White Rice , Pathrado, Puli Koddel, Tomato Dalithoy , Raddish Podi with Ground Masala n Rawa Carrot Ladoo .

White Rice , Pathrado, Puli Koddel, Tomato Dalithoy , Raddish Podi with Ground Masala n Rawa Carrot Ladoo .

 Pathrado 

• Raw Rice- 1cup
• Thur dhal-1/2 fist 
• Grated Coconut -2 glass 
• Hing/Asafoetida-small piece 
• Tamarind -marble size 
• Roasted dry red chilly -10 /12  or according to the taste 
• Salt a required 
• Pathrade paan /colocasia leaves -14 /18 tender ones ..

Method 
Soak rice n thur dhal for 2 hours .  

Grind grated coconut, roasted dry chillies,hing n tamarind to a fine paste ... then add soaked rice n thur dhal n grind to a coarse paste (  without adding water . Can sprinkle water if required ! take the batter and add salt ! 

Remove fibre from the leaves n wash thoroughly .

Place a huge leaf on the wooden board with back surface up and stalk end towards you . smear ground masala all over ,place smaller leaf over it and repeat the procedure for 4 to 5 leaves ,and fold and roll them ,smear the fold with paste ,d shape of a cylinder .. n steam it for 20 mts . 

cool n cut into slices of desired thickness . 

serve with coconut oil 

Puli Koddel ! ( sweet, sour, and spicy coconut gravy of Ash gourd ) 

• Ash gourd-1/4 th kg
• Grated coconut- 3 tbsp
• Red chillies-8
• Coriander seeds-3 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds-2 pinch 
• Mustard seeds-1/4 th tsp 
• Cumin seeds-1/4 th tsp
•  Black gram dal /Urad dal,-2 tsp
•  Bengal gram dal /Channa dal,-2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
• Raw Rice- 1 tsp
• Jaggery- Marble size 
• Thick Tamarind pulp-2 tsp 
•  Til (Sesame seeds)-1tbsp
• Salt- to taste

  Seasoning

• Oil-1tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves -1 sprig .

Method Wash, peel and cut the ash gourd into medium pieces and boil it with salt ,jaggery and tamarind pulp . Dont over cook it . 

In a kadai, dry fry ( DONT ADD OIL ) red dry chillies, grated  coconut , coriander seeds, urad dal, channa dal, mustard seeds, fenugreek , raw rice, cumin seeds, thil  separately till they are golden.

Grind together all the dry roasted ingredients along with turmeric powder to a coarse powder  .

Add the ground power to the cooked ash gourd , add little water n then boil well !  

Finally give the seasoning .

Tomato Dalithoy

• Thoor Dhal..1 cup
• Tomatoes..4 
• Hing/Asafoetida.. 2 pinch
• Green Chilly - 3, chopped  
• Turmeric powder..1/4 th tsp 
• Salt to taste 

Season 

• Ghee..2 tsp
• Mustard seeds..1 tsp
• Red chilly  .. 2 Broken 
• Curry leaves ..1 sprig 

Garnish 

Chopped coriander leaves . 

Method

Wash n pressure cook thoor dhal, chopped tomatoes ,Green chilly . hing n turmeric powder .. Mash it well . Add salt n water for right consistency, boil , season n garnish . 

Radish Podi with Ground Masala 

• Radish ... 3 

To Grind 

• Raw Rice..1 cup 
• Coriander seeds.. 2 tsp 
• Dry red chillies... 6 to 8
• Hing ... 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil for deep fry 

Method 
Wash Radish , pat dry n cut lengthwise . Crush it slightly , apply salt n keep aside for sometime . 

Soak raw rice for about an hour . 
 Grind raw rice, coriander seeds, dry red chillies , hing to a fine paste adding very little water .( the paste has to be thick ) 

Squeeze the crushed radish , apply the ground paste , keep aside only for 5 mts . 

Deep fry till crisp . 

Rawa Carrot Ladoo .

• Rawa- 1 cup
• Sugar-1/3 rd cup
• Grated carrot- 2 tbsp
• Ghee- 3 tbsp
• Grated coconut-2 tbsp
• Milk-1/4 th cup
• Cashewnuts- 10 (halved )
• Raisins-12 
• Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp 

Method
Heat ghee in a kadai and fry raisins on low flame , remove once they puff up . Toss in cashewnuts, fry n remove. Roast the grated coconut for a while n remove . Add the grated carrots n fry till all the water evaporates . Remove n keep aside . 

Add the rawa to the remaining  ghee n  roast till the color changes very lightly n you get a nice aroma , then add the sugar n continue to cook for 2 mts .Add milk , mix well n continue to stir . Add all the above roasted stuffs n mix well, add the cardamom powder n mix again  ... grease the palm with ghee n bind the mix into round shaped Ladoo .