Pythem paniaram Hello Readers, The Thai Pongal Festival is around the corner and we bring items to a powder. Take a pan, add the jag- Spice you more traditional recipes in Ingredients gery, put a little water and dilute the keeping with the spirit of the until the mixture is thick. When the jaggery festival. The Sunday Observer Green gram-250g, gets thick add the blended powder and the wishes you A HAPPY THAI red -100g, crushed pepper-1 tsp,cumin-1 . Mix well,remove from heat. Keep PONGAL! tsp aside until it gets cool. Now, shape the mix- Happy cooking, jaggery-300g, half a coconut ture into balls and keep aside. Nira (grated) Method for the batter Method Take rice fl our and wheat fl our (as required) and whisk together with water.Add a pinch Saute the grated coconut in a pan and keep of and a pinch of salt.Make a thick aside. Saute green gram,pepper, red rice and batter. Take the prepared balls and dip them cumin ( saute green gram fi rst) until they well in the batter. Fry in hot oil until golden are golden brown in colour. Blend these 4 brown in colour. Odiyal Kool

Ingredients Long beans-50g,brinjal-100g,manioc-100g, Odiyal Ingredients garlic-50g, keera-50g,2 crabs,4 large prawns, fi sh head-4 equal pieces, cuttle fi sh-100g, red chilli-50g, Odiyal fl our-100g Rava tamarind paste-50g,palmyra fl our-100g, dry fi sh-30g Half a coconut(grated) Ingredients salt 300g rava (semolina)200g sugar Method 300ml water 400ml milk 2 carda- Clean all the ingredients.Then make the paste using garlic Method mom powdered 1 tbs ghee 10-15 Payasam and red chillies. Boil all the sea food and vegetables togeth- dried plums 10 crushed er for 30 minutes on medium heat. Make a paste from the Mix the odiyal fl our and grated co- cashewnuts palmyra fl our using cold water.(don’t use hot water). conut with water. (Do not use hot or When all the ingredients are boiled add the palmyra warm water) Add salt and pepper. Method paste to the pot of sea food and vegetables. Mix well Make small patties and put them into Heat ghee in a deep pan and slight- and add the garlic and red chilli paste. Finally, add an idly mould and steam for half an ly fry the rava (semolina). Add the tamarind paste and salt. hour. Unmould and serve with the Odi- water. Keep on stirring,add milk (The palmyra fl our is added to make the soup yal Kool. and cook for 10 minutes on a low thick).Serve with Odiyal Puttu and fried, dry fl ame.Add sugar as required. Sim- chillies. mer for a while till sugar dissolves. Add powdered , cadju- nuts and plums.

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Uppuma Ingredients 300 gms rava (semolina) 4 chopped green chillies, 1 chopped big onion 1 big tomato cut into small pieces, 1/2 tbs mustard seeds, 400 ml water 1 tbs black gram dhal(ulundu) 1 string curry leaves 50g chopped coriander leaves, salt to taste, 1 curry spoon ghee, 1 curry spoon vegetable oil

Ingredients Method Brinjal 100g, green chilli 7g, 100 ml, Roast rava (semolina) curry leaf 4g, fennel seed 2g, onion 50g, until slightly brown in colour. tumeric 1g, half a lime coconut milk-100ml, Heat oil in a pan, add mustard salt to taste. seeds and when it crackies add blackgram dhal (ulundu), When the brinjal pieces are boiled mash them onion, green chillies and fry Method with a spoon in the pot itself. Then add a pinch of for sometime. Add tomatoes turmeric powder,salt to taste, the cut green chillies and curry leaves. Stir well. Cut the brinjal into equal sizes. and coconut milk to the mixture. Keep on the fi re Add water and salt to taste. Put the brinjal pieces into a pot and add water. for one more minute and then remove the pan from Bring to the boil. Add the Make sure the water level is below the brinjal the fi re. rava(semolina) and mix well. pieces. Boil for 20 minutes. Finally, temper the cooked brinjal using onion, Cover and simmer on a slow curry leaves and fennel seeds. fi re for 10 to 15 minutes. Add coriander leaves and serve Executive Chef Mohamed Riyaz The hot. Sous Chef Sajith Fernando - Jetwing Jaffna Food Court Mahawila ,Panadura