Rava Ladoo / Semolina Balls / Rava laddu / Sooji Ladoo Step wise Pictures

Rava Ladoo / Semolina Balls / Rava laddu / Sooji Ladoo

Ingredients:

• Rava / Semolina / Sooji - 1 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 1 Cup
• Cardamon - 1 nos
• Butter - 1 stick ( Approx 113 gms )
• Warm milk - As required

Rava Ladoo / Semolina Balls / Rava laddu / Sooji Ladoo Step wise Pictures

Method:
Heat a pan in medium flame. Dry roast the semolina / rava  and cardamon for a minute. Allow it to cool.Transfer it in to the mixer and grind it to a powder.

 

Melt the Butter .

  Add the powdered sugar to the rava ( Semolina ) and mix .

Add the melted butter and mix .

Add some milk as needed and mix well , so that the dough consistency is good enough to make small balls
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Make small balls from the dough . Set aside the laddo / balls for 30 minutes and allow them to dry

Set aside for 20 mt and allow it to dry.Store in an airtight container and use.

Yummy Delicious Sweet is ready !

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Taro Fry / seppankizhangu varuval / Arbi Fry / Colocasia fry



Taro Fry / seppankizhangu varuval / Arbi Fry / Colocasia Fry



Ingredients:

• Taro roots - 8 to 10 no
• Curd - 2 tsp ( Milk yogurt or Cashew yogurt )
• Chili powder -2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Corn flour - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp ( To shallow Fry )

Method:
In a shallow pan  bring the water to boil.Add the taro roots to the pan. Cook till the taro roots are half boiled .

Drain the water.  Peel  the skin of the taro roots and dice it in to halves .
Add curd, chilli powder , corn flour and salt and mix well.Set aside for about half an hour.

In a shallow pan add oil to fry the taro roots. Fry them till it turns brown in color.

Serve hot with sauce as a Starter or have it with steamed rice .

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String Hoppers / Home made Rice Noodles / Idiyappam / இடியப்பம் / Sevai Recipe

String Hoppers / Home made Rice Noodles / Idiyappam / இடியப்பம் / Sevai Recipe

Ingredients:

• Rice Flour / Idiyappam Flour  - 3 cups
• Steaming Water - As needed
• Salt - To taste

Method:

Bring the water to boil .Add salt to the steaming water.In a mixing bowl add rice flour and gradually add the water  to the flour by stirring with a ladle and mix without any lumps .

Make it in to a soft dough .

Place the dough on the string hopper press and squeeze it our in a hopper plate or it can be steamed in idly stand as well.

 Place the hopper plate stand , cover with the lid and Steam the hoppers for 5 to 7minutes. 

Serve hot with chicken Curry or vegetable kurma.

String hoppers are good for digestion and it is a very light food.

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Yam stir fry / Suran fry / senaikilangu varuval

Yam stir fry / Suran fry / senaikilangu varuval

Ingredients:

• Yam / Suran / senaikilangu  - 250 gms, chopped in to small cubes.
• Onion - 1 no ,  chopped
• Sambar powder OR Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad da l-1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste

Preparation:

In a kadai, heat oil add mustard and urad dal and allow it to splutter . Now add onions and stir and cook till it becomes soft.

 

Add Chopped yam ,  sambar powder, salt and allow it to dry roast in oil.

Cook till they become golden brown in color.

Serve hot with rice and a curry of your choice .

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Masala Puffed rice / Masala pori

Masala Puffed rice /  Masala pori

INGREDIENTS:
Puffed Rice – 2 cups
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Hing – 1 pinch
Salt – to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
Chopped vegetables-1 cup(I used only carrots)
Onion- 1 no , chopped

Preparation:

Heat oil in kadai.Add the chopped onions stir fry for 2 mts.It should be half cooked
Now add the grated carrots and fry for a minute.
Add the salt , hing ,turmeric powder and chilli powder and cook till the raw smell goes away.
Now add the puffed rice to it and stir well for about 30 sec.
The tasty masala puffed rice is ready to serve.
It is a excellent evening snack , a common street food in India.

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PUMPKIN CURRY | PUMPKIN DAL | PUMPKIN RECIPES | PUMPKIN SAMBAR

 PUMPKIN CURRY | PUMPKIN DAL | PUMPKIN RECIPES

Ingredients:

• Moong dal - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon
• Hing - 1 pinch
• Onions - 1 numbers ,  chopped
• Tomatoes - 1 number , chopped
• Yellow Pumpkin - chopped in cubes ( Few )
• Sambhar powder - 2 teaspoon

Tempering :

• Oil - 2 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds -1 teaspoon
• Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• Tamarind juice - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon
• Salt-to taste

 Method:

In a pressure cooker, add the moong dal,  onions ,tomatoes , Pumpkin, green chilli  , Turmeric powder  , Sambar powder , and water .

Mix the contents .

Cover them with the lid and pressure cook for 2 hisses .The pumpkin will be cooked well with the dal . Mash them well .

In a heavy bottom pan , heat oil, add mustard seeds allow it to pop , add urad dal, cumin seeds, and curry leaves. Add the  tamarind juice and bring the contents to a boil . Add the salt .

Transfer  the cooked dal and pumpkin to the boiling tamarind juice and mix well . Cook till the raw smell goes away . 

Serve hot .

This  curry goes well with Ven pongal , Idly and Dosa  and Steamed rice .

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