Uznu bonda

Uznu bonda is crispy fried and a light snack . Usually bondas are usually tiffin snacks and they have and  lot of variations like potato and vegetable mixtures are added to it. But this plain bondas with light spices that turned out fluffy , light , and super delicious with your choice if chutney and ketchup as my kids love it.

Uznu is made with uznu parrpe only. Only get them and add a few ingredients and it's easy to fry which is the next step. Slow cooking is the key to perfect bondas .addition of rice flour or Urad dal powder gives the bondas a crispy flavor.

Uznu ( Urad ) dal bondas are had along with coconut chutney or sambars for breakfasts .
It's very healthy and light and have it with hot masala tea as we have it .  I am sure you will live it .
Ingredients

• Urad dal - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 chopped finely
• Green Chilli - 2 chopped finely
• Ginger - 1 tsp chopped finely
• Curry leaves a handful
• Coriander leaves - 2 tblsp chopped finely
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed
• Oil for deep frying

Method

• Soak urad dal for 4 hours. Drain and  grind till it becomes really  fluffy. Dont add too much water Just sprinkle little water at a time and grind till urad dal is almost fluffy and light.
• Now take it in a bowl. Add all ingredients and mix well.
• Heat oil for deep frying. Now take a spoonful of batter in oil and fry till golden  crispy in colour.
• Drain and serve with chutney

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Medu vada

Perfect vada recipe . This is so crunchy and soft within recipe. I have perfected the best recipe so far as my trials are concerned . We do not have this as often but when we have vadas all devour on it. Vadas are crispy savoury food made of lentils . The lentils are soaked for some few hours and then adding a few more ingredients small portions are deep fried.

Now some insight to making and knowing how to make Vadas. Those used  making just Ural dal are known as medhu vada. They are has along  with sambar and coconut chutney.
In India it's made during festivals.and occassions.
Here at my home I made this using simple ingredients as onions ,ginger, green chillies , pepper corns .

Also a pinch of baking soda makes fluffy Vadas. A wet grinder is usually used to make Vadas. Mine is too large to grind for a small family . So I have used normal mixer grinder for this recipe .

Ingredients

• 1 cups of urad dal
• 2 teaspoon  of urad dal for roasting and grind to fine powder or 3 teaspoon rice flour will also do.
• 2 tsp of rice flour
• 2 green chillies
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
• few curry leaves
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon pepper corns
• salt to taste
• oil to fry

Method

Wash dal and soak in water for 3  to four hours .it should be fully immersed in water .

• Drain all the water from soaked dal. grind urad dal  to smooth paste using very little water.
• The batter should be thick and use very little water. The right consistency is very important or otherwise, you will not be able to get the vada shape.
• Add coriander, green chilli, ginger and pepper corns baking soda , roasted urad dal powder to the batter and mix it very well.
• Or add rice flour instead of urad dal powder,if u have , it will make the Vadas fluffy .
• Heat oil in deep  pan  on medium flame. Take small scoops of batter with wet hands so that the batter doesn't stick to the palms wet your palms .
• Make hole in the center and slide it into the hot oil.
• The vada should float on top of oil.
• Make sure your oil is not too hot. otherwise the vadas would not cook evenly.
• Fry on both sides till it becomes golden brown in colour.
• Serve medu vada immediately with chutney and sambar combo.

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Set dosa recipe

How to make set dosa recipe  . An  easy and tasty dosa recipe made with rice, urad dal and cooked  rice . Unlike plain crispy dosa, the set dose is famous  for its softness, sponginess, light, size and serving style. it is an ideal breakfast recipe as it comes in a set of 3 dosas in one serving and is ideally served with chutney or sambar .
Our country is known for it's variations in Dosas being the  staple food of India and are mainly used for morning breakfast . Dosas are made with different sizes and textures .One such simple and easy dosa recipe from south india is the set dosa  .

I love to have this   for my morning breakfast most of the days and having said that i adore the crisp and roasted dosa recipes like masala dosa . We fell in love with dosas and Chutnies while staying in Bangalore with lovely ghee  , coconut chutney and sweet sambar.

This recipe  yields the soft and spongy dosa and  yet you can use other rice variants  and you will  get the same result. secondly, the fermentation is the step you cannot omit for having soft,spongy  set dose  as like me of the climate is hot and moisture, then you will get nice dosa fermentation. if you are living in a cold and dry place then use the preheated oven and place the batter in it to ferment . Once the dosa batter is fermented add salt , and use it .  Do not let it ferment a lot , and store in the fridge to use later.

Ingredients

• 2 cups iddli rice
• 1/4 cup Urad dal
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds.
• Ghee for drizzling

Method

• Take a large bowl add  2 cup idli rice, ½ of   urad dal and ½ methi seeds
• Add enough water and soak for 5 hours.
• Add cooked rice.
• Drain off the water and transfer to grinder.
• Grind to  paste little by little adding water as needed.
• Cover and ferment in a warm place for 8 hours.
• After 8 hours, the batter has doubled in size. mix gently without disturbing the air bubbles.
• Further add 2 tsp salt and mix well.
• Pour a paddle of batter on hot pan 
• Spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.
• Also pour ½ tsp oil around the edges.
• Cover and roast the dosa .
• Finally, enjoy set dosa with chutney.

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WallaKarra appams

Here's a secret ... I don't look in the mirror . . I am so ashamed to see myself put on so weight. Being a mom of three and a brink of age 30 + . I feel so disgusted . But shortly , after reading Instagram stories on postpartum period ,I literally cried inside. I went through a lot . My first birth was like a huge party. Giving birth and naming ceremony of forty people which was followed by ladies judging on how fat I have become and the baby is so thin... And there was endless speeches on how the mother should do this and that... I wanted to run back to my teenage look. Really I was so ashamed of my body that I didn't get any support from nowhere. I wanted to fit into my jeans so badly that I started to diet after the ceremony. I got my figure back within a week !! And my poor baby was not fatty baby.. but alhamdullilah he was healthy boy. . After dieting ,which later I understood I never had to , I never put on weight at all , as much as I eat I was so thin . Baby boy never put in weight too.

Then all the lady folks of town would say that my milk was not so nourishing!! Can u guys believe it. .. I felt like punching such folks.
MIL would send me some halwas and ayurvedic medicines to put on weight now...yes  guys it was  for me !!!. I said to myself ...that's it. I took a Stern decision. I ate healthy and did yoga.
I fed my baby boy with love and care. No one can tell u how to be a good mum. That time I felt he was thin but now I pick his photos and I say hey look at the chubby boy in the pic,with people deciding how you look and you deciding that they are right is not going to stop you from falling down the path, so don't listen to what others have to say. I chose my path to believe in me and not others .
As @shabosphere says in her stories., My other two  babies are Google born and I am happy for that . I learnt a lot about pregnancy and kids health and I love my ever growing family.
But one thing to say and a pointer to all moms...
I am going to educate my son and daughter on this. She has to know everything from being a strong independent woman to a caring mum. And my son has to know how important it is to support wives during such periods of life. My mum was and is always shy to talk about such things to me even till today... But guys there is still so much that  the internet doesn't talk about ,so educate your kids.

Today's recipe is a simple appam . You can have it as it is or even have it with any curry . I have this every week and it's so nice to even carry it along while driving . I guess now all of you know why my weight speaks so much .

Recipe follows.

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/2  cups raw rice( .soaked for three hours )
• 1/2 cup cooked rice
• 1 carrot grated
• 2 green chilli chopped.

Method

• Grind the rice and cooked rice with little water to a  semi thick batter.
• Add the grated ingredients and stir well
• Add salt and mix well.
• Pour spoonful  batter into the Kara chatti and cook till done.
• Turn over the karra appams and brown the other side .
• The sides will be crispy.

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Sweet poories

Seriously, I am not a big fan of deep fries as such   but this is an innovative recipe, here is the second attempt to gear up  towards what kannurites always do. We have Soo many recipe especially snacks and appams . I must say that this is one among the oldest recipes . We used to have this for chai. But now it has found its way to parties and people are loving it. Especially with mutton stew it is really yummy. Well u will be surprised that it is eaten along with sugar syrup , I already have  few coming up  on the blog but with the busy schedule of mine everything is n laid back  a the drafts. Somehow, even though I find working and blogging a warzone it is  far better than just being plain mom. I have plenty to occupy my head .

Not  too late though this particular recipe is one year you of draft sitting in my blog to be posted . It was only lately I discovered that i missed it again which was in fact super delicious snack .  I have received a lot of inquiry from friends and as to who  ever did discover this, was a genius! But I must say it is heavy calories taker. Sweet poories  mainly made as side dishes in parties and served with a bowl of sugar syrup . If u want u can dip and eat or have with the curry ...some do both and it bring 'cheers 'well for them .

Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup Coconut milk
Slat oy taste
Water to make dough

For the dip
2 beaten eggs .or as needed.

Sugar syrup
1 cup water
1/2 sugar.

Method
Prepare sugar   and keep aside to cool.

Take flour, salt in a bowl.

Add in egg and rub it into the flour. Add milk slowly and rest add water to  knead to a stiff dough.

Rest the dough for 10 to 15 mins.

Divide the dough into equal portions.

Take a ball, roll it in a oiled surface till thin.
Bring the four sides to the centre.and form a square .
Roll into sqaure poories .

Drop poori in oil, press on top till puffy, flip over and cook.
Dip again the poories in beaten eggs .
Shallow fry till  the coated eggs  cook well.
Sprinkle sugar suryp on both sides and Serve hot .

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