Chocolate Peda
Dates and dry fruits ladoo recipe (sugar free)
Paan Ladoo
Basundi
Basundi is a delicious traditional Indian dessert made by condensing the milk, adding sugar and nuts to it and served chilled. Though it is an easy to make dessert it requires a lot of patience and time (but absolutely worth it). Check out how to make basundi below.
Ingredients
Full fat milk -2 litres
Sugar -1/4 -1/2 cup( according your taste )
Saffron -few strings soaked in 1 tsp warm milk
Pista ,badam,cashews -1/4 cup (broken)
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Method
👉In a heavy bottom nonstick pan add milk and allow it to boil in medium flame.Keep stirring to prevent the cream or milk solids from sticking to the bottom and sides.
👉Once the milk reduces to quarter( it takes around 40 minutes )of its quantity add in the sugar,cardamom powder,saffron soaked in milk and nuts mix well .
👉Continue to cook for few more minutes until all the water from the milk is evaporated and the mixture thickens a bit.
👉Continue to cook for few more minutes until all the water from the milk is evaporated and the mixture thickens a bit.
👉Remove from fire .
👉Serve chilled, garnished with nuts and saffron strings.
Preparation Time -45 mins
Serves -4-6
Double Layered Chocolate Burfi
Double layered chocolate burfi is a yummy Indian burfi (fudge) variety made with the milk powder, cocoa powder and sugar
Verkadalai Murukku | Peanut Murukku
Fried Masala Chana Dal | Chana Dal Namkeen
Garlic Paneer Recipe | Lehsuni Paneer
Garlic paneer or Lehsuni paneer is a finger licking good starter variety made with paneer (cottage cheese) and special firey garlic masala paste. It is a very easy to make starter and can be done in a jiffy. Learn how to make this super tasty garlic paneer recipe below.
Ingredients
Paneer -200 gms cubed
Onion -2 nos grated or minced
Garlic- 6 nos chopped fine or minced
Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
Oil -1 tbsp
Coriander leaves few
Grind Together
Garlic -6-8 cloves
Red chillies -4-6 nos
Vinegar -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar -1 tsp
Method
👉Grind the ingredients given for grinding to a fine paste adding little water.
👉Heat oil in a kadai add cumin seeds ,onion,garlic and saute well for 2-4 mins.
👉Add ground masala ,little water and saute well in medium flame by stirring occasionally until oil oozes on top and raw smell goes and colour changes.
👉Add paneer cubes and mix gently with the masala.
Preparation time -15 mins
Serves -4
Note -
✍️I have minced the onion and garlic together to give the masala a nice texture you can simply chop and add it too.
✍️You can adjust the spiciness according to your taste preferences.
✍️You can have this as a side dish for chapati and peas pulao too or you can crumble the paneer before adding to the paste and keep this masala inside the dosa and you'll have superb garlic paneer masala dosa do try it.
✍️You can have this as a side dish for chapati and peas pulao too or you can crumble the paneer before adding to the paste and keep this masala inside the dosa and you'll have superb garlic paneer masala dosa do try it.
Semiya Bhagalabhath | Thayir Semiya| Curd Semiya
Kalkandu vadai | Sweet vada | Rock candy vada
Kalkandu vadai or sweet vada is a very traditional and yummy south Indian vada variety. Unlike our regular vadas this has a sweet taste as we add kalkandu(rock candy) to the vada batter. This vada is kept as an offering for the goddess during Navratri festival. Learn how to make this delicious Kalkandu vadai recipe below.
Ingredients
Urud dal -1 cup
Diamond Kalkandu/ rock candy- 1/2 -3/4 th cup powdered
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method
👉Wash and soak the urad dal for 30 mins.Drain the water completely add salt and grind to a fine fluffy paste using very little water .
👉To this vada batter add powdered kalkandu / rock candy and cardamom powder mix well.
👉Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
👉Make small vadai shapes with the batter.Gently slide them into the oil , deep fry till nice golden brown colour by flipping both sides and until the oil stops bubbling.
👉Drain the excess oil in a tissue paper.
👉Serve hot.
Preparation Time-40 minutes
Yield -10 -12 vadas
Javvarisi Payasam| Sabudana Kheer
Pudalangai Paruppu Poriyal | Snake Gourd Stir Fry
Pudalangai paruppu poriyal is a very basic,easy to cook and delicious South Indian stir fry variety.It is prepared by sauteing the snake gourd in coconut and red chilly paste until the masala changes colour and finally adding the boiled dal to it.
