Almond Katli recipe / Almond Burfi recipe / Badam Katli

Ingredients

Almonds                             : 1 cup
Sugar                                  : 3/4 cup

Method

Soak almonds in water for 2 hours.
Remove the skin .
Grind into a smooth paste.
Heat water and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan.
Let it boil for 5 mins ( no need to check for stiring consistency)
Add the almond paste now and stir well .
Cook for few mins till the mixture thickens.
Switch off the flame and let it cool slightly.
Grease your hands with little ghee , knead well  to make it smooth.

Place it over butter paper , roll out with a rolling pin and cut into shape.
Store at room temperature .

Pav Bhaji Dosa / Pav Bhaji Masala Dosa recipe

Ingredients

Dosa Batter                           : 1 cup
Peeled and cubed potato        : 1 
Chopped carrot                      : 1/2 cup
Chopped onion                       : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes                 : 1/2 cup
Green chillies                         : 2
Ginger - garlic paste                : 1 tbsp
Pav bhaji masala                    : 1 tbsp
Chilly powder                          : 1 tbsp
Lemon juice                            : 1 tbsp
Butter                                    : 1 tspSalt 
Oil
Turmeric powder
Coriander leaves 

Method

Add a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker ,add chopped onions,chopped green chillies and fry.
Add ginger - garlic paste and fry well.
To this add chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala, chilli powder and stir well for few mins.
Now add cubed potato, carrot, and mix well.
Close the lid and pressure cook till 3 whistles.
When it is cooled open and add coriander leaves ,butter, lemon juice and mash .( don't make it into paste.)

Heat a dosa tawa , pour a laddle full of batter in the middle , spread in a circular motion , pour 1 tbsp oil , cover it with a lid and let it cook on medium flame.

Open the lid , spread 3 tbsps of pav bhaji masala .

Fold the dosa and remove from tawa..

Serve hot.

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Baby Potato fry / Small potato fry

Ingredients

Baby potatoes             : 40 nos
Red chilly powder      : 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder        : 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and pressure cook baby potatoes for 3 whistles.
Let it cool and peel off the skin.
Heat oil in a kadai , put the flame to low ,add red chilly powder ,turmeric powder, asafoetida, curry leaves ,salt and fry .
Immediately add the potatoes  and mix.
Cook  on medium flame till golden brown.
Remove from flame .
Serve and enjoy

Bonda Mor Kuzhambu / போண்டா மோர்குழம்பு

Ingredients

Yogurt     : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds : 2 tnsp
Channa dal        : 1 tbsp
Green chillies    : 4
Cumin seeds     : 1/4 tsp
Coconut oil      : 1 tbsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Asafotida

For bonda 

Urad dal             : 1/4 cup
Green chilly       : 2 
Ginger                : 1/4 inch
Salt

Wash and soak urad dal for 1 hour.
Grind with green chilly , ginger and salt to a smooth batter.
Add curry leaves and mix.
Heat oil in a kadai , take batter little by little and drop it in oil.
Deep fry till golden brown .
Drop the fried bonda in warm warm for few minutes , remove and keep aside.



Method

Soak coriander seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies, channa dal for 1/2 an hour and grind with grated coconut to a smooth paste.
Add coconut paste to yogurt/curd , whisk well, cook over low heat ,string continously to prevent curdling.
Add salt and when it starts boiling, immediately switch off the flame.
Heat coconut oil in a pan , add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafotida one by one.
Add the tempering to the morkuzhambu and mix.
Now add the bonda in the morkuzhambu and mix well.
Serve hot with rice.