Rava / Sooji / Semolina Halwa

   

Rava / semolina / Sooji  Halwa:

Ingredients :

·        Rava  – 1  cup

·        Water( hot ) – 2 cup

·        Milk(hot ) – ½ cup

·        Sugar – ¼ to ½  cup

·        Ghee – 5  to 8 spn

·        Cashew – 10 ( cut into small pieces)

·        Almonds – 5 sliced

·        Raisins – 5

·        Cardamom powder – a pinch

Preparation :

·        Dry roast the rava / sooji  till raw smell goes off.

Method :

·        In a heavy bottomed pan, add the sugar, water , milk and cardamom powder.

·        Allow it to boil and dissolve the sugar in water. When its starts  to boil add cashews, sliced almonds, raisins , and rava.

·        Stir it continuously making sure no lumps are formed.

·        Add ghee and stir well till you get a halwa consistency. Cook till it thick and begins to comes from the sides of the pan like a halwa. Done !

                                         

Sooji  Halwa is ready.. serve to the nears and dears J

Onion - Tomato Chutney for Idly , Dosai and Oothapam

  

Onion - Tomato chutney  For Idly ,Dosa and oothapam:

Ingredients :

·        Onion – 2 big chopped

·        Tomato ripe - 1

·        Grated coconut – 2 spn

·        Green chilli – 4 or red chilli - 8

·        Salt as needed

·        Tamarind – a little

·        Ginger – 1 inch

·        Roasted gram / pottu kadalai – 2 spn

·        Asafetida – a pinch

·        Urad dal – 1 spn

·        Channa dal – ½ spn

To temper :

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·        Urad dal – ½ spn

·        Curry leaves - few

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida ,channa dal and  urad dal , saute till urad dal turn brown.

·        Then add chopped onions , tomato , chili , ginger  and saute well.

·        Switch off the flame and let it allow to cool.

·        In a mixie, grind the  salt, tamarind ,roasted gram , coconut  first and grind it to  finely.

·        Then add onion tomato mixture and grind it to a coarse paste with enough salt . Transfer it to serving dish.(add water if u need)

·        Heat oil in a pan ,and add the tempering items.

·        Pour it over the chutney .Done !

                    

Onion tomato chutney  is ready.. serve with idly or dosa or oothapam J