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Chawal ki kheer ( rice pudding)

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Here i am with an delicious dessert today . This an delicious dessert for any auscpious occasion I would like to share my mom’s version – ” Chawal ki kheer”.
Rice Kheer or chawal  ki kheer is a Classic  favorite of me and family !!! It is famous in all parts of India. So much so , it is now famous and is known to the world as “Rice Pudding”. This is a delectable and delicious dessert is made out of  long grain rice cooked in milk and sweetened with sugar. This dessert is so traditional at my home and my mom used make this every weekend as papa used used to love this dessert :). We usually have this as side dish for pudi or plain paratha which we call ” kheer pudi ” which is an yummy combination .
All over India, there are so many different ways of making rice pudding. South Indians make a version of it called payasam in which rice is mashed completely  . It can contain either rice, vermecilli or lentils or a mix. Coming to the north of India, there is a basic Kheer recipe which is infamous. My mom always keeps the rice grainy and not over cook them which i adore a lot.
(8 aug 2013 – Updating This delicious Kheer with new pictures but still am keeping the old pic in this post 🙂 )

 Lets look  for the ingredients and method for this traditional rice kheer my moms style 🙂

Ingredients:
Basmasti Rice – 1/4 cup (soaked in water for 15 mins)
Whole Milk – 2 cups
Sugar- 4 tbsp or to taste 

Chopped Cashews – 1 tbsp

Chopped Pistachios – 1 tbsp  (optional)
Chopped Almonds – 1 tbsp (optional)
Powdered Cardamom – 1/8 tsp

Turmeric pd – a pinch

Saffron – 1/2 tsp soaked in warm milk 

Method:



  •  In a heavy bottomed pan, on medium heat, add in the the Milk .Boil the milk  till it reduces to 1 1/2 cup .
  • Add in raw basmati rice (drain the water used for soaking the rice) and cook it in the milk. 
  • Add turmeric and ground Saffron to the Milk.
  •  Keep stirring the pan and make sure it does not burn at the bottom.
  •  Cook till it is of desired thickness ( some like thick creamy kheer and some like thin kheer I neither made them too thin nor too thick )
  •  Once it reaches the desired thickness, add in the Sugar. Mix well.
  •  Add in the Dry fruits – Cashew-nut, Pistachios , the Almonds and also saffron soaked in milk .
  •  Turn off the flame and add in the Powdered Cardamom.
  •  Serve hot or cold.

Tips:


  • This is a great recipe if you don’t have a lot of time you can use cooked rice too. But be very careful and and keep stirring frequently.
  •  You can also use condensed milk instead of sugar.
  •  You can serve them as a dessert or side dish for plain parathas or pudi 

Old pic :

Sending to Guru’s cooking

Sending to Daily swad sugandh

Sending To  Gujarati zaika

    

Eggless Dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache frosting (Pressure cooker cake ) – Virtual party for Divya pramil

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Hi friends !! Today we friends are celebrating a lovely blogger and dearest friend of mine’s Birthday day !!
She is well know, kind hearted person and a wonderful blogger 🙂 Today we are giving a virtual treat  to are dearest pal +Divya Pramil  author of  “You too can cook- indian recipes” . I got to know her Via Snc challenge and she a was a great support in encouraging my work every time :). So today on her b’day we friends decided to give her a virtual treat and a party as a surprise for her 🙂 

“Wish You Many More Happy Returns Of the Day +Divya Pramil “



So lets move on to the surprise treat i got for her today 🙂 This recipe must be her memorable one … As this was made by her for her 1st blog anniversary 🙂 To relive the moment i made this delicious “Dark chocolate  cake with chocolate ganache frosting” for her on her b’day. B’days are incomplete without celebrating and a piece of cake right 🙂 So here is your special cake on this special day +Divya Pramil  🙂 I know you love to have NV but u have to manage with veg recipe from me for today 😛  

Coming to the recipe 🙂 Here is the eggless version of dark chocolate cake i followed +Divya Pramil ‘s recipe from here and converted to eggless version 🙂 This an rich delicious and sinful cake with loads of chocolate goodness in it :)I enjoyed having cake thanks for the lovely recipe divs 🙂 The pressure cooker method, does yield soft cakes and this one was a great hit at my  home too divs. My h didn’teven believe that it was made in pressure cooker. He loved it so much and shared with office pals too. they loved and lot and showered great compliments for my cake all credits goes to you for a well explained post. In this cake as divya did i too sandwiched my cake with pink cream and frosted  the cake with dark chocolate ganache that makes the cake an sinfull goodness, very rich and chocolaty. Ganache is  a yummy  creamy chocolate glaze or frosting that just makes any cake a superstar 🙂  i just licked all the extra ganache sticking to my bowl it felt so good 😛 .The cake was so so moist and spongy and every bite was a like a party in my mouth and I thought this will the best virtual treat and memorable one for Divya for her B’day 🙂

Ingredients

Total Preparation Time – 1 hour 45 minutes
Dark chocolate – 1 bar  (I used cadbury’s royal dark )
Maida / All purpose flour – 1 1/4 cup
Butter (unsalted butter) – 5 1/2 tbsp 
Boiled milk – 2 tsp (optional)
Condensed Milk – 3/4 cup
Coco powder – 2 tbsp (unsweetened) 
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp 
Soda bi-carb – 1/2 tsp
Baking Pd – 1 1/2 tsp
Salt – a pinch 

For Chocolate Ganache Frosting


Dark chocolate – 2 cup (i took dark chocolate chips)
Fresh cream or whipping cream – 1 cup 
Milk – 2 spoons (optional) 

For garnish


Cherries -3-4
Strawberries – 2-3 
For the middle layer: (optional)
Whipped cream / Double cream – As required 

 Method

  • Preheat the pressure cooker if you are using an aluminum pressure cooker just keep a idli tray or cooker plate in the cooker close the lid and preheat it in a low flame for 10 minutes . As i used a steel cooker i didn’t preheat it as steel is a good conductor of heat.
  • Grease a  cake pan with butter and line with parchment or butter paper or simply spread some butter or ghee all over the pan and dust some plain flour in to the pan and tap out the extra flour from the pan.
  • Sift all purpose flour (maida), baking powder, salt and cocoa powder together and set aside. 

How to melt the chocolate ?

Microwave Method

  • You can melt the chocolates by making them in to pieces and putting them in dry bowl . 
  • Microwave them for 30 Sec and stir to see if the chocolate is completely melted with out any lumps. 
  • If you find lumps then again microwave it for 30 sec and again stir and see if the chocolate is completely melted. 

Double boiler Method

  • Double boil the chocolate pieces to melt it. To do this, break the dark chocolate into smaller pieces and add into a bowl. 
  • Take a pan add water into it and place on flame, then inside this pan add the bowl with dark chocolate pieces and leave undisturbed. 
  • When it melts well and there are no lumps remove from flame and set aside until it cools.

Note: Don’t over heat the chocolate else it may get burn and it will be of no use any more.

To proceed :
  

  • Add the condensed milk, butter, vanilla essence and 4 tbsp of water and mix well. The batter should be of dropping consistency.
  • Now add the sifted all purpose flour mixture and fold in gently using a wooden ladle or spoon. Do not use a beater here. 
  • Now add the melted dark chocolate and stir well until the chocolate blends well with the batter.
  • Then pour the prepared batter into the greased and lined cake tin ( Here i didn’t use any cake tin i use a steel bowl or a vessel in which the corner of vessel overlapped the corner of my pressure cooker and i removed the gasket of my pressure cooker before closing it ) . 
  • Now place the tin inside the pre-heated pressure cooker over the separator plate ( as i used a vessel i didn’t use a seperator plate) and close with the cooker’s lid ( Remember to remove the gasket. Do not place the regulator or whistle. (you will not need it throughout the process) 
  • Then switch the flame to low and cook for 45 minutes or until done (It took 1 hour for my cake to raise and cook) , check after 30 minutes whether the cake is done, just insert a knife into the cake’s center. If the knife comes out clean, then it means the cake is cooked, if not cook for some more minutes. 
  • Once the cake is done remove the cooker from flame, close the cooker and set aside for few minutes. Open after 5 minutes. 
  • Now take the cake pan  or the vessel outside, slide a knife around the sides of the cake and turn the pan upside down and slowly remove the parchment paper, then transfer to a cooling wire rack and set aside until it completely cools down. It may take 30 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the cake. 
  • Then slice the cake into two halves by running a knife through the center. Be careful to slice into perfect halves for a better look.
  • Set the cake aside and prepare the Ganache frosting now. 

Chocolate Ganache Frosting 

Double boiler method :

  • To a bowl add cream and double boil it. To do this place the cream filled bowl in a pan containing water and place on flame. (Do not use plastic bowls)
  • Now after a minute add the dark chocolate pieces into it and leave undisturbed. 
  • After it starts melting, stir well with a spoon and mix well until it blends well and there are no lumps. Then add 2 spoons of milk and stir well.
  • Then remove from flame and set aside until it cools down. 
  • After it cools down using a beater beat well for 2 to 3 minutes and set aside. (The ganache should not be runny, it should be smooth and thick, but not too thick) .

Microwave Method

  • In a microwave safe dry bowl add cream and chocolate and microwave it for 1 minute and stir after every 30 sec .
  •  If you chocolate and cream mixture is well blended and lump free you ganache is ready else microwave them for 30 more minutes till they are nice and smooth.

Middle Layer:

  • Use whipped cream (i used pink whipped cream ) to sandwich the cakes. 
  • This step is purely optional. If you don’t get whipped cream whip the double cream well until it turns stiff and forms a peak then use it. 

Assembling the cake: 

  • Now place one of the cake slice on a wire rack and spread the whipped cream on it. You can spread as much as you want. I just spread a thin layer. 
  • Now place the other half over this, by placing the sliced side facing the cream. Press gently. 
  • Now pour the chocolate ganache icing over the cake and spread well and evenly all over the cake. Even it with a knife or a flat spatula. 
  • Then decorate with strawberry slices if you wish and spread some grated chocolate over the icing. 
  • Refrigerate until it sets well and then serve.  

Note

  • The cream layering or sandwiching cake slices is completely optional you can just make the ganache icing and serve!! You can use any kind of dark chocolate or chocolate for making the cake and ganache. 
  •  You can also add some orange zest to the cake. The ganache sets well after refrigeration or after some time. You can just pour over the cake and allow it to smooth-en well if not you can just spread well with a flat spatula.
  • Be careful not to place the whistle or regulator, here we are not using water to cook the cake, so if you place the whistle or regulator the pressure cooker may explode. 
  •  Do not forget to line the pan or  dust the the pan with flour else the cake might stick to the pan or the vessel you are using .
  • I have a steel cooker so wanted to try it in steel cooker . It turned out good and i would recommend to cook cake in steel cooker in very low flame. If using an aluminium one you can keep them at medium flame at cook them. But i know aluminum is easy to clean after making the cake steel will need a little scrubbing.
  • I removed the gasket as i didn’t wanted the heat to damage the gasket.

Hope you like this delicious surprise from us +Divya Pramil  🙂 Have lots of fun on your b’day and wish you lots a fun ahead  🙂 🙂

Dont forget to check out +Sangeetha M  +Priya Suresh +Divya Prakash +VIJAYALAKSHMI DHARMARAJ +Preeti Tamilarasan +Shama Nagarajan  +Priya R  and @prethika the other bloggers who all are a part this virtual party 🙂 

Microwave Mango Halwa

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Today am here with an delicious and very quick recipe with very less ingredients.. This halwa is so quick and and yummy way to have mangoes . As am so crazy about mango i loved to taste this delicious Indian halwa variety . I had only one cup of mango lying in my fridge so wanted to make use them that’s when i got a chance to make this delicious flavored :). It is delicious way to use fruits for indian dessert and i love to incorporate fruits in indian sweets like halwa’s and kheers :). You can also check my other indian sweet recipes using fruits like Orange kheer, Mango badam halwa,  Apple halwa, straw- and blue- berries shrikand, Watermelon Halwa, Banana Malpua

Now lets move to this quick and simple halwa

Ingredients


Canned Mango Pulp – 1 cup 
Sugar – 1/4 cup (adjust to taste)
Ghee – 1 tsp
Cashew – for garnishing (optional)



Method

  •  Grease a rimmed plate or a pan   if you want to cut the halwa into squares and set aside.  I was making very less amount so serve as is and set it in liner.
  • In a  microwave safe bowl (with lid) mix together sugar and mango pulp.
  • Microwave this mixture for 15 minutes stirring every 5 minutes. After 15 minutes, stir once again and keep it for 5 minutes
  • Now add a teaspoon of ghee and microwave for another 30 seconds
  • Transfer to a greased rimmed plate and allow it to set or transfer it to a liner and cool them .
  • Heat ghee in a small pan and sauté the cashew until golden and set aside.
  • After 30 minutes and enjoy! 

Note

  • Only canned pulp works for this halwa as i tried to making with the fresh mango pulp but was not happy with results.
  • I have served this halwa in a liner  but you can set in rimmed plate and cut them in to pieces as i made very less quantity of halwa 🙂 
Enjoy this delicious and quick sweet warm or cold 🙂

Sending to merry tummy 

Sending to sajus tastes and simply tadka

Apple Milk Halwa/ Apple Halwa – Virtual Birthday Party for Shama Nagarajan

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Hi friends !! Am here with a delicious dessert for a friend who’s birthday is today :). Yes Its  +Shama Nagarajan  our dear buddy and a wonderful blogger :). To celebrate her b’day we friends thought of giving her a virtual party and here is a sweet recipe  from her blog 🙂 This is an delicious sweet i selected for this sweet friend to make for her on her  b’day.. Shama is a very sweet  person who have been so encouraging and supportive blogger friend and no need to say a very kind person .. Glad i found her through this blogging world.  .. Oops Before moving on to the recipe … 


“I wish a many more happy returns and funfilled year ahead +Shama Nagarajan  “

Today’s post is dedicated to you +Shama Nagarajan  🙂 This is an delicious sweet i selected from shama’s blog to surprise her on her  b’day 🙂 
Apple halwa is an delicious and yummy sweet which can be prepared for any occasion and enjoyed 🙂 Here is my version of apple halwa which i made for Shama from her blog Do check her version here  🙂 . A sweet recipe made of fiber-rich apples, this fruity delight is truly irresistible.

Ingredients

Apples – 2
Milk – 1 cup
Non fat Milk pd – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 4 Tbsp
Ghee – 1 1/2 Tbsp
Almonds and Cashews – to garnish
Turmeric powder/ Orange yellow color – a pinch for color (optional)

Method

  • Heat Ghee in a kadai and saute the grated apple in ghee for few minutes.
  • Add milk pd,sugar and milk  , stir well and cook till the milk is totally absorbed. The halwa should not stick to kadai any more and leave ghee .
  •  Heat a small amount of ghee in separate a pan fry cashews,almond and elachi till they get roasted.
  •  Finally add them to halwa and mix them. 
Note 
  • You can add khoya instead of milk pd .
  • I prefer adding the dry fruits by separately frying them and adding in halwa  to retain the crunchiness in the nuts  and also for an extra flavor 🙂 

Once again wishing you a very happy b’day shama 🙂 Enjoy 🙂

Do visit my friends blog too as we all are celebrating Shama’s B’day Today 🙂 

+Priya Suresh  , +Sangeetha M , and +Divya Prakash  

Sending Virudhu unna vaanga 

Chocolate pudding (Come on – Lets cook buddies) Entry 19

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Hi friends !! Am here  with another interesting and quick dessert recipe for my event “Come on – Let’s Cook Buddies”. Today we have with us friend of lovely blogger Shama nagarajan of  Shama’s easy to cook recipes. Shama has sent me an entry behalf of her friend Vasanthi srikanth. Let know more about her and move on to the delicious dessert 🙂

Hi vasanthi !!  Tell my reader some interesting this about you ?

Hi !! My name is  Vasanthi Srikanth…Am a happy home maker with two adorable prince and an angel . I Love to bake 🙂 

Nice to know that you love baking dear 🙂

Over to Vasanthi’s Recipe

Introduction


 This is a simple and easy dessert recipe if you have some leftover cakes available.


        





Ingredients 

Chocolate cake – use the Leftover cake 
Full Cream- 1 cup 
Strawberry syrup – 1 tbsp (adjust as per your taste)

For Garnish

Cherry
Dark chocolate

Method 

  •  Whip the cream well and keep aside .Now take a cup or glass, put a little whipped cream into it.
  • Drop little  bit of strawberry syrup.
  • Place a small piece of cake on top of the cream.
  • Again top it with whipped cream and little bit of strawberry syrup.
  • Add little bits of cake and place a spoon full of cream and a cherry on top.
  • Grate dark chocolate and place it for decorating.
  • Then freeze it for 1 hour and serve chilled..
That was so very quick and interesting dessert isn’t it 🙂  Don’t miss any entry stay tuned for more such interesting entries for my event 🙂  ” Come on – Lets cook Buddies”


Papaya Halwa ( Come on – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 14

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Here i am with another interesting and healthy entry for my event “Come on – Lets cook buddies” which is shared  by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets see what is that recipe which aishwaraya has got for us today.

Introduction 
It is safe to eat Papaya during Pregnancy, as long as it is Ripe. A Well-ripened papaya is full of Vitamins and  Nutrients. Papaya helps to prevent and control constipation and heartburn. For these reasons, many  doctors recommend that pregnant women eat moderate amounts of ripe papaya. However, if u eat Unripe papaya, it is not safe. An unripe or semi-ripe papaya is rich in a substance called latex that leads to Miscarriage.

Again, this is also a very quick and easy recipe.

Today  aishwaraya has some cooking tips to share with us . Lets see whats that useful cooking tip .  Over to aishwarya 🙂

 Blend portions of ripe papaya with milk and honey. This mixture is considered a rich source of nutrients for pregnant and nursing mums. 

Ingredients

Well Ripened Papaya Puree – 2 Cups (Not diluted puree)
White Sugar – 1/2 cup ( Increase the amount amt to your taste)
Cardamon powder – 1/4 tsp.
Ghee – 1 tbsp.
Nuts for garnishing.

Method of Preparation
  • Heat the tawa, add ghee to it.
  •  Once the ghee becomes hot, Add Papaya puree and Sugar to it.
  • Mix it till the sugar dissolves and do check the taste. (If u want to add more sugar, go ahead and add it. But 1/2 cup tastes good for me). Add Cardamon pwd.
  •  Uncover and cook till it reaches halwa consistency.
  • Garnish it and Serve hot or cold. 
Tips

If the mixture becomes very thick, make it as halwa pieces.

Milk peda/halwa (Come on – Lets Cook buddies) Entry 13

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Hi everyone .. am here with another interesting entry for my event “Come on – Lets cook buddies” . So happy that blogger’s are helping  non blogger’s by encouraging them to participate in this event. Here we are with one such blogger’s friends . As you all will be knowing this blogger very well. Her blog is filled with so many yummy recipes . Its none other than shama of “shama’s easy to cook recipe “. Thank you shama for spreading a word about my event 🙂

Today we are here with an entry which shama has sent behalf of her friend monica 🙂 thank you so much shama and monica 🙂 Lets move on to Monica and see what she has got to share with us today …

Hey Monica !! Welcome to my space 🙂 share with us some interesting things about you dear?

Hi am Rathina grace monica a former professor of EEE . I am newly married and happy home maker trying to experiment and excel in cooking .

Introduction

I am so happy to share this yummy halwa , prepared for her first b’day after marriage.Hubby totally enjoyed the flavor of halwa. I am  very happy to be a guest on manju’s blog “Desi fiesta”.

Ingredients


200 gms sweetened condensed milk
200 gms milk powder
100 gms plain paneer
sugar to taste
cardamom 4 or 5
saffron bit to taste
ghee 2 tbsp
cashew to garnish


Method of preparation

  •  On a hot non stick pan add ghee. After ghee melts completely add condensed milk and stir well.
  •  When ghee and milk get blended add milk powder. stir continuously such that no lumps are formed.
  • Add paneer, and saffron milk stir continuously till it becomes thick and forms as a dough.
  •  Remove from stove and allow to cool in a bowl till its handy to make shapes.
  • After complete cooling add sugar to taste and make shapes.
Hope all enjoyed this recipe 🙂 do drop your valuable comments and encourage the non- bloggers dearies 🙂

Ragi – Moongdal ladoos ( Come on – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 10

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I Am so blessed today 🙂 Y??? Because today this is not only a event entry but blessing for me from this participant 🙂 As you know the famous blog “Priya’s Versatile Recipes”  whose author is the well known, kind hearted person- +Priya Suresh  aks have sent me her Mom’s special recipe as an entry to my event ” Come on – Lets cook Buddies” . So Sweet of her to share about this event to her mom and her mom has blessed me with an innovative recipe for us 🙂 Now we know why Priya aks come’s up with an innovative and different recipes always- “as mom as daughter” 🙂 . Am so happy and thankful to priya’s aks for the support and encouraging words you have been showering me aks . Am also thankful to her mom for sharing  this innovative recipe 🙂 Let’s know more about this versatile food blogger’s mom 🙂 

Hey Anuty !! We would love to know about you  as we are already a fan of your daughter’s versatile recipes ..n We know every mom is her daughter’s first guru when it comes to cooking  ? 🙂

My name is Shanthi Varma, am a home maker, living in Paris with my husband and my kids. Cooking is one of a stress buster for me and never stopped myself by trying different dishes and brings out my innovations.

We know that you will have so many secret tips with you anuty 🙂 Plz  share at least one tip with us  ?

 To peel the skins of shallots easily drop them in hot water and let them sit for half an hour.You can peel easily now.

Thank you anuty !! It was so nice knowing you 🙂 Lets see the versatile recipe she has got to share with us today 🙂 

Introduction

Ragi – Moongdal ladoos a nutritious,protein packed ladoos prepared with ragi/pearl millet flour and yellow moongdal. Have you ever combined this both together?, even i didn’t thought of this combination before few days, while my daughter asked me a post for her friend Manjula, we talked together for hours and finally we concluded it as this healthy ladoos. This ladoos needs ghee, don’t use milk to for making this ladoos. You can also name its as nutritious balls, make some and feed your kids.

Ingredients

1/4 cup Ragi flour
3/4 cup Yellow moong dal
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Ghee
2 nos Green cardamoms
Few  cashew nuts and raisins

Method

  • Dry roast the ragi flour in low flame until a nice aroma comes out,keep aside.
  • In the same pan, dry roast the yellow moongdal until they turns golden brown.Let it cool completely.
  • Now take the dry roasted yellow moongdal,sugar,green cardamoms together in a mixer, grind for few seconds.
  • Add the roasted ragi flour and grind again, you can either grind bit smooth or bit coarsely.
  • Meanwhile heat the ghee in a vessel fry the nuts and raisins in it.
  • Gradually add the warm ghee to the grounded powder and make medium sized ladoos from the mixture.
  • Have it anytime of the day.
Really a innovative recipe.. Thank you so much Anuty 🙂 Stay tuned for the next entry of ” Come on – Lets cook buddies” Event.

Snack Gourd Paal Kootu (Come on – Lets cook Buddies ) Entry -6

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Thank you to all my blogger friends for encouraging words  you have been showering for my event . There is so many recipes being poured in my mail everyday . Have lots of recipes in my hand to try already 🙂 Will re-post each and every entry giving all credits to the non blogger who are sharing lovely recipes in my blog . Thank you so much to all keep supporting this event and enjoying all the entries shared by our very kind non blogger’s  :). It’s really going to be tough for me and the judges to select a winner as the contest is filled with so many yummy recipes .. All my reader stay tuned more yummy and innovative recipes is to come for this contest 🙂

Now lets come to today’s entry … She is rocking in this contest with so much of enthu but there are many more entries to come 🙂 . Once again its +Aishwarya Srinivasan  with a delicious entry for the contest . Enjoy her recipe dearies 🙂 Over to her ..

Introduction  

This is my favorite recipe. It gives more taste if u use young snack guard. My mom Prepares this dish so yummy. I dedicates this recipe to my mom.This recipe can be serve as a side dish for Hot Poori or Chapati and u could also serve it as a dessert.

Ingredients

Snack guard – 2 medium
2% Milk – 3 cup
Jaggery – 3/4 cup
Coconut – 2 tbsp
Cardamon powder – 1/8 tsp
Saffron – a pinch
ghee – 4 tbsp
Cashews, Almond, Raisin, Urad dal – For Seasoning

Method of Preparation

  •  Cut the Snack Gourd into two halves and remove the seed.
  •  Chop into small pieces.
  •  Heat the pan , add some ghee and then add chopped snack guard, saffron and milk. Stir it occasionally.
  • Cook on medium heat. The mixture can stick at the bottom.
  •  Cook it well till the snack gourd becomes very soft.
  •  Once it comes to semi solid state , add jaggery, coconut, cardamon pd.
  •  Switch off the flame, When it becomes thick .
  •  Take another vessel, add some ghee. Fry chopped cashews, Almonds, raisin, urad dal  and pour it on top.
  •  Serve hot or cold.

Urad dal gives an extra flavour to this recipe.

Variation

You can use White and Yellow Pumpkin also to prepare this  paal kottu.



Aamras

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Aamras  is the pulp of the tropical fruit Mango eaten in India. The pulp of a ripe fruit is extracted usually by hands and consumed along with Chapati. My mom use to just take a small part of the top off  sip in all the juice without peeling the mango even. Sugar is added to adjust the sweetness. A regional version of Aamras is a popular dessert in Rajasthani cuisine and Marwari homes.

Ingredients

Ripened mangoes 3(medium size)
sugar 1/4 cup
whole milk – 1/2 cup
Cardamom pd –  1/4 tsp
saffron stands – for garnish

Method

  • Wash the mangoes, then peel and chop them.
  • In a blender, add the chopped mango pieces and blend.
  • Then blend the mangoes, sugar, milk, cardamom powder together. Mix the saffron in the mango pulp.
  • Chill in the refrigerator.
Serving options :

  • Serve with hot pooris or even with steamed rice. we also have aamras mix in rice it tastes really yumm.
  • You could also serve the aamras as a dessert topped with cream.
  • You can also serve it with vanilla ice cream.