Deepavali Marundhu / Legiyam / தீபாவளி மருந்து

Ingredients 

Pepper corns       : 2 tbsp
Coriander seeds   : 2 tbsps
Kandanthipili ( long pepper)     : 2 tsp
Arisithippili           : 2 tsp
Dry ginger           : a small piece
Cloves                 : 1 
Cardamom          : 2 
Ajwain                : 1/4 tsp 
Honey                 : 3 tbsps
Ghee                   : 2 tbsps 
Jaggery /Palm jaggery   : 1/2 cup ( i used palm jaggery here) 

Method

Heat a pan, dry roast the ingredients ( except jaggery,ghee,honey) slightly and grind them into a fine powder.
Dissolve palm jaggery  in 1/2 cup water, boil and filter it.
Wash the pan,pour the palm jaggery water again ,let it boil it for few minutes.
Add the prepared powder slowly and mix.
Cook on slow flame.
Add ghee to it and stir well.
Once it becomes like a paste and the ghee starts separating ,remove from fire, add honey to it and mix everything well. 
Cool the mixture & store it in an air tight container.

Narthangai Pachadi

Ingredients 

Narthangai ( Bitter orange)  : 2 nos
Tamarind                            : small lemon size
Red chilly                            : 3 
Grated jaggery                     : 2 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds                  : 1/4 tsp 
Mustard seeds                     : 1/2 tsp 
Green chilly                         : 2 
Gingelly oil                          : 2 tbsps
Salt
Asafoetida 
Curry leaves 

Method

Soak tamarind in warm water and extract juice from it.
Wash & chop narthangai into small pieces.( remove seeds)
Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds, let it splutter. 
Add urad dal,fenugreek seeds,asafoetida ,chopped green chillies, red chillies and fry.
Now add chopped narthangai pieces and mix.
Add tamarind water ,salt and cook the narthangai till soft.
Add jaggery and let it boil for few minutes. 
Sweet and sour narthangai pachadi is now ready.
Serve with curd rice or with dosa and Enjoy..  

Sending this to EP series of Julie  Hosted By Divya 

Ellu Sadam /Sesame Rice

Ingredients

Cooked rice         : 2 cups
White sesame       ; 1/2 cup 
Red chillies           :  4 nos
Peanuts                : 2 tbsps
Mustard seeds     ; 1/2 ysp
Urad dal              : 1/2 tsp
Chana dal            : 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 
Salt
Gingelly oil 
Asafoetida 

Method

Dry roast Sesame seeds.
Add 1/2 tsp oil in a pan, fry 3 red chillies and grind along with sesame seeds to a fine powder.
Heat remaining oil in a pan,add mustard seeds, when they splutter add urad dal,chana dal, remaining 1 red chilly,peanuts,asafoetida, curry leaves and fry. 
Stir in the rice and the sesame powder.
Serve with papad. 

Linking this to EP series of Julie's hosted by Divya & Hubby's delight

Maida Burfi with Chopped Dates & Nuts

Ingredients

Maida        : 1 cup
Milk powder : 1/4 cup
Sugar        : 3/4 cup
Ghee         : 1/4 cup
Milk          : 1/2 cup
Mixed nuts  : 1/4 cup ( i used chopped badam,chopped cashewnuts , raisins)
Chopped Dates : 1/4 cup
Saffron         : a few strands

Method

Soak saffron in 1 tbsp milk.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry maida till aroma comes out and keep aside.
Take milk and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and let it boil and check for 1 string consistency.
Add roasted maida and milk powder to it and mix well.
Add chopped dates, soaked saffron milk,nuts and mix well
keep mixing till it forms a ball.
Immediately transfer to a greased plate and spread it.
Make desired shape when it is little warm.
Serve & Enjoy. 

Linking this to Diwali Bash Event  , Anu's Diwali Food Fest Event  , Priya's Christmas Event
,  Lets Celebrate - Indian Sweets by Nupur  & Saras Dish in 30 minutes Event 

Braided Bread with Carrot & Paneer Stuffing

Ingredients

Al purpose flour /Maida          : 2 cups
Dry  Yeast                              : 1 tsp
Honey                                     : 1 tbsp
Lukewarm water                     : 1/2 cup
Salt

For the stuffing

Grated carrot         : 1 cup
Grated paneer       : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes : 1/4 cup
Chopped onion      : 1/4 cup
Pav bhaji masala    : 1 tsp
Red chilly powder  : 1/2 tsp 
Jeera                      : 1/2 tsp
Salt 
Coriander leaves 
Oil

Heat oil in a pan,add jeera and let it splutter.
Add chopped onion and tomatoes and mix well.
Add carrot,paneer ,salt and stir for few minutes.
Add the masala powder and let it fry for few minutes.
Finally add coriander leaves and keep aside.

Method

Preheat oven to 200C
Mix flour,honey,yeast,salt,water and knead gently.
Dust the working surface with little maida,and knead the dough for for minutes.
Transfer the dough into a bowl ,cover with a towel and let it rise for 1 hour. 
Roll the dough into rectangular shape.
Place stuffing in the center .
Make slanting cuts both sides,braid the strips up over the filling .
Finish the folding and transfer the loaf into a greased baking tray.
Let it sit again for 1/2 an hour.
Brush the top with olive oil or milk and bake for 20 minutes.
Let it cool down for few minutes.
Slice and enjoy .

Sending this to Anu's Guest host event Bake fest  

250th post - Badam Halwa /Almond Halwa

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Ingredients

Almonds/Badam   : 1 cup
Sugar                   : 3/4 to 1 cup
Ghee                    : 1/4 cup
Milk                     : 1/4 cup
Saffron

Method

Soak almonds overnight.
Soak saffron in 1 tbsp milk.
Remove the outer skin of the almonds.
Grind almonds with milk to a very smooth paste.
In a heavy bottomed pan, add sugar and 1/4 cup water and let it boil.
Once it begins to boil,add pureed almonds and mix well.
Keep stirring the mixture on low flame.
As the mixture cooks,it will thicken.
At this stage add sugar and ghee and mix well.
Add soaked saffron.I don't add any colour. Saffron will give a nice colour .
Stir well until fully cooked  and the halwa leaves the sides of the pan.
Serve Hot .

Sending this to Sara's Dish in 30 minutes event  & Nupur's Celebrate Indian sweets event..

Maladu / Fried gram Balls/Pottukadalai Urundai

Ingredients

Powdered Fried Gram   : 1 cup
Powdered sugar            : 1 cup
Ghee                            : 3/ cup to 1 cup
Cardamom powder      : 1 tsp
Fried cashew nuts          : 2 tbsps

Method

Mix both the powders, cardamom powder and fried cashews.
Heat ghee on low flame.
Add the ghee to the powder mixture and take a small quantity from it and roll like a ball.
Repeat the above steps for the remaining mixture.
Store in a air tight container.

Khandvi

Ingredients   

Besan flour    : 1 cup
Yogurt           : 1 cup
Water            : 1 cup
Ginger + Green chilly paste   : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds       : 1 tsp
Sesame seeds        : 1 tbsp
Grated coconut      : 2 tbsps
Turmeric powder
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil
Coriander leaves 

Method

Grease the reverse side of a plate with little oil and keep aside. 
Mix besan, yogurt, water, ginger -green chilly paste, salt and turmeric powder well.
Cook this mixture on low flame stirring continuously till it becomes a smooth batter.
Quickly spread the mixture over the greased plates and let it cool.
When cool, cut into stripes and roll them tightly and arrange them in a plate.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves ,Sesame seeds, when they splutter pour it  over the khandvi pieces. 
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
Serve and Enjoy.

Eggless Dates & Walnut cake

Ingredients 

Maida /All Purpose flour   : 11/2 cups
Dates                               : 20 
Walnuts chopped             : 1/4 cup 
Raisins                            :  2 tbsps
Butter                             : 1/2 cup 
Condensed milk             : 1/2 cup 
Baking soda                  : 11/2 tsp 
Baking powder              : 1 tsp 
Water ( for soaking dates ) : 1/2 cup

Method

Preheat oven to 180 C
Soak dates in warm water for 1/2 an hour.
Sift the maida, baking powder and baking soda together for 3 times.
Grind dates to a smooth paste.
In a wide bowl and condensed milk,pureed dates, butter and mix together.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Fold in the walnuts as well.
Pour the batter into a greased Baking tin/ pan and bake for 40 minutes.
Once done , take the cake out and allow it to stand for few minutes.
Serve and enjoy..

Onion Rava Dosa / Instant karacha Dosa

Ingredients 

Rava  : 1 cup 
Rice flour : 1 cup 
Maida      : 1/2 cup 
Grated ginger  : 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup 
Chopped coconuts  : 2 tbsps 
Chopped green chillies  : 1 tbsp
Cunin seeds       : 1 tbsp
Pepper corns     : 1 tsp 
Coriander leaves 
Curry leaves
Salt 
oil

Method 

Mix all the ingredients well except oil and keep aside for 20 minutes.
Heat a non stick pan, rub some oil , drizzle a ladle of batter on to the hot tawa.
Pour some oil around the corners, let it cook till the edges turn brown.
Flip over and let the other side cook.
Crispy rava dosa is ready.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambar  

Quick Puliyodharai /Tamarind rice / Puli satham without Pulikachal

Ingredients

Tamarind          : Big  lemon size
Raw Rice                 : 1 1/2cups
Salt 
Turmeric powder 


For the Powder 

Coriander seeds      : 3 tbsps 
Red chillies              : 8 nos 
Chana dal                : 1tbsp
Sesame seeds          : 1 tsp 
Fenugreek seeds      : 1/4 tsp 
Pepper corns           : 1/2 tsp

To temper 

Sesame oil    : 3 tbsps 
Mustard seeds  : 1 tbsp
Urad dal       : 1 tsp 
Chana dal      : 1 tsp 
Peanuts         : 2 tbps
Cashewnuts   : 1 tbsp
Red chilly       : 2 
Curry leaves  
Asafoetida  

Method 

Soak tamarind  and extract 4 cups of juice from it.
Pressure cook rice along with 3 cups of tamarind water, turmeric powder and salt till 4 whistles. 
Allow the rice to cool completely in a wide bowl and add 1 tbsp sesame oil to it so that grains will separate.

Dry roast coriander seeds, red chillies,chana dal, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, pepper corns to golden brown and powder it.  

Now in a kadai add remaining 2 tbsps oil and add all the ingredients under 'to temper'  in the same order.
Now add the  powdered malala  to the cooled rice and pour the above tempering over it and mix everything thoroughly. 
Adjust the masala powder and salt according to your taste. 
Serve with fried appalam.

Nei Appam / Unniappam / Sweet Appam

Ingredients 

Raw rice      : 1 cup 
Jaggery        : 3/4 cup 
Ripe small bananas  : 2 
Cardamom pods  : 2 
Coconut pieses  : 2 tbsps 
Ghee  

Method 

Wash and soak rice for 2 hours.
Grind the rice to a fine paste without adding water. 
Add powdered jaggery,cardamom pods and grind again. 
Add banana pieces and again grind and let it sit for 1/2 an hour.
Add coconut pieces and mix well.
Heat paniyaram pan,pour ghee in each rounds and let it get heated.
Now pour small ladleful of batter into each rounds and allow the appams to cook.
Turn the appam to cook on the other side till golden brown.
Allow them to drain on a paper towel .
Serve and Enjoy..  

Mysore Bonda /Ulundu Bonda / Urad dal Bonda

Ingredients 

Urad dal     : 1 cup 
Chopped coconut : 2 tbsps
Whole pepper   : 1 tbsp 
Asafotida 
Salt
Oil 
Curry leaves  

Method 

Wash and soak urad dal for 1 hour and grind to a very smooth paste without adding water. 
Add coconut, curry leaves, asafotida and pepper corns to the batter and mix it thoroughly. 
Heat enough oil in pan ,drop a teaspoonful of batter  and fry till golden brown. 
Drain on a paper towel and serve hot with coconut chutney. 

Masala Dal Fry

Ingredients

Toor dal  : 1/2cup
Moongl dal : l/2cup
Masoor Dal : 1 tbsp
Onion chopped : 1/2 cup        
Chopped tomato   : 1/4 cup 
Red chilly powder : 1 tsp 
Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp
Ginger -Garlic paste    : 1/2 tsp 
Green chilly                 : 1  
Jeera/Cumin seeds      : 1tsp
Coriander leaves 
Salt
Ghee  

Method 

Wash & Pressure cook dals with little turmeric powder and keep aside. 
Heat ghee in a kadai ,add jeera and allow it to splutter. 
Add chopped green chilly and onion and fry for few minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes and ginger-ginger paste and fry.
Now add red chilly powder,garam masala powder, salt & mix well.
Add cooked dal and allow it to cook for a while.  
Garnish with coriander leaves.. 
Serve with Jeera rice.. 

 

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Corn & Peas Curry

Ingredients 

Sweet corn        : 2 cups
Green peas        : 1 cup
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato  : 1/2 cup
Green chillies       : 1 tbsp
Ginger-Garlic paste  : 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder   : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Coriander powder        : 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds              : 1 tsp
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Method 

Heat oil in pan,add jeera.
Add chopped onion, green chillies and fry.
Add tomatoes, salt and saute.
Put ginger - garlic paste and stir for few minutes.
Add corn and peas and cook for few minutes with little water.
 Now add all the spice powders , mix well and cover and cook until done.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with any type of rotis.

Eggless Pumpkin Flax seed Bread

Ingredients 

Maida /All purpose Flour      : 11/2 cups
Chopped Pumpkin                : 2 cups
Flax seed meal                      : 1 tbsp
Water                                   : 3 tbsps
Sugar                                    : 3/4 cup
Cinnamon powder                 : 1/4 tsp
Ginger powder                      : 1/4 tsp
Baking powder                      : 1/2 tsp
Baking soda                           : 1/2 tsp
Oil                                         : 1/2 cup
Salt

Method 

Preheat oven for 10 minutes .
Cook pumpkin pieces in little water and grind to a smooth paste.
Mix flax seed meal and water and set aside.
Combine flax seed mixture, pumpkin puree, oil and mix well.
Add sugar to it and mix well.
In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder,baking soda, ginger powder and cinnamon powder.
Now add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold in gently without lumps.
Transfer to a greased loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool on a wire rack.
Slice and serve.

 

Navratri Recipes

Here is a list of Some Navratri /Navaratri Recipes..  

Happy Navaratri to All..

Sarkarai Pongal 

Paasi Parupu Sundal   

Poha/Aval Vadai 

AkkaraVadisal 

Sooyan 

Thayir Vadai/Dahi vada 

Asoka Halwa/Moongdal Halwa  

Microwave 5 in 1 Halwa 

Barley Payasam