Ulli vada

Ingredients
Onion  -3(finely chopped)
Besan (Gram flour)  - 1  cup
Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Chilli Powder    -1/4 tsp
Ginger    - 1 tsp(greated)
Green chili   -3(chopped)
Asfoetida  -1 pinch
Baking soda  -1 pinch(optional)
Curryleaves
Salt
Oil

Preparation

•  Mix all ingredients except  oil and make a thick batter using enough water.The batter should not be watery.
• Heat oil in a deep pan. 
• Take a small portion of the batter .Make a small ball and flatten it slightly.
• Fry  it on medium heat till it become golden brown .
• Serve it hot with ketchup or chutney.

Cauliflower Masala

Ingredients:

      Cauliflower        -1

      Onion                - 2 medium

      Tomato              -2 medium

      Green Chili         -2

      Ginger paste       -1 Tsp

      Garlic paste        -1 Tsp

      Chili powder       -½ Tsp

      Turmeric powder - ¼ Tsp

      Coriander powder - 1 Tsp

      Vegetable masala  -2 Tsp

      Coriander leaves

      Salt

      Water

     Oil

  

       Cut and clean the cauliflower into pieces. Boil Cauliflower in water for 10 min. Drain out the water.

        Heat oil in a pan. Add onion into it and sauté well until it become light brown
       Add green chili, garlic paste and ginger paste and sauté it again.

       Reduce the heat. Add salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and veg masala. Mix it well.

       Add chopped tomato and stir well.

       Add cauliflower and mix well with masala.

       Add a little water and close it lid for 5 min.    Open it and sauté it well.Again close it for 5 min. You can 
a  add water if find water is less. Do it until cauliflower become nicely cooked.

       Add coriander leaves into it.

Cauliflower curry with coconut milk

Ingredients
Cauliflower  -1 medium
Onion  -1
Tomato –2
Green chilli –1
Garlic –1 Tsp(Finely chopped)
Ginger  -1 Tsp(Finely chopped)
Chilli powder  -1 Tsp
Turmeric powder  - 1/2 Tsp
Coriander powder   - 2 Tsp
Chicken masala/Meat masala – 1Tsp
Coconut milk  - 1/2 cup
Salt
water
Oil
Curry leaves.



Preparation

• Soak the cauliflower floret in warm water mixed with a pinch of turmeric and salt for around 15 minutes. Wash and drain the florets and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in pan and saute chopped onion till transparent.
• Add salt, ginger,garlic and green chilli and saute for 2 min.
• Add chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,chicken masala and stir well.
• Add Tomato and mix well.
• After that add the cauliflower floret and curry leaves and mix well to coat all masala into it.
• Then add water to make enough gravy.Closed the pan and cook for another 15 min.
• Stir occasionally until the cauliflower cooked.
• Last add  Coconut milk.
• Serve hot with rice or chapathis.

Paal payasam (Milk pudding)

Ingredients
Broken rice(onakkalari)  - 1/2 cup
Sugar   -1 cup
Milk  - 1 ltr
Cardamom   - 10 pods (powdered)
Cashew nuts  - 1/2 cup
Raisins  - 1/2 cup
Ghee      - 1 tbsp

Preparation
Soak the rice in water for 1 hr
Fry the cashwes and raisins.
Take a cooker and add rice,sugar and milk into it and mix them well.
Close the cooker and keep the flame high until the steam started coming.
Put the cooker weight .
Lower the flame and cook it for 1/2  hr.
Open after the steam fully gone.
Add Cardamom powder and ghee.
Garnish with fried cashwes and raisins