SUKHIYAN (സുഖിയന്‍) | MUNG BEAN FRITTERS

SUKHIYAN  | MUNG BEAN FRITTERS RECIPE

Ingredients

1. Green gram / cherupayar / mung beans -cooked- 1 cup
2. Jaggery-grated-1/2 cup
3. Water-2 to 3 tbsp
4. Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
5. Cardamom powder- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp
6. Ginger powder- 1 pinch
7. Cumin powder- 1 pinch ( optional)
8. Oil-For deep frying

 For batter

1. All purpose flour-1/4 cup
2. Rice powder- 1/4 cup
3. Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp (optional)
4. Water -as required
5. Salt- 1 pinch

Instructions

• In a heavy bottomed pan, add jaggery and 2 tbsp water.Cook until it is thick, over medium low flame.
• Now add grated coconut,mix well and cook for a minute on low flame.
• Next add cooked green gram and saute for about 5 minutes or until it is almost dry.Switch off the stove.
• Add cardamom,ginger and cumin powder and mix thoroughly .Allow it to cool slightly.Roll this into lemon sized balls.
• Combine all the ingredients listed under "for batter" to form a thick batter.
• Heat oil in a pan.Dip each balls into the batter to coat it evenly and deep fry until golden brown.

NOTE

Do not over cook mung bean.

You can roll the filling into slightly larger balls ,if desired.

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UNNIAPPAM | ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം Kerala's Snack

Unni Appam Recipe 

 Ingredients

1. Rice  powder- 2 cups
2. Jaggery ( Sharkara) -3/4 cup to 1 cup ( according to taste)
3. Water-1/2 cup 
4. Coconut pieces-1/4 cup
5. Ghee ( Neyy ) -1 tbsp
6. Banana (palayan kodan pazham)-1 or 2  nos
7. Baking Soda-1/4 tsp(optional)

 Method

• Add water to grated jaggery and heat until it is melted.Let it cool.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add the coconut pieces.Fry until it turns golden brown.
• Grind banana to form a smooth paste.Keep aside.
• Combine together rice powder,melted jagerry and banana puree.Pour in  more water as required to get a consistency of idili batter.Add fried coconut pieces and baking soda.Mix well and keep aside for 1 to 2  hours for fermentation.
• Heat oil in a unniappachatti,when oil is hot reduce the flame to medium and pour a tablespoon of batter into each hole.
• After 2 to 3 minutes,turn the unniappams using a fork.Cook  until it turns golden brown.
• Drain on a kitchen towel.

 Note

• You can adjust the quantity of jagerry according to your taste.
• You can also add 2 to 3 powdered cardamom and 1/8 tsp ginger powder if desired.

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Onion Sambar | Ulli Sambar

Ingredients

1. Tuvara parippu/Tuvar dal- 1/2 cup
2. Shallots(cut lenghtwise)-1cup
3. Onion cubed- 1 small
4. Carrot cubed-1/2 cup(optional)
5. Green chilies(cut lenghtwise)-2-3 nos
6. Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
7. Curry leaves- 1 sprig
8. Tomatoes (cut into 4 pieces)-1 large
9. Ladies finger/okra/vendakka (cut into 2" pieces)-3 nos
10. Sambar powder- 2 1/2 tsp
11. Asafoetida powder-  a pinch
12. Chili powder- 1/4 tsp
13. Tamarind - 1 1/2 tsp(or tamarind pulp-1 tsp)
14. Salt
15. Water
16. Corriander leaves- chopped

For tempering

1. Mustard seeds
2. Red chilies-2 nos
3. Shallots/chumannulli(sliced)-3 -4 nos
4. Curry leaves-1 sprig
5. Oil

Instructions

• Soak tamarind in water and  squeeze out the juice.keep aside.
• Pressure cook ingredients 1 to 7( tuvara parippu,shallots,onion,carrot,green chilies,turmeric powder,curry leaves) with enough water and salt to taste for 2-3 whistles.
• When it is done allow to cool ,and open the lid .
• Place the cooker back on to the stove,add ingredients  8 to 13(tomatoes,ladies finger ,sambar powder,asafoetida powder,chili powder and tamarind pulp/juice) .Cook on low fire till done.Add chopped corriander leaves.

For tempering

• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
• Add curry leaves,red chilies,and shallots.Saute till shallots turn golden brown.
• Pour it over the sambar.

Serve with rice ,dosa or idli.

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Cheera Thoran | Spinach Thoran

Ingredients

1. Cheera/spinach-chopped- 2 cups
2. Onion- chopped- 1 small
3. Garlic chopped-1/2 tsp( optional)
4. Green chili -chopped- 2 nos ( or to taste)
5. Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
6. Curry leaves- few
7. Turmeric powder-1/8 tsp
8. Cumin powder-1/4 tsp
9. Grated coconut-3 to 4 tbsp
10. salt to taste
11. Oil

Instructions

• Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
• Now add chopped garlic,green chili ,onion and curry leaves.Saute till onion turns translucent.
• Now add turmeric powder and cumin powder,mix well.
• Add chopped cheera and salt to taste.Mix well and cook until it is almost dry.
• Now add grated coconut and mix well until combined.Cook for 2  more minutes.
• Serve with rice.

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