SWEET RICE KALI AND KOZHAMBU

This year since we dont have the festivals as someone in the family passed away,I made this today as myself and my hubby likes it a lot.This goes to tickling palates Let's cook rice#11-rice
INGREDIENTS FOR KALI
Raw rice-1cup
Jaggery-1cup
Coconut-1/2cup
Ghee-2tsp
Water-3cups
Cardamom-1tsp
Cashew nuts-3tsp

METHOD:
Fry the rice till it is almost red in colour.Pound it coarsely.
Take the jaggery in a vessel,add 3cups of water and strain all the mud from it.
Once it boils add the rice flour and transfer in to a pressure cooker
Wait for two whistles and fry the coconut and cashew in the ghee.
Mix the cardamom powder,rice mixture and the coconut
Healthy kali is ready!!!!!!Usually we serve this with a kootu.
INGREDIENTS FOR KOOTU
White pumpkin-1/4cup
Red pumpkin-1/2cup
Potato-1
Peas-1/2cup
Corn-1/4cup
Sprouts-1/4cup
Broad beans-1/4cup
Tomato-1
Tamrind paste-1tbsp
Tur dal -1/2cup
TO GRIND:
Coriander seeds-2tsp
Chana dhal-1tsp
Redchillies-5
Coconut-2tsp
Kali rice powder -1tsp
TO TEMPER:
OIL-2tsp
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Urad dal-1tsp
Chana dal-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Asafotida-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
METHOD:
Cut all the vegetables in to small pieces.Mix all with the tamarind paste,add salt turmeric,pressure cook it for 2whistles.Cook the Dall also separately.
Fry all the masala and grind it well.
Once this mixture is ready ,take a kadai add the oil wait till mustard splutters,add the dhalls and curry leaves.
Pour this in to the cooked vegetabkles,add the ground masala, and boil it for 2minutes.
Very tasty kootu is ready.Goes well with rotis.dosas etc.

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