Vinayagar chathurti recipes/Stuffed sweet Dumplings

       Vinayagar/lord Ganesha likes kolukattai's made of rice ,that's why this poorana kolukattai place a major role in prasad /neivedhyam.
        Different variations of  stuffing's can be made for this kolukattai.Major of them are coconut and Bengal gram  made with jaggery.When you are expert in making outer cover you can try variations.
        Believe me this is the softest kolukattai you ever make and you get praising from your family members for making such a mouth watering ones.

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Preparation time:30-40 min
Cooking time:15 min(5 min for a batch)
Yields:15 kolukattais

Paal kozhukattai/Rice dumplings in Jaggery/Guest post

Today I am very very happy because I am doing a guest post in a very popular blog. The blog owner is very  generous and encourages new bloggers by giving them an opportunity. She is none other than priya of Priyasversatile recipes.I love Priya's recipes .she is very innovative and she is an expert in baking cakes.I like her rajma murukku recipe and eggless carrotcake  very much . Do visit her space and enjoy her recipes ..
 Couple of months ago i was going through her blog and I saw that she had a co-blogger do a guest post. She did it to encourage and offer support new bloggers. I requested her about doing a guest post and she said OK, no questions asked. I told her that i will give my very best ..I guess she liked my post . The recipe that I chose is a chettinad speciality pal kozhukattai done the easy way. Pal kozhukattai is rice dumpling in jaggery syrup and coconut .This is the easy method because traditional method takes time .

A brief introduction  about this recipe.

I grew up in Karaikudi a relatively well known town in the chettinad region of Tamilnadu. Chettinad region boasts of palatial houses and chettinad food is famous world over renowned for the uses of aromatic spices.There are a few dessert dishes unique to chettinad and paal kozhukattai is one among them.

This is my mom's recipe.She used to grind the rice dough by soaking the rice and grinding it in wet grinder. When we were kids during holidays my mom used engage us a little by asking us to shape the kozhukattai. We used to have lots of fun with the dough.

I thought of making this the traditional way but was a little skeptical because of the complexity. Also I was a little worried that my daughter would use this as substitute for her play-doh.
So I did it the easy way and got it done in no time.

Don't forget to check paal kozhukattai recipe here .

Preparation of dough

preparation of kolukattai

2014 Special-Chettinad Karupatti Paniyaram / Palm Jaggery Fritters(கருப்பட்டி பணியாரம் )

Karupatti paniyarams are synonymous with festive occasions like pillaiyar nonbu and special padaippu
(offerings to ancestors) in chettinad. When we make this, festive season will be around the corner. Like some people say cake baking during winter gives the festive feel. Usually my mom or mother-in-law will give me the dough. Last year I made the dough myself and was so happy. This time too I tried it again and it came out super yummy.
I made this paniyaram for pillaiyar nonbu. I made vada, vellai paniyaram, idly  and sambar along with it and offered it to Ganesha. All of them were very good and we enjoyed it.

Preparation time:1 hour(Except keeping them at room temperature for 2 days)
Cooking time :1 hour
Yields:32

Home made rice noodles(இடியாப்பம்) Guest post

         I want to start my post with a few words about Shruti .She is a bubbly and a lovely lady with lots of energy and enthusiasm for cooking and blogging. She has a wonderful blog and her clicks are wonderful too. I first met her through blogging world when I was taking baby steps in blogging. I am amazed by her blogging abilities, she is very quick in posting recipes and I wonder how she is able do it. 

I had requested her about a guest post and she was gracious enough to say yes and also gave me ample time to get a good post. I enjoy her chatting in post and sharing virtual treat for her friends n family birthdays and special occasions.Check her website here and enjoy her recipes like me .

Today I am goign to share with you a unique Idiyappam recipe from Chettinad. Idiyappam is famous in Tamilnadu and Kerala and usually gets served with Kuruma, Stew and some times with Milk. The Chettinad version is tempered and its served with kosumalli.

   

Thenkuzhal Murukku - Chettinad style Murukku

The name Thenkuzhal means that this snack is "honey like". Usually I get the flour from my Mom or my Mother-in -Law to make this murukku.This time I did not have the flour, so I decided to make it from scratch. It came out very well and my family loved it.

This is very easy to make snack and its nutritious too. Rice and Urad dal flour are used to make this dish. You can add coconut oil /ghee while kneading  to make it extra yummy.

Preparation time: 10 min.
Making time: 2 hrs.
Yields: 30 murukku.