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Jayanthy Asokan
Jan 18, 2021Akkaravadisal/Akkara Adisal / Sweet Pongal Ingredients Raw rice – 1 cup Split Moong Dal – 1/4 cup Full Fat Milk – 1 cup Jaggery – 1 cup ( according to taste can add more or less) Ghee – 6 tbsp Cashew nuts – 1 handful Raisins – 1 handful Cardamom – 2 Edible Camphor – 1 pinch Salt – 1 Pinch Water – 2 cups Procedure Lets get ready with all the ingredients. In a heavy bottomed pan dry roast split moong dal until it turns light brown on a low medium heat. Wash rice and Split moog dal together . To it add full fat milk and water. Pressure cook Rice Dal mixture for about 4 whistle on high flame and 20 minutes on low flame. The rice and dal has to be cooked well and mushy. Meanwhile in a heavy bottomed kadhai add jaggery and 3/4 cup water on a medium heat and wait until it dissolve. Switch off the the flame and strain the jaggery liquid through a sieve to clear impurities. Again trasnfer to the same kadhai and add a pinch of salt (salt enhances the sweetness )and Cardamom and let it boil for few minutes. until it reaches thick consistency ( before one string consistency) shown in the picture. The Jaggery liquid should achieve slight thick consistency and not 1 string consistency. Switch off the flame. Mash the cooked rice dal mixture in a wooden ladle and add to the Jaggery mixture. Mix well until Rice dal mixture combines well with Jaggery mixture on a low heat. Add 3 to 4 tbsp of ghee and mix well. Let ghee mix well with rice dal mixture . Meanwhile fry Cashew nuts and raisin until golden brown and add to the Akkaravadisal /Akkara Adisal/ Sweet Pongal. Add pinch of Edible Camphor ( Pachai Karporam in Tamil) to the Akkaravadisal / Akkara Adisal/ Sweet Pongal and mix well. This enhances the flavour of the Dish and it takes to the next level in taste . Akkaravadisal /Akkara Adisal/ Sweet Pongal is ready to serve as a Prasad . This dish is similar to Sakkara Pongal but cooked with milk and water and a pinch of camphor is added and also the texture is slightly thin . Drizzle Ghee on top before serving.
Dyuthi
Jan 17, 2021Wishing you all a very happy makar Sankranti,pongal , bihu and lohri. "Til - gul ghya , god god bola" this is our Marathi saying during makar sankranti festival which means forget the past ill-feelings and hostilities and resolve to speak sweetly and remain friends. Married woman invite each other for haldi - kunku ( turmeric and vermillion ) and celebrate the festival. We prepare variety of food and since this is our first festival for the year we pray God for a happy and successful year. As this is a harvest festival this thali has til - gul , sugar candies of various shapes, sugarcane , steamed ground nuts, sweet potato, flowers, betel leaf , banana ,betel nut and hers. For lunch we had traditional Maharashtrian pholal - dal with white rice , pongal , gulab jamun , mango pickle and onion pakoras and telchi poli. Recipe for pholal dal Ingredients- 1- hers ( 250 Gms) 2- onion- 2nos 3- tomato- 1no 4- ginger-1 inch 5- Garlic- 5 cloves 6- green chillies - 4 7- coriander - few 8- peppercorn- 6 nos 9- cinnamon - half inch 10 cloves- 2 nos 11- corriander powder - 1tsp 12- turmeric powder- 1 tsp 13 grated fresh coconut - half cup Procedure 1- In the mixer add coconut ,green chili ,ginger, garlic , corriander , tomato and onion into fine paste 2- In a pan add ghee/ oil , hers , corriander powder, salt ,turmeric powder and fry for 5 minutes. 3- add our prepared masala to this and close lid for 5 minutes. Give it a good stir and serve. Recipe for pongal Ingredients 1- 1 cup rice 2- 1 cup moong dal 3- raisins - few 4- cashew - few 5- elaichi powder - 1tsp 6- jaggery - 1 cup 7- grated dry coconut - half cup 8- ghee - half cup Procedure- 1- In a dry pan roast moong dal till golden brown 2- in a cooker add 4 cups water add moong dal and washed rice and boil. 3- after it cools down add jaggery,dry coconut, elaichi powder. 4- roast dry fruits in ghee and add to it. 5 - transfer the mixture from Cooker to a pan heated with ghee. Stir for about 10 mins and serve. Recipe for telchi poli Ingredients - 1 - maida- 2 cups 2- fresh coconut- 2 cups 3- jaggery- 1 cup 4- elaichi powder- 1 tablespoon 5- sesame- 2 tbsp 6- poppy seeds- 2 spoons 7- roasted dal - half cup Procedure 1. In a dry pan roast sesame and poppy seeds until golden brown then add these in a mixer along with roasted dal then grind it into fine powder. 2. In a dry pan add coconut and jaggery and add little water, keep in low flame and stir occasionally. 3. Later add our ground powder and elaichi powder. 4. Make a Dough out of maida . 5. Stuff our filling and roll into polis. 6. Serve hot
Debarati Roy
Jan 16, 2021Ranga Alur (Sweet potato) Puli Ingredients: Ranga alu /sweet potato:250gm, grated coconut:1cup, date palm, jagerry: 300gm khoya:50grm, sugar:3tbsp, maida:2tbsp, rice flour:2tbsp, milk:1/2 cup, elachi powder:1/4tsp, oil:for fry Process: Boil sweet potato and peel off Heat a pan and add grated coconut, jaggery 50g, and khoa kheer and keep on stirring until the filling is ready, add elaichi and let it cool. Boil 2 cup water in a pan, add 250g jaggery and 3 tbspn sugar in it, boil for 5 min and keep aside this syrup Smash the boiled sweet potatoes and add rice flour and maida and knead it well by gradually adding milk to make a dough. From the dough make out small balls and give shape of cups. Fill each cup with 1spoon of the filling you have made and seal each cup by giving them shape of Puli. Deep fry both sides of these pulis in oil in low to medium flame until they turn brown then put them in warm syrup that you have prepared. Let the pulis soak in the syrup for 5-7 min. Now Ranga Alur Puli is ready for serving.
Ramneek Kaur
Jan 16, 2021HEALTHY DELICIOUS TIL MAWA BALLS WITH A TWIST OF JAGGERY & CHOCOLATE FRINGES (commonly called BHUGGA in punjab) Quick and Easy Til Mawa Balls/Laddoo at home and add a twist of taste and health to your celebrations!The festive season is on the cards and happiness is in the air..As a mother I always ensure about healthy food for my kids be it in routine meal or in sweets ..so its healthy as well as delicious which is not only good for kids but definately good for all agegroups.. Til Bhugga as it is popular in Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. This is Til and Khoya Ladoo or Barfi(Fudge), that is made especially during Makar Sankranti, the auspicious Hindu Festival. INGREDIENTS: * White Sesame Seeds -250 grams * Jaggery -250 grams * Mawa/Khoya - 200 grams/ Milk Powder - 200 grams * Cardamom Powder - 1 spoon * Dry Fruits- for filling RECIPE: In a pan, dry roast Sesame Seeds on slow flame & keep them for cooling down. Take out some Sesame Seeds & ground the remaining Sesame Seeds coarsely. In the same pan, put Mawa & cook it. Then turn off the flame & put some Cardamom powder & keep it for cooling down. Mix grated Jaggery & add ground Sesame Seeds gradually in it. Put some whole & roasted Sesame Seeds & keep it for cooling down for 1 hour. Now take some amount of mixture to make ball or pinni and filled it with dryfruits.then prepared ball should be covered with sesame seeds full from all sides..Tasty Til Mawa balls will get ready to serve.Decorate it with chocolate syrup..and with Almonds.. ENJOY...
SANTANU BOSE
Jan 16, 2021POUS SANKRANTI IN RURAL BENGAL SORA PITHE INGREDIENTS - 1.Rice Powder 2.Water 3.Sugar 4. Salt 5. Sora (Clay Pot with Small circular Mould in it) METHODS - At first the rice powder is mixed with slightly hot water,sugar and salt. Oil is applied in the mould of the claypot. This mixture is poured in the clay pot. It is cover with another clay pot(sora) and placed on fire and steamed.After 3 to 4 minutes the clay pot is turned so that the other side is also cooked.After another 3 minutes the top cover is removed.The pithas are removed from the mould with the sharp object. Now it is ready to serve.
Esha Kaur
Jan 16, 2021POWER PUNCH CHANA DAL KHICHDI Festivals are an essential part of our lives. It brings us closer to everyone and makes our time wonderful and spiritual. On Makar Sakaranti I helped my son to learn the importance of this festival so, that they can carry forward to the upcoming time. My son enjoyed the importance of it and it was a mouthwatering tempting experience for him as khichdi had hidden veggies and it added healthy nutrition. Ingredients 1 cup Rice 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) , soaked and drained 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) 2 Green Chillies , sliced or chopped 1/2 teaspoon Ginger , grated Salt , to taste Veggies like onion,tomato,Broccoli, carrot,Cauliflower. Directions for Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe To begin making the Chana Dal Khichdi, wash the rice and chana dal with water. Soak each of them in water separately for about an hour. Heat a pressure cooker and add chana dal in it. Cook it till the cooker releases 1 whistle as we want to cook the dal only half. Once done, switch off the heat and keep it aside. Heat oil in a wide pan, add bay leaf, cumin seeds, cinnamon and asafoetida. salute it for about 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, add green chilies and ginger and cook them until the ginger is cooked very well. Add rice, cooked chana dal, and salt according to taste and cook for a minute. After a minute, add 2 cups of water. Mix it well and cook it for about 20-25 minutes on a medium flame till it becomes dry and tender. Once done, on other pan in some oil saute the veggies. To garnish the khichdi and veggies layer added thrice in small bowl and upside down placed over plate and garnished with carrots ,cashew and Broccoli . Happy feast..
Manmeet
Jan 15, 2021UNICORN RAVA PONGAL (Healthy Rava pongal with lots of vegetables) EXPERIENCE: My 2 year daughter feels very good , learn about different veges names and its colours , when we finished , i said its Rainbow Rava pongal but her answer no its Unicorn Rava . So we name it as UNICORN RAVA Pongal. In Need :- -Moong Dal -Ghee/oil -Rava -water - salt to taste/BlackPepper/cumin seeds/crrry leaves/Ginger/lemon -peanuts -carrots -Beetroots -saffron -Blueberries -Spinach METHOD :- Add 3 tablespoons of moong dal Then heat a small pan add the moong lentils. -On a low flame stirring often roast the moong lentils till they become roasted. -Add ¾ cup water and pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles on medium to high flame. open the lid of the cooker. Mash the dal and keep aside. -Heat a kadai or pan and add ½ cup rava in it,roast the rava . Heat the same pan and add 3 tablespoons ghee. -Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (whole or slightly crushed) and saute till they splutter. Then add 12 to 15 peanuts. -Saute till the peanuts turn a light golden.Then add 2 sprig curry leaves and 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger. -Sprinkle 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper. Stir and mix well. Now pour 1.5 cups water. Lower the flame and then add the roasted rava in parts. As soon as you add the rava, stir well. keep adding rava in parts and mixing so that lumps are not formed. Then add the cooked moong dal. Season with salt as per taste. -At last add boiled carrot paste/Beetroots paste/blueberries Paste/spinach Paste /pinch of saffron All this boiled vegetable paste to be added in prepared Rava pongal separately . HEALTHY UNICORN VEGETABLES RAVA PONGAL READY WITH DIFFRENT FLAVOURS .
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Contest Alert! - Festive Family Recipe & Photo Contest
Share recipes and photos of the tasty preparations that you and your family relish during Pongal or Sankranti. Encourage your children to try these traditional recipes along with you and share the significance behind these festivals and foods with them. Share your experiences of doing these along with your children. Top entries win gift vouchers! Also, stand a chance to be featured on www.parentcircle.com. The contest closes on January 17, 2021. TERMS & CONDITIONS: 1) One entry per person 2) Send original entries only 3) If you have more pictures to share, kindly make a collage 4) It is deemed that participants are responsible for the pictures/content that they post 5) ParentCircle may use the pictures for publishing purposes in the future at its discretion 6) The decision of judges stands final.
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