Maida mullu thenkuzhal

 

 I tried this Maida Mullu thenkuzhal for navarathri neivedhyam. It came out really well. very easy and tasty recipe... 

Moving on to recipe:

Ingredients:

• Maida - 1 cup
• Water
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds  or sesame seeds  - 2 tsp
• Asafoedita
• Salt
• Oil for frying

  Method:

• Take maida and place it ina cloth/ idly cloth. Keep in steamer for 10- 12 mins.

• When it is done , it forms like a lump shown in the pic...

•  Transfer it into a plate spread it and allow it to dry for 2 hrs.

• Sieve the dried flour. If you find any lumps or small balls, you can knead it with your hands and sieve it.

•  Add the maida, cumin seeds, salt asafoedita and butter and knead it into a soft dough using water. ------>

•  Split the dough into parts and fill into the murukku press.

•  I have chosen star mould for mullu thenkuzhal. ---------------->

•  Take a ladle and press the mould onto the ladle and make into murukku shape. ------------------>

 

• Heat a pan of oil, place the ladle into the hot oil. Murukku will slowly drift inside the oil. place it till it goes into oil by itself.

• Drain it and store it in a air tight container.

 Crispy and crunchy Thenkuzhal is now ready

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Chocolate kesari

 Ingredients:

• Rava - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1.5-2 cups
• Water - 2 cups
• Ghee: 4 tbsp or more
• Cocoa powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Cardamom powder - 1tsp
• Dairy milk chocolate- 1 bar

 Method:

• Heat 1 tbsp of  ghee and fry the rava to a light pink color and keep aside.
• Heat 3 cups of water in the same pan, add the sugar, allow it to dissolve in water. 
• Mix the cocoa powder in little water and pour it to the boiling mixture.Stir well.
• Add the rava slowly, constantly stirring, and mix well.
• Allow the rava to be cooked at medium heat.
• The rava has to cook well. Add the remaining ghee.
• Keep stirring until the rava starts leaving the sides of the pan.
• Garnish with cardamom powder and choco chips.
• I have used Dairy milk for presentation.

Yummilicious Choco Kesari is ready for neivedhyam.

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Karamani Sundal / Blackeyed peas Sundal

Sundalmania is going on... Most healthiest dish. Rich in proteins. A wonderful snack.

 Ingredients:

• Karamani / Blackeyed peas - 1 cup
• Salt
• Water
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Urad dal
• Curry leaves
• Hing
• Coriander curry podi - 2 -3 tsp - recipe here

 Method:

• Soak karamani in water overnight or even for 6 hrs.
• In a vessel, add the soaked karamani , add water and salt.
• Boil it for 15 mins. Till it becomes soft and not mushy. Drain it.
• Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
• Add hing to it.Add the boiled karamani.
• Sprinkle the coriander curry podi over it and stir for a couple of mins. The coriander curry podi gives a wonderful aroma and taste.

Tasty and healthy Karamani Sundal ready for neivedhyam.

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Paruppu Payasam / Dal Kheer

Lovely Payasam Made often by my Paati.

Ingredients:

• Moong dal - half cup
• Gram dal - 1 tsp
• Jaggery - 3/4th - 1 cup
• Milk - 2 cups
• Cardamom powder
• Cashews
• Coconut grated - 1 tsp
• Water
• Ghee

 Method:

• Heat a tsp of ghee in a pressure pan, fry the moong dal and gram dal in simmer for 5 mins.Do not overcook, it may burn the dal. Switch off when the aroma from moong dal appears and raw smell vanishes.
• Add a cup of water to the dal and pressure cook it for about 4-5 whistles.
• Meanwhile boil milk in another vessel and keep it boiling in simmer to become thick.
• Mix the jaggery in half cup of water.strain he impure particles and keep aside.
• When the Pressure is released. Open the cooker the mix the cooked dal.
• Add he jaggery water to the dal and allow it cook till the raw smell of jaggery vanishes and they mix well together.
• Add the milk and cardamom powder to it and allow it to boil once.
• Heat ghee in a pan, fry the cashews separately and coconut separately.
• Garnish the coconut and cshews before serving.

Yummy mouthwatering kheer is now ready to be served for neivedhyam.

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Chickpeas sundal / konda kadalai sundal - Version 2

Ingredients:

• Chickpeas - 2 cups
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Urad dal
• Green chilly - 2
• Ginger - half piece
• Curry leaves
• Coconut  -one handful

 

 Method:

• Soak chickpeas overnight. Boil for 3 whistles in a cooker.
• Grind coconut, chilly, curry leaves and ginger together.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and little curry leaves.
• Add the ground mixture and saute for wo minutes
• Add the boiled chickpeas. and stir them.
• Add salt and mmix well. Keep in flame for two mins and switch off.

Chickpeas Sundal ready for neivedhyam


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Green Gram Sundal / Pachapayiru sundal

Happy Navarathri to all !!!

Navarathri isnt special without sundal. Here is another sundal recipe:

Ingredients:

• Green gram - 1 cup
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Urad dal
• Green chilly - 2
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Curry leaves

Method:

• Soak the green gram overnight or for 5-6 hrs. 
• Boil it for one whistle in cooker.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves.
• Add the split green chillies and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
• Add the green gram and stir well. 
• Add salt and coriander powder to it.Stir once.

Heathy and delicious sundal ready for neivedhyam.

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Life tips 2

Happy Monday..... 

Here is the next set of tips continued:

11. Do not compare your life to those of others, it's easy to see the good but the bad is as well hidden as yours, or better. You have no idea what their lives are really like or if they are happy inside, get on with yours instead.

 

12. Don't waste time and energy thinking of things you will never be able to change. Instead, use that energy to works towards future positive moments. Make your spouse laugh for a moment, isn't that better than feeling bad?

 

13. Don't be extreme in any action. Remember that truth is mostly in the middle, and life is hardly black and white. 

 

14. Accept the fact that you will sometimes lose the arguement, and that you were wrong. Or if you still think you are right, agree to disagree. Very few people have ever been shouted into true agreement.

 

15. Don't waste your energy complaining about people you don't know and their actions. You have no idea what motivates or what lead them to that decision. Judging is so easy even 4 year olds can do it. The driver honking at you might have had a horrible day, or is anxious to see his sick wife at the hospital while worried about making rent. We only see the behavior, never the events leading to it. 

16. Dream more while you are awake.

 

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have what you need, and being envy won't create more for you.

 

18. Try to never again bring up your spouse's past mistakes. It WILL destroy your present happiness, and even being right -  just isn't worth it.

 

19. Life is too short to hate people. You should fear some and pity others, but hate is a bigger waste of time than any other emotion.

20. Make peace with your past, or it will make short work of your future.