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KALTHAPPAM

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 Ingredients : Long grain rice or white rice - 2 cups Cooked rice - 1 cup Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Water - 2 cups Salt - as needed Oil - 3 tbsp Preoaration ; 1.Soak long grain rice for  about4 to 5 hours and wash well. 2.In a grinder,add the washed rice,cooked rice, grated coconut and salt.Add 2 cups of water and grind to a smooth batter.Add water if needed to make a pouring consistency (not too watery nor too thick) 3.Heat a  nonstick pan on medium flame ,add 1 tbsp oil to it and swirl. 4.Pour the batter slowly using a ladle,upto 6 ladles 5.Lower the flame a bit, cover with a lid and allow it to cook until set.When the bottom and side turns lightly brown, flip it over. 6.Cook upto 10 to 15 minutes until crisp and golden layer forms. 7.Remove and repeat the same until all the batter is used.

EGG CURRY / VARUTHARACHA MUTTA CURRY

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Ingredients: Eggs -4 + 1 to poach Grated coconut - 1 cup Red chilly powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Whole spices like cardamom,cloves and cinnamon - 1 each Garam masala - to sprinkle Onion - 1 small chopped Tomato - 1/2 of one medium chopped Green chilly - 1 slitted Curry leaves - a few Coriander leaves - to garnish Oil - 2-3 tbsp Salt - as required Water - as required Preparation ; 1.Take a saucepan and fill with water and add a pinch of salt ,place the eggs and boil for 5 to 10 minutes and keep it covered, let it cool. 2.Heat a fry pan on medium heat and add 1 cup of grated coconut. 3.To this add all the spices,red chilly powder, coriander powder,turmeric powder and whole spices,saute well in low flame till lightly brown and good aroma comes.( not to burn  as mine, since taking photo) 4.Switch off and allow it to cool.In a grinder,add this and 3/4 th cup of water and grind well until forming smooth  thick paste.

PATHIRI / PATHAL

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Ingredients ; Rice flour - 2 cups Water - 2 cups Salt - as needed Preparation  ; 1.In a saucepan, add 2 cups of water and boil. 2.Take a bowl ,add 2 cups of rice flour and add salt as required and mix well. 3.To this add the boiled water slowly and mix well using a spoon or spatula,allow it to rest until warm. 4.Knead the dough well using hand,wet ur hands in between and knead until smooth and soft dough is formed. (be careful,not to add more water while u wet ur hands and make the dough sticky nor too hard ) 5.Take pieces from the dough and make round balls out of it. 6.In a pathiri press,use two plastic covers made to a round shape, one at bottom and keep one ball and press with u palms to flatten and cover with the other.  7.Close and press to get a flat thin pathiri. 8.Take two pans and heat on medium flame. 9.When the pans are hot , place the pathiri to one pan and after 1-2 seconds turn over the pathiri. 

NEICHORU/GHEE RICE pressure cooker method....step by step

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Ingredients : Ghee rice  -1 &3/4 of glass(i use my drinking water glass) Onion -1/2 of a medium sliced\ Whole spices - cardomom,cloves 3 each and cinnamon stick 2 small pieces Curry leaves - a few Lemon - 1 small piece Water - 2 & 1/2 glass Salt - as required Ghee -3-4 tbsp Preparation: 1.Wash the rice carefully and drain well (i used jeerakashala).In a bowl,take 2 &1/2 glass of water and keep it ready. 2.Heat a pressure cooker ,add ghee and to this add onion,whole spices ,curry leaves and just saute(dont wait to brown,so that  rice colour may change,since i wanted to take photo...it was getting brown). 3.Add 2 and half glass of water,add salt and small piece of lemon and allow it boil.  4.When the water starts boiling,tip in the washed rice slowly. 5.Cover the lid and cook on medium heat until 2 whistles and switch off .Allow it to stand for 3-4 min and put the covered cooker under tap water to release the pressure (be careful