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Ramneek Kaur Jan 16, 2021

HEALTHY 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, 2021

POUS 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.

Prabha Jan 16, 2021

POWER 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 cupRice 1/2 cupChana dal (Bengal Gram Dal), soaked and drained 1/4 teaspoonAsafoetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoonCumin seeds (Jeera) 2Green Chillies, sliced or chopped 1/2 teaspoonGinger, 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 apressure cookerand 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 awide 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..

Prabha Jan 15, 2021

UNICORN 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 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 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 .

Smitha.R P Jan 14, 2021

Happy Sankranthi wishes to all "Ellu Bella thindu olle mathadi " is the Kannada saying which will be making rounds on the day of Makara Sankranthi in Karnataka. Ellu means sesame seeds and Bella means jaggery .The saying means "eat the mixture of sesame and jaggery and speak good words. Makara Sankranthi is the harvest festival in Karnataka .It is the custom of offering prayer to the crops or harvest . Makara sankranthi is celebrated to say our gratitude towards the nature. In our house main recipee for Sankranthi is Ellu Bella .We all together prepare this . Ingredients required 1 cup roasted groundnuts 1 cup roasted channadal 1 cup dry coconut 1 cup nylon sesame seeds 1 cup jaggery Sugar candy (optional) Coloured cumin seeds(optional ) Peel roasted peanuts , select round roasted dal, roast sesame seeds , peel dry coconut and cut them into small pieces and dry them Mix all the ingredients and mix well . Garnish with sugarcandy or color candied cumin seeds......Have a Happy feast ...

Rakhee Mullick Jan 13, 2021

Poush Sankranti or Bengals very own harvest festival is a very traditional one. Focusing on the seasons bounty, the freshly harvested paddy, coconut and notun gur (date palm jaggery) the food loving Bengalis prepare finger-licking delicacies called Pithe Puli. Children help in making the pithe / dumplings, also they savour the delicious pithes which is seasonal and get to know the bounty that nature provides. The main stuffing is the same made of coconut and jaggery. Recipe of stuffing: Stuffing: Coconut grated : 2 cups Milk / coconut milk : cup Date palm jaggery (crumble into pieces) : 1 cup + more Instructions Prepare the stuffing : Heat a nonstick pan and add the coconut in it. On a low flame, keep on stirring the coconut for few minutes and add the milk. As soon as the milk get absorbed by the coconut, add the jaggery. Keep on stirring on low flame till the jaggery melts and incorporates well into the coconut. Continue stirring, and this may take up to 20 minutes till you get a little lumpy mixture. Leave the mixture to cool for few minutes. Two pithe made with this stuffing is : Ranga Alu or sweet potato pithe and rice flour steamed pithe . Recipes: Ranga alu Pithe : For puli pithe / dumplings Sweet potato / mishti aloo : 500 gm Rice flour : 2 tbsp All purpose flour : 1 tbsp Salt : a small pinch Boil the sweet potatoes. When boiled perfectly, the sweet potatoes will be firm, not mushy and still yield easily to masher. Peel the skin and mash the sweet potatoes with the hand. Make sure there are no lumps in it. add the flour (rice and all purpose), salt and knead them together to make a smooth dough. Now pinch lemon size ball out of it, flatten it on your palm. Add two teaspoon of filling, press it evenly. Fold it like an empanada or crescent shapes. Heat enough oil for deep frying. Fry the both sides till you get nice golden hue. Recipe for Steamed Chal er Pithe For making puli Rice flour : 1 cup Boiling water : 1 cup or more Ghee : 2tbsp Salt : a small pinch For puli / dumpling Bring the water to rolling boil and slowly add the rice flour sifted with salt in it. With the help of a ladle try to mix it as fast as possible Once it is mixed roughly, let it cool till the steam stops coming. Grease the finger with ghee and knead the dough while it is still hot. Once the dough is kneaded , it will be soft dough, cover it nicely with a damp kitchen towel until ready for use. Divide the dough into equal sizes and make small balls out of it. Flatten the dough and with the help of your palm and fingers, give it bowl like shape. Place the filling in the center, fold it like crescent moon shape.Place it in a steamer and steam for 5to 7minutes remove and serve .

Jeyakannan RD Jan 12, 2021

Usha Devi Jan 11, 2021

SWEET PONGAL INGREDIENTS Raw rice 2 cups ; Moong Dhal 2 teaspoon ; pounded jaggery 2 cups Ghee, cashew, raisins and cardamom in required quantities METHODOLOGY Pour some ghee in pan and roast cashew, raisins and powered cardamom and keep it separately. Take 8 cups of water in a vessel and boil it. Rinse the rice in water and add rice with moong dhal in boiling water and cook it , till the rice and dhal boils well , leaving no water in the vessel. Stir the contents while boiling . Add powdered jiggery to the contents, stir well and add the roasted cashew, raisins. Sweet and traditional pongal is ready to serve.

Bharani 11929 Jan 12, 2021