Showing posts with label Vadams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vadams. Show all posts

Nov 11, 2008

Venkayya ( Onion ) Vadams

Vadam means sun dried vegetables that can be
made in summer and store it for year long..Venkaya
vadam is one of them..Though the process is tedious
the result is worth the labor..Amma used to make this
every summer...
Ingredients
Small onion - 3 kg
Urad dal - 1 cup
Red chillies - 30
Garlic - 3
Salt to taste
Mustard - 1 tblsp
Jeera - 1 tblsp
Hing - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 bunch
Method
  • Soak urad dal with enough water.
  • Peel the skin of onions and chopped into big pieces.
  • Chop garlic and curry leaves and add this to the onion.
  • Add mustard , jeera ,turmeric to the onion.
  • Grind dal with chillies , salt and hing till butter like consistency.
  • Mix urad dal batter to the onion.
  • Take a polythene sheet or white doti .
  • Roll the vadam into bite size in the dhoti leaving some space between each.
  • Keep it under the hot sun for 2 days.Turn the vadam and let them dry for another 2 days.
  • Store it in a airtight container.
  • When needed deep fry in the oil or fry in the MW for 2 min with 1 tsp of oil.

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Jun 4, 2008

Koozh vadagam (Rice vadams)

Come every April , Amma starts making koozh vadagam
for the whole year.Amma wakes up very early in the morning and
makes the koozh and wake up us at 6 ' o clock to help her
before the scorching sun comes.
Ingredients
Parboiled rice - 2 1/2 cups
water - 16 cups
cumin seeds 2 tsp
hing - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 10
Method
    • Soak the rice for 2 hrs.
    • Grind the rice to a nice batter along with green chillies.
    • Next day morning in a big cooker or thick bottom vessel pour the rice and water.
    • Stir continuously.
    • Add salt , jeera and curry leaves.
    • The batter should not be in the running consistency nor thick.
    • Keep an old mat in the floor under the sun.
    • Spread a dhoti over the mat.
    • Make small rounds of vadams with the help of spoon.

        Vadams at the end of the day

        • In the evening flip the dhoti.Sprinkle water over it.Let it soak for 10 min.

        • Remove the vadams after 10 min.

      Next day morning under the sun spread the vadams in the mat.

        • Let it dry completely.
        • Store in a airtight container.