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CarrotDates Halwa

Ingredients :

Carrots Grated - 10
Dates - 8 to 10 (Make into small pieces)
Khoya Grated - 3/4 Cup
Ghee - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Milk - 1 Cup
Ilachi Powder - 1 tspn
Dry Fruits - 1/2 Cup (Cut into small pieces)

Method :

• Put ghee in a pan.When it gets heated fry the Dry Fruits.
• Once the Dry Fruits are roasted add the grated Carrot & Chopped Dates and fry on a low flame till the raw smell of the Carrot goes.
• Add a tspn of Ilachi Powder and mix it well.
• After sometime add Sugar and cook till it melts completely.
• Once the Sugar is completely melted add the milk and stir it continously.
• Once 3/4 Milk is evapourated add Grated Khoya to the mixture and cook on a low flame till all the milk is evapourated.

Tasty CarrotDates Halwa is ready :-)))
Serve it with hot.If not refregirate it and serve it cool.

Bottle Gourd Halwa

Ingredients :

Bottle Gourd Grated - 2 Cups
Milk - 2 Cups
Sugar - 3/4 Cup
Ghee - 1/2 Cup
Green Color Water - 1/2 tspn(Optional)
khoya - 1 Cup(Optional)
ilachi Powder - 1/2 tspn


Method :

• Heat 1/2 Cup of Ghee in a pan.When it gets heated add Cashews,Almonds & Raisns.
• After frying the Cashews/Almonds & Raisns take out few of them for garnishing.
• Put the grated Bottle Gourd in the pan and fry on a medium low heat till the raw smell of it goes.
• When Bottle Gourd is half fried and all the moisture is lost from it add 2 Cups of milk.
• Let it cook on a low heat till all the milk is evapourated.
• Add 1/2 tspn of Green Color Water in between and mix it well.
• Add 1/2 tspn of Ilachi Powder and stir it well.
• Keep stirring tha Halwa otherwise the milk at the bottom will be burnt.
• Once 3/4 milk is evapourated add kohya.Once Kohya is added it starts melting.
• Cook till all the Khoya is melted.
• Garnish it with Cashews,Almonds & Raisns.

Tasty Bottle Gourd Halwa is ready :-)))

Pudina Paratha

Ingredients :

Wheat Flour - 2 Cups
Mint Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tspn
Sesame Seeds - 1/4 tspn
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Salt - to taste
Oil - For Frying

Method :

• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and make a little bit soft dough.
• Cover and leave it for 15-20 minutes.
• Make a Lemon size balls out of the dough and roll it like chapathi by applying Wheat Flour.
• Place a Tava on the stove & apply a tspn of oil to it.
• When it gets heated start roasting the Parathas by applying oil on both the sides.

Tasty Pudina Paratha is ready:-)))
It goes well with Curd & any Gravy Curries.

Idly Powder

Ingredients :

Chana Dal - 1/2 Cup
Urad Dal  - 1/2 Cup
Red Chillies - 10/15
{according to the size & spicyness you prefer}
Hing - 1/2 tspn
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 3 tspns

Method :

• In a pan add 3 tspns of oil.When it gets heated roast Chana Dal,Urad Dal,Red Chillies & Hing seperately.
• Let it gets cool down and add the sufficient amount of salt and blend into a coarse powder.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Idly Powder is ready :-)))
This goes well with Idly & Dosa.

Tip :

• Add a little bit of ghee to this powder while serving it with Idly/Dosa.

Toor Dal Powder

Ingredients :

Toor Dal - 1 Cup
Red Chillies - 4
Black Pepper -  1 tspn
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn
Salt - 1 tspn (or) according to taste

Method :

• In a pan dry roast the Toor Dal,Red Chilles,Cumin Seeds & Black Pepper seperately till they gets the nice aroma.
• When it gets cool down add a tspn of salt and blend it to a fine powder.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Toor Dal powder is ready :-)))
It goes well with hot Rice & Peaanut Oil.

Ravva Pongal

Ingredients :

Semolina - 1 Cup
Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup
Pepper - 1 tspn
Water - 2 1/2 Cups
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn
Cashews - few
Curry Leaves- few
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tspn
Finely Chopped Ginger - 1/4 tspn
Ghee - 3 tspns
Salt - to taste
Oil - 3 tspns

Method :

• Heat Ghee in a pan and roast the Semolina on a low flame until gets a nice aroma of it and keep it aside.
• Pressure cook the Moong Dal for 4-5 Whistles with sufficient amount of Water and a little amount of Turmeric Powder.
• Once the Moong Dal is cooked and when it gets cool down remove the excess Water from it and keep it aside.
• Add oil in a pan and saute it with Pepper,Cumin Seeds,Chopped Ginger,Cashews & Curry Leaves.
• Add 2 1/2 Cups of Water and bring it to boil.
• When it starts boiling add Semolina,little bit of Turmeric Powder & enough Salt to it and mix it well.
• When the Semolina absorbs 3/4 of the Water add the cooked Moong Dal to it amd mix it well.
• Let it cook until all the Water is absorbed by the Semolina & Moong Dal mixture.
• When all the Water is absorbed add a tspn of Ghee and mix it well.

Tasty Ravva Pongal is ready:-)))
It goes well with Peanut/Coconut Chutney.