Sweets – Simple home cooking

Ari urundai ( rice laddoos)

Ingredients: 1 cup par boiled rice 1 cup powdered jaggery 1 cup grated coconut 1 tsp cardamom powder 2 tsp mixed dry fruits roasted in a tsp of ghee( optional) Method : Wash the rice and roast it in a frying pan till it turns red. Now powder it into coarse powder . Add theContinue reading “Ari urundai ( rice laddoos)”

Aravanapaayasam ( Neipayasam)

Traditionally it is a naivedyam made by Palghat Iyer Brahmins as an offering to Bhagavathi ( Devi). Ingredients : 2 kg broken Jaggery (brown, not salty), 350-400 gms uncooked rice (Govindbhog is small grain rice) 250-350 ml of Ghee, 1 large cup of Coconut pieces – rectangular 5 mm by 2 mm with copra onContinue reading “Aravanapaayasam ( Neipayasam)”

Pottu kadalai laddoo using jaggery

Pottu kadalai is roasted Bengal gram dal or chutney dal. Ingredients: Pottu kadalai -1 cup Jaggery – 3/4 th cup ( you may change quantity accordingly to sweetness desired) Ghee – 1/4 cup Cardamom -1-2 pods Dry fruits- chopped almonds or any other of your choice and raisins – 1 tblsp Method: Lightly roast theContinue reading “Pottu kadalai laddoo using jaggery”

Orange cake

Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup jowar flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tablespoon corn flour Pinch of salt 1/4 th cup oil 1/2 cup jaggery ( can use sugar instead) 2 cups orange juice 1 tsp agar agar. A pinch of nutmeg. Method: Sieve all the dry together.Continue reading “Orange cake”

Gujjiya

Ingredients: For outer covering – 1cup maida 3 tablespoon ghee a pinch of salt For inside filling-1/4th cup mawa 1/4th cup sooji 1/8th cup dessicated coconut 1/4th cup chopped badam,cashew,pista 1 tsp powdered elaichi 1/4th cup powdered sugar Method: For the covering – mix all the ingredients given above , add water little by littleContinue reading “Gujjiya”

Foxtail millet (kangni ) halwa

This is a Karnataka dish called Halbai. It can be made with rice , wheat or ragi. When you make with Ragi you have to grind and squeeze the water out and make it from that liquid. Quite a laborious process. When made with rice you don’t need to squeeze the water out. I madeContinue reading “Foxtail millet (kangni ) halwa”

Microwave therattipaal

Ingredients: Condensed milk ( milkmaid) – 400 gms ( this already has sugar in it) Ghee- 1 Tablespoon Curd – 1 Tablespoon Method: Just take a big glass bowl- big enough so that when it boils, it doesn’t spill. Pour 1 tin of 400 gms of condensed milk . Put 1 tablespoon of ghee andContinue reading “Microwave therattipaal”

Uttarakand ke Ghugute ( Sankranti special )

I have a story about the way in which Makarsankranti is celebrated in the Himalayan region, where I come from. In our Kumaoni Pahadi custom Sankranti is called ‘Ghughutia tyohar’My mom used to make us kids follow this, even though we lived in Mumbai ! I am fondly remembering this today🙂🙂.Small fritters of different shapesContinue reading “Uttarakand ke Ghugute ( Sankranti special )”

Chana Dal ( Kadala parupu) Halwa

Ingredients: Chana Dal -1cup, Jaggery-1 cup, Grated Coconut-1 cup, Ghee-2 Tbsp , Badam -5 , Kaju -5, Elaichi-5( can put Elaichi powder also 1 tsp instead) Method: Wash the Chana Dal and soak for an hour. Then remove water and pressure cook add water to the Chana Dal and cook for four whistles. Mash theContinue reading “Chana Dal ( Kadala parupu) Halwa”

Instant orange flavoured rava kesari

Ingredients: Rava – 1 cup Sugar -1.5 cups Rasna insta or Tang ( orange flavour )- 1/4 th- 1/2 cup Ghee – 1/2 cup Cardamom – 3-4 crushed Raisins/ cashews – few Water – 3 cups Method : Take 1-2 tbsps of ghee in a frying pan and heat it . Add the raisins andContinue reading “Instant orange flavoured rava kesari”