Maida Burfi/ Maida Cake

Ingredients Maida / All purpose flour -1/2cup Sugar - 3/4 cup (adjust to sweet, up to 1 cup) Ghee - 1/4cup Food color - few drops Tutty fruity - 1/8 cup (optional) Elaichi -2 Method Heat the ghee and roast the maida. You will get nice aroma and the color of the flour should not change it. Add a cup of sugar and 3/4 cup of water and start heating. Once the sugar syrup reaches one string consistency, remove it from stove. Immediately add the roasted maida, food color, tutty fruity and elaichi powder and start mixing. Keep on mixing...

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Diwali Sweets & Snacks 2015

 Hope everyone had a nice Diwali. Here are the sweets and snacks I prepared this year.  Maida cake/burfi  Dry gulaab jamoon Murukku Mixture Click on the names to get the recipes..Will post the sweet recipes soon. ...

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Multigrain Dosai

Ingredients Wheat flour -1/4cup Ragi maavu/ Finger millet flour -1/2cup Kambu maavu/ Bajri flour - 1/2cup Idli maavu / Idli batter - 1 big ladle Salt Water Oil Method Combine wheat flour, ragi flour, bajri flour and salt in a bowl.  Add a ladle of idli batter..  Add enough water and mix it like dosa batter without lumps  Heat a griddle and make dosa. Sprinkle some oil around the dosa, and let it cook.  Flip the dosa after a few seconds and cook the other side. Healthy dosa is ready to serve....

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Lauki ki Sabzi/ Bottlegourd Curry / Suraikkai Curry

Ingredients Suraikkai/Lauki/Bottlegourd -1 (small, approximately 11/2cups, chopped) Onion (chopped) - 3 tablespoons Green chilly-1 Tomato - 1 Turmeric powder -1/8 teaspoon Chilly powder - 11/2 teaspoon Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon  Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch Lemon juice - from half of a lemon Cilantro - to garnish  Method Wash and cube the suraikkai/lauki into big chunks. Heat oil in a small pressure cooker, add the onions. Sauté until it becomes pink, then add the cumin...

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Thengappoo Rotti / Coconut-Wheat Bread

This dish is a Srilankan dish, which I came to know from my friends. The addition of coconut makes this roti tastier. This can be prepared with all purpose flour/Maida, also. Usually it is served with "Idicha sambal" which is dry coconut chutney, shall post it soon.  Ingredients Whole wheat flour -11/2cups Grated coconut-1/4 cup(can increase more for taste) Chopped onion-1/2cup(can increase or decrease according to taste) Green chilly-2(finely chopped) Few curry leaves Salt Water Method Combine chopped onion, green...

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Bread vadai

Ingredients Wheat bread - 5 slices Chopped onion-1/4cup Green chilly -2 (adjust according to spice level) Chopped cilantro - 3tablespoons Chopped ginger-1teaspoon Few curry leaves Rice flour - 1/4cup Thick yogurt- about 1/2cup Salt Oil to deep fry Method Cut/Tear off the bread sliced into small pieces. Finely chop the ginger, green chilly and cilantro. Combine the bread, onion, cilantro, green chilly and salt in a bowl. Add in the rice flour.. Mix everything well and add the thick yogurt. knead it into a smooth...

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Ellu Kozhukkattai / Sesame Seeds Dumplings

Ingredients For the outer cover Idiyappam flour/ Rice flour - 11/2 cups Salt - a pinch Coconut oil-1teaspoon Water- 3/4 cup to 1 cup For Stuffing Ellu/Sesame seeds-2tablespoons Desiccated coconut- 2tablespoons Elaichi-1 Jaggery/Vellam (powdered)-3tablespoons Method Boil the water with a pinch of salt. When it comes to a rolling boil, add a teaspoon of coconut oil. Immediately pour the water in the rice flour/idiyappam flour. Mix well with a spoon, close it with wet cloth and let it cool. Meanwhile lets prepare the...

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