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

Oats Halwa

   Oats  Halwa:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – 1 cup

·        Water –  ½ cup

·        Milk – ½ cup

·        Sugar – ½  cup

·        Ghee – 4  spn

·        Cashew – 10

·        Almonds – 4 sliced

·        Raisins – 5

·        Cardamom powder – a pinch

Preparation :

·        Powder the oats in mixie. Then heat a spn of  ghee in a pan  and roast  the oats  flour till slight change in colour.

·        Then heat  ghee in a pan and roast the cashews and raisins . keep it aside.

Method :

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

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

·        Stir it continuously making sure no lumps are formed.

·        Add ghee and stir well till you get a halwa consistency( that is , it leaves from the sides of the pan ). Done !

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

Thiruvathirai Kali

   Thiruvathirai Kali :

Ingredients :

·        Raw rice – 1 cup

·        Jaggery – 1 ½ cup

·        Water – 2 ½ cup(including jaggery syrup)

·        Grated coconut – ¾ cup (fresh)

·        Ghee – 2 spn

·        Cashew – 5 quatered

·        Raisins – 7

·        Cardamom powder – a pinch

Preparation :

·        Dry roast the raw rice in a pan till it turns golden brown colour. Dry grind the rice coarsely (like rava)

·        Dissolve the jaggery in ¼ cup of water, melt it and filter it to remove impurities.

·        Heat ghee in a pan, roast the cashews till they golden brown and raisins till they puff up.

Method :

·        Heat little ghee in a pan, add jaggery syrup plus water ( totally 2 ½ cup) and bring it to boil.

·        Add grated coconut, cardamom powder and let it cook for few mins.

·        Then add the grinded rice ,and stir well continuously till you get the thick consistency.

·        Atlast add the roasted cashews and raisins , mix well. Done !

                                     

Thiruvathirai Kali is ready..  serve hot or cold J 

Yummy Akkaravadisal

   Akkaravadisal :

Ingredients :

·        Raw Rice – ¾   cup

·        Moong dal – ¼ cup

·        Milk – 4 cup(boiled)

·        Powdered Jaggery – 1 ¼ cup

·        Cardamom powder – 1 pinch

·        Cashew – 6 quatered

·        Raisins – 5

·        Salt a pinch

·        Ghee –  7  tp 10 spn

Preparation :

·       Heat  a spn of ghee in a pan and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown and raisins till they puff up.

·        Clean and wash the rice.

·        Dry roast the moong dal until aroma comes.

·        Dissolve the jaggery with little water. Melt it and filter to remove impurities.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add 3 spns of  ghee at the bottom and spreads it well.

·        Next add the warm milk , rice ,moong dal and mix well.

·    Put a spoon or small vessel inside to prevent the milk  from boiling over or spilling .

·        Cover the lid of the cooker.

·        Pressure cook it for 4 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·  Once the pressure released,add diluted jaggery syrup, balance ghee,  cardamom powder , roasted cashews and raisins to the cooked mixture . Done !  

                       

Akkaravadisal   is ready.. serve hot to ur dear and near .. J

Wheat Flour Halwa

     Wheat flour Halwa:

Ingredients :

·        Wheat flour – ½  cup

·        Water – 1 ½ cup

·        Sugar – ¾ cup

·        Ghee – 5 spn

·        Cashew – 10 ( grind it coarsely)

·        Almonds – 4 sliced

·        Raisins – 5

·        Cardamom powder – a pinch

Preparation :

·        Dry roast the wheat flour till raw smell goes off.

Method :

·        In a heavy bottomed pan, add the sugar in 1 ½ cups of water.

·        Allow it to boil and dissolve the sugar in water. When its starts  to boil add coarse cashews, sliced almonds, raisins , cardamom powder and wheat flour.

·        Stir it continuously making sure no lumps are formed.

·        Add ghee and stir well till you get a halwa consistency. Done !

                             

Wheat flour Halwa is ready.. serve to the nears and dears J