Apple rava kesari

Apple rava kesari

1 cup rava,

1 cup shredded apple,

1/2cup ghee,

1/2 cup condensed milk

,2 cups water,

cashew,almonds& kismish.

First added 1/4 cup ghee sautéed cashew,almond & kismis. Then added rava & fried for 2 mins then apple.. Side by side I had 2 cups of hot water. Then added condensed milk & hot water then added the sugar mixed & closed the cooker. Switched off after 2 whistles.

Badham kesari

Badham kesari

Rava -1cup

Almond paste - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1/2 cup 

Sugar - 2 cups

Kesari color, saffron

Boiling water - 2 & 1/2 cups

Cashew & kismish for garnishing

In a Kadai add the ghee,fry cashews,kismish, then rava.

Once it's done add the boiling water to the rava & let it cook for few mins.

Add saffron & color

Add the badham paste mix nicely, allow to cook till the raw smell goes.

Now add sugar, mix thoroughly & close the lid.

Cook in low flame for 5 mins & switch off.

Wait for 10 mins & open. Delicious badham kesari is ready! 

Vegetable wheat rava kichidi

Vegetable wheat rava kichidi –

 Wheat rava - 1/4 cup,

 toor dhal - 1 tbsp,

Diced carrot & beans - 1/4 cup,

 onion, tomato 1 each,

1 tbsp each of oil & ghee,

Water 2 cups,

 Hing, small cinnamon stick,

 Green chillies 3

Curry leaves & coriander, turmeric powder.

Wash & soak rava & dhal for 10 mins in hot water. Then add all the ingredients to the pressure cooker & cook in medium flame for 4 whistles

Vathakkuzhambu

 Vathakkuzhambu
Tamarind paste 2 tbsp or tamarind 1 lemon size
To temper
Hing - small piece
Red chillies
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Thuvar dhal - 1 tsp
Chopped vegetable
Curry leaves a little
Vathakkuzhambu powder - 3 tsp
Or sambar powder
In a PC , heat 2 tbsp oil & temper in the given order.
The sambar powder must be fried a little to get the vathakuzambu flavour.
Add vegetables fry lightly.
Add tamarind paste, or tamarind extract ( must be 2 cups) & salt. Close and cook for 1 whistle.
After opening if you feel the kuzhambu is a little watery mix a tsp of rice flour in a little water,add & boil for few mins.
Can add vathals instead of veggies too.

Here I have added small whole ripe mangoes to Vathakkuzhambu!

Vathakuzhambu sadham

Vathakuzhambu sadham 
Rice 3/4 cup,
tamarind paste 2 tbsp,
sambar powder 2 tsp,
hing a small piece,
turmeric a little,
salt 1tsp, 
any veg 1/2 cup,
water 3 cups.
Wash rice add it to the pressure cooker & the other ingredients along with it. Cook for 2 whistles in med flame. after opening do tempering with mustard,toor dhal, fenugreek & curry leaves in sesame oil

Narthangai puli pachadi

Narthangai puli pachadi

Narthangai 2 ( cut into medium size pieces)
Salt 11/2 tsp
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
Green chillies - 6
Hing a little
Jaggery 1/4 cup
For seasoning - oil & mustard
Put all the ingredients into a PC & do the tadka with mustard.
Cook for 3 whistles.
No water added

Easy Green Grapes Pickle

Easy Green Grapes pickle

Wash grapes, add salt,chilly powder,hing mix well. Do tadka with mustard!