Masala Vadai

Ingredients

Bengalgram dhall 1 cup
(Split pea)
ginger 1' piece
cummin seeds 1 tbs
onion 2
green chillies 4
salt
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
oil for frying

Method

Soak bengalgram dhall for 2-3 hours. Then grind it with ginger coarsly.
to this add chopped onion, chopppd greenchillies, cummin sedds Chopped
curry & Corriander leaves and salt. Mix well make small paties. Deep
fry it.

Kottu Roti

Ingredients

3 cups of Godhamba roti, shredded
2 carrots, julienned
1/2 cup shredded cabbage (optional)
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
2 leeks, sliced
2 eggs
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 - 1 tsp of chillie powder
1/2 - 1 tsp of curry powder
salt and pepper
1-2 green chillies, chopped
1 tbsp oil or butter

Method

Heat the oil in a pan under low flame. Add ginger and garlic and fry till fragrant.
Next add the spices, fry for minutes or so. Next add the vegetables and stir-fry for couple of minutes. Remove from the contents from the pan.
Now add some oil to pan, add the beaten eggs, green peppers and the rotis and stir. Add some pepper and salt to taste.
Serve hot.

Halapa (හැලප)

 

Ingredients

½ cup rice flour
½ cup Kurakkan flour (Ragi flour) (instead of both ragi & rice flour, you can use 1 cup Ragi Flour)
1 cup grated coconut
¼ cup honey (instead use 4 tsp sugar as a substitute,change the qty of sugar as per your taste)
Salt to taste

Method

Heat a pan & add grated coconut. Make it just warm & add honey or sugar & mix well. Remove from burner once the mix is brown in colour. Keep aside.
In a bowl mix rice & ragi flour together.
Use some warm water into it & make dough.Add some salt to taste.

Spread kanda leaves or banana leaves on a table. (if you use banana leaves,keep it over a flame few minutes to reduce its moisture & cut into pieces of about 7’’ * 7 ‘’
Now take a small qty of the dough ,make it as a ball & spread over the leaf making a thin round shape pastry.
Put some from sugar/coconut mixture on it & spread well.

Then fold it half & press the dough.
Continue the same process with remaining dough.

Steam for about 15-20 minutes or until cooked.
Serve & enjoy!!