Panchamritham
Fruits – 1 banana, grapes- a small buch, raisins – 1 tsp, dry dates – 2 pieces, jack fruit – 2 pieces, 1 apple Cut the fruits into even sized pieces. To this add 25 g honey, 150g jaggery, 25 … Continue reading →
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Somaasi
Poornam: Grind 1/4 kg Pottu kadalai, 1/4 kg sugar, and 5-6 cardomoms(skin removed) and 1 cup grated coconut(slightly roasted in a little ghee) into a powder. Take maida:rawa in the ratio 1:1, each 1/4 kg, add a pinch of salt, … Continue reading →
Poli
gram dal – 200g, grated coconut – 1 cup, jaggery – 1 cup, cardomoms – 4, maida – 150g, gingelly oil – 6 tsp, ghee – 50g, kesari powder – a pinch(to get the colour) Poornam:Boil gram-dal until half-cooked and … Continue reading →
Kozhukkattai
Outer cover: Rice flour – 1 cup, water 1 cup Heat water to boil. Pour 2 tsp sesame oil in it and add rice flour with constant stirring so that it becomes thick. Cover and keep aside for 1/2 hour.Then … Continue reading →
Sakkarai Pongal
Rice – 1 cup, moongdal – 1 cup, gram dal – 1/4 cup. Mix the above and dry roast lightly. Add 6 cups water and steam in pressure cooker.Take 1 1/2 cup jaggery (amount should be 2/3 of cooked mixture) … Continue reading →
Jilebi
Sugar syrup:Heat sugar and water(1:1) and any essence if preferred until it becomes thick. Soak urud dal for 1/2 hour and grind it into a thin soft paste. Pour this paste in a thick plastic cover and make a small … Continue reading →