Sukhiyan / Modakam

It is a teatime snack in South India.

INGREDIENTS:

• Cherupayar / Green Gram / Moong Daal - 1 cup
• Jaggery -  ½  cup
• Grated Coconut -  ½ cup
• All purpose flour - 1 cup
• Rice flour - ½  cup
• Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
• Cardamom powder -  ¼  tsp
• Salt - a pinch
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Mix salt, turmeric, rice flour and all purpose flour together.   
• Add little water to make a thick batter.
• Cook Cherupayar / Green Gram in a cooker till it is soft and water is completely dries up .
• Dilute Jaggery by adding little water into it and filter it. 
• Bring this syrup to boil in a vessel.
• When it starts boil add cardamom powder, grated coconut and cooked green gram and mix well.
• Saute well till the mixture is dry.
• Remove from heat and allow it to cool.
• Make small balls out of the mixture.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Dip each balls into the batter and put into the hot oil.
• Deep fry till golden colour.
• Remove from oil, drain it and serve.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with  Coffee or Tea

Neyyappam

Neyyappam is a popular South Indian snack. Rice flour and Jaggery are the main ingredients of Neyyappam.In unniyappam we use ripe banana but in Neyyappam we dont. It is very easy to prepare. Kids will definitely like this.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw rice Flour (like puttu podi) - 2 cup
• Kitul Jaggery(Karippatti) - 3/4 cup
• Ghee - 2 Tbsp
• Coconut slices(nicely cut) - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seed - ½ tsp
• Sesame seed- ½ tsp
• Coconut Oil for frying
• Baking soda - 1 pinch(optional)

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Dilute Jaggery by adding little water into it and filter it.
• Heat 1 Tbsp ghee and fry coconut slices, cumin seed and sesame seed and keep it aside.
• Add 1 Tbsp Ghee to the rice flour and mix well.
• Add little water to the rice flour and kneed the dough with hand very well like chappathi dough.
• keep aside this dough for an hour.
• After 1 hour add filtered jaggery and fried sesonings into it and mix it well.
• Make it a smooth batter like dosa batter. (If the batter is too thick add little water)
• Add baking soda into the  batter and mix well.
• Heat Oil in a deep frying pan(cheenachatti).
• Pour a spoonful batter into the hot oil.
• Deep fry in medium heat.
• When one side is cooked, turn and cook the other side till it turns brown colour.

Avalosu podi

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw Rice flour - 2 cups
• Grated Coconut - 1 cup
• Cumin Seed - 2 pinch
• Sesame Seed - 2 pinch
• Salt water
• Sugar

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Sprinkle little salt water in theRice flour and mix well.
• Add grated coconut, sesame seed, cumin seed and  in to the flour and mix it thoroughly.
• Heat a heavy bottomed pan and roast the rice flour mixture in medium heat till it is crisp and  golden colour . 
• Remove from fire and let it cool.
• Add sugar(according to your taste) and mix well and serve.

Strawberry Watermelon Juice / strawberry Thanni mathan Juice

INGREDIENTS:

• Strawberry – 15 nos
• Sugar – 1 Tbsp 
• Water Melon – 2 cup

PREPARATION METHOD: 

• Blend  Watermelon, Strawberries and Suger smoothly.
• Pour into a glass and serve.

Muthira Thoran / Horse Gram Stir Fry

INGREDIENTS:

• Horse Gram / Muthira - 1 cup 
• Grated coconut - 3/4 cup 
• Cumin seeds- pinch
• Garlic pods - 2 nos 
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 
• Chilly powder - ½ tsp 
• Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp 
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Muthira / Horse Gram in a Pressure cooker with Turmeric Powder and Water for 3 -4 whistle. 
• Crush Coconut, Cumin seed, Chilly Powder, Pepper Powder and Garlic. 
• Add the Coconut Mix to the cooked Gram / Muuthira and mix well. 
• Add Curry leaves and Coconut Oil and stir for a minute and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: It can be served with Rice / Chappathi.

Ari unda / Rice Ladoo

Ari unda is a traditional snack in kerala.

INGREDIENTS:

• Parbolied Rice - 2 cups
• Jaggery(grated) - 3/4 cup
• Grated Coconut - 1 cup
• Salt water

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Wash the Rice and sprinkle little salt water.
• Roast the Rice in medium heat till it is crisp and golden brown. 
• Remove from fire and let it cool.
• Grind the  roasted rice to a coarse powder(like puttu powder).
• Add Jaggery and grated Coconut to the Rice powder and mix it well.
• Make small balls out of the mixture.

Beetroot Rice

INGREDIENTS:

• Basmathi rice - 2 cup
• Chopped Beetroot -1 cup
• Chopped Onion– 1 nos
• Green peas – ¼ cup
• Chopped Green chili - 3 nos
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon -2 inch stick
• Cloves- 2 nos
• Cardamom - 2 nos
• Salt to taste
• Ghee or Oil- 1 tbsp
• Raisins - 2 Tbsp
• Cashewnut - 10 nos
• Chopped corriander leaves

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat ghee/oil in a pan.
• Fry raisins and cashew nut and remove from the pan and keep aside.
• Add onion, green chili, ginger garlic paste and saute.
• Add chopped beetroot and saute for 2 -3 minutes.
• Add greenpeas, salt and saute for a few minutes.
• Heat 1 tsp of oil/ghee in a pan and fry cinnamon stick,  cardamom and  cloves.
• Add rice into it and fry for a minute.
• Add the vegetables in rice and mix it.
• Add 4 cups of water and salt and cook the rice and vegetables in low flame.
• Remove from fire and garnish the rice with fried nuts, raisins and chopped corriander leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Pappadam/Chips and raita.

Grape Juice / Munthiri Juice

INGREDIENTS:

• Seedless Grapes – 2 cups
• Sugar – 1 Tbsp 
• Chilled water – 1 cup

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Blend grapes and suger smoothly.
• Add water and blend it together. 
• Filter it and serve.

Watermelon Juice / Thannimathan juice

INGREDIENTS:

• Water Melon – 2 cup

PREPARATION METHOD: 

• Blend  Watermelon smoothly in a juicer.
• Pour into a glass and serve.

Strawberry Juice

INGREDIENTS:

• Strawberry – 15 nos
• Sugar – 1 Tbsp 
• Water – 1 cup

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Blend  Strawberries and suger smoothly.
• Add water and blend it together.