Garelu Recipe – Crispy Minapa Garelu Recipe - Vada Recipe in Mixie

Medu vada / urad dal vada i.e Minapa garelu in Telugu is a popular breakfast and teatime snack recipe all over India. As Varalakshmi viratham is fast approaching, I thought of sharing this Andhra style garelu which is a must to do recipe for Varalakshmi pooja prasad/ neivedyam. My neighbors from Andhra taught me how to make this easy, perfectly crispy minapa vada batter in mixie. I also referred my mixie vada recipe and Mrudula’s cookbook Youtube video for more tips and tricks to make crispy, spongy vada just like hotel ones. Basically urad dal vada is prepared by adding onions  But if we are making for festival and pooja, we should prepare vada without onion. In that case, you can make plain vada or with pepper.

In Andhra, people make it plain without any toppings for Varalakshmi pooja. So I have shared the same in pictures. I have also shared an easy method for shaping vada for beginners. Please refer the video for more details.  As we are grinding the vada batter in mixie, there are certain points to remember to make it perfect. I have listed the tips and tricks below. Please go through the points before you start with this recipe. For grinding more quantity, grind the batter using grinder. Mixie works for small quantity. Ok, Lets see how to make medu vada in mixie with step by step pictures and video.

Check out my Vada recipe using grinder, Pepper vada, Cabbage vada, Mixed vegetable vada and Anjaneyar kovil vadai.

TIPS TO MAKE PERFECT, CRISPY MEDU VADA IN MIXIE

1.Refrigerate the dal while soaking. Soak for 3 to 4 hours.
2.Use ice cold water(dal soaked water) for grinding.
3.Do not add salt while grinding dal.
4.Beat the batter after adding rice flour.
5.Batter should be fluffy and smooth.
6.Refrigerate the batter till use.
7.Add salt and toppings (onion, pepper) only before frying vada.
8.Always grease your hands in water for shaping vada.

Minapa Garelu Recipe - Crispy Medu Vada Batter in Mixie

Learn how to make Andhra style minapa garelu recipe / Urad dal vada with step by step pictures.

Cuisine: Andhra

Category: Snacks

Serves: 15 nos

Prep time: 180 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 185 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml White round urad dal - 1 cup Ice water - as needed ( I used around 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) Green chilli - 1 Ginger - 1/2 inch piece Rice flour - 1 to 1.5 tsp (Completely optional) To add in vada batter Big onion - 1 (finely chopped) Curry leaves - Few (-do-) Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (-do-) Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1/2 tsp Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp (optional) Hing / Asafetida - 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed Cooking oil - to deep fry vada

HOW TO MAKE GARELU

1. Wash and soak urad dal in required water for 4 hours in refrigerator.
2. Grind to a coarse paste adding green chilli, ginger, soaked urad dal without adding water.
3. Wipe the sides. Add 1/4 cup ice water. Grind to smooth paste.
4. Add more water gradually to make a fine, smooth paste.
5. Transfer the vada batter to a vessel. Add rice flour if needed and beat the batter well for 5 minutes.
6. Then add the toppings like onion and other ingredients. Add salt, hing. Mix well and shape vada.
7. Heat oil and deep fry vada by cooking both sides. Remove and serve hot with coconut chutney  as side dish !

GARELU RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

• Wash and soak urad dal in required water in refrigerator for 4 hours. If not 4 hours, keep the dal inside the refrigerator atleast for an hour. You can also soak the dal without refrigeration and use ice water only for grinding. Ice water helps to prevent mixie jar getting heated.

                        

• In a big mixer jar, take the soaked urad dal by draining all the water completely. Reserve the soaked ice water in a bowl. Add ginger and green chilli. DO NOT ADD SALT. Grind to a coarse paste without adding water. Wipe the sides of jar and grind it well.
       

                 

• Add 1/4 cup of ice water and grind to paste. Wipe the sides and mix well. Add little more water in few tbsp and grind to a smooth buttery paste without any grits. Do not add more water while grinding. Its the most important point to make perfect vada batter.

                        

• Vada batter should be thick. It should form a stiff peak when you drop the batter. It is the right consistency. Transfer the batter to a vessel.

                        

• Add rice flour if necessary and beat the batter for 5 minutes using a whisk. DO NOT USE YOUR HANDS FOR BEATING THE BATTER. Batter may become watery due to the heat of your hands. Vada batter become fluffy and light.

                        

• Take some water in a bowl. Add a small piece of  Vada batter and check if it floats on top of water. If the batter settles down, you should grind it more or beat more.
• Add some water to the mixie jar. Grind to wash the jar. Transfer the washed water to a small bowl and use it for greasing your hands while shaping vada.

• After beating the batter,  add salt, hing, cumin seeds, Pepper corns (optional) and prepare vada if making for pooja. If you are making for breakfast or snack, add  finely chopped onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and pepper corns (optional). Add required salt and hing. Mix well and set aside.
• Heat oil to deep fry. Drop a pinch of batter to check the heat of oil. To shape vada, take a dosa flipper and grease it with water. Grease your hands with water and take some batter. Keep it on the dosa flipper. Make a hole in the center. Invert the ladle and drop the vada in hot oil. Shake the dosa flipper slightly for the vada to drop in oil Or dip the ladle slightly in oil so that vada releases to the oil as soon as it starts to cook.
• For method 2 to shape vada : Grease hands with water and take a small portion of batter. Make a hole the center and shape the vada, Drop in hot oil to deep fry.

• Flip and cook both sides in medium flame till bubbles cease. Remove the vada and serve.
• You can enjoy this crispy, hot vada with coconut chutney, sambar or make curd vada and enjoy !


Enjoy !

Note

Do not add salt while grinding the batter. Beat the batter till fluffy after adding rice flour. Deep fry in medium flame for even cooking. Please check the beginning of this post for more tips and tricks.

Try this medu vada recipe easily in mixie and enjoy the festival !

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Cabbage peas biryani (Muttaikose pattani biryani in Tamil ) is an interesting biryani recipe that many of us never thought of making it. In my family, both Sendhil and Raksha are not a big fan of cabbage just because of its smell. So I always look for some flavorful recipes like cabbage kurma, cabbage vada, cabbage sambar where the smell of cabbage should not be dominant.

This Indian cabbage peas biryani is one such recipe. Its a very simple recipe that can be prepared in a pressure cooker directly. I tried it for our Sunday lunch. It came out so well. Everyone liked and had it without any complaints. The best part is you cannot even find a trace of cabbage’s raw smell in this biryani. Working women and bachelors can make this cabbage rice for your lunch box easily. Lets see how to make South Indian cabbage biryani recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my Purple cabbage poriyal, Purple cabbage salad, Cabbage stir fry, Cabbage kootu recipes too.

Cabbage Peas Biryani Recipe - Cabbage Rice Recipe

How to make cabbage peas biryani recipe for lunch box.

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Biryani Recipes

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Chopped or grated Cabbage – 1 cup Basmati rice – 1 cup Water – 1.75 cups Big onion – 1 (Sliced thinly) Green chilli- 1 to 2 nos (adjust) Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp Mint + coriander leaves – fistful Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp Salt- as needed Curd – 2 tbsp Lemon juice – Few drops (optional) To Saute in oil Cooking oil + ghee - 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 2 nos. Cardamom - 1 Star anise - 1 Bay leaf - 1 Black stone flower / Kalpaasi - 2 nos

HOW TO MAKE CABBAGE PEAS BIRYANI

1. Wash and soak basmati rice. Wash and chop cabbage, onion and set aside.
2. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil , ghee. Saute the biryani masala spices.
3. Add sliced onion, gg paste and green chilli. Saute till onion becomes transparent.
4. Add chopped cabbage , green peas and saute till it shrinks. Then add spice powders and salt.
5. Saute for a minute. Add mint + coriander leaves. Mix well. Add soaked rice, water, curd.
6. Mix well and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
7. Fluff the rice gently with a fork without breaking the rice.
8. Serve cabbage peas biryani with onion raita !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak 1 cup of basmati rice in 1.75 cups of water for 15 to 30 minutes . Wash and chop cabbage into thin slices. Chop onion, green chilli and set aside. Heat oil + ghee in a pressure cooker base. ( I used a kadai and transferred to a pressure cooker later). Splutter cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, star anise and black stone flower. Add onion, green chilli and ginger garlic paste. Saute till onion becomes transparent and raw smell of ginger garlic emanates. Add cabbage, frozen green peas and saute till it shrinks. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Add mint + coriander leaves and saute for a minute. Add curd and mix well.   Add soaked rice, water, salt and lemon juice (optional). Mix well and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mix gently with a fork without breaking the rice. Serve hot with onion raita !   Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of spice powders as you like. You can add 1 chopped tomato instead of lemon juice but color of biryani changes slightly. You can also use jeera rice / seeraga samba rice instead of basmati rice.

Try this easy, yummy cabbage peas biryani and share your feedback with me !

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Vendakkai Poriyal With Tomato – Lady’s Finger Curry Recipe

Vendakkai poriyal with tomato( Lady’s finger curry) is an easy, yummy side dish for rice. Generally South Indians make vendakkai poriyal  in two ways. One in a simple way by sautéing onion, green chilli and thinly sliced lady’s finger cooked to become crispy & soft. Optionally it can be garnished with coconut. Second version of vendakkai poriyal is without coconut. It can be prepared adding onion, tomato and masala powders. As I had already discussed Lady’s finger poriyal with coconut, I thought of sharing this vendakkai poriyal recipe with tomato. Its a dry curry recipe that can be served as side dish for rice. We enjoyed it as a side dish for sambar rice. If you like to eat dry curry, you can have this poriyal as a side dish for roti as well. It tastes great with mild tangy and spicy taste. Friends, do try this version of vendakkai poriyal with tomato, onion and share your feedback with me. Lets see how to make Tamilnadu style vendakkai poriyal with step by step pictures.

Vendakkai Poriyal Recipe With Tomato

Vendakkai poriyal with tomato for rice and roti !

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Poriyal recipes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Vendakkai / Lady's finger - 20 nos Big onion - 1 no (Big) Ripe tomato - 2 nos (Big) Sambar powder or red chilli powder + dhania powder - 1 tsp each Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Sugar - a pinch Salt - as needed Water - Few tbsp To Temper Cooking oil - 2 to 3 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE VENDAKKAI PORIYAL WITH TOMATO

1. Wash and chop vendakkai / lady’s finger into small pieces.
2. In a kadai, heat oil and temper all the ingredients given under “To temper”.
3. Add onion and saute till transparent. Add tomato pieces and saute till mushy.
4. Add turmeric powder, sugar, salt, sambar powder and mix well.Add vendakkai and saute well. 
5. Sprinkle little water. Cover the kadai with a lid and cook in low flame for few minutes.
6. Toss it whenever needed. After the lady’s finger is cooked soft, switch off the flame.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with rice and roti !

VENDAKKAI PORIYAL WITH TOMATO - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop Lady’s finger / Vendakkai into small pieces. Finely chop onion, tomato into small cubes. Heat oil in a kadai. Temper mustard seeds, cumin seeds, big onion, curry leaves and saute till onion becomes transparent. Add tomato pieces, required salt and saute till mushy. Add sugar, turmeric powder, red chilli powder +dhania powder or sambar powder. Mix well.  Lastly add the chopped vendakkai and saute well to coat with the masala. Mix in medium to high flame till its sliminess goes off. Sprinkle few tbsp of water. Keep the flame low and cover the kadai with a lid. Mix once or twice in the middle. Cook till the Lady’s finger becomes soft and cooked well. Switch off the flame. Enjoy with rice and roti !

Note

Addition of sugar and turmeric powder helps to maintain green color of Lady’s finger. You can add 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder if you like. Do not add more water. Just sprinkle few tbsp of water whenever needed to cook well.

Try this easy, yummy vendakkai poriyal with onion, tomato and enjoy with rice !

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Snake Gourd Sabzi – Padwal Sabzi Recipe / Chinchinda Ki Sabji

 I tried this North Indian style snake gourd sabzi (padwal sabzi / chichinda sabji in Hindi) for the first time following Kabita’s kitchen YouTube video. Usually North Indians make Padwal sabji by adding chana dal or by stuffing padwal with spicy masala. But this chatpata padwal sabzi given by Kabita was quite interesting and easy to prepare too. So I tried it as a side dish for rice and dal fry. It was a lovely combo. More than the taste, I loved the look of this snake gourd sabzi. Its color and flavor made me drool over it. 

In the original recipe, Maggi taste maker or maggi spice cubes is recommended to use for enhanced flavor. But I couldn’t use any as I din’t have it in hand. Still it came out well and tasty. Friends, do try this North Indian style snake gourd sabzi recipe for rice and roti. You will love it ! Lets see how to make North Indian snake gourd curry / padwal sabzi with step by step pictures.

Check out my South Indian style snake gourd poriyal ,

  snake gourd pepper fry, 

snake gourd chana dal kootu for rice if interested.

Snake gourd sabzi / Padwal sabzi recipe

North Indian style Snake gourd sabzi / Padwal sabzi for rice, chapati

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Sabzi Recipes

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Snake gourd - 1 no (Medium sized) Big onion – 2 nos (finely chopped) Ripe tomato -2nos (finely chopped) To Temper Cooking oil - 3 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 nos Curry leaves - Few Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Maggi masala powder – 1 packet  OR garam masala /kitchen king masala powder – 1/2 tsp Sugar – 1/4 tsp Salt & water – as needed Coriander leaves – Few (to garnish)

METHOD

1. Wash and deseed snake gourd / Padwal / Chinchinda. Chop into round slices.
2. Wash and chop onion, tomato finely.
3. In a kadai, heat oil and splutter cumin seeds.
4. Add finely chopped onion, garlic and saute till transparent.
5. Add finely chopped tomato and saute till mushy. Add the required salt.
6. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and Maggi masala.
7. Saute for a minute. Cover and cook in low flame. Now add chopped snake gourd.
8. Mix well. Cover and cook in low flame foe few minutes.
9. Open and stir whenever needed to avoid burnt bottom. Sprinkle some water to cook if needed.
10. After the snake gourd is cooked and shrunken, switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice and chapati.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the snake gourd. Trim both the edges. Insert a knife in the middle and remove the seeds. Now snake gourd looks like a hollow tube. Chop into roundels as shown in the picture below. Wash and chop onion, tomato into fine pieces. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter cumin seeds. Saute garlic cloves. Then add finely chopped onion and curry leaves. Saute till transparent. Add finely chopped tomato, required salt and saute till mushy. Mix well. Now add turmeric powder, sugar, red chilli powder and Maggi masala powder or garam masala powder. Mix till raw smell leaves. Sprinkle little water. Cover cook for few minutes. Lastly add the sliced snake gourd. Mix well in medium flame till it shrinks a bit. Lower the flame. Cover the kadai with a lid. Cook for few minutes. Mix once or twice in the middle to avoid burnt bottom. You can sprinkle few tbsp of water if you feel the mixture is dry. Cover and cook till snake gourd becomes soft and shrinks well.  It takes 10 to 15 minutes in low flame for proper cooking. Make sure onion, tomato mixture is coated well.  Switch off the flame and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.   Serve with rice and chapati. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli powder as per your taste. If you skip Maggi masala powder, you can add garam masala powder or kitchen king masala powder. Addition of sugar helps to retain the green color of snake gourd.

Try this easy, North Indian style snake gourd sabzi for rice and enjoy !

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Restaurant style Dal Fry Recipe – Toor Dal Fry / Arhar Dal Fry Recipe

Restaurant style dal fry recipe with step by step pictures. Dal tadka and Dal fry are two different and popular side dish for rice and roti served in North India. In dal fry, cooked toor dal (Arhar dal in Hindi) is added to the sauteed onion, tomato and spices mixture whereas dal tadka is prepared by pressure cooking toor dal along with onion, tomato. Then it is tempered with spice powders separately. Dal fry can be prepared with moong dal as well. After I tried North Indian dal tadka successfully, I made this easy restaurant style dal fry recipe at home just to find the difference between two. Yes, there are some variations in the method of making, ingredients and taste. Recently when I went to mini Punjabi dhaba, I had this dal fry as a side dish for jeera rice. But I din’t like its taste. I felt it was bland. But this restaurant style dal fry recipe I tried after watching few YouTube videos came out very well with great taste ! I loved it very much. Even though I prepared it (without charcoal) without doing dhungar method, it was so good and flavorful. I served it with plain rice adding ghee. I also prepared Padawal sabzi / Snake gourd sabzi as side dish for this dal fry. It was a yummy combo which I liked it very much. I will post the sabzi recipe tomorrow. Here you go, dal fry in restaurant style with step by step pictures.

Dal Fry Recipe In Restaurant Style

North Indian Dal Fry Recipe In Restaurant Style - Toor dal fry for rice.

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Dal Recipes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml

To Pressure Cook Toor dal / Arhar dal - 1/2 cup Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Water - 2.5 cups Cooking oil - Few drops To saute Cooking oil or ghee - 2 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 1 no (optional) Green chilli - 1 no (finely chopped) Big onion - 1 no (-do-) Garlic cloves – 4 nos (chopped) Ginger – 1 tsp (chopped) Ripe tomato - 1 no (-do-) Curry leaves - Few Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1/4 tsp To Garnish Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (Finely chopped) Ghee - 1 tbsp

HOW TO MAKE DAL FRY – RESTAURANT STYLE

1. Wash and pressure cook toor dal adding turmeric powder, water and drops of cooking oil.
2. Mash the dal and set aside.
3. Heat ghee in a kadai. Fry all the items given under “To saute”.
4. Add the cooked toor dal and boil for few minutes.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and ghee. Serve with jeera rice, roti !

DAL FRY RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and pressure cook toor dal adding turmeric powder, few drops of cooking oil and 2.5 cups of water. Cook in low flame for one to two whistles. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mash the dal well. Set aside. In a kadai, heat ghee / oil . Splutter cumin seeds. Saute big onion, chopped green chilli, curry leaves, garlic and ginger till transparent. Add finely chopped tomato and saute till mushy. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, sugar and required salt. Saute for a minute. Add the cooked toor dal. Mix well. Simmer the dal for 5 minutes. Crush kasoori methi and add to the dal at the end. Switch off the the flame and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. You can also garnish the dal with a tbsp of fresh cream if you like. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of spice powders as per your taste. For variations, you can use moong dal or a mixture of 5 dals.

Try this easy, yummy restaurant style dal fry recipe for rice, roti ! Enjoy with any simple side dish.

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Aadi Kummayam Recipe – Chettinad Aadi Koozh Recipe

Aadi kummayam also known as Aadi koozh / aadi kool is a Chettinad special healthy sweet dish that is served in Chettinad marriage functions and other important occasions. Aadi kummayam is prepared with homemade kummayam powder that is prepared using urad dal, moong dal and raw rice. Palm sugar / Karupatti is used to sweeten the kummayam. But some people use jaggery as well. Usually kummayam is given to the young girls who attain their puberty to strengthen the bones. It is served by mixing with sesame oil/ Gingely oil. When I heard about this Kummayam recipe from my friends, I felt it is very similar to my Tirunelveli style ulundhu kali. This year for Aadi special, I wanted to try and share this kummayam recipe in my blog. But I was not sure of the authentic kummayam powder recipe because I found so many recipes with variations in the quantity of ingredients. It was so confusing for me. When I told this to my friend Shalini, she introduced Viji akka who is basically from Karaikudi, Chettinad. When I spoke to her over phone, she shared most of the traditional Chettinad special recipes like Kandarappam, Vellai paniyaram, seepu seedai and Aadi kummayam with proper measurements and details. How sweet ! She also referred few YouTube channels and websites to learn authentic Chettinad recipes.

Coming to this aadi kummayam recipe, Viji akka told her mom makes kummayam powder in large quantities grinding in flour mill and store it for months. But I made a small batch based on her measures. I also watched Seethai aachi’s kitchen YouTube video for more reference. Though its my first attempt, I felt its so easy to prepare. It came out so tasty too ! Above all, we had a satisfaction of having a very healthy sweet. Lets see how to make Chettinad special aadi kummayam recipe with step by step pictures.

Do check out my other Chettinad Recipes and AADI MONTH SPECIAL RECIPES !

Aadi kummayam recipe / Chettinad aadi koozh

Chettinad special aadi kummayam recipe / aadi koozh recipe

Cuisine: Chettinad

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Kummayam Powder Recipe White round urad dal -1 cup Yellow moong dal - 1/4 cup Raw rice / Maavu arisi - 1/4 cup Aadi kummayam / Koozh recipe Kummayam powder - 1/2 cup Palm sugar / Karupatti OR Jaggery - 1/2 cup Water - 1.5 cups ( To dilute kummayam powder) Water – 1/4 cup ( to melt jaggery) Ghee – 2 tbsp Gingely oil – 2 tbsp to 1/4 cup (Add while serving)

HOW TO MAKE AADI KUMMAYAM

1. To make kummayam powder, dry roast urad dal, moong dal and raw rice separately.
2. Cool and grind to a smooth powder. Sieve and store in a box.
3. To make Aadi kummayam, take 1/2 cup of kummayam powder in a bowl.
4. Add water and mix without lumps.
5. Melt palm sugar adding 1/4 cup water. Strain and add to the kummayam mixture.
6. Transfer to a kadai and keep stirring till it becomes thick. Add ghee and stir till non-sticky.
7. Remove and serve it by mixing with gingely oil.

AADI KUMMAYAM RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

KUMMAYAM POWDER : In a kadai, dry roast urad dal till golden in color. Transfer to a plate. In the same hot kadai, dry roast moong dal till golden color with a nice aroma. Transfer it to urad dal plate. Similarly dry roast rice till puffy. Keep it in the same plate along with dals. Let everything cool down. Grind to a smooth powder. Sieve it. Discard the coarse residue. Store the kummayam powder in an air tight box. AADI KUMMAYAM PREPARATION: To make Aadi kummayam, take 1/2 cup of homemade kummayam powder in a deep bowl. Add 1.5 cups of water. Mix without lumps and set aside. Alternatively you can roast the kummayam powder in 2 tsp ghee till nice aroma wafts through. Cool down and then mix with water to dilute it. In another bowl, take 1/2 cup of broken palm jaggery or jaggery. Add 1/4 cup of water to it. Boil and melt it. Strain the syrup using a wire mesh. Add this syrup to the diluted kummayam powder. Transfer this mixture to a non stick kadai. Mix in medium flame till thick. Add  1/2 tbsp ghee at regular intervals. Mix till the mixture comes together. Total time takes 15 to 20 minutes to reach final stage.  Kummayam will become non-sticky. Wet your fingers slightly and touch the kummayam to check if its non-sticky. Serve hot mixing with gingely oil / sesame oil. Enjoy it as evening snack !

Note

For variations, you can add less moong dal and raw rice than the mentioned quantity. ie. around 2 tbsp. Adjust the quantity of jaggery based on your taste. Palm sugar / karupatti tastes less sweet than jaggery. So you can add more if you need. Traditionally the ratio of kummayam powder and palm sugar/jaggery is 1:1. Cardamom powder is not necessary. Some people roast the kummayam powder in a tsp of ghee before mixing with water. But I din’t roast it. Its an optional step. Color of aadi kummayam varies as per the jaggery and palm sugar. Pictures shows the one with jaggery. But in the step by step pictures, I used palm sugar. So it looks dark in color.

Try this super healthy, Chettinad special aadi kummayam at home and reap its health benefits !
I added some gingely oil while serving !

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