Celery Kootu

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Channa dhal-1 cup
Chopped celery-1/2 cup
Salt -to taste
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp

Tempering

Coconut oil-1tbsp

Mustard,Uraddhal,Jeera-each-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2

Curry leaves-little

Chopped onion-1tbsp

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Coconut-1tbsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Green chillies-2
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it,fry the onions till light brown.Add the ground paste to the cooked dhal & give a nice boil.Switch off the stove add the tempering & mix it well.Serve it with hot plain rice.

Chettinadu Vella Paniyaram Recipe

Ingredients
Rice-1 cup
(I used basmati rice)
Urad dhal-1/8 cup
(the measurement says 1/4 cup)
Salt to taste
Milk-1/4 cup
Cooking soda- a generous pinch
Soaked channa dhal-3tbsp
Chopped ginger,onion,green chillies,curry leaves-little
Method
Soak rice & dhal together for 2 hrs.Grind it with salt,water & milk to a semi thick batter.Add all the chopped ingredients & soaked channal dhal to the batter & mix it well.Add cooking soda just before pouring the batter in the panniyaram pan.Pour 1tsp. of oil in each hole of the pan,pour a ladle of batter in it.Cook it till light brown & crisp on all sides.Serve it with any chutney you like.
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Almond Burfi /Badam Burfi ( With Skin)

Ingredients

Almonds dry powdered(with skin)-1 cup
Sugar-1/2 cup
Water-1/3 cup
Saffron-little
Cardamom powder-1/4tsp
Ghee-1tsp
Method

Heat a non stick pan melt sugar with water,add the cardamom powder & saffron,give a boil till it gives a one string consistency.Switch off the gas add the almond powder & ghee & mix till well till it becomes like a soft dough.Flatten the soft dough on a greased plate.Pat some ghee on top so that top doesn't get dried up.Cut it into desired shape while still warm.

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Mysore Pak /Ghee Mysore Pak (Krishna Sweets Style) / Soft Mysore Pak Recipe-How to make Mysore Pak

Step by step method /picture for making Mysore Pak. A perfect Deepawali / Diwali recipe.

Ingredients
Besan/Kadalai mavu-1 cup
Sugar-2 cups
Water-1 cup
Ghee-2 & 3/4 cups

Method
Heat one cup of ghee in a non stick pan,add the besan & fry it till raw smell disappears & changes its colour to light brown( make sure you don't burn it).Switch off the gas & keep it aside.
In another pan add sugar & water, give a boil till sugar has completely dissolved,switch off the gas.
Pour the sugar mixture into the fried besan mixture.Stir it well & now switch on the stove.
In medium flame keep stirring,at one stage you will feel that the mixture is getting thicker.
Now reduce the flame & pour the remaining ghee in intervals & keep stirring.
The last stage is, the mixture will start leaving the sides of the pan & the bubbles would have completely stopped(you can see very tiny pores in the mixture).
Put a small amount of the mixture in the greased plate & see it forms to a small ball then that's the time to pour it on a tray.
Immediately pour it on a greased tray,while still warm cut into desired shapes.

Note:
Try to use a non stick pan because its less mess & easy to know the stage for removing the mixture.
This is a sweet which really requires patience & more focus.Otherwise your sweet will form into rocks or crumble down in a minute if you miss the stage....This also requires some practice,so new comers pl. try with small quantity 1st.

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Quinoa Murukku / Murukku Recipes

Ingredients

Powdered quinoa-1/2 cup
Rice flour-1 cup
Besan-1/4 cup
Chilly powder-1 & 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Ajwain-1tsp
Hot oil-1 & 1/2 tbsp
Hing-1tsp
Oil-to deep fry
Method
Mix all above ingredients together, pour water little by little & make a soft dough.Heat oil in a pan fill the mixture in the murukku press. Press it directly into the oil & in medium flame fry it till crisp & light brown on all sides.Cool & store it in air tight container.

For Version 2 Quinoa Murukku recipe  click HERE

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Mango Kulfi / Easy Mango Kulfi Recipe / Mango Kesar Kulfi / Indian Mango Ice Cream

Mango Kulfi 

Ingredients
Evaporated milk- 1 can (12 fl oz)
Condensed milk- 1 can (14 oz)
Kesar mango pulp-1 can (1lb.14 oz)
Cool whip- 1 tub (8 oz)
(whipped topping)
Saffron-1/4tsp
(crushed & soaked in little warm milk)
Cardamom powder-1/2tsp
Crushed almonds & pistachio -2tbsp

Crushed pistachio little for garnish
Method
Add all above ingredients in a blender,blend it for a minute till its creamy & frothy.
Pour it in a glass bowl or in kulfi moulds & freeze it overnight.
Serve it garnished with pistachio on top.

Note:
To take out kulfi from mould with ease hold the mould under running water for 1/2 a minute,it will come out quickly.

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Black Bean Soup

Ingredients
Cooked black beans-2 cups
(mash 1 cup of beans)
Chopped celery-1/2 cup
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1/2
Chopped jalapeno chilly-1/2
Salt & Pepper to taste
Curry powder-1/4tsp
Dry oregano & Parsley-each-1/4tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp
Vegetable broth or water-required quantity
Olive oil-1tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pot,saute onion,tomato,chilly & celery for a minute. Add all above ingredients & keep cooking this in low flame for 10 minutes,adding water if necessary.Serve this hot garnished it grated cheese.

Papaya Seeds Podi

Ingredients
Papaya seeds of one big papaya
(wash it thoroughly & dry it in sun for at least 1 day)
Salt to taste
Hing-1/2tsp
Amchur powder-1/4tsp
Oil-1tsp
Urad & Channa dhal-each-1tsp
Black sesame seeds-1tsp
Red chillies-2
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Dessicated coconut-2tsp
Crushed garlic-1 big
Method
Heat 1/2 tsp of oil & fry the papaya seeds till light brown in colour(do not over fry).Keep it aside,heat 1/2 tsp of oil & fry all above ingredients till light brown.Cool everything completely & grind it to a semi fine powder.Store it in a dry jar.Best served with hot rice.