Monday 8 October, 2007

Vella Adai for Karadayar (Savithri) Nombu

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Black-eyed Beans(Red) (karamani) - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup(for 1 cup rice)
Elaichi - Little
Coconut pieces - 1/4 cup

Method:
  1. Soak rice for 30 mins. Dry it on a muslin cloth and then dry grind it in mixie and sieve it.
  2. Fry the rice flour till the moisture evaporates.
  3. Melt jaggery in water.
  4. Boil karamani till half done.
  5. Add karamani to jaggery. Add coconut pieces and rice flour when stirring.
  6. Add elaichi then flatten it with a hole.
  7. Keep on idli stand and steam for 5 mins.

1 comment:

aastha said...

I love this adai. And it is so simple to make. It reminds me of home and childhood. It so happens that tomorrow is Karadayar nombu and I'm going to make this treat.