At First I am happy to know that I can again coming back to my blog. I was missing it so much. So many things happened My blog name was taken up by someone because of our carelessness. So back to origional id nsomayaji.blogspot.com
Again there was some other issue and lost interest in blogging.
But today my son Ravi told me that I can comeback to my blog and check.
Hurry, here I am.
This is my first post after a year gap I think.
These Aadra leaves Idli / Patrode is real treat for our body and mind during this rainy season. Last week we had been to Ooru Udupi our home town.
We had a day bus to ooru, all the way rush because of Independence day. Every one wants to get out off Bangalore. So all the cars on the street of the highway.
The rains pouring during our journey from Hasan till Ooru.
Superb nature in ghat sections, some small waterfalls, rivers in muddy colour, trees shining in greens as if they are smailing with their natural colours because the rians washed of their mud.
Reaching ooru we had real good time.
Had a fantastic time by taking blessing from Shri Krishna darshana, eating at Chowki, again to Ananteshwara and Sodemutt Bhutarajaru.
So had the divine time.
Next day we had been to Aane gudde/ Kumbashi and had darshan of our Lord Ganesha. Then to Saligrama to see Guru Narasimha and had Prasad (lunch).
The food so divine and very tasty as always.
The next day it was marriage function of my uncle son's son Ashwin & Brunda.
So the days were busy with these functions and visits.
Coming back to my post :
These are Aadra Leaves idli & Patrode. These Aadra Leaves are from my sister Sujatha Rao's home. She plucked some tender leaves and gave it. So this year we had the chance of eating Aadra leaves though its not in Aadra rainy days.
These are healthy leaves and used in our cooking in our region.
Check out for the recipe here.
You can use methi leaves, dil leaves, or Palak leaves/Spinach instead of Aadra Leaves and prepare these idlis and Patrode.
Aadra Leaves Idli.
Aadraleaves Idlia
Aadra Leaves Idli is one of the healthy food from Udupi region. They are sweet and spicy food just like Patrode.
Aadra leaves are healthy leaves and they are filled with many medicinal values.
They are rich in calcium, iron, magnesium and other minerals. They are filled with antioxidants.
These leaves are consumed during Aadra Nakshatra rains. Since it rains heavyliy durig this time the weather turns very cold and using these leaves in cooking, help us tto keep our body warm.
We can also use this leaves in Our dry curry, rotis, in Patrode nstead of kesu leaves using these leaves etc.
Let us see How to do ?
Thing needed :
Raw Rice : 2 cups
Uri dal : 1 tbs
Methi seeds/ Fenugrik seeds : 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds : 3 to 4 tablespoons
Jeera / Cumin seeds : 1 tasp
Red byadgi chillies : 5 to 6
Tamarind : : Small gooseberry size.
Jaggery : 2 to 3 tbs.
salt : Required
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Aadra Leaves : 2 Handful.
Fresh grated coconut : 1 Cup
Method :
1. Wash and soak dosa rice for 2 hours.
2. Grate coconut.
3. Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water for 5 minutes to get it soft.
4. Remove the hard stick on the leaf and cut the leaves into small.
5. Now grind coconut, byadgi chilly, coriander seeds, jeera and tamarind with its soaked water. Use very little water to grind . Grind it into paste consistency.
6. Drain the water from soaked rice. Add rice to grinded masala.
7. Grind it into rava/ semolina consistency. Use very little water.
Add jaggery and grind. (Powder jaggery before adding).
8. Shift it to a bowl and add cut Aadra leaves, turmeric and required salt.
10. Add the Aadra leaves mixed batter to each idli plates .
11. Keep a idli cooker or pressure cooker on stove. Add a glass of water.
12. Keep ready Aadra leaves idlis in cooker and close the lid.
13. Cook for 10 minutes. (Do not use weight if you use pressure cooker).
14. Yummy idlis are ready to serve or Enjoy.
15.Enjoy with butter or ghee, Jaggery or Honey.
AAdra Plant
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