Cookbook for my girls

                                              Noolputtu Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients:  Roasted rice flour - 1 cup Water - 1½ Salt oil - 1 teaspoon Preparation: Boil water in a pot along with salt and oil. Then lower the flame and slowly add rice flour. Then mix with a wooden spatula. Close the pot lid and remove it from the stove top and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Then open the pot and continue mixing. When the mix is still warm but not too hot to handle, grease your hand and knead to a soft dough. Take the idiyappam maker and put the small portion of the dough and press it into the desired shapes ( or if you are using idly steamer the shape of idly). Steam for 8 minutes, take it out, and transfer into a casserole. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the dough.           The tasty and soft idiyappam is ready to eat and...

                                                                             Rava Upma               Rava upma is a famous south Indian breakfast recipe. This is a recipe that you can make very quickly. There are many different ways to make rava upma. This is the method that I usually follow.  Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Big onion- 1 Roasted semolina (rava)- 1 cup Ginger chopped- 1 tsp Green chilli- 3 Oil or ghee- 2 tbsp Hot water- 1 ¾ cup Salt Mustard seeds- 1 tsp Curry leaves- 5 or 6 Preparation: Heat the ghee in a pan, then put the mustard seeds and the curry leaves. Then add sliced big onion, green chilli, and chopped ginger. Saute until the onion becomes soft. Then add salt and saute for a few seco...

  Pazhampori (or banana fritters) is a Kerala snack made with ripe plantain. They are one of my favorite snacks and it is very easy for anyone to make quickly. It is one of the most famous and delicious evening snacks in Kerala. Prep time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Ripe plantain- 2 All purpose flour- 1 cup Rice flour- 1 or 2 tbsp sugar- 3 tbsp turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp salt- 1/4 tsp oil- to deep fry (I use canola oil) Preparation: Peel and cut the banana into small sizes as per your preference Prepare the batter: In a bowl, take all-purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, turmeric powder, and salt. Blend it nicely by adding 3/4 cup of water. Heat the oil in medium flame. Then cut each banana slice into the hot oil (Be very careful about the temperature of the oil. The oil should not be too hot, otherwise the banana will burn. You can fry 4 to 5 pieces at a time based on the size of your kadai (pan). Fry both sides until it becomes crisp and light golden in color Drain access oil Transfer th...

                                  Mulaku Bajji Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients:  Bajji chilli- 4 Besan- 1 cup Rice flour- 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder- 1 tsp Asafoetida powder-2 pinch salt sugar- 1 pinch (optional) Baking soda- 1 pinch (optional) water- 3/4 cup  oil- for frying Preparation: Wash and dry each chilli Cut into half and deseed them In a bowl add all the powders and mix well Then add water and make a paste without lumps Heat oil to medium temperature  Dip each chilli in the batter and deep fry them until it is cooked well Eat the bajji with your favorite sauce and enjoy!