Puran poli
Ingredients •2 cups chana dal, soaked in water for 4 hours •2 cups jaggery (adjust for sweetness) •2 cups refined flour •1 tbsp oil •1 tsp cardamom powder •1/4th tsp nutmeg powder •3/4 tsp turmeric powder •Salt to taste Preparation 1.Cook chana dal in a pressure cooker till it turns soft. Drain out excess water until the dal absolutely becomes dry. 2.Add jaggery and salt and cook further...
Sweet Pongal
Ingredients • 1½ C rice • ½ C moong dal • 8 C milk • 2¼ C powdered jaggery (use 3 C if you desire a more sweeter taste) • ½ Tsp cardamom powder • ¾ C ghee (you can use lesser amount if desired) • 3 Tbsp cashews, chopped • 2 Tbsp raisins Preparation 1. Heat a pan over moderate heat. Dry roast the rice and dal until lightly golden. Remove from pan and cool on a plate. 2. Wash the rice and dal and drain. 3. In a heavy saucepan, boil milk...
Steamed Modak
Ingredients •Rice flour- 2 Katoris •Freshly Coconut – 1 no •Jaggery – 1 Katori •Khus Khus – 1 Tsp •Cardamom powder – 1 Tsp •Salt – a Pinch •Ghee – 1 Tsp Preparation 1. Grate the coconut. 2. Roast Khus Khus (Poppy seeds), till lightly brown. 3. Add grated coconut , jaggery and cardamom powder and sauté on low flame till jaggery is complety melted and...
Sindhi Loli Biscuit (Sweet and Salty Variation)
Ingredients: 1. Wheat Flour- 2 cups 2. Sugar/Jaggery-1/2 cup (60 gms) 3. Oil- 2 tbsp 4. Water to make firm dough. 5. Green Cardamons (choti elaichi)4-5 ( peeled and crushed) 6. Milk- 1tbsp. Method: 1. In a saucepan boil about a cup of water, add sugar and cardamons (peeled or crushed). 2. Let the sugar dissolve properly. 3. Alternatively some of sugar can be substituted with jaggery, so in that case boil jaggery and sugar together,...
South Indian Hot Toordal Soup with vegetables
Ingredients •1¼ C toor dal •5-7 C water •½ Tsp turmeric powder •1½ inch ball of dried tamarind pulp •1 C hot water •2 Tsp ghee/oil •1½ Tsp black mustard seeds •¼ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1 green chili chopped •2 dried red chilies broken in halves •1 Tbsp ginger, finely grated •9-10 fresh curry leaves •½ Tsp fenugreek seeds •1 C carrot cut into slices •1 C green beans cut into 1-inch pieces •1½ C bell pepper (capsicum), diced into...