Chocolate Truffles Using Condensed Milk

Ingredients

Condensed Milk          : 1 cup ( Recipe Here )
Cocoa Powder            : 2 Tbsps
Instant coffee powder  : 1/2 tsp
Butter                          : 1 tbsp
1 tsp Cocoa powder for rolling

Method

Melt butter, condensed milk,coffee powder,cocoa powder together in a sauce pan,stir continously for 3 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and  glossy.
Remove from fire,mix well and let it cool.
Refrigerate it for an hour or until firm.
Shape into a small round shape with the help of your palm.
Roll the balls in cocoa powder and again refrigerate until firm for an hour. 
Serve & Enjoy..:)

Rasam Vada/ Rasa Vadai / ரச வடை

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Ingredients 

For Urad dal Vada / Medu Vada 

Urad dal    : 1 cup

Salt

Oil 

Curry leaves 

Method

Wash & soak urad dal for 1 hour. 

Strain the dal and grind it to a smooth paste with required salt.

Add curry leaves to it and mix well.

Heat oil in a pan,wet your hands with water,take lemon sized batter,make a hole in the centre,slowly drop it into the hot oil and fry both sides to a golden brown colour. 

Ingredients for the Rasam 

Garlic pods : 4
Tomato : 2 ( big)
Pepper : 1 tsp
Red chilly : 1
Cumin seeds : 1tsp ( 1/2 + 1/2 )
Toordal : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Oil : 1tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt
Asafoetida
Method

In a mixie jar,add pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds,red chilly,toor dal,garlic pods and powder it coarsely.
Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds ,when it sizzles add the powdered masala and fry for few minutes.
Now add chopped tomatoes,salt,curryleaves,asadoetida and stir.
Now add 2 cups water,turmeric powder and reduce the flame.
When it starts frothing , add coriander leaves,mix and switch off the flame. 

Take a wide bowl,d

rop the vadas in rasam ,allow it to soak for 5 minutes, drain and transfer to another bowl.

While serving add some more rasam on top and serve Hot..

Enjoy.....:) 

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Ingredients For the Filling 

Grated coconut   : 1 cup
Jaggery               : 3/4 cup  
Cardamom powder
Ghee                 : 1 tsp

Method

Heat a pan add jaggery ,1 tbsp water and mix.
Strain it,add grated cconut and ghee to it ,mix well and keep it in the flame.
Stir well continuously till it roll like a ball.
Remove from fire and let it cool.

Ingredients for Kozhukattai mavu  

Raw Rice   : 1 cup
Oil
Salt

Method

Wash & Soak rice in water for 1 hour.
Drain the rice and spread it in a clean cloth for 10 minutes.
Grind the rice to a fine powder.
Sieve twice and keep aside.
Boil 1/2 cup water in a pan with little salt & 1/2 tsp oil.
When the water starts to boil,add 1/2 cup rice flour,mix well and remove from fire.
Knead it well and cover it.

 

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Grease Steel Chapati maker with little oil.

Take lemon size dough ,make it into round shape,flatten it between the palms to make little disc.  

Place it on the chapati maker , close the upper plate and press.

The dough has now been rolled into the shape of a little poori. 

Add 1 tsp Pooranam / filling in the middle 

And close it. 

 

Steam cook for 5 to 8 minutes. 

Remove Gently & Serve.... 
Enjoy...:)

Panner Fudge With Just 2 Ingredients

Ingredients 

Paneer  : 1/2 cup ( Homemade Paneer Recipe Here )
Condensed milk   : 1/4 cup + 1 tsp ( Homemade Condensed Milk Recipe Here)

Method 

Knead paneer into a soft dough.
Combine the paneer, condensed milk and mix well.
Keep stirring the mixture over medium heat.
When the mixture begins to leave the side of the pan switch of the flame. 
Allow it to cool.
Grease a plate with little ghee or butter.
Transfer the mixture into the grease plate and cut into pieces. 
Using nuts or Saffron are optional.
Place in the fridge for 2 hours or freezer for few minutes. 
Serve..

Potato Chips / Homemade Potato Chips / உருளைக்கிழங்கு சிப்ஸ் செய்வது எப்படி?

Ingredients 

Potatoes            : 4
Salt                    : 1 tbsp
Water                 :  3 tbsps
Oil for frying

Method

Dissolve salt in water and keep aside.
Remove the skin of the potatoes  and  keep them in water.
Heat oil in a kadai ,slice the potatoes directly into the oil using slicer.
Or slice them separately and slide into the oil.
Pour 1 tbsp salt water into the oil and let it fry till golden brown colour.
Drain well and serve.

 

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Paruppu Payasam with Palm Jaggery for Aadi Velli / ஆடி வெள்ளி / பருப்பு பாயசம் / பனை வெல்லம்

Ingredients 

Moong dal   : 1/2 cup 
Chana dal   : 1 tbsp
Palm Jaggery        : 1/4 cup 
Milk             : 3/4 cup 
Ghee            : 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts  : 1 tbsp
Cardamom powder  : 1/2 tsp
Chopped coconut pieces  : 1 tbsp 

Method 

Roast moong dal & chana dal with 1/2 tsp ghee until little brown.
In a pressure cooker add milk, 1/2 cup water and the roasted moong dal and cook upto 3 to 4 whistles.
Make a thick syrup with palm jaggery with little water.Add the cooked dal to the jaggery syrup, mix well add cardamom powder and let it boil on low flame for few minutes.
Remove from flame , fry cashewnuts and coconut pieces in the remaining  ghee and add it to the payasam.
Mix well and serve hot.

450th Post - Manoharam Recipe

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Ingredients

Rice Flour      : 2 cups
Urad dal flour : 2 tbsps
Ghee               : 2 tbsps
Salt                 : a pinch
Jaggery           : 2 1/2 cups
Cardamom Powder 
Oil for deep frying

Method

In a wide bowl,mix rice flour,urad dal flour,ghee ,salt and mix throughly.
Sprinkle some water and prepare a dough.
Take small quantities of this dough and fill in a press ( Thenkuzhal achu).
Heat oil in a pan,press the mould over hot oil and allow the thenkuzhal to fry till golden brown.
Breakdown the full thenkuzhal into small pieces.
Dissolve the jaggery in 1/2 cup water and filter it.
Again heat up the jaggery water,Take a little water in a cup,add few drops of jaggery syrup,if it forms like a ball then remove from flame.
Add cardamom powder and add the syrup to the broken murukku mix well. 
While still worm ,press firmly into lemon sized balls.
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Classic Combo - 13

Vegetable Soup + Butter Naan + Paneer Butter Masala + Peas Pulao + Chocolate                             Mousse  

Vegatable Soup Recipe 

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2012/02/cream-of-vegetable-soup.html 

Butter Naan Recipe 

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2010/02/naan.html 

Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2010/11/paneer-butter-masala.html 

Peas Pulao Recipe

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2010/01/peas-pulao.html 

Chocolate Mousse Recipe

http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2014/07/quick-chocolate-mousse-dessert-recipes.html

Simple Garlic Rasam / Poondu Rasam / பூண்டுரசம் (Without Tamarind)

Ingredients 

Garlic pods          : 4 
Tomato                : 2 ( big)
Pepper                 : 1 tsp
Red chilly             : 1
Cumin seeds         : 1tsp ( 1/2 + 1/2 )
Toordal                 : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds       : 1/2 tsp 
Oil                         : 1tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt
Asafoetida

Method

In a mixie jar,add pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds,red chilly,toor dal,garlic pods and powder it coarsely.
Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds ,when it sizzles add the powdered masala and fry for few minutes.
Now add chopped tomatoes,salt,curryleaves,asadoetida and stir.
Now add 2 cups water,turmeric powder and reduce the flame.
When it starts frothing , add coriander leaves,mix and  switch off the flame.
Serve with Rice..

Quick Chocolate Mousse - Dessert Recipes

Ingredients

Chocolate bars         : 4 nos ( Grated ) 
Fresh cream              : 1 cup
Sugar                      : 2 tbsps
Coffee powder          : 1/4 tsp
 Butter                       : 1/2 tsp
Vanilla Essense          : few drops

Method

Melt the grated chocolate in Microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes.
Pour the melted chocolate into a mixing bowl,add coffee powder,butter,vanilla essense and mix well.
Then add the fresh cream,sugar and whisk well.
Divide into four serving Cups / Glasses, sprinkle some grated chocolate on the top and allow to set in the Refrigerator for a couple of hours. 
Serve Chilled and Enjoy for this Ramadan /  Ramzan.....:)

Red Rice Payasam / Red rice Kheer / சிகப்பு அரிசி பாயசம் .

Ingredients 

Red rice        : 1/4 cup 
Milk              : 3 cups 
Sugar            : 3/4  cup 
Cardamom powder 
Saffron  

Method

Soak saffron in little milk. 
Fry rice in 1/4 tsp ghee and powder it to a coarse powder.
Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan.
Once the milk comes to a boil,add the powdered rice,simmer the flame,cook till the rice is soft. 
Stir in between to prevent sticking at the bottom. 
The secret of its unique flavour is in the slow cooking.
Once the milk has been absorbed ,and the rice has become soft,add sugar and let it boil for few minutes. 
Add saffron, cardamom and mix well. 
Garnish with cashew nuts & raisins fried in ghee if desired.
Serve hot. 

MaaVilakku Recipe / மாவிளக்கு / ஆடி,தை மாதம்

Maavilakku for Aadi Velli / மாவிளக்கு ஆடி, தை மாதம்  

Ingredients 

Raw Rice     : 1 cup
Grated Jaggery   : 1/2 + 1 tbsp
Cardamom          : 2 
Ghee                    :  1 tbsp
Wick                     : 1

Method

Wash and soak rice for 5 minutes.
Drain it for few minutes and spread it on a clean white cloth .
Grind the rice along with cardamom .
Add grated jaggery and mix everything well without adding water / milk.
On a plate shape the maavilakku ,pour ghee and place a Wick.
Light the wick and Offer Your Prayers. 

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Honey Chilli Potatoes

Ingredients

Big potatoes      : 2 ( Peeled & sliced into long strips)
Red chilly sauce  :  2 tsp
Honey                : 2 tbsps
Maida                : 4 tbsps
Corn flour           : 2 tbsps
Tomato sauce     : 1 1/2tsp
Garlic crushed     : 1 tsp                                                                                                                           Chopped green chillies  : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil 

Method

Coat potato strips with maida,corn flour,salt,1/4 tsp crushed garlic,1/2 tsp red chilli sauce,1/2 tsp tomato sauce.
Mix everything together .
Heat oil in a pan, fry the potatoes until golden brown.
In another pan,heat 2 tsps oil,put crushed garlic,chopped green chillies and fry.
Add red chilly sauce,tomato sauce,honey,salt,mix.
Add the fried potatoes,mix and switch off the flame.
Garnish with some sesame seeds.
Serve hot..

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Temple Puliyodharai / கோயில் புளியோதரை

Ingredients

Raw rice        : 2 cups
Thick Tamarind water  : 2 cups
Urad dal                      : 1 1/2 tbsp
Bengal gram dal           : 1 1/2 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds          : 1/2 tsp
Red chilly                     : 6 nos
Freshly Groun black pepper powder  : 1  tbsp   
Peanuts                        : 2 tbsps
Sesame oil                   : 1/2 cup
Asafoetida
Turmeric powder 
Mustard seeds 
Salt
Curry leaves

Method

Wash and Cook rice and let it cool.
Heat sesame oil in a kadai,add  mustard seeds .
When seeds starts to splutter,add urad dal,bengal gram dal,fenugreek seeds,broken red chilly,peanuts,curry leaves one by one and fry till golden brown colour. 
Pour the tamarind water,salt ,turmeric powder to it and let it boil.
The mixture has to be reduced to half the quantity by boiling  on low flame.
Once done remove from flame .
Spread the cooked rice in a wide plate, put the tamarind mixture little by little and mix.
Finally add the freshly ground black pepper powder and mix everything well.
Serve