Cauliflower Bajji

Cauliflower Bajji is a simple dish prepared by dipping the Cauliflower in the batter and deep frying it


INGREDIENTS:

• Cauliflower Florets - 20 nos
• All purpose Flour(Maida mavu) - ½ cup
• Pepper powder -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder -¼ tsp
• Egg -2 nos
• Water -4 Tbsp (required to make thick batter)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the egg and keep aside.
• Mix Egg, Water,Salt,Turmeric Powder,Pepper powder and Flour to make thick batter.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Dip each florets in the batter.
• Put slowly it into the hot oil.
• Fry the bajjis until it turns golden colour.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Tea

Kinnanappam / Rice Cake

Kinnanappam is a sort of Rice cake cooked in steam.
The main ingredients are grinded boiled rice, coconut and jaggery.

INGREDIENTS:

• Parboiled Rice- 1 cup
• Grated coconut – 1½ cup 
• Cumin seed - pinch
• Jaggery - ½ cup
• Ghee - 1tbsp
• Salt - As reqd

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak rice for atleast 4 hrs.
• Grind Rice, Coconut and cumin seed to a batter(idli batter consistency).
• Add Salt, Jaggery and ghee to the batter and mix well.
• Grease some ghee in a pan (steel plate) and pour the batter into it.
• Steam it well in an idli steamer for 15 minutes.
• Remove it from the steamer.
• Let it cool for sometime and remove from the pan.

Recommended Combination:Kinnanappam can be served with tea or coffee.

Chakka Upperi

The Chakka Upperi is deep fried chakka chula in Coconut oil.These chips are crispy and tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

• Jackfruit(cut into long pieces)
• Oil for frying
• Salt water

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• When it boils, Put the sliced Jackfruit slowly into the oil.
• Stir until fully cooked and crisp.
• Sprinkle salt water on the Chips .
• Cool and store in an airtight container.

Ethakka Upperi

Banana chips is a popular Snack in Kerala and known as 'upperi' .
For Upperi Banana roundly sliced and fried in coconut oil.These chips are crispy and tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw Bananas - 6 nos
• Turmeric Powder -¼ tsp
• Salt water- to taste
• Oil for frying 

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Peel bananas and put them in turmeric water.
• Slice the Banana in thin Round shape.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• When it boils, Put the slices slowly into the oil.
• Stir until fully cooked and crisp.
• Sprinkle salt water on the Chips.
• Cool and store them in an airtight container.