Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

SHAKKARPONGAL / SWEET PONGAL Good day friends , I prepared Shakkarapongal / sweet pongal.A South Indian delicious sweet dish most importantly prepared during Pongal.Its also prepared as prasadam /prasad on special occasions at every South Indian homes and temples.It is one of my most favourite dish.I even don't mind standing in queue to get sweet pongal as prasadam in temples. Ingredients-: Raw Rice - 1/2 cup Moong Dal dhuli / Pasiparappu - 4-5 tbsp Jaggery / Gud / Vellam - 1/2 cup  ( depends on sweetness you want) Cashews and raisins - around 10 Cardamon - 2 Ghee / Clarified butter - 1/4 cup  + 1 tbsp  Recipe -  Dry roast 4-5 tbsp moongDal  in a kadai / vessel.Wash and clean 1/2 cup rice.Mix Dal and rice ,add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.In another vessel take  1/2 cup jaggery and add little water.When the jaggery get dissolved strain the mixture.Again heat the jaggery syrup and add boiled rice and Dal mixture well.Add ...

SEMIYA PAYASAM /SEVAI KHEER / VERMICELLI  KHEER (SOUTH STYLE) The most important sweet dish of Indian cuisine prepared in most household for special occasions and festivals .In some parts of India  the kheer or payas or payasam is thicker in consistency and in some parts its quite thinner.The 'semiya payasam' of Southern state belongs to latter category .It is nonetheless yummy,creamy and rich with dryfruits .Hope you will like it. PREPARATION TIME -5 MINUTES COOKING TIME -15-20 MINUTES SERVES -4 INGREDIENTS FULL CREAM MILK - 1/2 L SUGAR -1/2 CUP SEMIYA/SEVAI /VERMICELLI - 1/4 CUP GHEE/CLARIFIED BUTTER -1 TSP CARDAMON -2 CASHEWS AND RAISINS(You can also use almonds)-handful Water -1 cup (as required) Quick Recipe Update : In pan add 1 tsp of ghee and roast cashews and raisins .Take it aside.In same pan add  half cup Vermicelli /Semiya and roast it slightly for a minute or so .You can add little ghee if required.Once vermicelli is roast...

MOONG DAL PAYASAM/PAITHE PARAPPU PAYASAM/CHER PARAPPU PAYASAM A yummy dessert made with Moong dal /Green gram and jaggery.Generally made as naivedyam during fasting days.Prepared during festive days like Vaikunta ekadasi,Maha Shivratri when salt is generally avoided.You can also prepare anytime for your sweet tooth. INGREDIENTS Moong Dal /split green gram - 1 cup Jaggery /Gud - 1 cup Cashews and Raisins - As per taste Cardamon -2 Water -2 cups Milk- 1 cup Scraped Coconut - 2 tbsp Process - Dry roast 1 cup Moong dal /Green gram in a kadai.                                                       Add 2 cups water and pressure cook in cooker up to 2 whistles. The dal has got cooked well                           ...

EASY KHEER                                                         Hi friends, Sometimes we are busy but our sweet tooth craves for kheer .Here is a quick and easy recipe of kheer/payasham made with toned milk .This kheer will be rich and creamy delight to taste.Hope you like it. Ingredients-: Toned Milk-1/2 kg Boiled rice -1 cup Sugar-1 cup (as taste) Cardamon-2 pods Custard powder-1 tbsp Badam mix-1 tbsp                                                       Boil half litre of toned milk.                                            Add cooked rice after the...