Pal Payasam/Rice Kheer

Ingredients:

1/2 cup basmati rice
2 cup  milk
3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup Condensed Milk

2 tbl spn raisins
2 tbl spn cashews

5 tsp gee

4 Cloves

1/4 tea spn cardamom powder

Method:
1.Cook rice in enough water till it is done.Rice should be well cooked.
2.Add sugar and cook till it is all melted.
3.Now add milk and  bring it to boil.
4.When the payasam is ready add Condensed milk,cardamom powder and Cloves.Let it boil for 10 minutes.

5.Switch off the heat.
6.Now fry cashews and raisins in gee and add to the Payasam.
Serve hot or cold.

Koottu Curry

Ingredients:-Black Chickpeas cooked- 1 cup
Raw Plantain diced – 1 big
Yam/Suran diced – 1/2 cup

Carrots- 1/2 of one

Pumpkin -1/4 cup

Cucumber -1/4 cup

Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp

Corindar powder -1 tsp

Pepper powder -1-2 tsp

Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Whole Red Chillies – 5
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Urad Dal- 1/2 tsp
Thinly Sliced Coconut – 2 tsp

Small onion -1/4 cup
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig

Coconut Oil – as needed
salt – to taste

Method:-
1.Dry roast some urad dal,pepper powder,red chillies,corindar powder,turmeric powder.Roast untile a good smell cames out.Grind this by adding 1/4 cup of coconut to it to a fine paste.
2..Cook all the vegetables adding turmeric powder,red chilly powder,salt and enough water until soft and tender.
3.Add cooked chickpeas into it and mix them together.
4.Add the coconut paste to it and mix well and cook untile all the water is dried up.also add salt to taste.
5.Now remove from fire.
6.Heat oil in a pan and pop the mustard seeds.Throw in dal,coconut slices,Small onion and leaf over grated coconut and curry leaves into it and fry it till brown.Add the seasoning to the curry.Mix well and serve hot with rice.