Paasi Paruppu Sambar

Paasi Paruppu Sambar

It's a tasty sambar for kids.

It goes well with idly, dosa, rice too.

Ingredients:

Pasi Paruppu - 5 tsp

Carrot - 1

Pumpkin - 1 slice

Spinach - 5 leaves

Small onion - 5 

Garlic - 10

Red chilly - 1

Green chilly - 1

Curry leaves - few

Coriander leaves - few

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Hing - a pinch

Mustard - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds - 4 seeds

Coconut oil - few drops

Salt - as needed

Procedure:

1. Dry roast the paasi paruppu.

2. Allow it to cool and soak in water for 10 mins.

3. In a pot boil water, add soaked dal, vegetables, turmeric powder, salt, coconut oil cook well.

4. In a pan add oil, mustard, hing, jeera, coriander seeds, small onion, garlic, green chilly, red chilly, curry leaves saute well.

5. Add cooked dal and vegetables, spinach and cook for few mins.

6. Check the taste and adjust salt and spicy.

7. Add coriander leaves and switch off. 

8. Serve hot with rice and ghee.

Papaya Makka Rava Kesari

Papaya Makka Rava Kesari

Ingredients:

Makka rava - 1 cup

Papaya puree – 1 cup

Palm sugar – 3 tsp

Ghee - 5 tsp

Cashew – 5

Almonds  – 5

Raisin – 5

Cardamom powder – a pinch

Procedure:

1. In a pan dry roast makka rava.

2. Make puree with papaya.

3. Put palm sugar in water and once boiled strain and remove the impurities.

4. In a pan add ghee roast the almonds, cashews, raisin. Keep aside.

5. In the same pan put the dry roasted rava and saute for 2 mins.

6. Add 5 cup of water, cardamom powder and cook the makka rava.

7. Add papaya puree and cook till it becomes thick.

8. Add palm sugar according to the sweetness of papaya puree.

9. Cook till it becomes thick and leaves the ghee on the sides.

10. Serve cool with ice cream. It tastes yummy.

Hibiscus Mint Lemonade

Hibiscus Mint Lemonade

Summer cooler drink.

Ingredients:

Hibiscus flower - 5 

Mint leaves - 5

Lemon juice - 2 tsp

Palm sugar - as needed

Procedure:

1. In a pan add water, petals of hibiscus flower, palm sugar.

2. Strain and let it cool.

3. Add crushed mint leaves.

4. Add lemon juice.

5. Mix well and Serve.

Raagi Black Urad Dal Porridge

Raagi Black Urad Dal Porridge 



Baby food:

Raagi black urad dal is a healthy recipe for kids growth and development.

Raagi has rich of calcium, iron, protein, fiber.

Black urad dal has calcium, iron, protein, fiber, magnesium, copper, zinc, , potassium, Vitamin B6.

Ingredients:

Raagi - 5 tsp

Black Urad Dal - 5 tsp

Procedure: 

1. Dry roast black urad dal with skin till colour changes.

2. Once cool down soak roasted black urad dal, raagi in a same bowl for 3 hours.

3. Now wash the raagi and black urad dal well.

4. Don't throw the skin of black urad dal.

5. Now add in the blender with little water and blend to a paint consistency.

6. Now strain the pulp and add little water.

7. Keep the pan in low flame and cook till good aroma comes. 

8. Switch off the flame.

9. Serve once cool down.

Raagi Oats Black Urad Dal Porridge

Raagi Oats Black Urad Dal Porridge 

Ingredients:

Raagi - 5 tsp

Black Urad Dal - 5 tsp

Rolled Oats - 10 tsp

Salt - as needed

Nuts - optional for decoration

Fruits - optional for decoration

Procedure: 

1. Dry roast black urad dal with skin till colour changes.

2. Once cool down soak roasted black urad dal, raagi in a same bowl for 3 hours.

3. Now wash the raagi and black urad dal well.

4. Don't throw the skin of black urad dal.

5. Now add in the blender with little water and blend to a paint consistency.

6. Now strain the pulp and add little water.

7. Keep the pan in low flame and cook till good aroma comes. 

8. Add more water and add oats.

9. Cook in low flame for 20 mins.

10. Now add salt and serve.

Instant Shahi Tukda

Instant Shahi Tukda

I learnt this recipe from my Facebook friend Waheetha Azarudeen. 

Usually shahi tukda made up of fried bread.

Here i do it with Rusk. 

Ingredients:

Rusk - 4 nos 

Milk - 1 cup 

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Elachi - 2

Saffron stand -  5 to 7 

Turmeric powder - a pinch 

Ghee -  1 tsp 

Nuts - as needed

Rose water - 1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Boil milk with elachi and sugar.

2. Add saffron or a pinch of turmeric powder. 

3. Add chopped nuts and make milk turn to thick rabdi.

4. Add rose water.

5. Then add ghee and switch off.

6. And in a bowl arrange rusk and pour rabdi on it.

7. Let it soak for few min.  

8. Decorate with nuts and serve.

Rava Halwa

Rava Halwa

Let’s start the blog with new sweet recipe.

This sweet recipe is very close to my heart.

I learnt this recipe from Revathy Shanmugam mam.

This is her first video in her YouTube channel. 

It will get ready in fraction of seconds with simple ingredients and quick procedure.

Ingredients:

Rava – 1/4 cup

Ghee – 1/2 cup

Milk – 2 cups

Sugar – 1 cup

Dry nuts( Almonds, Pista) – 1 spoon

Procedure:

1. In a pan, add 2 cups of milk.

2. Add 1 cup sugar.

3. Add 1/2 cup ghee.

4. Add 1/4 cup rava.

5. Stir continuously for 20 mins till the ghee oozes out, without leaving the hand.

6. Decorate with chopped nuts.

7. Serve hot or chill.