Karadayan Nombu Adai is the special neivedhyam dish prepared for Karadayan Nombu.
INGREDIENTS:
For Vella Adai
- Roasted flour – 1 cup
- Cooked karamani – 2 tablespoon
- Jaggery powdered – 1 cup
- Finely chopped coconut or grated coconut – 2 tablespoon
- Cardamom powder – ½ teaspoon
Uppu Adai
- Roasted flour – 1 cup
- Cooked karamani – 2 tablespoon
- Finely chopped coconut or grated coconut – 2 tablespoon
- Salt
- Oil – 2 teaspoon
- Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon
- Red chilli – 1
- Green chillies – 2 – chop fine
- Chopped curry leaves – few
- Hing – ½ teaspoon
PREPARATION METHOD:
- The flour made with raw rice is the same for both and can be prepared in advance and stored.
- Wash well and soak rice in water for 30 minutes, minimum.
- Drain the rice well and spread on a cloth. When it is fairly dry, powder in the mixer.
- The flour should be very fine. Now roast it in a dry tava well, till it changes colour slightly.
- Cool and sieve to remove lumps.
- Normally for every cup of flour, 2 cups of water is sufficient. But this varies with rice.
For Making Vella Adai
- Boil 2 cups of water and add jaggery.
- When it dissoves completely, strain to remove the dirt.
- Put the jaggery water to boil again.
- ( Keep ½ cup extra boiling water ready, by the side.)
- When it boils, first add cooked karamani and coconut.
- Then add the flour in one stroke and whisk well till it blends.
- Simmer the flame, add cardamom powder.
- The whole thing will form a lump.
- In case the water is not sufficient, add a little more boiling water from the reserve.
- Remove and knead well to a dough.
- Form lemon size balls, flatten into discs 3” in size and steam till done.
- Cool and remove.
For Making Uppu Adai
- First temper in oil all the given ingredients and then add water along with salt.
- This will take a little less water than sweet adai.
- Then proceed in the same way, given as above excluding jaggery.
NOTES AND TIPS:
Readymade processed rice flour is available in stores and can be directly roasted. But it takes between 1 1/2-2 cups water only. So boil 1 1/2 cups of water and keep some boiled water ready to add, if necessary