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BEETROOT PORIYAL

BEETROOT PORIYAL                                                             Hi friends, Winter is near and whole lot of vegetables can be found this season.One of them being healthy and colourful beetroot.I am sharing here traditional beetroot poriyal with a bit of my personal touch.It can be made very easily with very few items. INGREDIENTS Boiled Beetroot-2 Green chillies-2 Turmeric-1/4 tsp Mustard seeds-1 tsp Black split gram/Urad dal-1 tsp Curry leaves-3-4 Grated coconut-1 tbsp Salt-to taste Firstly boil the whole beetroot in cooker .It will be cooked in 3-4 whistles.Alternatively you can boil whole beetroot along with dal in cooker.(I precisely did the latter ).Peel the boiled beetroot.                                                                                                             Chop them into small pieces.                                                        Slit the green chillies too.

SOUTH STYLE AALOO MASALA

SOUTH STYLE AALOO MASALA                                                                                                                                                                             Hello friends, Potato is a versatile vegetable .Today I am showing to make'' Aloo Masala'' in the  famous way every south Indian Household or hotels serve.Hope you like it. Ingredients Boiled potatoes-300g Tomatoes-2 Onions-2 Green chillies-4 Water -as needed Oil-2 tbsp Red chilli powder-1 tsp Coriander powder-1 tsp Turmeric-1 tsp Salt-as per taste Mustard seeds-1 tsp Chana dal-1 tsp Ginger-a small piece Curry leaves-3-4 Chop onions and tomatoes and chillies.Grate ginger.                           Heat oil. Add mustard seeds,chana dal. After the mustard seeds splutter and chana dal becomes brown add chopped onions ,green chillies,grated ginger and curry leaves. Add spices like turmeric,red

RAVA LADDOO/SOOJI LADDOO/SEMOLINA LADDOO

Rava Laddoo/Sooji Laddoo/Semolina Laddoo Hi friends, One of the traditional recipe of South India prepared during Diwali .My mother's Rava Laddoo was unparalleled and most delicious I have ever had .So,here is the recipe of Rava Laddoo which is easy to make but exquisite in taste.Hope you like it. Ingredients-: Semolina/Rava-1 big glass Sugar -1 big glass Cardamon-4 Cashews/Kaju-as per taste Raisins/Kishmis-as per taste Clarified butter/Ghee-6-10 tbsp(or as needed) Dry roast sooji in a wok.It must be roasted  up to golden colour and should not be overburnt . Grind sugar and cardamon to a fine powder in a mixie .                 Sieve them .(This part is optional)       Grind roasted semolina/ rava to a fine powder in a mixie. Sieve them to get a fine and smooth texture.             Mix them together.