Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
68. Karadai
Ingredients:
| Good Quality Rice | -<br>1 padi |
|---|---|
| Chana Dal/Bengal Gram | -<br>1/8 padi |
| Pure Water | -<br>¾ padi |
| Coconut pieces | -<br>5 palam |
| Jaggery | -<br>½ veesai |
| Cardamom Powder | -<br>1/2 r.e |
- 1. Wash and soak good quality rice, grind it to a flour and fry it until golden brown. Fry Bengal Gram in ghee until golden brown. Boil pure water and after it boils, add the jaggery.
- 2. After the jaggery dissolves, add the rice flour, Bengal Gram, coconut pieces, cardamom powder etc. mix well and remove from fire. Transfer it to a tray. After it cools down, sprinkle some water and knead.
- 3. Make balls as big as mango. Flatten it like pancake by keeping it in the centre .Take a wide mouth vessel and pour water into it. Place it on
fire. Place some hay or straw on top of it and keep the pancake on this hay.
- 4. Cover the pancake with some more hay and close it. After 10 minutes check the pancake to see if it is done (hard).
- 5. Repeat the procedure for the rest of the pancake also. In this type of pancake along with the Bengal Gram, cowpeas and cashew nuts can be added.