Friday, December 12, 2008

KARTHIGAI SPECIAL


















We celebrate
Karthigai in the month of Karthigai in full moon day when the karthigai star comes. Mostly it will be during November end or December first week. I miss my father in law so.. much when i make pori urandai. He likes to have it, even though he should not have sweets. I made Aval pori Urandai , Nel pori Urandai, Kadalai urandai and Appam.

  Aval Pori Urndai and Nel pori Urandai 

Ingredientss 

Porii / Rice puffs - 2 cups 
Jaggary – 11/2 cup 
Cardamon powder – 1 tsp 
Finely chopped coconut – ½ cup
 Ghee – 2 tbsp 
Rice flour – 3 tbsp 

Method

 1. In a heavy bottom pan add water and jaggery and make thick syrup. 

2. If you pour a drop of syrup in water and roll it should roll as ball. 

3. Remove from the flame and add elachi powder, ghee. 

4. Slowly mix the pori and make balls out of it. Grease your hands with rice flour to make balls without sticking in your hands.

Kadali Urndai/ Peanut balls 

Roastedd peanuts(plain) – 2 cups 

Jaggery – ½ cup

 Ghee – 1 tsp


  Method 

 1. In a heavy bottom pan add water and jaggery, make a thick syrup. 

2. If you pour a drop of syrup in water we should roll as a ball. 

3. Add the peanuts, ghee and stir continuously. 

4. When it becomes sticky remove from the flame and make balls.



  Appam 


Myy mom makes by soaking rice and grinding it. But mine is easy method.

Ingredients 

Maidaa - 1 cup

 Jaggery - 3/4 cup 

Sooji/ rava - 1 tbsp 

Cardoman powder - 1 tsp 

Dry grapes - 50 gms 

Oil for frying

  Method 

 1. Dissolve jaggery in one cup of water and drain it. 

2. Combine all the ingredients and keep it aside for half an hour. 

3. Heat oil in a pan and pour the batter using a spoon and deep fry it. 

4. Squeeze the excess oil, by keeping the appam between two spatulas.


 

This entry goes to Purva 's Janmashtami and ganesh chathurthi event.


This entry goes to EFM Sweets hosted by Srilekha.

19 comments:

Cham

I bookmarked the kadalai urundai very delicious one and simple recipe!

AnuSriram

Thats a sweet and delicious spread! Pori urundai and appam looks lovely!

Anonymous

super perfect a vandhuruke rendum. i remember my mil making peanut urundai and she used to burn her hands when she rolled the hot jaggery syrup with peanuts.

Trupti

all dishes looks delicious love ur version of appam

vidhas

Thanks you Cham, Anu Sriram, Mahimaa and Trupti.

Anonymous

That looks delicious! You sure make it look so easy! You have wonderful recipes here, and oh and If you have the time will you drop by at Foodista ? We are building an online food and cooking encyclopedia ala wikipedia and you can also check out our recipes on the site :) Cheers!

Srivalli

That looks great!..missing this urundai this year!.

Trupti

thanks for dropping by my main blog is Recipe Center

Keep Visiting & do participate in the 'Winter Treat'event that I am hosting.

vidhas

Thank you Trupti and Srivalli

Dori

Everything looks super tasty!!!

Jaishree Iyer

Pori urundai and appam looks lovely n delicious

Raks

Looks great,kadala urundai nan try pannadhu illa,sure will try!

vidhas

Thank You Meeso, Rajeswari and Jaishree.

Pavani

round up of microwave cooking with cheese
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Yasmeen

Tasty spread of sweet delights:)

Srikitchen

wow1 al are looking delicious and a great feat to our eyes!

Shabs..

HI vidhaas..
U,ve got a wonderful blog with wonderful dishes....My husband loves pori unda and i love peanut unda....shud definitely be making this one day.....Before that i need to clear some doubts. Could u tell me how much water i have to add to add to jaggery while melting it.Im not used to jaggery....And i know that it contains lot os sand and dirt in it, shudnt i strain?....
thx...

vidhas

Thanlks for the lovley commet

Humaira

So many favorites in one page. Look awsome.Definately going to try!

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