Carrot Burfi

Carrot Burfi is one of the tastiest and healthiest burfis I had ever had. The preparation of this dish is very simple. Carrot Burfi contains all the goodness of carrot and milk.

Ingredients

* 2 cups of grated carrot

*  2 cups of milk

*  2 tablespoon of ghee.

*  1 cup of sugar

*  1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder

*  raisins for garnishing

Directions

*  Add ghee into a pan and heat it.

*  Add carrot into the ghee and saute for about 2 minutes.

*  Add milk into the carrot and bring it to boil.

*  At this stage, add sugar and cardamom powder.

*  Stir continuously until the mixture is thick.

*  Take this mixture out from plate and pour it into a greased plate.

*  Allow it to cool completeley for about one hour or two.

* Cut it into desired shape and serve.

Thenga (Naarial) Burfi ( Coconut Burfi)

Malayalis can't imagine a day without coconut or its related products. Today I am here with you to share something with you in which the main ingredient is coconut. This is a sweet usually prepared during some festivals in North India but as it is so simple to prepare we can make it in our home....

Ingredients

*  Freshly grated coconut - 1 cup

*  Cardamom powder -1/2 teaspoon.

*  Water -1/4 cup

*  Sugar-1 cup

*  Milk - 1/4cup


Directions 

*  Add waterand sugar into a thick bottomed pan to make the sugar syrup.


*  Stir continuosuly while it gets heated up.


*  The sugar should be of one thread consistency.


*  At this stage, add the grated coconut and milk into the sugar syrup and stir continuously.


*  After some time you can see that the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan due to the oil released from coconut


*  Add cardamom powder.


*  Remove it from flame.


*  Pour it into a geased tray and allow it to cool for 2 hours.


*  Before it cools completely, cut it into desired shapes.


*  Store it in an airtight container and Enjoy!!!!!!!

Kappalandi mittai

Kappalandi mittai is a sweet dish which takes each and every one of us to a nostalgia. I think there is none who does not have tasted kappalandi mittai in their life. So lets start.

Ingredients

*Roasted peanuts (without skin and gently crushed) -1 cup.

*Butter -2 tablespoons.

*Sugar-1/2 cup.


Directions

*  Add sugar and butter to a pan in the stove.

*  Stir continuously until the sugar is caramelized and reaches golden-brown syrup.

*   This should be done on a low flame.

* When the sugar reaches the required consistency, turn off the flame.

*  Add to it the already roasted peanuts.

*  Stir continuously until all the peanuts are coated with sugar syrup.

*  Then spread it in a greased tray or butter paper as thinly as possible.

* Allow it to cool.

*  Before completely cooling the kappalandi mitai, gently cut it into desired shape.

*  After cooling completely you can use it and store it in an airtight container.

Kerala Style Vattayappam (Steamed Rice Cake)

It is a traditional tea time snacks most popular among the Scyrian Catholics of kerala.Vattayppam is actually the fermented steamed rice cakes made with the same recipe of that of Vellayappam. The only difference is that is sugar is added to Vattayappam. So  lets see how to make the sweet soft and spongy vattayappam.

Now let's start the preparation.

Ingredients

* 2 cups of raw rice

* 1/2 cup of cooked rice

* 1/4 teaspoon of yeast

* 1 cup of grated coconut

* 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder

 * 1 tablespoon of ghee

* 10 nos of cherry fruit for garnishing

* 2 tablespoons of sugar

* 1 cup of water

* A pinch of salt



Start the process........
*Soak the raw rice in water for about two hours.

*Grind it into a smooth paste with water, sugar, grated coconut, cooked rice, yeast, salt, water and  cardamom powder.

*Allow it to ferment for 2-4 hours.

*Grease a round plate with ghee.

*Then pour the fermented dough into the plate.

*Cook it in a steamer for about 20 to 30 minutes.

*When it is cooked, allow it to cool completely.

*Dont cover it otherwise the steam will get condensed and the vattayappam will get watery.

*Cool it uncovered.

*When it is cooled completely, cut it into desired shapes and garnish it and serve it with a cup of  tea.............



Enjoy.........

Mysore Pak (Sweet with besan flour)

Before trying the recipe for Mysore pak, let me share the store behind the first Mysore pak..................

Mysore Pak was first prepared in the Kitchen of the Mysore palace. The Chief Chef of Mysore palace Kakaasura Madappa combined all the ingredients in the sugar solution and prepared a new dish. When the Majesty asked the name of the dish, Madappa obiviously had no name in his mind. So he named it Mysore Paav, which means the sweet prepared in Mysore palace.....It is a sweet which is traditionally served in Indian Weddings and other festivals............Now Let's check how to prepare this dish.......                                                                                                                                            

Ingredients

* 2 cups of besan flour

* 4 cups of sugar

* 2 cups of ghee

* 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder

* 1 cup of water

Let's get started.

* First heat  a little ghee in a frying pan.

* Roast the besan flour in the ghee till a nice aroma comes out.

* Remove it from flame.

* Heat the sugar and water in a pan till it reaches one string consistency.

* Add the roasted besan flour into the sugar syrup, stirring continuously so that no lumps are

  formed.

* Mix it well till everything blends up together.

* Add the melted ghee into it and mix it well.

* Cook it in a low flame till the mixture is frothy and the ghee separates.

* Remove it from flame and spread it in a greased tray.

* Allow it to cool completely and when it is half done, cut it into desired shapes.

* Allow it to cool completely. 

* Tasty Mysore Pak is ready to serve.........Enjoy and have fun..........

Hoping that you enjoy it........Please comment it if you like it..........Will see you soon with another dish ...........bye.................