Kaayada

Ingredients for Kaayada:

1. Unakkalari (Brown rice used for payasam) – 1 kg

2. Black gram (Uzhunnu) – 2.5 cups

3. Coconut – 1

4. Cumin seeds – 2 small spoons

    Red chillies – 8

    Turmeric powder – 1 small spoon

    Sugar – 2 small spoons

    Salt – As required

5. Sesame seeds – 2 big spoons

6. Oil – For frying

How to prepare Kaayada?

1. Soak rice for 2 hours.

2. Fry black gram and powder it. It should be well powdered.

3. Extract milk from grated coconut – 1^st extract 1 cup, 2^nd extract, and 3^rd extract together 1 cup.  

4. Grind together ingredients no: 4 along with soaked rice, adding the second extract coconut milk (half cup extract 2^nd and 3^rd combined).

5. Mix it well with black gram powder, sesame seeds, and the first extract of coconut milk.

6. Prepare the dough, and it should be stiffer than chapati.

7. Make small gooseberry-sized balls from the dough.

8. Use a fresh towel to press and spread each ball into round shapes.

9. Deep fry till brown in hot oil.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 1-14 2017

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