Author: Chitvish

Sarkarai Pongal | Sweet Rice Pongal

Back to 12 Mouthwatering Recipes for Pongal | Sankranti Sarkarai Pongal, make a delicious sweet beginning to your celebrations. A traditional recipe. INGREDIENTS: Rice – 2/3 cup Moong dhal – 1/3 cup (Dry roast lightly) Powdered jaggery – 2 ½ cups Cashew broken – 50 gms Raisins – 50 gms , Milk – 2cups Water – 3 cups Ghee – 3 tablespoons (Can add extra) Cardamom powder and Nutmeg powder each ½ teaspoon Edible camphor(Pachai karpooram) – one pinch (optional ) PREPARATION METHOD: Soak rice and dhal for 15 minutes, wash and strain. In a big pressure pan (or...

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Paruppu Poli | Puran Poli | Bobbatlu

Parippu Poli or puran poli is a stuffed sweet roti, It’s traditionally made on the first day of Pongal (Bogi). INGREDIENTS: Gram dhal – 1 level cup Jaggery – 1 cup + 1 tbsp Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Nutmeg powder – 1 tsp Outer covering: Maida – 1 heaped cup Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – a pinch Saffron colour – a pinch Water – to knead the dough PREPARATION METHOD: Mix maida , saffron colour and salt with oil along with enough water to make a soft dough. Make this into a ball and keep it in...

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Green Peas | Matar Dhokla

Dhokla is a famous recipe of Gujarathi Cuisine. Adding peas to it not only makes it delicious but a protein rich breakfast recipe. It’s made by steaming and prepared with less oil.   INGREDIENTS: Peas – 1 cup ( mash raw fresh peas in the mixie adding minimum water) Besan – 1 cup Green chilli-ginger paste – 2 tsp (or more) Oil – 2 tsp Sal, sugar To temper: – Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Hing – ½ tsp Slit gren chillies – 2-3 Fruit salt – 1 tsp (or cooking soda-1/2 tsp) PREPARATION METHOD: Mix...

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Jiffy Rava Upma

Back to Main Guide Rava Upma/Uppittu/Uppuma is a simple and easy to make South Indian tiffin. INGREDIENTS: Bombay Rava – 1 Cup Oil – 2 table spoon Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dhal – 1 tsp Gram dhal – 2 tsp Chopped onions – 2 Chopped green chillies – 4 or 5 Ginger – 1 inch chopped Curry leaves Onions – 1 no. Salt to taste. Hing – 2 pinch Water – 2 cup PREPARATION METHOD: For 1 cup Bombay rava – keep 2 cups of boiling water ready . In a vessel , heat (bare minimum) 2...

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Easy Pepper Jeera Rasam

Back to Main Guide It’s a ideal and comfort food to serve with hot rice during winter season. INGREDIENTS: Tur dhal – ¼ cup Pepper – 2 teaspoon Red chillies – 7,8 Gram dhal – 1 teaspoon Dhaniya – 1 teaspoon Jeera – 1 teaspoon Tamarind paste – 1 tablespoon Hing powder – 1 teaspoon Cooked and mashed dhal – 1 tablespoon Salt and haldi To temper in 1 teaspoon ghee: Curry leaves Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon PREPARATION METHOD: Dry roast and powder pepper, jeera, tur dhal, red chilies, gram dhal and dhaniya. This powder can be made...

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