Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Halwa

Ingredients 

All purpose flour (Maida)                 1cup
Sugar                                              11/2 cup
Ghee                                              1/2 cup
Kesari Powder                                1 pinch       
Cashew nuts                                   6
Cardamom Powder                        1/2 tsp           
Method

Add 1cup water with the maida, kesari powder to make a thin batter.
There should be no lumps.
Boil in a low flame till it becomes thick.
Add ghee slowly till it leaves from all the sides.
Add roasted cashew nuts and cardamom powder.
Mix it well and put it in the greased plate.
When it cools cut into squares.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Puli Inchi

Prepare Time          5min
Cook time              10 min
Serve                     15
Ingredients
Green Chilies                           100 gm

Tamarind( imli),                         big lemon size
Inchi(ginger, ginger root)          1 big piece
Hing(Asafetida)                        1 tsp
Turmeric Powder                     1tsp
Mustard seeds                        1 tsp
Urad dhal                                2 tsp
Oil                                               3 tsp           
Salt to Taste



Jalapneo Puli Inchi













    Method.
    Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of warm water and remove the juice.

    Cut the green chilies and ginger into small pieces.
    Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal and Chana dhal and fry. 
    When the dhal become red , add the chilies and ginger. 
    When the chilies fried little add the tamarind water, powdered jaggery Hing, salt, and turmeric.
    When the mixture is thick, cool and pour it into bottle. 
    This is a pickle. You can keep this pickle more than a month.
    Eat with curd rice, chapati and poori.
    Use jalapeno and make this pickle. Fry them well and add little more jaggery.
    It tastes very good.