I wanted to make this thiruvathirai adai and kali since last year…. Last week when perimma casually said about the preparation going on for thiruvathirai it striked me that I missed it this year too. I got the recipe from her and I made it 2 days later to post it here. As we dont have the custom of celebrating the occassion this is the first time I am making both kali and adai and am completely satisfied with the results which justifies the post here 🙂 Thiruvathirai kootu recipe is still pending which I will post by next year 🙂
Thiruvathirai Kali Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Raw rice(Pacharisi) – 1 cup
Moong dal(Paasi paruppu) – 2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1 cup
Coconut – 2 tbsp
Ghee – 2 tsp
Cashews – 4 broken
Water – 1 and 1/4 cup
Method:
- Add crushed jaggery with water till immersing level and start melting it. When jaggery is fully dissolved and bubbles start appearing switch off and strain to remove impurities, set aside.
- Dry roast raw rice and moong dal separately till golden brown.Cool down completely.
- Then pulse(grind) it to coarse just to break the rice and dal. Pressure cook with 1 cup water for 2 whistles in medium low flame and switch off. Once pressure releases, carefully give a mix.It may look sticky at this stage, if so just fluff it up.Now heat up the prepared jaggery syrup and add cooked rice mong dal mixture.
- Give a quick stir then add roasted cashews, coconut and cardamom powder.Stir well…at one stage the kali will come together to a fluffy mass, at this stage add ghee and switch off.
Serve hot with a generous serving of ghee, heaven I say 🙂
Thiruvathirai Adai Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Raw rice(Pacharisi) – 1 cup (You can use readymade idiyappam flour too)
Jaggery – 3/4 cup (Prepare jaggery syrup as mentioned above)
Coconut – 2 tbsp
Cardamom – a pinch
Water – 1 tsp
Oil/ Ghee – to toast
Method:
-
- Soak raw rice in water for atleast 2 hours.Drain water completely and rinse again.
- Then spread the raw rice in a soft towel and allow it to dry say for 30-45mins.It will be slightly moist only and few rice will stick to your hands when touch and se, this is the perfect stage.Then transfer this to a mixer.
- Grind to a fine powder.Transfer to sieve.Sieve it well.
- Heat the jaggery syrup for 2mins, then add rice flour and keep stirring continuously without forming lumps.Add cardamom powder and coconut Stir well.
- Soak raw rice in water for atleast 2 hours.Drain water completely and rinse again.
- At one stage it will form a mass without sticking to the pan, this is the right stage to switch off. Once it is hand bearable hot knead it to smooth dough…add a tsp of oil/ghee if it sticks.Form 7 equal sized balls(size is your preference) and flatten them on a ziplock cover / plaintain leaf with your finger tips to 1/4 inch thickness. Repeat the same till the dough is finished.Heat dosa tawa and toast the adai till golden brown, Drizzle oil / ghee…flip over carefully to other side to cook evenly on both sides. Take care not to break the adais.
My Notes:
- Rice and dal may looks sticky after pressure cooking , once it cools down it becomes separated and this kali is meant to be like this(fluffy) not like our usual kali consistency.
- I used paagu vellam hence the bright reddish color.You can use normal round jaggery too.I prepared the jaggery syrup the previous day and refrigerated it.
- For neiveidhyam they make 7 adais as the count is auspicious on that day.
- Take care not to overroast rice and dal.
- If using readymade idiyappam flour, dry roast for few mins till smoke appears then use it.Dont overroast which will end up breaking the adais.
- You can even add grated coconut while serving.
- The consistency is very important for the adai else while toasting the adai will tend to break. Dont be tempted to add more jaggery than the mentioned amount.
- You can make lemon sized balls and make the adai even bigger in size.
- Even while toasting take care not to turn over often just once is enough for it to get cooked.
- The adais should not break, so be very careful while making the dough.
2013 ku INIPPANA aarambham… !!! 😉
super start for 2013
http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com
Both looks great .Nice post. Happy new year sharmi 🙂
very authentic and very traditional and yummy recipes!!!
Sowmya
Ongoing Event – SYF&HWS – Ginger
Delectable platter..yumm
Very nice recipe… will try the jaggery pancake for sure… Happy new year to all
http://dailychoresrecorded.blogspot.in/
Wow! That's beautiful. Nice clicks!
omg…sooooooooooooper tempting..
Beautiful clicks, so yum
Happy New Year!
Great post…
http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/
Wat an authentic kali and adai,both looks incredible.
thanks for sharing this traditional and authentic recipe..new to me
Hi sharmi, nice post, waiting for Thiruvathirai kootu recipe
Hi Sharmi..
Thanks for this post. Today we made this at home more or less following your recipe.After removing from pressure cooker, i could not make it very fluffy. there were lumps. Have not still tasted it . Looks good …
Vidhya
Let it cool for sometime then fluff it up….You can crumble the lumps with your hands