boondi laddu

                                   

Our family members are very fond of this laddu. I frequently make this on special occasions.

Ingredients:                                                30 nos laddu

               

     
For batter:                                               1cup....300 ml

Bengal gram flour ( kadalai maavu ) ........1cup
Rice flour....................................................2  tbsp
Salt..............................................................1 pinch
Cooking soda...............................................1 pinch
Water............................................................1 cup(maximum)

Take a bowl, add all ingredients and mix well to a batter.

For syrup:

Sugar.................................11/4cups
Water.................................1/2 cup
Cardamom powder.............1 tsp

Heat sugar and water in a pan. Once sugar is  completely dissolved  switch to medium flame to make syrup till you get a one thread consistency, switch off the flame. Keep the sugar solution aside.

(Cashew nuts. .................10 nos
Raisin.( dry grapes ) .......10 nos
Ghee. .................................2 tbsp

Heat a pan in medium flame, add ghee, cashew nuts, raisin and kept aside.)

Oil. ................... To fry boondi

Method:

Heat  oil in a pan, place ladle 6-7 inch above the pan and pour the batter on top of it. 

Batter will fall in the oil like balls.Fry until boondi turns golden brown  in color. 

Take it out from  the oil, transfer to the  sugar syrup.

Repeat  the process for the remaining 3/4 batter.

Remaining  1/4 batter, make boondi.

Add the fried nuts,raisin,cardamon powder to the sugar syrup boodi.

Grind it in a mixer and add to the sugar syrup boodi.

When it is Luke warm, make balls and store in a air tight container.

IDLY

                                                                                                                                      This is the standard idli recipe from south India.  Where idli  is  so  greatly  loved,

 we would not mind having it for breakfast and once again for dinner too.

Ingredients:                                           1cup means 250ml

Idly rice..............................4cups

Black gram (urad dal).......1/2cup

Salt...................................1tbsp

Oil for ...........................greasing 

Method:

 

1. Soak the rice and urad dal separately in water for 2-3 hour.
            (Kept Urad dal in fridge for soak)

2. Grind the dal into a smooth and frothy paste by adding  
    1cup of water little by little. (In wet grinder, it will take  
     minimum 20 minutes)

3. Transfer the urad dal paste into a vessel.

4. Grind the rice with 1-2 cup of water.

5. Now mix the grounded rice and dal together with1 cup of  
    water into a batter. Mix salt and set aside in a warm place  
     for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting.

                          

 Idlis are ready to be cooked when the batter is well fermented.

  Grease the idle holder or pan well and fill each of them with   batter.

  Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes
  or until done.


                                   


Idli is great with sambar & coconut chutney, tomato chutney,
  green chutney,idly podi.any kurma, and any chutney.


                               

Note;

By adding 1-2 tsp of methi with urad dal, we can get good dosa batter to make roast dosa .

Dosa

                                                                  Dosa     serves .4-5
 

Ingredients:
Idly rice............................2 cups
Black gram (Urad dal).....1/2 cup
Fenugreek seeds...............1tbsp
Raw rice ..........................1/4 cup
Salt ..................................1 tbsp
Oil.................................... as needed

Method:

1. Soak the rice,urad dal, fenugreek seeds (methi) separately in
    water for 2-3 hours.

2. Grind the dal and methi in to a smooth and frothy batter by    
    adding 1 cup of water little by little. ( In wet grinder, it will 
     take minimum 20 minutes.

3. Transfer the urad dal batter into a vessel.

4. Grind the rice with 1 cup of water.

5. Mix the grounded rice and dal batter together with 
   salt ,1/2 cup of water and set aside in a warm place
   for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting. Ready to
   make dosa when the batter is well fermented.

6. After fermentation the batter should be kept in
    refrigerator.  Whenever make dosa can use the batter
    from the refrigerator.

7. From this dosa batter,can make different dosa 
   like roast dosa, egg dosa,masala dosa, onion dosa,
   ghee dosa and etc.

 

Simple Banana cake

 This banana cake recipe is very easy to make.Sharing this simple cake recipe with you all makes me proud. Whenever  ripe banana in our house, we prepare this cake.

Ingredients:

Banana.........3-4
Maida...........1 cup ( 200 ml cup)
Sugar...........1cup
Eggs. ...........2
Oil.............1/2 cup
Vanila essences. ......1/2 tsp
Baking powder. .......1tsp
Baking soda ( Soda salt ).......... 1/4 tsp
Choco malt or bournvita. ..... 2-3  tsp
Dry fruits...... (optional)

Method:

Take a bowl, add banana, sugar and mix well to paste. Then add all the ingredients and blend well to a batter.
Pour  the batter into a grease and flour the pan. Bake the batter in  electric oven or sand oven  for 40 minutes..