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Ma Laddoo

  Ma Laddoo (Roasted gram ladoo) Today sharing a very easy and quick sweet recipe which requires very few ingredients. This laddoos are made similar to other laddoos I prepared earlier like rava laddoos, moong laddoos.  INGREDIENTS   Roasted Chana dal / Chutney dal/ Futana - 1 big glass ( 200 g) Sugar - 1 big glass ( You can add 1& 1/2 glasses if you like more sweet) Ghee - as required Cashew- 6- 7 pieces  Cardamon powder - 1 tsp Step by step preparation  Dry roast the roasted gram for four to five minutes without changing colour.                   Once the dal/ gram is cooled then powder in in mixie grinder.        Powder the sugar alongwith 3-4 cardamons.                      Mix the powdered gram and sugar together. Divide into two or three parts as it will be difficult to bind laddoos all together.       ...

Coriander Chutney

 Coriander Chutney ( coriander thokku) Hi all, Today sharing a recipe I learnt from my mother.A very traditional South Indian  chutney/thokku recipe mostly prepared during winter season with the abundance of fresh coriander leaves.You can use this chutney as accompaniment to eat chappatis,dosa or even with rice.It was a chutney my mother prepared every winter season.The spicy ,freshly ground coriander is very flavourful and tasty.  INGREDIENTS  Fresh coriander leaves- a big bunch Bengal gram / Chana dal -2 tbsp Split Black gram /Urad dal -2 tbsp Red chillies -6-7  ( as per your spice taste) Asafoetida/ Hing - a pinch Mustard seeds/ sarson - 2 tsp Oil - 4 - 5 tbsp Step by step recipe Heat 2 tsp oil and add hing, dals and dry roast the dals till light brown . Roast dry chillies . Keep aside.  Add cleaned and dried coriander leaves in hot pan and just stir sometime without changing its colour.                Then blend a...

UPPUTU /PURANPOLI/BOLI

UPPUTU /PURANPOLI/BOLI                                                                             Hi all, Once again happy to share a traditional sweet recipe.Its called Upputu,Boli,Puran Poli in different parts of our country.Its a chappati like dish with coconut,dal,jaggery stuffing.This recipe is generally prepared during festivals like Bhogi Pandigai(Pongal time),Ganesh Chathurthi etc.This is a simple recipe which can be made easily with basic and minimal ingredient required,.Generally for preparing dough 1:1 ratio of wholewheat and plain flour is taken but this time we have prepared this with plain flour only.You can prepare this recipe by taking equal portion of wholewheat and plain flour.  INGREDIENTS Plain Flour- 2 cups Turmeric- 1 tsp Oil-4 tbsp Salt-a pinch ...

Pudina Chutney / Mint Chutney

 PUDINA CHUTNEY /MINT CHUTNEY Good day everyone, I am back with another chutney recipe . This recipe is made with mint /pudina and coriander leaves. You can store this recipe for  3-4 days in fridge . This recipe requires few ingredients and tastes good as accompaniment for bread,parathas,rice etc INGREDIENTS Pudina leaves-a handful Coriander leaves - a handful Tomato -2 big Garlic cloves -5-6 Green chillies -2-3 Dry Red chillies -2 Oil -2 tbsp Salt to taste                   Step by step instructions Clean and wash  a bunch of pudina and coriander leaves.           In a pan / kadai add 1 tbsp oil .Saute cloves,red chillies,coriander and pudina leaves and tomatoes one by one and keep aside. Once they cool take them in mixer jar. Add salt and grind  to a fine paste.        Heat 1 tbsp oil in same pan/ kadai.Add mustard seeds,a pinch of asofoetida (hing).Once the mustard seed...