Pidi Kolukattai / Steamed Sweet Rice Flour and Coconut Dumplings – Karthigai Deepam Recipes

During Karthigai Deepam this is one of the must in the pakchanam list..Amma makes it only during that festival..Last year during karthigai deepam we made pidi kolukatai, pala appam and pancha mirtham..You can check all the recipes in my blog..I hope you will love it and tell me how it turned out..

Pidi Kolukattai Recipe

Ingrediants:

Rice flour / Arisi Mavu – 1 cup

Jaggery / Sarkarai – ½ cup

Dry Ginger powder / Chukku podi– 1 tsp

Cardamom Powder / Yelakai Podi– 1 tsp

Coconut – ½ cup

Water- 2 cup

Method:

Roast rice flour in a dry pan till it changes colour and a nice aroma comes from it and set it aside.

Melt jaggery in a  pan by adding some water and strain it.

Take this water in a kadai and add coconut to this and mix well.Let it boil for 3 mins.

Then add in rice flour and mix well. It will get thick and the rice flour gets cooked.

Now ad din cardamom and dry ginger and mix well.

Now allow this to cool down. After that start forming kolukattai shape using your hands.The print of your fingers should form in the kolukattai like you see in the picture.

Place this in a steamer and steam for 15-20 mins.

Remove and serve.

Vegetable Cutlet

This is another recipe from my friend who is a expert in making cutlets..You can check her recipe for mutton cutlet and fish cutlet in my blog..So this is for you vegetarians…A wonderful appetizer for kids or for parties…Hope you like it..

Vegetable Cutlet Recipe

Ingrediants:

Carrot  - 1 chopped very finely

Beans - 10 chopped very finely

Cauliflower-5 florets chopped finely

Onion - 1 large chopped finely

Potatoes-2 large cooked and mashed

Green Chilli-1 chopped finely

Ginger Garlic Paste-2  tblspn

Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 2 tblspn

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 2 tblspn

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi -1 tsp

Cilantro / Coriander Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

Egg-2

Salt to taste

Oil - 1tblspn +for shallow frying

Method:

Cook carrot, cauliflower,beans  with salt,turmeric and 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste untill cooked.

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add onions, green chillies, 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste, chilli powder in that and saute well.

Take  mashed potatoes, besan, riceflour, cooked vegatbles, sauted onion mixture, salt in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Form small pattice and  dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs and set aside.

Now shallow fry it in oil till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel and serve hot with ketchup.

Fish Cutlet

Fish Cutlet Recipe

Ingrediants:

Fish  - 1/2 kg

Potatoes-2 large cooked and mashed

Onion - 1 large chopped finely

Green Chilli-1 chopped finely

Ginger Garlic Paste-2  tblspn

Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 2 tblspn

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 2 tblspn

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi -1 tsp

Cilantro / Coriander Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

Egg-2

Salt to taste

Oil - 1tblspn +for shallow frying

Method:

Cook fish  with salt,turmeric and 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste. Drain it and remove the flesh from it and discard the bones.

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add onions, green chillies, 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste, chilli powder in that and saute well.

Take  mashed potatoes, besan, riceflour, cooked fish, saute onion mixture, salt in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Form small pattice and  dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs and set aside.

Now shallow fry it in oil till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel and serve hot with ketchup.

Mutton Cutlet

This recipe is from my friend shabi..She is a wonderful cook..You can check all her food photos in her facebook page..She bought this cutlet for us at work, and it was so yummy...I usually won't eat mutton, but after tasting this cutlet i started eating it..This is such a yummy recipe...I hope you love it and let me know what you think..

 

Mutton Cutlet Recipe

 

Ingrediants:

Mutton - 1/2 kg boneless

Potatoes-2 large cooked and mashed

Onion - 1 large chopped finely

Green Chilli-1 chopped finely

Ginger Garlic Paste-2  tblspn

Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 2 tblspn

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 2 tblspn

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi -1 tsp

Cilantro / Coriander Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

Egg-2

Salt to taste

Oil - 1tblspn +for shallow frying

Method:

Cook mutton with salt,turmeric and 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste in pressure cooker. Now  Grind it in a blender or food processor.

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add onions, green chillies, 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste, chilli powder in that and saute well.

Take  mashed potatoes, besan, riceflour, cooked mutton, saute onion mixture, salt in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Form small pattice and  dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs and set aside.

Now shallow fry it in oil till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel and serve hot with ketchup.

Simple Potato Balls – Quick Sidedish for Rice

A simple yet crispy snack that is so easy to make..I had it with rice and rasam. It tasted divine..So here you go to the recipe.

Simple Potato Balls 

Ingrediants:

Potatoes – 3 large grated

Onion- 1 chopped

Rice Flour – 1 cup

Red Chilli Powder -1 tsp

Salt to taste

Water – 3 tblspn

Oil for Deep Frying

Method:

Take grated potatoes, onions, salt, red chilli powder in a bowl.

Add rice flour and mix well. Sprinkle some water and mix everything together.

Heat oil for deep frying. Form small balls out the potato mixture and drop in oil.

Fry till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel.

Serve hot with rice or as a snack.

Instant Vermicelli Dosa / Semiya Dosa - Quick Breafast

Instant breakfast dish that need so less time to make..It is a great variation from your regular dosa which kids will surely love it..Make this batter the day before and put in fridge, this saves your time..

Batter can be made in advance and kept in fridge till use..

Taste best with coconut chutney

Here you go to the recipe..

Instant Vermicelli Dosa Recipe

Ingrediants:

Vermicelli / Semiya – 1 cup cooked and drained

Rawa / Semolina / Sooji -  ½ cup

Rice Flour / Arisi mavu – ½ cup

Curd – 1 cup

Green Chilli- 1 finely chopped

Onion-1 finely chopped

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar – 2 tsp

Water as needed

Oil for pan frying

 

Method:

Mix rawa, rice flour, curd, onions, chillies, turmeric, salt, sugar and water in a mixing bowl.

The batter should be like dosa batter consistency. Set this aside for 15-20 mins.

Now add the cooked vermicelli in this and mix well. If the batter is too thick add some more water.

Heat a tawa and pour one ladle of batter and make dosas..

Drizzle with oil and cook on both sides till crispy and golden brown.

Remove it and serve with chutney.

Palam Appam – Karthigai Deepam Recipes

I made this for karthigai and that was the first time I tried this appam..It cameout so crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle..This is so easy to put together and can be made in minutes…I also made pidi kolukattai, which will be my next post..Hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Palam Appam Recipe

Ingrediants:

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu – 1cup

Ripe Banana – 2 mashed

Jaggery – ½ cup Grated

Cashew – 10 pieces

Water as needed

Baking Soda -1 tsp

Oil / Ghee to fry

Method:

In a mixing bowl take rice flour, banana,jaggery,cashews,baking soda and mix well.

Pour in required water and mix so that it forms a thick batter.

Now heat ghee or oil for frying and drop spoonful of this batter in oil and fry till golden brown.

Drain in a kitchen paper and serve..