Kerala preparations

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  1. tsseethalakshmi

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    mezhukkupuratti

    This is very common and simple side dish to eat with sambar rice rasam rice etc.,

    Nethiran kai
    Chakka kuru[kottai][in malayalam kottai is bad word]
    Chenai these are best compination.Any two may be used.

    Cut into 2" inch pieaces.wash the vegitables before cutting.
    Put a china chatti and pore two teaspoon of oil and put mustard seeds and two or three pieces of red chilli when cracked add cut piece turmaric powder salt and required water.Mix well and cover the chatti so as to boil well and become tender not too much.remove the cover in between and mix the vegitables.
    when the vegitables tender and all water evoparated add two spoon of oil and mix well.In low flame keep the vegitable stirring in between for 5 minites atleast.The vegitable should be roasted in the coated oil will be very tast.
    Nowadays all are avoiding too much oil.
    variation: we can add chilli powder, asafotida with the boiling vegables.Any variety of raw plantain may be used.
    Other vegitables like ladies finger, egg plant, chembu,chiru kizhanku, potato,sweet potato are suitable.

    My mother {in law] used to told that what mezhukku puratti you are preparing in the gas stove.We were done it in the Verakku aduppu in the lost of the cooking chorus keep the mezhukkupuratti in the fire after removing the logs keep on stirring when doing other works.The result is the colour of roasted mezhukkupuratti is like the back of cocrach.[Her word battra puram [back of cocruch]bole irukkum.
     
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    chenathandu cherupayar thoran

    Chena thandu remove skin and cut in to small pieces.mix it with salt and sqeeze it and keep aside.
    In all house backyard chenai will be growing.When second chenai thandu appeared we cut it and make thoran with leaves.
    cheruparau or green gram[whole] boiled and tender 1/2 cup
    [it may be replaced with thatta payaru]
    coconut grated 1/2 cup)grind the three item coursely
    green chilli 1 )
    jeera 1 teaspoon)
    coconut oil 2 table spoon
    mustard seed 1 teaspoon
    redchilli one or two pieces
    curry leave, turmaric powder

    Mix the chenathandu pieces, paryar,ground masala.
    In chenachatti pore coconut oil and put mustard seed red chilli andcurry leave when craked add the chenathandu mixer with one spoon turmeric powder.If more salt required add this stage.Cover the chatti and cook in slow fire.Two to three minutes later open and stir well until the chenathandu turn tender and dry. Enjoy with sambar rice ,rasam rice etc.,
     
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    chempu thal morekuzhampu or puli kuzhambu

    Chembu thal [means peria chembu thandu] remove skin and cut intosmall pieces
    coconut grated 1/2 coconut
    green chilli 4 nos
    curd soar 2 cup or tamarind big nellikkai size soak and take thick pulp
    mustard seed 1 teaspoon
    fenugreek seed 1 teaspoon
    red chilli 1 teaspoon
    curry leave
    turmaricpowder 1/2 spoon
    small piece vellam or gud
    Take vessal add water and turmeric powder when boil add chembu thandu pieces. boil well when tender add the tamarind juice or curd and mix well add required water and vellam.
    then add ground green chilli coconut paste and mix well.When it foams if itis curd added kuzhambu remove from fire.If it is tamarind kuzhambu boil well.remove from fire
    seasoning with mustard,fenugreek,red chilli and curry leave.can enjoy with rice
     
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    Recipe reqd

    Hi All,
    Does anyone know how to make Unnakya/unakkai.. It is a typical keralite Muslim snack made of plaintains...

    Thanks,
    Lakshmi
     
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    unnkai

    Ingredients

    Half ripe nendran banana- 2 nos.
    Eggs - 2 nos.
    Sugar - 2-table spoon
    Raisins - 1 tea spoon
    Cashew nuts chopped - 1 tablespoon
    Fresh grated coconut - 1 tablespoon
    Ghee - 2 tea spoon
    Oil for frying Cardamom powder - To taste

    Method:
    1. Cut the banana into two and steam and remove the skin and the black seeds in the center.
    2. Grind the banana to smooth dough with out adding any water. Keep aside.
    3. Mix the eggs with sugar.
    4. Heat 2 tsp. of ghee in a saucepan. Add the egg mixture and stir it well till it reaches scrambled egg consistency. Add the cashew nuts, grated coconut and raisins.
    5. Remove from the fire and add cardamom powder.
    6. Oil your palms and take small balls of the ground banana. Flatten on your palm into a small purr.
    7. Put 2 tsp. of scrambled egg in it. Fold the edges and press lightly. Now roll it with your hands, and shape it like rolls.
    8. Heat oil and deep fry to golden brown and remove and serve hot.
    Making time: 1 hour
    Makes: 6 unnakayi
    Shelf life: Best fresh (with out frying stays in the refrigerator for 1 week)
    hi lakshmi, i have got this recipe from a site, u try this.
     
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    chembila palakaram

    This item is famous with kongini brhamin's house

    chembilai big chembu 4 or chinna chembu leaves or Kattuchembu leaves10 nos
    Raw rice 2 cups soak in water channa parippu may also be included 1:1
    coconut half grated
    green chilli or red chilli according to your taste 4 nos.
    asafotita
    tamarind big nellikkai size
    salt to taste

    Grind all incrediants into smooth paste.Clean the leaves and remove the big stemps from the leaves.Take one leaf and spread the paste in the leaf thinly and put another leaf over the paste layer three or four pieces of leaf one by one.Roll the leaf and tide with a thread keep aside.Do all the leave pieces.It will come five or six rolls.
    place the rolls in the idly steamer and steam them atleast half an hour.
    When cool remove from the steamer and cut every roll in to three or four pieces.
    put a kadai pore two table spoon coconut oil and put one spoon mustard seeds when cracked place all pieces and mix well with the mustard and oil so as coated with the pieces.Take precaution not to break the roll.
    Can eat it as it is or use it as side dish.
     
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    Unnaka

    Hi Safa,
    Thanks a lot for the recipe. I will try it out this weekend... I do not eat eggs as such..except in pies and cakes... and the one who made it for me had done it without eggs!! Waiting to make this!!

    Lakshmi
     
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    chembila curry

    Chembu leaves remove big stems and cut long peices and do knot each pieces
    raw plantain one make 1" pieces
    Big chunndaikkai[anachunndai in malayalam]1/2 cup
    ladies finger 5 nos make 1" pieces
    pumkin 1" pieces 1 cup
    These are best combination if any vegitable is not available it is O.K Chembu leaves is must.
    For dry masala
    red chilli 2nos
    Boiled rice 1/2 cup
    bengal gram dall 2 table spoon
    asafotita
    Dry fry all one by one and powder it coursely keep aside
    tamarind small nellikkai size sqeese bulp

    In a kadai pore one table spoon oil add mustard seeds when cracked add urud dall fry red add all vegitables and chembu knots.add turmeric powder and tamarind pulp and required water so as to boil and tender the vegitables.Stir well and cover.After two to three minutes remove the cover and add salt to taste stirr well keep it for two to three minutes till all water evoparated.Lost add masala powder mix well, remove from fire.Best side dish.
     
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    chembila curry

    Chembu leaves big 4 nos.or cheru chembu leaves 10. Remove stems and cut long pieces and do knot them
    turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
    coriander powder 2 teaspoon
    chilli powder 1 teaspoon[according to your tast reduce or increase
    onion cut pieces two table spoon
    coconut grated 1/2 coconut grind coarsely
    kudampuli 4 or 5 pieces [this is one variety of puli [cocum]commenly used for fish etc., or pathiya rasam etc.,]
    salt to taste
    curry leaf
    coconut oil one table spoon

    Add half cup water with the ground masala.Add kudampuli pieces and salt.
    In a kadai put all masala and chembu leave knots boil untill the leaves become tender.Curry may have gravy.Remove from fire and add curry leave and coconut oil mix well.Use as side dish
     
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    pathiri

    Pathiri is famous item amoung muslims.No special meal without pathiri.I d'nt know'unnakka' I will dry to know from my muslim friends.

    Soak raw rice and powder it.Nowadays pathiri rice powder is available in the market.
    one measure rice flour for one measure water bring to boil.add salt and remove half cup boiling water keep aside. Add the rice flour into the boiling water little by little stirring simultaneously.It will become one big ball size.If required add the boiling water by springling and stir well.When the dough ready remove from fire when become lukeworm hot the dough should be kneaded well.The result of pathiri depending upon the kneading of the dough.
    take some dough and make chapathi in rolling board. or chapathi press.Take tiffin box lit cut the pathri with it so the edge will be uniform.
    Put the pathri in hot thava both sides.No oil required.
    Can be eaten with kadalai curry,stoo,etc., if non vegitarian any non veg curry.
     
    Last edited: Mar 9, 2006

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