Panakam

 

Panakam is a sweet drink. We prepare for Naivedyam for Ram navami and Akshyathrithiyai. This drink is very soothing for the stomach.

Ingredients

Jaggery(Gud)powdered               1/2 cup
Dry Ginger                                   1/2 Tsp                  
Cardamom Powder                        1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice                                1 Tsp

Method

Dissolve the Jaggery powder into 2 cups of water.
Add cardamom powder, lemon juice and ginger powder.
Mix well and add one more glass of water. 
Chill it and drink
This is a summer drink

Mathanga Erisseri ( Pumpkin Erisseri)

Mathanga Erisseri.

Ingredients

Coconut                              1cup

Pumpkin piece cubed         1cup

Red chili                              1  

Pepper corn.                      1tsp

Cumin seeds                   1 tsp

Raw rice                           1 tsp

Mustard seeds                 1 tsp

(for tampering)  

Grated coconut                  1/4 cup

Cumin seeds                      1 tsp

Curry leaves                    few

Salt to taste

Method.

 Heat a pan with water add mathanga pieces, turmeric and salt.

Grind coconut, cumin seeds, pepper corn Chili and rice into coarse paste.

When the mathanga is cooked add the ground paste and mix it.

Heat a pan with oil add coconut, curry leaves mustard seeds and jeera.

When the coconut becomes red add to the gravy.

Instant Pot Sambar.

I bought Instant pot  last year. I am preparing

 most of the dishes in this pot. Very quick and hot

Ingredients

Tur Dhal                               1cup

Okra                                     1 
Drumstick                            1
Green pepper cut into  cubes   1/4 cup
Hing                                    a small  piece
Tamarind paste                 1/2 tsp 
Turmeric powder               1/4 tsp                
Salt to taste
Sambar powder                  3 tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander Leaves. red chilies     2
Mustard seeds                              1tsp

Method

Add oil in the pot add mustards seeds and red chilly.
When it splutters add tamarind water , vegetables, turmeric powder, sambar powder Hing and salt 
Close the lid and keep in pressure cooker mode for 3 minutes.
When it goes to L put off the plug
Open the pot churn the sambar and add curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Garlic Chutney

Garlic chutney very easy to make.

Time 5 minutes

serve 4 people

Ingredients

Garlic peeled                   2         

Red Chilies                     10

Tamarind                        small lemon size

Small onion                  6

Mustard seeds               1 tsp

Salt to taste

.

         

Method

Heat a pan with oil.

Add garlic red chilies and onion.

When they become tender add tamarind,

Add salt and grind into smooth paste.

heat a pan add little oil and mustard seeds.

When it splutters add to the chutney.

Serve with plain rice/dosa /idlis

Kathrikai Vathakkal (Eggplant fry)

Very easy and with 10 min to prepare.

Time                 10 min
Serve                   3

Ingredients

Eggplant1                  ( Chopped 2" long)
Mustard                     1 tsp
Urad dhal                    2tsp
Turmeric powder            1/4 tsp
Chili powder                  1 tsp
Gud                                lemon size
salt to taste.

Method

Heat a tawa and add oil
Add mustard and urad dhal.
When the mustard splutters add urad dhal and cut egg plant.
Add turmeric, salt, gud and chili powder.
Sauté it often till it roasted with oil.
When oil separates remove from the flame.
Serve with sambar rice/rasam rice.

Raw Tomato Chutney

Since two years we are having   small garden ( raised bed 8 by 4 ) given by the town. We grow vegetables like egg plant, tomato, green pepper etc. We got lots of raw tomatoes. I made this chutney . Very tasty and goes with chapati and rice

Ingredients

Raw tomato                             6
Green Chili                              6
Peanuts                                  3tbsp
Sesame seeds                        3 tbsp.
Jaggery                                   3tbsp
Hing                                       a pinch
Mustard seeds                      1 tsp
 Salt to taste

Raw tomatoes from my community garden

Chutney with chapati

Method

Dry roast the peanuts and sesame seeds for 2 to 3 minutes.
When it becomes cold, grind into coarse.
Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
Take a tawa with oil   add tomatoes and roast them till it becomes soft.
Grind the tomatoes with salt and Hing into a paste.
Add the jaggery , ground peanuts and til and mix them
Add a little oil in a tawa ad mustard seeds when it splutters add to the chutney.
Serve for dosas ,chapatis or rice.

Rava Vathal ( Sooji Pappads)

Rava vathal

Ingredients

Rava                              1 cup
Water                             6 cups
Ajwain                           1/4 tsp
Oil                                 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Very very easy to make this vathal..
Boil the water with salt, oil and ajwain .(Omam)
When it

boil add the rave slowing.
See there no lumps.
When it becomes thick, put off the gas.
Take a plastic sheet, put in sunlight, spread one spoon of rava dough in round shape.
When the vathals dried keep in a airtight box. Deep fry  whenever you need. Very crispy and tasty.

Maracheeni Appalams , Pappadams ( Tapioca) Yuca

Maracheeni or Kappai appalam ( Maravelli kizhangu)

Kappa is famous in Kerala. We make bhaji, appalams, vathal and  variety of dishes. These  are our childhood memories and we love them.

Ingredients

Maracheeni chopped   2 cups
Water                          4 cups
Red chili                       4                  
Hing                             1/4 tsp

              

Appalams with red chili

Appalams with green chili

Method

Grind all the above ingredients into smooth paste.
Boil the mixture with salt and 1  tsp oil.
Stir continuously till it becomes thick and transparent.
Take a plastic sheet spread into small rounds.
Keep in the sunlight. All the appalams come out of the sheet.
Keep in dry box for months.
Deep fry them. Very tasty to eat with sambar rise, rasam rice or with coffee.

Mango Chutney Sandwich

Mango Chutney

Raw Mango                          1
Grated Coconut                   1 cup
Coriander Leaves               1/2 bunch
Green Chili                          5
Cucumber                           1
Tomato                                 1
Avacado                             1                    
Butter
Salt to taste

Method

Cut the mango into small pieces.
Grind all the above ingredients into smooth paste..
Cut the cucumber and tomato  into round shapes
Toast the breads and spread the butter on them
Spread the chutney on two  bread slices.
Keep the cucumber and tomato slice on them
'Cut into triangle  shape.
Do the same way the other breads
Very tasty sandwiches

Mango,Sago Dessert

I went to my cousin Gayatri's house. She made a dessert with mango, sago and almond milk dessert.I liked it very much. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

Mango  Pieces                           1cup
Coconut Milk or Almond milk       2cups
Sago                                             3tbsp
Cardamom Powder                     1/4tsp

Method

Remove the skin of the mango and cut into cubes.
Boil some water and cook the sago till it changes the color.
Filter the water and  remove the starch with cold water and filter.
Blend coconut milk two tablespoon mango pieces.
Add mango pieces ,sago and cardamom powder.
If needed add sugar.
Chill the dessert and serve. Very refreshing.
Instead of sago, can use chia seeds.