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Rava Ladoo - Easy version

>> Saturday, October 22, 2011

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This is my favourite sweet from my childhood.  And this is one of my sweet dish which I often make during the festival season.  This is healthy & good for kids, as it contains semolina, nuts, ghee & milk.  Good way of starting the festival celebration with this delicious sweets :) 

Ingredients :
  1. Semolina / Rava - 1 cup
  2. Milk - 1/4 cup
  3. Water - 1/4 cup
  4. Sugar -  3/4 cup
  5. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. Cashewnuts, raisins, others - 1/4 cup
  7. Ghee - 2 tbsp
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Direction to make :

1.   Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the pan and roast the semolina till light brown in color.

2.   Add sugar & mix it well over the low flame.

3.   Add roasted nuts, cardamom powder & mix well.

4.   Slowly add the milk and water, mix well & switch off the flame.  Allow the rava mixture to cool slightly.

5.   Apply some ghee in your hands and make ladoos.

6.   Store it in air tight container and will stay for a week.

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Happy Diwali :)

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Rajma masala

>> Monday, October 17, 2011

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Rajma most popular north indian dish served with plain rice or with rotis & parathas.  This is spicy, flavourful, aromatic & nutricious signature dish made by pressure cooking the kidney beans and mixed with masala.  It taste simply out of the world :)

Ingredients :
  1. Red kidney beans - 1 cup
  2. Oil - 1 tbsp
  3. Butter - 1 tbsp
  4. Onion - 1 no
  5. Tomato puree - 1 cup
  6. Garam masala - 1 tsp
  7. Corriander powder - 1 tsp
  8. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Green chillies - 2 nos
  10. Chilly powder to taste
  11. Kasturi methi - 1 tbsp
  12. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  13. Corriander leaves for garnishing
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Direction to cook :

1.   Soak the red kidney beans overnight and pressure cook it in the salted water.

2.   Heat oil in the pan, add finely chopped onions and saute.

3.   Add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, green chillies & tomato puree.

4.   Add chilly powder, corriander powder, garam masala, kasturi methi & cooked kidney beans.  Add enough water to adjust the thickness of the gravy.  Add salt & garnish it with corriander leaves.

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Serve warm.

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Sprouted Moong dal salad

>> Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Simple, healthy, nutricious & easy way of adding good food in our daily routine.  If you dont have time to make the moong dal sprouts, just soak it & mix with other ingredients and serve.  It taste good too:)

Ingredients :
  1. Sprouted moong dal - 1 cup
  2. Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
  3. Chopped cucumber - 1/4 cup
  4. Salt to taste
  5. Lime juice - 1 tbsp
  6. Black pepper powder to spice
  7. Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp
  8. Chaat masala - 1/4 tsp (optional)
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Direction to mix :

1.  Soak the moong dal for a day & drain the water and cover it.  Next day we can see sprouted dal.  

2.  Mix together all the ingredients.  Adjust the salt & spice taste accordingly.

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Serve immediately or chill.

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Rice Payasam

>> Friday, October 7, 2011

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Happy Dasera to the viewers.  Rice payasam most popular Indian sweet pudding can be served either warm or cold.  I make it more rich by reducing the milk to half the quantity and adding nuts to taste.  If you want the lighter version you can skip the process of reducing the milk to half and just boil it along with the rice and cook till done.  Even condensed milk can be added to the payasam for more taste.  Wonderful & delicious sweet perfect for this season.

Ingredients :
  1. Basmati rice - 1/4 cup
  2. Milk - 4 cups
  3. Sugar to taste
  4. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  5. Saffron strands - few 
  6. Roasted cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
  7. Ghee - 1 tbsp
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Direction to cook :

1.   Heat ghee in the pan, add rice & fry till light golden brown in color.  Allow to cool.

2.   Coarsely grind the rice & keep aside.

3.   Boil the 4 cups of milk till it becomes 2 1/2 cup.  Add the rice & cook.

4.   Add the sugar, cardamom powder, roasted nuts & saffron strands.

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Serve warm or cold.

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Nut Balls - Very Healthy

>> Monday, October 3, 2011

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"Nuts ball a day keeps the doctors away"

There is no specific ingredient list for making this healthy and nutricious nut balls.  All kind of nuts like cashewnuts, almonds, pista, wallnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and dry fruits like raisins, dates, prunes, etc., can be used for this preparation.  Every time I try to add some seasonal nuts and fruits to this mixture.  Honey helps in binding all the nuts together and add more flavour to the mixture.  This needs to be stored in the air tight container & a tsp of nuts mixture is good to be served in everyday mornings.  

Ingredients :
  1. Nuts ( Any kind)
  2. Dry fruits (Any kind)
  3. Dates
  4. Honey 
Direction to Mix :

1.   Chop the nuts, dry fruits and dates to tiny pieces. 

2.  Mix together the chopped nuts and  honey.  Store in the air tight container.

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Serve a spoon of nuts mixture everyday morning.

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