Ukkarai / Dhall Halwa
- 26
- November
- 2006
Ukkarai:(Country Style)Chana Dal Sweet/Halwa. Kadalai Paruppu Halwa. Ingredients:Chana Dal 1 cupJaggery 1 cupGrated coconut 1/2 cupCardamon seeds powder 1/2 spoonCashewnuts chopped 1/4 cupGhee/Clarified butter 1/2 cup. Method:Toast Chana dal for 2-5 minutes in dry heater skillet. Maybe till they turn golden to slight reddish. Then soak this dal in water for 20 minutes. Slow cook […]
Dates Milkshake
- 17
- November
- 2006
Dates Milk Shake: Pericham-pazha paal. Eecham-pazha paal. Ingredients: Kabuli Dates 10 – pitted Honey 2-3 spoon Farm fresh milk. Method: In a blender, blend honey and dates togather first. maybee till they come to puree consistency. Then add warm milk to this. blend them till foamy. Serve chilled in a tall glass. One can garnish […]
Sapota Milkshake
- 29
- October
- 2006
Chikoo Milk Shake:Sappota Milk Shake. Chiku Milk Shake. Sapotta Shake. Sapota Glucose Shake. Ingredients:Fresh Sappato/Chikoo fruit – 3 (deseed, peeled-made into chunks)Well boiled and cold milk – 2 cupsGlucose – 2-4 spoonsAlmonds – 8Sugar/Honey – as per taste. Method:Soak almonds in warm water for 20 minutes. Then peel its skin off. Now wet grind almonds […]
Amla-Honey
- 27
- October
- 2006
Amla In Honey:(Kaasi Special) Thean Nellikkai. Goose berries in Honey.Ingredients: Large goose berries 5 Padigaram 1/2 spoon(I am not sure what they call this in any other language) Sugar 1 cup Crytal clear water 1 cup Citric acid 1 pinch Honey 2 spoons. Method: Wash and clean goose berries. Pat dry them. Using a strong […]
Rice Puttu
- 23
- October
- 2006
Rice Puttu: Raw Rice Flour. Arisi Maavu Puttu in Tamil. Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour 1/4 sugar 1/4 c grated coconut cardamon powder ghee few spoons 1 peeled banana Method: In a dry bowl add…sifted flour and steam cook it. That is place this flour-filled bowl in a boiling water pot, which is tightly […]
Raagi Puttu
- 23
- October
- 2006
Also known as Ragi Puttu and Kezhvaragu puttu.Its one of the healthiest recipe. The finger-millet is rich in vitamins. Moreover this recipe is steam cooked.Ingredients: Ragi Flour 1 cup Jaggery 1 cup Coconut 1 cup Cardamon powder Ghee few spoons Peeled banana 1 Method: In a dry bowl add…sifted flour and steam cook it. That […]
Seem Paal/ Kadambu Paal / Junnu
- 12
- October
- 2006
Seem Paal:(Tamizhar Style)Seem Paal/Kadambu Paal in Tamil/Junnu in Telugu. Cow’s lactating milk Recipe. Its again a kind of ‘Consolidated Milk Recipe. or Milk Kova/Paal Kova. Its prepared with Cow’s first milk.(The milk produced after a calf is born….for first 5-10 days) Its a extra heavy milk rich in vitamins and protein. You may wonder whats […]
Paal Thirattu / Thirattu Paal
- 12
- October
- 2006
Thirattu Paal:(Chettinad Style)Thirattu Paal/Paal Thirattu in Tamil. Condensed Milk Recipe/ Consolidated Milk Sweet. This is one of the great sweet recipe from Chettinad Kitchen. Other than the ‘panayyarams’ or ‘paal kozhukkatai’. This is the one I crave for. It turns out into ‘Rich Dark Brown Color’. Ingredients:Farm Fresh Whole Milk 2 litresPalm Sugar/Karrupatti in Tamil […]
Sakaravalli Kizhangu Urundai
- 15
- September
- 2006
Starchy Sweet Potato Balls: (3 versions after few steps) Chakarai Valli Kizhangu Urundai/Laadu.Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Laadu. Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Inippu urundai. This recipe was prepared by my late aunty(my Dad’s sister). When Daddy was a little kid, there was severe famine in the country. His older sister used tapioca to preapare this laddu. The tapioca was the […]
Nellikai Juice / Amla Sorbet
- 07
- June
- 2006
Amla Juice:(Goose berry juice) Nellikkai Juice/Nellikkai Sorbet/Sarbath/Sarbeth. Ingredients: Gooseberry 10Mint leaves 10Honey 1 cup Method: Chop gooseberries and remove its seeds. Wash mint leaves. Wet grind….gooseberries, mint and honey in a blender. Squeeze to extract juice from it. Repeat it by adding further cold water. Serve chilled in short glasses….decorate it with 2-3 mint leaves. […]
