Sago Uppuma - ஜவ்வரிசி உப்புமா

Ingredients

Sago seeds - 1 cup

Mung dal - 1/2 cup

Chilly - 4 (Big ones)

Ginger - small piece

Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

Groundnuts - if needed

Mustard seeds, Urid dal, Channa dal, Curry leaves, Dhaniya(Coriander) leaves - for seasoning

Salt for taste

Method

Cut ginger and chillies into small pieces and keep it aside. Cook mung dal nicely and keep it separate.

Put fry pan, pour little excess oil. Do the seasoning with mustard seeds, urid dal, channa dal and curry leaves. If you want to add groundnuts, crush them coarsely and add them now to the seasoning. Now put the chopped chillies and ginger and fry them.

Now wash the sago seeds, drain them and put in the fry pan without water. (If you are want to keep the sago seeds soaked and ready, make sure it is not soaked for a long time). Sprinkle little water in regular intervals for the sago seeds to get cooked. Once it is cooked, drain the water from mung dal and add it to the cooked sago seeds. If required add little oil and mix them well.

Now add the lemon juice and do garnishing with the chopped dhaniya(coriander) leaves.

Curd Chilly - மோர் மிளகாய்

Ingredients

Green chillies - 1/2 kg (Pick the tender ones)
Thick buttermilk - 1/2 litre
salt or rock salt for taste

Method

Leaving little stem on the chilly chop the remaining stem. Divide the chilly in the front side vertically as it is connected at end (leaving in bottom joined). Put salt in buttermilk and soak these chopped chillies in that.

After one complete day of soaking, dry them in hot sun for 1 day. Keep that remaining buttermilk separately you need that again. Now after sunset soak them in the remaining buttermilk again in night and dry them in sun again in the morning. Do this repeatedly till the buttermilk gets over.

These dried chillies can be served as it is or fried in oil till it turn brown. This is a good combination for 'Curd rice' or 'Dhahi rice'.
It is slightly hot and very tasty side dish.

Milo(Chola) Paniyaram - சோள பணியாரம்

The paniyaram (Tamil:பணியாரம்) is a dish made by steaming batter — traditionally made from pulses and rice using a mold called paniyaram pan, which usually comes with 7 holes. This dish has to be eaten warm to get the best taste.

Ingredients

White cholam - 1 tumbler (English:milo/Hindi:Juar)
Idly rice - 1 tumbler
Black gram whole - 1/2 tumbler
Onion and Chilly for taste
Salt for taste

Method

Wash Cholam, Idly rice and Black gram at least 3 or 4 times neatly. Now soak everything separately for 2 hours. Now put cholam (milo/juar) & idly rice together and grind nicely. Keep the mixture separate and grind black gram separately to nice. Add salt and mix both the mixture together. Keep this aside for atleast 10 hours.

Next day, if needed add onion and chilly for taste as your wish.
The Mixture is ready now. You can pour them in paniyarm pan and make tasty paniyarams and enjoy.

Note:Above said preparation is for 2 people. Coconut chutney or tomato chutney will be a good combination for this.

Mung Dal Dosa - பாசிபருப்பு தோசை

Ingredients

Mung Dal - 1/4 Kg
Green chillies - 2 nos (Big)
Ginger - Little
Salt for taste

Method

Soak mung dal for atleast 30 min. Now put all in mixi and grind them smooth.
Now pour the mixture and make a new variety of Dosa and enjoy. Your comments are always welcome.

Note:Tomato chutney will be a good combination for this.

Bhindi Dosa - வெண்டைக்காய் தோசை

Ingredients

Bhindi - 1/4 kg
Rice - 1 tumbler
Tour Dal - 1/2 tumbler
Green Chillies - 4 nos (Big)
Salt for taste

Method

Soak rice & tour dal for minimum 1 hour. Now grid the rice, dal & chillies smooth. Now put the Bhindies and grind them again. Now pour the mixture and make tasty Dosas as usual.

Note:Onion chutney or Tomato chutney will be a good combination for this.

Sago Idly - ஜவ்வரிசி இட்லி

Ingredients

Sago seeds - 2 cup

Curd - 2 cup

Mustard seeds, Urid dal, Channa Dal, Curry Leaves, Dhaniya Leaves - for seasoning

Salt for taste

Method

Pour little oil and do seasoning. Now soak the Sago seeds in the Curd and add the seasoning to them. Add up salt and leave it soaking for atleast 8 hours. Now prepare Idly using this mixture as usual.

Enjoy the tasty idlies and don't forget to post your comment here.

Note:The above preparation will give approx 20 idlies. So adjust the ingredients according to your requirement.