Kerala Snacks Recipes

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Parippu Vada



Ingredients:

Tur dal - 1 cup
Small Onions chopped - 1/4 cup
Green Chilly - 3
Ginger chopped - 2 teaspoon
Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - to taste

Method

Soak tur dal in water for about 1 hour. Then grind it in a mixer coarsely. To this add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger. Mix it well. Also add Asafoetida and salt to it. Take oil in a pan, heat it. Make round shaped vadas with the mixture and fry it in this oil.

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Ari Murukku



Ingredients
Raw rice - 4 cups
White gram - 1/2 cup
White sesame seeds - 25 gms
Cumin seeds - 25 gms
Asafoetida - 2 tablespoon
Butter - 100 gms
Salt - to taste
Oil for frying

Method
Wash rice properly and then drain it. Spread this rice on a dry cloth and when it is dry blend it in a mixer. Sieve it for about 2 times and then keep it aside. Fry the white gram and powder them too. Keep this aside. Now mix together the powdered rice, white gram, white sesame seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, butter and salt. Do not add water to this mixture. Take some mixture and then make dough by adding little water. Now make the shape of murukku with it. Take oil in a pan and heat it. Put the murukku in this oil and then fry it. Turn over the murukku and fry well all the sides.

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Uzhunnu Vada


Ingredients
Black Gram Dal - 2 cups
Curry Leaves - 3 sprigs
Sliced green chillies - 1 teaspoon
Chopped ginger - 2 teaspoon
Asofoetida - 1/2 teaspoon
Pepper corn - 1 teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Oil to fry

Method
Soak the black gram dal for about 2 hours. Drain the water and then make a fine paste of it. It should not be too thick or too watery. To this add green chillies, ginger, asofoetida, curry leaves, pepper and salt. Mix all this well and roll them into small balls. Flatter them from the hand itself. Make a small hole in the centre of this.Take some oil in a pan and heat it. Fry the vada in this and cook until it turns brown in color.

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Neyyappam



Ingredients
Raw rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Coconut pieces - 1 tablespoon
Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
Ghee - as required
Gingelly oil - 3 teaspoon

Method
Soak the rice for about 3 hours. Wash it properly and then drain it. Spread this rice on a dry cloth and when it is dry blend it in a mixer. Sieve it for about 2 times and then keep it aside. Take the grated jaggery and mix water to it. Heat it over a flame and melt it to make thick syrup. Add cardamom powder and the coconut slices to the rice flour. Mix it well and keep the dough covered for sometime. Add water to this dough and mix well. Heat the appakaral and add oil to it. Take a spoonful of dough and pour it into the pits of the appakaral. Cook the appams for sometime till it turns brown color. Turn over and cook all the sides.


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Vegetable Cutlet


Ingredients
Green Chillies - 1 tablespoon
Ginger - 1 piece
Onion - 2 pieces
Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs
Coriander Leaves - 4 sprigs
Beetroot - 1/2 Cup
Carrot - 1/2 Cup
Potato - 2 Cup
Bread Crumbs - 2 Cup
Oil - 3 Cup
Salt - to taste
Fennel - 1 1/2 tablespoon
Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Cloves powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon
Egg - 3

Method
Take some oil in a pan and saute curry leaves, green chillies, chopped ginger, and onion. Fry till they become golden brown in color and then add chilly powder, cinnamon powder, cloves powder, turmeric powder and saute for another 3 minutes. To this add slices of beetroot, carrot and salt and cook them for 5 minutes. Finally add the potato slices and coriander leaves and stir it. Allow it to cool and then make round shaped pieces with the mixture and keep it aside. Take oil in a pan and heat it. Take the cutlet and dip it in beaten egg and breadcrumbs. Fry this in oil and turn over both the sides and fry till they become golden brown color.


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Pakka Vada



Ingredients
Roasted gram flour - 3 cups
Roasted rice flour - 1 cup
Red chilli powder - 2 teaspoon
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Salt to taste
Ghee - 1/2 tablespoon
Oil for frying

Method
Mix the roasted gram flour and roasted rice flour together with red chilli powder, asafoetida and salt. To this add ghee and mix well to make smooth dough. Use hot water to make the dough. Put it in the ribbon mould of the seva press to make ribbon shaped dough and fry it in oil. Fry until it turns brown color.


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Pazham Pori



Ingredients
Fully ripe plantains - 2
Maida - 1 cup
Rice flour - 2 tablespoon
Sugar - 1 tablespoon
Black sesame seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Baking soda - 1/8 teaspoon
Water - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch
Oil - for frying

Method
Take the banana and cut it into 4 pieces lengthwise. Mix maida, rice flour, sugar, black sesame seeds and baking soda together. Add water to it and make a smooth paste. Make sure that it is not watery and not too thick. Take some oil in a pan and heat it. Dip the banana in this paste and fry it in oil. Deep fry this in a medium flame until it turns golden brown in color.


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