Sev

Ingredients

2 cups besan ( gram flour)
2 tbs butter ( soft ,room temperature )
salt
1 tsp chilli powder
water to make dough
oil for deep frying
sev presser

Method

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Add besan ,salt ,chilli powder ,butter to a bowl ,Mix with water until u get a

sticky dough ( softer than chapathi dough)

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Apply little bit oil to hand and fill the sev presser with dough

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Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat ,spress sev directly in to oil

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Cook for a min on one side and flip carefully and cook for another min

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Drain on a paper towel

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Cool completely and store in a airtight container

Idiappam with Vegetable Stew

Ingredients for idiappam

2 cups rice flour
2 tbs butter
salt
1 cup water
Idli stand and murruku presser with very finee holes



Method
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Boil 1 cup of water in a sauce pan ( turn off the stove ) add salt and 2 tbs of butter then add rice flour cover with lid and let it sit for 5 to 10 min
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Once it is cooled to handle ,Mix the dough well and fill in to murukku maker
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Grease idli stands with butter and press the dough in to stand
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Steam for 7 t0 10 min in a cooker with out preassure
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After 10 min unmould the idiappam in to plate and serve hot with veg stew

Recipe for vegetable stew

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1 cup of boiled vegetables ( potatoes, carrots and green peas )

1/2 cup sliced onions

1 tbs garlic and ginger ( chopped)

2 green chillis (chopped)

1 tsp fennal seeds

2 of each cardamom pods , cloves ,cinnamon

pinch of garam masala

1 cup thick coconut milk

1 cup water

salt

2 tbs oil

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Method

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Boil chopped vegetables with salt and keep aside

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Heat oil in a sauce pan add fennal seeds, cardamom pods,cloves ,cinnamon

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Now add sliced onions ,chopped ginger , garlic ,green chillis ,sautee until onions

are soft

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Add boiled vegetables ,salt ,coconut milk and pinch of garam masala

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Add water until u get a desired consistency and simmer for 10 min

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Done ,serve hot with idiappam