ULUNDU VADAI /URAD VADA/MEDU VADA

Uddina Vade, Medhu vada, Uddi vada, Minapa Garelu, Uzhunnu vada, Udid Vada, Ulundu Vadai, Urad vada, Ulundu wade, Urdi bara. 😮OMG !! many alternative names. The first time, I am hearing such names. It is one of the popular festive recipes in south India for all special occasions, especially for Diwali. People say that frying sound should be heard at the home for Diwali. So it is a tradition to make Ulunthu Vadai in that auspicious day. It is an outer crispy  & inner soft recipe. We can have this for breakfast along with Idly, Pongal, Dosa or we can have by itself. It is an excellent snack to go with coffee or tea. I love ulundu vadai a lot. Before my marriage, my mom used to make it for me. After my marriage, I came to the UAE with my husband  So, I started to learn for making the fluffy batter, perfect shape vada, and everything from my mom through video calls. When I tried first, I use to shape vada using a banana leaf or plate. By practicing .. I make the perfect shape with a hole in freehand itself.  It is an easy recipe to make. Come!! I will share with you the step by step method of Making crispy and tasty Ulundu Vadai in a simple way.

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🔖Cuisine: South Indian-Indian

🔖Course: Ulundu Vadai/Urad vada /Medu Vada

⏰Cooking time:15 min

⏰PreparationTime:1hr15 min

😋Serving: 15 nos.

👩Author: Bhuvana Devi

Ingredients:

1.        Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp

2.        Black pepper -1/2 tsp

3.        Rice Flour- 2 tbsp

4.        Urad dal- 1cup

5.        Shallots- ½ cup (finely chopped)

6.        Green chili- 2 (finely chopped)

7.        Ginger 1 inch  (finely chopped)

8.        Curry leaves  (finely chopped)

9.        Coriander leaves  (finely chopped)

10.    Salt to taste.

11.   Baking soda ( small pinch)

  

Preparation :

1.   Take 1 cup of urad dal (without skin) wash and soak it for at least 1 hour.

2.   After the urad dal soaked well .grind it well into a fluffy batter

     (Add little water and grind well ) Then, Transfer the batter into a bowl.

 Method:

·          Take a bowl with the urad batter.

                        

·     Add the chopped shallots, green chili, black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger, coriander leaves, Salt to taste, Mix well. Then, add 2 tbsp of Rice Flour in it and mix well.

       📌Add salt little bit high (not too).

·     Take a small pinch of baking soda in a spoon, add a few drops waters to dissolve, sprinkle it into the batter and mix well.

·     Turn on the flame Take a pan with enough oil to fry.

·     Dip the right hand into the water and make it wet.

           (📌 So, the batter will not stick in hand.)

·     Now, Take a batter and make it as a small ball from your hand, press it gently to flatten it, make a hole by pressing in the center of the batter using thump Finger. 

·     Now the perfect shape Ulundu Vadai is ready to fry. Drop it gently into the oil and fry it. Then, turn the Vadai to the other side using and cook well.

         📌 Note: care should be taken not to over fry it.

·     Repeat the same process with the remaining batter and serve the crispy and tasty Ulundu Vadai with coconut chutney.

Pictorial step by step method:

Step1.   Take 1 cup of urad dal (without skin) wash and soak it for at least 1 hour.

Step2.   Grind well into a fluffy batter. (Add little water for grinding). 

Step3.   Add chopped shallots, green chili, black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger, coriander leaves, Salt to taste. Mix well.

Step4.   Then add Rice Flour and mix well.

Step5.    Take a small pinch of baking soda dissolve it with little water and sprinkle over the batter and mix well.

Step6.   Turn on the flame, take a pan with enough oil to fry.

Step7. i)Dip the hand into the water ( 📌So, the batter will not stick in hand)        ii)Take a batter and make it as a small ball, gently press and flatten it, iii) Then make a hole in the center by pressing it with the thump.

                            

          Dip hand  in the water

Make it wet

                            

                make a ball, flatten and
               a hole in the center with a thump

Perfect vada shape

                       
 

Step8.   Drop the vada into the oil and cook. Then, turn to the other side and cook well.

 

Step9.   Repeat the same with the remaining batter.

Step10.     Serve the crispy and tasty  Ulundu Vadai with coconut chutney

                  Ulundu Vadai is ready to serve it with love!!! 

                    This Kitchen is seasoned with LOVE.

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KUZHI PANIYARAM WITH JAGGERY WATER

  Kuzhi Paniyaram with jaggery water -a deadly combination is a popular Chettinad Breakfast Recipe in south India. I can be served as a healthy snack which everyone loves to have. Making jaggery water is quite different here, adding ayurvedic medicinal things like dried ginger & black pepper helps to get relief from the cold, sour throat. It is an easy recipe to make on special occasions by adding an additional variety of dishes on your plate. Also, I followed my grandma’s Paniyaram batter preparation method in it.  Check with this link for Paniyaram batter method

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Come I will share you all!!!! How to make a Kuzhi Paniyaram with jaggery water with step by step pictures.

Kuzhi Panniyarm dipped jaggery water

Cuisine: Indian

Course: Breakfast Recipe

Prep time:  15 min

Cook time: 15 min

Total time: 30 min

Servings: 25 nos.

Ingredients :

·   PanniyaramBatter or Idly Batter

·        Salt to taste

Blend it into powder:

·        Dried ginger – ½ inch

·        Black pepper-  7 nos

·        Cardamom- 4nos.

Jaggery water preparation:

• Take a saucepan, add 2 cups of water, ½ cup of jaggery, cardamoms (powder it),1/2 inch dried ginger (powder it), Black pepper -7 nos (powder it) mix well till the jaggery dissolves, stir it for 5 min in low flame.

       Note:  Jaggery water should be in water consistency.

Method:

•  Now, take a Paniyarambatter in a bowl and mix well.
• Take Paniyaram pan&grease with ghee and pour the batter 3/4 ^th level of Paniyaram mold.
•  Let the batter cook for 2-3 minutes on a low flame .
• Turnover the Kuzhi Paniyaram on the other side and cook well.
• Once the Paniyaram is cooked uniformly on both sides, take and Soak the Paniyaram in jaggery water for 2 more minutes and serve it.
• Mmmmm yummy to have Kuzhi Paniyaram with jaggery water.                  

 Pictorial Step by step method to make Kuzhi Paniyaram with jaggery water

Step 1: Take a saucepan and boil the water.

 Step 2: Add jaggery and stir well.

Step 3: Add powdered dried ginger, black pepper, cardamom and mix well.    

        and keep it aside.

Step 4: Take a Paniyaram batter in a bowl, add a small pinch of baking soda

      in it mix well.

Step 5: Take a Paniyaram pan and grease it with ghee or oil. Pour the Paniyaram batter to the 3/4^th level to the Paniyaram pan mold.

  

Step 6: Let it cook for 3 min in low flame.

Step 7: Turnover the Paniyaram and cook well on the other side.

Step 8: Take the Paniyaram and soak in the jaggery water for 5 min and Seve it.

   

             Kuzhi Paniyaram with jaggery water is ready to serve!!! 

                       Try it in your kitchen!!!!

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PAL PAYASAM

Paal payasam is a traditional sweet recipe of a South India and this is one of the simplest recipes u can never come across. Payasam is one of the best ending dishes in every meal during festive and ceremonial in south India. Many varieties of payasam are there, but pal payasam is a little more delicious and healthy one to have for kids and they love it too.

Come! I will share with you all, how to make Paal payasam recipe in simple and quicky. Try this in your kitchen. I hope you all Love it 💓💓

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   🔖Course: Paal Payasam
   🔖Cuisine: South Indian

   🕒Prep Time: 5 min

   🕒Cook Time: 10 min 

   😋Serving: 3

   👩Author: Bhuvana Devi

  

Ingredients

•     Ghee -1 tbsp
•      Sago-1/4cup
•      Vermicelli- 1/8 cup
•      Milk 3 cups
•      Water 2 cups
•      Cardamom- 4
•      Cashews- 10
•      Raisins-10
•      Almond & pistachio(chopped) - 5 (optional)
•      Saffron- 3 string(optional
•      Condensed milk – 1/2 cup (can use sugar)

 Preparation

•    Heat a pan with1 tbsp ghee & roast cashews, raisins, pistachio, almonds and keep aside.
•       Take a pan dry roast sago and vermicelli & keep aside.

 Method:

•  Take a pan to add 3 cups of milk and  2 cups of water cook it.
•   Add the roasted sago, vermicelli, and Keep side.
• Now add the roasted sago and vermicelli to the milk, boil it until sago turns glossy.
•  Add condensed milk or sugar & mix well and let it boil for 5 minutes.
• Add Cardamom powder and cashews, raisins pistachio almonds and saffron strings to garnish.   

        Serve the tasty  Paal Payasam !!!!

Pictorial step by step Method:

Step 1:  Add 1 tbsp ghee and roast cashews, raisins, almonds, and pistachio & dry roast sago and vermicelli. Keep aside separately 

Step 2:  Boil milk and water.

 Step 3:  Add sago and vermicelli in it .cook well until it turns glossy.

                                                   

              

Step4:  Add Condensed milk or sugar. Mix well &let it boils

Step5: Then, add all the roasted dry fruits and add a saffron string to garnish.

             Now the yummy!!!  Paal payasam is ready to serve.😋😋😋

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