Uppu Seedai

Ingredients 

Rice flour   : 1 cup
Urad dal flour  : 1 tbsp
Butter             : 2 tbsps
Jeera              : 1 tsp
Asafotida       : 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil

Making Rice flour

Wash and soak raw rice in water for 1/2 an hour. Drain and spread on a cloth and let it dry. Grind to a smooth powder and sieve.

Making urad dal powder

Dry roast 1 cup of urad dal till golden brown and powder it .

Method 

Mix rice powder, urad dal powder, butter ,salt,asafotida ,jeera and mix well.
Add water little by little to make a dough.
Make small balls and spread it on a clean cloth.
Fry them in hot oil till they are golden brown and crisp.

Gulab Jamun

Ingredients

Milk powder   : 1 cup
Maida            : 1/4 cup
Butter            : 2  tsps
Milk              :  Few drops to knead the dough
Baking soda  : 1/4 tsp
Oil

For sugar syrup 

Sugar  : 2 cups
Water : 1 cup
Cardamom
Cashewnuts

Method

In a bowl,add milk powder,maida,butter ,baking powder and mix well.
Add  milk and make it into a smooth dough.
Cover it and keep aside for 15 mins.
In a pan,add sugar, water and let it boil till the syrup becomes sticky .
Add cardamom powder to sugar syrup and keep aside.
Take the jamun dough, divide into equal parts, deep fry them in medium heat oil,place them on  paper towel,add it to the sugar syrup .
Garnish with almonds or cashewnuts.

Yellow Pumpkin Dal

Ingredients

Mixed dals   : 1 cup ( moong dal, toor dal, channa dal, masoor dal)
Cubed yellow pumpkin  : 1/2 cup
Chopped onion   : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes : 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder   : 1 tbsp
Chopped ginger      : 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder 
Salt
Ghee
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Method

Wash and soak the dals for 1/2 an hour.
Pressure cook the dal along with cubed pumpkin, red chilly powder, turmeric powder,salt for 3 whistles and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a kadai ,add mustard and jeera and allow it to splutter.
Then add the onion,tomatoes,ginger and fry for sometime.
Let it cook for 3 mins.
Add the cooked dal and allow it cook for a while.
Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Pepper Potato Curry

Ingredients

Cooked potato   : 2 cup
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup
Chopped garlic   : 1 tbsp
Pepper               : 1 tbsp
Jeera                  : 1 tsp
Fennel seeds      : 1 tsp
Chilly powder    : 1 tsp
Chopped tomato : 1/4 cup
Coconut milk      : 1/2 cup
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Method

Grind pepper,jeera,fennel seeds and chilly powder to a fine paste.
Heat oil in a kadai, put chopped onion, garlic and fry.
Then add chopped tomatoes,salt and let it cook till oil seperates.
Add pepper paste and mix well.
Put cubed potatoes and  let it cook for 5 mins.
Swich off the flame and add coconut milk .
Garnish with curry leaves.

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