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Panchamirtham recipe / பஞ்சாமிர்தம்


Ingredients

Banana                        : 4
Dates                           : 4
Honey                         : 1 tbsp
Brown sugar              : 1 tbsp
Ghee                          : 1/2 tsp
Cardamom powder   : 1/4 tsp

Method 

Add all the ingredients in a bowl.



Mash well using a potato masher.





Serve & enjoy


Kaju Badam Katli / முந்திரி பாதாம் பர்பி



Ingredients

Cashewnuts coarsely ground       : 1/2 cup
Badam Coarsely ground              : 1/2 cup 

Sugar                                            : 1 cup
Water                                             : 1 /4 cup


Method

Heat water,sugar  in a heavy bottomed pan.
Let it boil for 5 minutes .
Put cashew powder,badam powder to it and stir well
Cook for few minutes till the mixture thickens.
Switch off the flame and let it cool.
Knead well with your hands to make it smooth.
Roll out with a rolling pin and cut into Diamond shape.
Serve....

Rava Masala Dosa / ரவா மசாலா தோசை



Ingredients for Rava dosa 

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


Mix all the ingredients well except oil and keep aside for 20 minutes.
 
Ingredients for the potato filling 

Boiled & Mashed potato : 3 nos
Cooked green peas : 2 tbsps
Chopped onion : 1/2 cup
Green chillies : 3
Mustard
Salt
Oil
Grated ginger : 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and allow them to pop.
Add chopped green chillies,grated ginger and onion,turmeric powder,fry till onions are slightly golden in colour.
Add potato, salt,green peas and mix everything well.
Cook for 5 minutes,add coriander leaves and keep aside.

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.
Spread 2 tbsps of potato filling and fold the dosa .
Now the dosa is ready to be served...
Serve hot with Chutney & Sambar....
 




Rose Petals Peda



Ingredients

Crumbled paneer                  : 2 cups
Condensed milk                    : 1 cup
Rose petals                           : 1/2 cup
Almonds to garnish


Method

In a deep frying pan , add paneer  and let it cook for 5 minutes.
Add condensed milk, rose petals  now and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.
Continue this till the mixture starts leaving the pan.
Remove from flame and let it cool .
Shape into round balls and garnish with almonds.
Serve.

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.



Yellow Pumpkin Paal Kootu / பரங்கிக்காய் பால் கூட்டு



Ingredients

Yellow pumpkin                  ; 1 cup ( cubed)
Milk                                    : 1 cup
Grated coconut                   : 2 1/2 tbsps
Green chilly                       : 1
Red chilly                          : 2
Rice flour                          : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves


Method

Boil milk in a pan , add cubed pumpkin and let it cook on low flame.
Grind coconut , rice flour , green chilly to a fine paste.
Add salt , coconut mixture to the pumpkin , mix well.
Let it boil till it thickens.
Remove from flame.
Temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies.
Pour it over the kootu , mix and serve.



Easy & Quick Vegetable pulao



Ingredients

Cooked basmati rice            : 1 1/2 cups
Carrot                                   : 1 
Beans                                    : 10 nos 
Onion                                    : 1
Capsicum                              : 1
Green chillies                        : 3
Cloves                                    : 3
Cardamom                             : 2
Chopped ginger                     : 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon                              : 1 piece
Mint leaves
Salt
Ghee


Method

Chop the onion
Chop carrot , beans, capsicum into small pieces.
Heat ghee in a pan , add  cinnamon , cardamom, cloves, chopped green chillies, ginger and fry.
Add chopped onion and fry for 3 - 4 minutes or until the onions turn a medium brown colour.
Add the chopped vegetables , salt and mix everything well.
Cook on low flame until the vegetables turn tender and cooked.
Add the cooked rice , mint leaves and mix gently.
Remove from flame and serve hot.



Azhagar kovil Dosai / அழகர் கோவில் தோசை



Ingredients

Idli rice                          : 1 cup
Split Black Urad dal     : 1/2 cup
Peppercorns                  : 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds                 : 1 tsp
Dry ginger powder        : 1/4 tsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Oil


Method

Wash and soak urad dal and rice for 3 hours.
Grind them together into coarse batter.
Grind pepper and cumin seeds in a mixie.
Add salt , mix and allow it to ferment for 6 hours.
Add the pepper + jeera powder ,dry ginger powder, , curry leaves and mix everything well.
Heat a dosa tawa , make a thick dosa , drizzle oil , cover with a lid and let it cook.
Cook on both sides on medium flame.
Serve hot.

                    

Pillayarpatti Mothagam / Pillayarpatti Kozhukattai / Pillayarpatti Modakam / பிள்ளையார்பட்டி மோதகம்



Ingredients

Raw Rice                   - 1 cup
Moong Dal                - 1/4 cup
Jaggery                      - 1 1/4 cup
Water                         - 2  cups
Coconut                    - 1/4 cup
Ghee                         - 1 tbsp
Cardamom               - 4 

Method

Roast rice and moong dal separately




Add cardamom and let it cool.


Put in a blender , 


powder it coarsely.



Take jaggery and water in a pan . let it boil



Strain the jaggery to remove any impurities

Bring it to a boil 


add the rice mix , 


add in grated coconut,

add ghee and mix everything well. keep stiring till it gets thick. Remove from flame and let it cool.


Take little portion , roll it into a ball shape.


Arrange the balls on a greased idli plate and steam cook for 15 minutes.




Delicious Pillayarpatti kozhakattais are ready now.
Enjoy








Lemon Rasam without tomato



Ingredients

Cooked toor dal                 ; 2 tbsp
Lemon  juice                      : 1 1/2 tbsp
Green chilly                       : 3
Red chilly                           : 1
Chopped ginger                  : 1/4 tsp 
Mustard seeds 
Cumin seeds
Salt
Turmeric powder
Coriander leaves
Ghee
Curry leaves


Method

Take 1 cup water , add turmeric powder, chopped ginger , slitted green chilly , salt and allow it to boil in low flame.
After 5 to 10  minutes, add cooked dal,1 cup water, mix and let it boil for a minute.
Finally  add lemon juice, coriander leaves , mix and  remove from flame.
Heat 1tbsp ghee in a small pan , splutter mustard seeds.
Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, broken red chilly and fry for a minute.
Pour it over the rasam.
Serve hot..                            :