Ukkarisida Rotti, Avarekaalu Usali n Kosambari

Ukkarisida Rotti with Avarekaalu Usali and Kosambari

Celebrating RCI-Karnataka once again this time with Ukkarisida Rotti (also called as akki roti or rice roti) with Avarekaalu Usali (toovar lilva-beans seeds stir fry) along with green moong sprouts kosumbari. Without much wasting time I am straight away going to these recipes.
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Ukkarisida Rotti

Pile of Ukkarisida Rottis

Source : from Payaswini's Recipes
Cuisine: Kannada, South Indian
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Makes: 4 people
Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour
2 ½ cups Water
1 tbsp oil
½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
6 pepper corns, crushed
½ tsp salt or accordingly
Oil for roasting
All purpose flour for dusting
Method:

1. In a sauce pan boil water, when it's boiling add oil, cumin seeds, pepper and mix well.
2. Turn the heat low and add rice flour, stirring all the time. Mix well, break up any lumps.
3. Stir constantly for 5 minutes, so that it becomes thick. Remove from the heat, cover and allow it to cool.
4. When it is warm, knead well and make medium size balls out of rice dough with the greased hand.
5. Roll them into round rottis with the help of all purpose flour. Heat the griddle over a medium heat.
6. Place one rotti in the hot griddle and brush with little oil on both sides of rotti.
7. Fry both sides until light brown. Remove from the griddle/tava and fry the remaining rottis in the same way.
8. Serve hot with Avarekaalu Usali Or any Gojju recipe like Green Beans Gojju
   

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Avarekaalu Usali

Avarekaalu Usali

Source : from Payaswini's Recipes
Cuisine: Kannada, South Indian
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Makes: 4 people
Ingredients:
2 cups Avarekaalu, boiled (toovar lilva, bean seeds) canned/Fresh/frozen
2 tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
2 onions, chopped
½ tsp turmeric powder
6-8 curry leaves
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt as per taste
grind into smooth paste:
½ cup grated coconut
pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
3-4 green chillies
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp coriander leaves
Method:

1. Boil the toovar lilva beans in pressure cooker with salt for 3 whistles and keep aside.
   
2. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add mustard seeds allow to splutter, add onions, turmeric, curry leaves.
3. Fry till onions become light brown, Add ground paste, bean seeds, salt, and water.
4. Bring it to boil on medium heat. Cook for 5-8 minutes and remove from the heat.
5. Add lemon juice and mix well.
6. Serve with Rice Rotti's/ Ukkarisida rotti or Chapati's

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Green Moong Kosambari

green moong sprouts Kosambari

I was talking to my friend Ganga on phone inquiring about kannada recipes, thought she can help me in this as she is from Anantapur (border to Karnataka). Ganga makes lovely Jonna Rottis(jowar rotis). I tried to learn from her but can never make such soft, thin and very big sized jonna rottis. She then told me about this famous and easy recipe of Kosambari (Kannadiga Salad) which mainly has soaked green moong beans as the main ingredient with coconut, cucumber, tomatoes etc. Thanks Ganga for sharing this wonderful salad, JB loved it so much!
Source : My friend Ganga Nagalla
Cuisine: Karnataka, South Indian
Prep time: 5 mins
Soak time: 2-3 hrs
Makes: 2 people
Ingredients:
½ cup green moong beans (I used moong sprouts)
1 plum tomato, chopped
½ red onion, finely chopped 1 cucmber, chopped
2 green chilles, finely chopped
2 inch fresh coconut piece, grated
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
1 carrot, grated (I didn't have handy)
salt as per taste
Method:

1. Soak the green moong beans for at least 2 hrs, here I used moong sprouts instead of the soaked ones.
2. Mix all the veggies with moong beans, add lemon juice and salt as per your taste and a quick and healthy Kosambari is ready.
3. A quick note, my friend also told that this can be offered as naivedyam to God, if you minus onions in it.

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RCI-Karnataka Cuisine

Food Event: I am sending all these lovely entries to Asha of Foodie's Hope for RCI-Karnataka. Regional Cuisine of India RCI in short, was initiated by Lakshmi K of Veggie Cuisine. Thanks to her that we get to tour these beautiful states and their cuisines each month and get a chance to cook and taste them too. Enjoy the RCI- Karnataka Feast currently going on food blogs these days, Asha can't wait to see the round-up!

My other recipes of Karnataka blogged so far:
Akki Roti
Udipi Sambhar
Green Beans Gojju