Saturday, June 22, 2019

Arachu Kalakki (grind and mix with no heating)


Arachu Kalakki (grind  and mix  with no heating) 

Compiled  by
P.R.Ramachander








   This is a very simple  Main dish of Kerala  to be added   to rice . It is a dish which  is not heated at all (can we called  Salad).

     It should have ingredients   for pungency  , sour taste  and  should be thick in consistency. We can say  it is similar  to Chutney  of South India .Only thing is that  Chutney  does not have sour taste  .

    The pungency for arachu Kalakki  in Kerala  is always  supplied  by  Ground  green chillies ( I am telling this because  just now I read a recipe  of arachu Kalakki, with tamarind and  red chillies.This is not the Kerala  Arachu Kalakki

A simple  recipe for Arachu  Kalakki is
Normally these are prepared using mangoes or Nellikais preserved in salt in Kerala Iyer homes and used to be prepared in off seasons for vegetables. The only exception is Chenai with sour buttermilk.

The method of preparation is given below: -

1.Take sufficient quantity of Kanni Mangai (tender  mango  preserved  in salt-Thoroughly washed tender mango pickles- vadu mangai   can be used instead of Kanni Mangai)

or Nellikkai preserved in salt or

Raw  sour mango  in season

Raw  Nellikai  in season

 Chenai  with Butter milk

( WE have tried  with Amchoor .It is Okay   but taste  is not  up to the mark)

2.Grind it in Mixie  along with coconut and green chillies

3.Pour the ground mixture in sour buttermilk and mix thoroughly.(If the mango is sour, very less  butter milk  only need to be added)

4.Season it with mustard, red chillies and fenugreek (Menthiyam) and garnish with curry leaf.(red chillies is used so that it can be squeezed   and added, if pungency is less)

5.Add  only  small amount of salt in case of salt preserved pickles and sufficient quantity in case of Chenai.

(You can grid it  without adding butter milk  , and preserve  it in fridge  for  a few days.When needed   we add it with  butter milk and season it)
Though any vegetable curry /Poduthuval/Koottu etc can be side dish , Fried papadams are very good side dish  , which I enjoy)

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