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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

சுசியம்

என் சிறு வயது நினைவுகளில் மிக பசுமையான இடம் சுசியத்திற்கு உண்டு.  பள்ளி முடிந்து வீடு திரும்பும் வழியில் இருக்கும் ஒரு கடையில் இந்த வடையை சுட சுடப் போட்டுக் கொண்டு இருப்பார்கள். வாசனை சுண்டி இழுக்கும். தேர்வில் சிறப்பாக தேர்ச்சி பெற்றால் கண்டிப்பாக அப்பா இந்த வடையை வாங்கிக் கொடுப்பார்.

வெளியே மொறு மொறு வென்றும், உள்ளே  அதற்கு நேர்மாறாக  மென்மையாக இனிக்கும் இந்த வடை எப்போதும் என் மனதுக்கு நெருக்கமானது.

இந்த வடையை செய்வது மிக எளிமையானதே. உணவு பல நினைவுகளை தூண்டி விடும் என்பது எவ்வளவு உண்மை!  வாருங்கள், செய்முறையைப் பார்ப்போம்.

Click here for the Susiyam recipe in English



தேவையான பொருட்கள்:

மேல் மாவுக்கு:

பச்சரிசி                   - 3/4 கப்
உளுத்தம் பருப்பு  - 3/4 கப்
உப்பு                          - தேவையான அளவு

பூரணத்திற்கு:

கடலைப்பருப்பு      - 1 கப்
வெல்லம்                  - 1 கப்
ஏலக்காய்                  - 4 அல்லது 5
நெய்                           - 1 தேக்கரண்டி

எண்ணெய்               - தேவையான அளவு


செய்முறையை கீழ் காணும் லிங்கில் காணலாம்.


ஆயத்த வேலைகள்:


அரிசியையும், உளுத்தம் பருப்பையும் நன்றாக கழுவி ஒரு மணி நேரம் ஊற விடவும்.

ஏலக்காயை தட்டி வைத்துக் கொள்ளவும் அல்லது ஏலக்காய் பொடி 1/4 தேக்கரண்டி பயன்படுத்தலாம்.

வெல்லம் தட்டி வைக்கவும்.

செய்முறை:


ஊற வைத்த அரிசியையும், உளுத்தம் பருப்பையும் நன்றாக மைய , தண்ணீர் குறைவாக தெளித்து கெட்டியாக ஆட்டிக் கொள்ளவும். தண்ணீர் அதிகம் சேர்த்து விட்டால் பூரணத்தின் மீது மேல் மாவு நன்றாக ஒட்டாது. மாவில் உப்பு சேர்த்துக் கொள்ளவும்.

கடலைப்பருப்பை வேக வைத்து எடுக்கவும்.  தட்டி வைத்த வெல்லத்தில் 3 தேக்கரண்டி தண்ணீர் ஊற்றி கொதிக்க விடவும். வெல்லம் தண்ணீரில் கரைந்ததும் வடிகட்டி வைக்கவும். வெல்லத்தில் இருக்கும் கசடுகளை நீக்கவே இவ்வாறு செய்கிறோம்.

வேக வைத்த கடலைப்பருப்பையும், வடிகட்டிய வெல்லத்தையும் அடி கனமான பாத்திரத்தில், மிதமான தீயில் கொதிக்க விடவும். இடை இடையே மசித்து விடவும். பொடித்த ஏலக்காய் சேர்க்கவும். பாத்திரத்தில் ஒட்டாமல் இருக்க சிறிதளவு நெய் சேர்க்கலாம்.

நன்றாக தண்ணீர் வற்றியதும் அடுப்பை அணைத்து விட்டு ஆற விடவும். பூரணம் ஆறியதும் நன்றாக இறுகி விடும். சின்ன சின்ன உருண்டைகளாக பூரணத்தை பிடிக்கவும்.

பிடித்து வைத்த உருண்டைகளை மேல் மாவில் தோய்த்து சூடான எண்ணெயில் பொரித்து எடுக்கவும்.

சுசியம் தயார். இந்த அளவில் சுமார் 25 சிறிய சிசியம் கிடைக்கும்.


மேல் மாவு மீதம் இருந்தால் சிறுது கடலை மாவு, வெங்காயம், பச்சை மிளகாய், கருவேப்பிலை, இஞ்சி, உப்பு சேர்த்து கார வடையாக செய்யலாம்.






     


Susiyam

How many love this crispy outside, soft sweet stuffing inside vadais??

You can prepare this very easily at home. Over to the recipe.



Ingredients:


Raw rice              - 3/4 cup
Urad dal              - 3/4 cup
Channa dal         - 1 cup
Jaggery                - 1 cup
Cardamom          - 4 or 5
Ghee                     - 1 tbsp
Salt                        - As required
Oil                          - for frying

This recipe yields around 25 to 30 susiyam

You can click here for the video on how to make susiyam



Procedure:


Wash and soak rice and urad dal together for an hour. Crumble jaggery into pieces . Crush cardamom.

Grind rice and urad dal together adding little water. The batter should be thick so that it covers stuffing well. So be little careful while grinding batter. Add salt to the batter .

Boil chana dal. I used to cook for a whistle in high flame and then in low flame for ten minutes.

Take crumbled Jagger in a pan. Add  little water (around 1/4 cup) to it. Boil in medium flame. Once jaggery is all melted , switch off the flame and filter jaggery .This is done to remove impurities in jaggery.

Take boiled Channa dal and jaggery extract in a heavy bottomed pan .cook in medium flame till the stuffing thickens. Keep on smashing the stuffing in berween. When its half done, add crushed cardamom. You can also use 1/4 TSP cardamom powder instead.

Let the stuffing cool. The stuffing will become more thick once its cooled down completely. Make small balls out of stuffing.

Heat oil in a kadai. When it's hot, take stuffing, dip it in batter and deep fry on both sides .

Your susiyam is ready. Happy cooking..

Notes :


If you are left with batter alone, you can add chopped onion, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves, salt to it and make kaara Vadai

No need to ferment the batter .










Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Vengaya Vadai

Vengaya Vadai This is the vadai, which my mom prepares to have along with Palaya Sadham. When ever its palaya sadham at our home she used to serve it along with this vengaya vadai and pasi payaru sundal. Best combo ever!! Even i used to follow the same combo now.

We call this vadai as kara vadai in our native. I have already posted one Kara Vadai recipe which is prepared with rice, lentils and spices batter.

This one is an instant version of Kara Vadai which is prepared with Besan flour. You can prepare this vadai in less than 20 minutes. The tasty recipe follows!!

vengaya vadai


Yields : 10 to 12 vadais


Preparation Time : 20 minutes


Ingredients:


Besan Flour                  - 2 cups (Kadalai maavu)
Rice Flour                    - 1/4 cup (Arisi Maavu)
Salt                               - As required
Chili Powder                - 2 tsp
Asafoetida                    - a pinch (hing/Perungayam)
Big Onion                     - 1 (big)
Curry Leaves                - few
Oil                                 - for frying

Procedure:



  • Chop Big onion lengthwise. Take a bowl. Add Besan flour, Rice flour, salt, chili powder, asafoetida , curry leaves and chopped onions to it.
  • Mix everything , Add water in small instances and start preparing the batter. Make sure you add enough water. The batter should be thick or else vadai will absorb oil.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Take small amount of batter with hands and drop it in the oil. Deep fry it.
  • Drain excess oil and enjoy your vadais.  

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Aama Vadai (Parupu Vadai or Masal Vadai)

Aama Vadai We used to call Masal Vadai as Aama Vadai in our hometown. Not sure why it is called so ;Possibly because of the similarity in shape. As i had mentioned in my earlier post about my neighbor's mom, she shared an interesting trick to prepare crispier vadais. Want to know the trick?? Here you go!!!

aama vadai


Yields          : Around 15 Vadais


Ingredients:


Channa Dal              - 1 cup (Kadalai Parupu)
Dry Red Chili          - 2
Big Onion                - 1 (small)
Green Chili              - 1
Fennel Seeds            - 1/2 tsp
Salt                           - As required
Mint Leaves             - few
Curry Leaves            - few
Oil                             - For frying

Procedure:

  • Soak Channa dal for about 45 minutes. Drain excess water after that. Place drained channa dal in a cloth. Let it sit idle for 10 minutes. This is done to remove excess water from dal. If the dal has less moisture, it will be very much crispy. This is the step which turns your vadais to crispy vadais.
  • Take a handful of  drained dal out in a bowl. Grind remaining dal coarsely along with Fennel seeds and Dry red chili. Add very little water if needed for grinding.
  • Chop Finely Big onion, Green Chili, Curry leaves and mint leaves.  Add it to the vadai batter. Add also salt and the dal which we have taken out earlier. Mix everything well.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Shape out the vadai with your palms and deep fry it in oil.
  • Drain excess out and enjoy your vadai hot!!!

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Kara Vadai

Kara Vadai This is our native special vadai.. There are two types of Kara vadai. One is prepared using Gram Flour, onion and spices powder and another one is prepared with Rice , Lentils and spices batter.. This recipe uses second method.

A Very much flavourful, crispy and tasty vadai.. Here goes the recipe..

kara Vadai



Yields : around 25 vadai


Preparation Time : 15 minutes + Time for soaking & Grinding


Ingredients:


Channa Dal          - 1 cup (Kadalai Parupu)
Raw Rice             - 1/2 cup (Paccharisi)
Idli Rice               - 1/2 cup (Idli Arisi)
Urad Dal              - 1/2 cup (Uluntham Parupu)
Red Chili             - 3
Garlic Pods          - 5
Big Onion            - 1 (big)
Curry Leaves       - few
Salt                       - As required
Oil                        - for deep frying

Procedure:



  • Wash and soak Channa Dal, Urad Dal, Raw Rice and Idli Rice together for 2 hours.
  • After that, grind them to a smooth batter along with Red Chilies and Garlic. Be careful, when you grind the batter. Don't add too much water as vadai will absorb more oil if the batter is watery.
  • Chop Big onion and crush curry leaves. Add it to the batter, Add also enough salt and mix the batter well.
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan. When the oil is hot, take the batter in a small laddle and add to it.
  • When the vadai is cooked on one side, slowly turn it to the other side.
  • Take out the vadai, after its done on both the sides. Drain excess oil and serve the vadai hot.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)


I searched in Google, for correct English word for 'Thuvarpu'. It said, there is no perfect matching word for 'Thuvarpu'.  Its nothing but one of the six tastes which we have only in our Indian food. Banana Flower is one of the very few vegetables, which has that specific taste. It has abundant health benefits. It has also high level of Magnesium other than controlling Diabetes and preventing Heart diseases.

I have prepared an exciting and tasty Kozha Urundai with Channa Dal. Try this recipe once and I am sure everyone in your family will rush for this and it will get over before you start your lunch itself.

You can check here for How to clean Banana Flower?

Here is that interesting recipe..

vazhai poo kozha urundai


Ingredients:

Banana Flower                - 1 (Medium Size)
Channa Dal                     - little more than 1/4 cup 
Big Onion                       - 1
Red Chilli                        - 2
Fennel Seeds                   - 1 tsp
Chopped Ginger              - 2 tsp
Porikadalai Maavu          - 4 tbsp (Fried Gram Powder)
Rice Flour                        - 1 tbsp
Garam Masala Powder    - 1/2 tsp
Salt                                  - As required
Curry Leaves                  - few
Oil                                   - For frying

Procedure:

  • Wash and Soak Channa Dal for about 1 hour.
  • Add water enough to soak the Banana flower and cook it in medium flame. Cook it till Banana flower has been cooked. You can see the flowers have changed its color and its softened. This is the stage, which tells that Banana flower has been cooked.
  • Grind Channa Dal along with Red Chilli, Fennel seeds and Ginger for a while.  And then add cooked Banana flower and enough salt to the channa Dal  Grind Coarsely.
  • Finely chop Big onion and curry leaves and add to the Kozha Urundai batter.
  • Add porikadalai maavu, and rice flour to the batter. Add porikadalai maavu in small instances. Add enough maavu, just to absorb water in the batter. You can also add more maavu accordingly.
  • Add also Garam Masala Powder to it.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan. Take a little batter, shape it with your hands and fry in oil when its hot.
  • Take out from oil, after its cooked on both the sides.
  • Drain excess oil and serve it.
  • If the Banana Flower is very big, add 1/2 cup of Channa Dal. Adjust channa Dal accordingly.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Moong Dal Vadai (Pasiparupu Vadai)

Moong Dal Vadai

Moong Dal Vadai (Pasiparupu Vadai)


Thinking of preparing Parupu Vadai ?? (Aama Vadai or Masal vadai). Why don't you try this Moong Dal Vadai instead? 

I tasted this vadai for the first time in our college hostel. This vadai will be very much crispier and tastier than that of Channa Dal Vadai.  And Moong dal is also easy to digest,  so you won't feel very heavy, after eating this vadai.

Here goes the recipe..

moong dal vadai


Ingredients:


Moong Dal            - 1 cup (Pasi Parupu)
Chopped Ginger    - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli              - 2
Fennel Seeds         - 1 tsp (Sombu , Perunjeeragam)
Big Onion             - 1 
Mint Leaves          - few
Curry Leaves        - few
Salt                        - As required
Oil                         - For frying

Procedure:

  • Wash and Soak Moong Dal in enough water for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, grind moong dal coarsely along with ginger, fennel seeds and red chillies. Add very very little water for grinding moong dal.
  • Chop Big onion, Mint leaves and curry leaves.
  • Add chopped onion, mint leaves and curry leaves to the ground moong dal.
  • Add enough salt and mix well.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan. Take little batter and shape it in your palms and fry in oil.
  • Remove excess oil and enjoy your vadai.