Tantalizing Desserts
Sathu Maavu Kanji / Health Mix Porridge
- 01
- February
- 2007
Sathu Maavu Kanchi: Malted Grain’s Powder. Malted Health Drink. Health Mix. Healthy Drink. Balanced Morning Soup. Mixed Whole Grain Soup. Ingredients: Whole wheat 100 gramsBlack Urad dal 100 gramsRagi/finger millet 100 gramsKambu/ Indian millet 100 gramsSoya 100 gramsGreen gram/moong dal 100 gramsPar-boiled rice 100 gramsRoasted Chana dal 100 gramsSaago/saboodana 100 gramsGround nuts/peanuts 100 gramsCashew nuts […]
Thaen Jilebi
- 19
- December
- 2006
Thaen Jilebi: Honey Jilebi. Honey Jelabi.Ingredients: Maida flour/all purpose flour 1 cupSaffron 1/2 spoonSodium bi carbonate – 1/4 spoonHoney 2 cupsSour curd or yogurd 1 cupSugar 1/4 cupGhee for deep fryingSauce Bottle with thin nossil. Method:Mix maida flour with soda-salt and well beaten curd. Add ‘yellow food color’ or saffron strands(crushed with 1 spoon of […]
Sugiyan / Sithurundai / Inippu Paniyaram
- 19
- December
- 2006
Suyyam:(Country Style)Sweet Bonda. Inippu Bonda. Suyya Urundai. Inippu Suyyam. Ingredients:Rice 1 cupChana dal 1/2 cupJaggery 1/2 + 1/4 cupGrated coconut 1/4 cupCardamon seeds powder 1 spoonBaking soda 1/4 spoonOil for deep frying. Method:For Batter:Soak rice for 2-5 hours. Then wet grind it into thick batter. Add baking soda and 1/4 cup of jaggery to this. […]
Paal Pongal
- 19
- December
- 2006
Paal Pongal(Tamizhar Style) Dhoodh Pongal. Milk Pongal. Ingredients: Raw rice – broken 1 cup Sugar 3/4 cup Milk 3-4 cups Cardamon seeds powder 1/2 spoon Ghee 1 cup Ghee for frying cashews & raisins Cashew nuts halved – 25 Raisins/dry grapes – 1 fistful. Method: Wash the rice in running water several times. Maybe till […]
Chakara Pongal – A Sweet Surrender
- 18
- December
- 2006
Sometimes, even the common everyday dish is quite a bit challenge to make! The recipe may sound simple…but perfection? Yeah, that’s what I am talking about. A few tweaks to the dish makes it simply exquisite, you know! One such recipe is my Dad’s style of Chakara Pongal. Silk…smooth, ghee ladened, rich in color…aromatic, something […]
Rawa Laadu
- 06
- December
- 2006
Rava Laddu:Ingredients: Bombay rawa – 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Grated Coconut 1/2 cup Finelt chopped cashewnuts 1 fistful Cardamon seeds powder 1 spoon Ghee 1 cup. Method: Toast rawa till golden color and set aside. In a blender…..blend togather toasted rawa and sugar togather. In a small pan, heat ghee and fry the chopped […]
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 […]
Almond Milk Poori
- 26
- November
- 2006
Almond’s Milk Poori: Milk Poori. Paal Poori. Dhoodh Poori. Ingredients: Fried Pooris(semi warm) 4-6Warm Milk 1 cupSugar as per tasteAlmonds 10-15Almonds- silvered fewSaffron few strands. Method: Wet-grind saffron using few spoons of milk. Set aside. Soak almonds in warm water for 20 minutes. Then…remove it skin off. Wet-grind almonds using warm milk. Mix sugar, almond-milk […]
Strawberry Milk – Simply The Best!
- 26
- November
- 2006
Recipe 2 cups cold milk 4-7 strawberries sugar to taste Blend and mix up all the above together and serve up in a tall glass.
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 […]
