Anitha Jayaraman

I am still counting the uppama varieties. I feel its a nice and light breakfast or dinner item. You dont want to eat too spicy early in the morning and you definitely dont want to eat more when you go to sleep.

Required items – Jowarisi(Sabudana) & seasoning items

• For best results, soak the jowarisis hours before. May be soaking at night should help but I did in the morning & it was little chewy.
• In a pan, get the seasoning items fried. Mustard seeds, Urad dhal, Chenna dhal, Peanuts, Curry leaves fried in oil.
• Add a little of turmeric powder. Add the soaked jowarisi to the pan and mix well.
• Add salt accordingly
• You can also add cut onions while frying the seasoned items.
• Garnish with coriander leaves when done.

Mom makes this wonderful combination of food together wiht Pudhina Chutney. I am a strict follower of my mom trying to match food accordingly.

More Kuzhambu

Required Items – 2 cups of curd, salt, 4 green chillies,  1/4 tsp cumin seeds,  1/2 tsp toor dhal,  1/2 tsp chenna dhal, 1/2 tsp rice, 1/4 cup grated coconut, curry leaves and some suitable vegetable.

• Soak all of the dhal & rice for 15mins.
• Grind the soaked items together with green chillies, cumin, coconut and curry leaves using a mixie.
• Dilute the curd and whip it to change to butter milk.
• Mix the buttermilk with the mixture and also salt. Start cooking this on the stove.
• After it boils, season with mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves. Add coriander leaves at the end.
• With this you can also add a vegetable. I boiled few potatoes and added to it while cooking. If you prefer to add eggplant(brinjal) or okra(ladies-finger), fry them in oil and then add to boil.

Potato curry

Required Items – potatoes, onions, tomatoes, seasoning items, chillie powder and salt

• Cut onions and tomoatoes to tiny slices
• Season the oil with mustard seeds.
• Add the cut onions and fry them until its light brown.
• Add the cut tomatoes and fry them to a gravy
• Add chillie powder & salt. Fry them without adding water first.
• Now add water little by little and make a gravy mixture.
• Add the boiled cut potatoes to this and mix them thoroughly with the gravy.