By Tony M Jose , Executive Chef , The Serai

Pumpkin Kadabu

Method:

• Wash & peel pumpkin, remove the soft centre part along with seeds.
• Grate the clean pumpkin and jaggery and keep aside.Boil water in a pan with a pinch of salt.
• After the water boils, add rice semolina and stir continuously till it turns spongy.
• Now add grated jaggery and mix well. Now add grated pumpkin and mix again.
• Stir the mixture continuously to avoid sticking to the pan till the water evaporates. It should reach a soft dough consistency. Remove from heat and keep aside.
• Meantime heat a steamer with water.
• Now, take the warm dough (should not be allowed to cool down) and shape it to small balls.
• Once the steamer is ready, arrange it in the steamer and cook for another five to six minutes.
  Remove from heat. Serve hot.

Enjoy this as an evening snack with hot filter coffee. In Chikmagalur, people like it with few dollops of clarified butter.

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Jackfruit Dosa

Method

• Soak rice in warm water for 3 hours.
• Clean, deseed and fine chop jackfruit.
• Strain and grind rice, half way through grinding add coconut and jackfruit and grind to a smooth batter (similar to regular dosa batter).
• Add salt to the batter and let the batter rest for 15 minutes (this batter does not require any fermentation time).
• Heat a non-stick tawa on medium heat and start preparing the dosa.

Serve hot dosa with clarified butter.

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Chicken Chops

Method

• Wash and soak poppy seeds in warm water for at least ½ an hour
• Clean, wash and chop coriander and mint leaves. Clean green chillies, ginger and garlic.
• Roughly chop into small pieces. Mix all into a mixer, strain and add poppy seeds and add grated coconut. Now grind all these into a fine paste.
• Heat oil on a pan, add whole spices and crackle. Now, add chopped onions and cook till golden followed by the prepared paste and sauté for some more time till oil separates from the mixture.
• Add chicken and sauté well, add seasonings and ½ cup water, cook till done over a moderate heat.
• Adjust the seasonings and serve hot with Akki Roti or cooked rice.

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Akki Roti

*Optional

Method

• Add cooked rice and salt and mash well. Add rice flour little by little to make soft dough.
• Now divide the dough into small balls, and roll into round shape (5 to 6 inches).
• Cook it on hot griddle. Serve with coconut chutney or Chicken Chops.

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