Sweet Jaggery balls (using wheat flour)

I m back after a long uninformed break with sweet wheat flour balls, perfect for weekend breakfast.  When it comes to weekend cooking, I will be bit slow in cooking & finally, it will arround 3 when we have our lunch.  So, I prefer to cook something very heavy for the breakfast.   

Very healthy & heavy  perfect for kids.  Addition of cardamom powder & nuts are totally optional but I would recommend it for ultimate taste.  This dish needs to be served immediately otherwise it will become hard & difficult to eat.

Ingredients :

1. Wheat flour - 1 cup
2. Jaggery - 3/4 to 1 cup (Depending on ur sweet)
3. Water - 1 cup
4. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
5. Cashew nuts (Roasted) - 1 tbsp
6. Ghee - 1 tbsp

Direction to Cook :

1.   Dry roast the wheat flour till light brown in color.

2.   Melt the jaggery in water over low flame & filter it.  

3.   Bring the dissolved jaggery water to boil & add the roasted wheat flour in the middle of the pan.  Do not stir it.

4.   Over a low flame, allow the wheat flour to cook & finally mix it together till u get the required consistency. 

5.   Add the cardamom powder & roasted nuts.  Switch off the flame.

6.   Apply some ghee in the palm & make little balls.  

Serve immediately.

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Chapathis

Let me start blogging with my comfort & staple food for north indian i.e. roti (or) chapathi. This is made with wheat flour as base can be substituted or added with other flours like soya flour, cornflour, maida which taste different & tasty. We often prepare chukka chapathis with some veg or non-veg curries.

Even different stuffed rotis can be prepared with ur own choice of vegetables. Whenever if I want to host my guest, chapathi would be the first in the menu. Especially during sundays dinner, chapathi is my predominant dish. I like to serve them hot with some raw onion rings & carrots.

Ingredients :

1. Wheat flour - 1 cup
2. Hot oil - 2 tbsp
3. Warm water - 1/4 cup (Plus or minus the qty)
4. Salt to taste

Cooking method :

• * Combine wheat flour, hot oil & salt together & mix well.
• * Now knead the dough with warm water little at time. (I prefer covering the dough with wet cloth till I cook)
• * Divide the dough into small balls which resembles like a tennis ball. And start rolling them to a full moon (or ur desired shape) using the roller.
• * Heat the pan on medium high, cook the chapathis on either side till golden brown.

Serve hot with veg or non-veg curries.

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