Khaman

Ingredients:

Bengal gram powder   -  5 table spoons

Lime salt                     -  1 tea spoon

Soda bi carbonate       -  1 tea spoon

Green chillies               -  3 nos

Sugar                          -  2 table spoons

Mustard                      -  1 table spoons

Coriander for garnishing.

Salt to taste.

1.  Soak the lime salt in 1 table spoon of water.

2.  Soak the soda bi carb.  in another 2 tea spoons of water.

3.  Grease a flat bottomed dish.

4.  Heat pressure cooker with sufficient water and place the separator in it(The bottom of the dish should not touch the bottom of the cooker).

5.  Keep the greased dish inside the pressure cooker.

6.  Take the Bengal gram பவுடர் (கடலை மாவு) in a bowl.

7.  Add salt and little and make it into a thick paste.

8.  Now add the water with lime salt and keep stirring it.

9.  Once they are mixed thoroughly add the soda bi carb water and keep mixing it continuously.

10.The batter with become white in colour and will become fluffy.

11.Pour the batter into to the dish you have already placed inside the pressure cooker.

12.Close the pressure cooker and turn the stove into low flame.

13.Let it cook for 5 mins.

14. Poke the khaman with a thin knife to see if it is done(It should not stick to the knife when done).

15.Immediately remove it from the cooker.

16.Let it cool for 10 mins.

17.Without taking it just cut the khaman into pieces and garnish.

18.Not gently take out the pieces and transfer it to a plate.

19.Khaman ready.

For garnishing:

1.  Take sugar in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of water.

2.  Heat oil in the kadai and add the mustard to it.

3.  Once it crackles add the finely chopped green chillies to it.

4.  Then the asafoitida and the sugar water.

5.  Once it starts boiling pour it over the khaman you have made.

6.  Garnish with coriander.