karadaiyan nonbu is observed to celebrate Savithri's courage, persisitence, and intelligence to thwart yama and bring back her husband back to life.
The word nonbu means fasting and women used to fast prior to the ritual worship and break their fast with adais served with butter which are traditionally prepared with rice flour and steam cooked.
Traditionally karadaiyan nonbu adai is prepared from rice flour, and steam cooked. Here i have prepared karadiyan nonbu adai with makka cholam flour/ maize flour. Try this healthy, unique and tasty Makka cholam nonbu adai .
Here is the recipe for makka cholam/ maize flour karadayan nonbu sweet adai
INGREDIENTS
Rice
flour - 1 cup
Makka cholam
flour / maize flour - 1 cup
Powdered
jiggery
- 2 cups
Water
- 3
cups
Cardamom
powder -
½ tsp
Bean
seed - ¼ cup
Coconut
bits - ¼ cup
Ghee
- 2 tbsps
METHOD
Soak
the bean seed for 2 hours and pressure cook with enough water.
Roast
the maize flour/ makka cholam flour and rice
flour, till the raw smell goes.
In a
pan add three cups of water and powdered jiggery allow it to boil well and
dissolve.
When it
is dissolves strain through a strainer and again keep it on the flame
till it boils
Add
rice flour, powdered cardamom, cooked bean seed, coconut bits.
Stir
from the bottom till it thickens. Add ghee, mix well and remove from flame.
Allow
it to cool. When cooled, take lemon size dough and press it gently to make thin
adas over greased banana leaves. Or else you can make adais and keep
directly over greased idli plates.
Make a
small hole in the centre of each adas with your fore finger.
Steam
for about 10 minutes. Remove from flame and keep aside for 5 minutes.
With a
sharp edged spatula gently remove adas and keep in a serving dish.
Sweet
makka cholam nonbu adai is ready for
naivedyam.
Serve
with butter.
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