KADALAI PARUPPU SUNDAL / BENGAL GRAM SUNDAL

INGREDIENTS:

1.  Dry kadalai paruppu - 1 cup

2.  Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

3.  Urad dal - 2 teaspoon

4.  Channa dal -2 teaspoon

5.  Coriander seeds - 2 teaspoon

6.  Dry red chilly - 2

7.  Asafoetida / perungayam - 1 pinch

8.  Curry leaves

9.  Grated coconut handfull

10. Salt to taste

11. Cooking oil - 1 teaspoon

METHOD:
1.  Soak the mochai seeds in water for 3 hours in water.  Roast the coriander seeds,Channa dal, urad dal and red chillies in oil. Grind them and keep it aside.

2.  Pressure cook the mochai with some salt for 3 whistles . Drain the water and keep it  aside.

3.  In a pan heat the oil , add the mustard seeds .

4.  Once the mustard splutters add the cooked kadalai paruppu, the ground powder, curry leaves and perungayam.

5.  Add the grated coconut and serve hot.

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WHITE PATTANI SUNDAL /THENGA MANGA PATTANI SUNDAL

INGREDIENTS:

I.  White peas - 1 cup

2.  Grated raw mango

3.  Green chilly - 1

4.  Ginger - 1 pinch

5.  Salt to taste

6.  Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

7.  Oil - 1 teaspoon

8.  Mustard seeds - 1 pinch

9.  Cumin seeds - 4

10.Split urad dal - 1 teaspoon

11.Asafoetida / perungayam - 1 pinch

12.Curry leaves

13.Grated coconut handfull

  

METHOD:

1.  Soak the peas in water for 4 hours.  Pressure cook them with some salt and keep them aside.

2.  Now heat a fry pan with oil.  Add mustard and when it splutters add cumin, urad dhal, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilly and ginger.

3.  Add boiled white peas.

4.  Finally add the grated coconut and grated mango.

5.  Pour in the lemon juice to get some tangy taste

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MODAK / MODAK RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:
1.  Maida - 2 cup
2.  Hot water - 1/2 cup
3.  Ghee - 2 tablespoon
4.  Sugar - 1 cup
5.  Rava - 1 cup
6.  Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
7.  Coconut scraped - 1 cup

METHOD:
1.  Place a pan on flame in simmer pour some ghee and fry the rava in heat add the coconut scrape and stir them  till the coconut catches with rava.

2.  Add sugar, cardamom powder and stir them well and keep it aside.The mithai is ready now.

3.  Now mix maida with hot water, cooking oil and ghee in a bowl to make a soft dough.

4.  After 20 mins divide the dough into 5 portions.

5.  Now take the dough and roll over as small chapatti and keep the prepared mithai into the dough and make shapes as you wish. I made shapes like this.

6.  Fry the modak in cooking oil.

8.  Within 15 mins your modak recipe is ready to eat.

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