dates nuts ball

Ingredients:
Dates:1/2 cup / 115gram
Almonds:20 no.
Cashew nut:20 no.
Ghee-1 Tbs
Sesame seeds:2 Tbs

Method:
*Dry roast sesame seeds and set aside.
*Add nuts to blender and pulse them coarsely or chop.
*Remove the seeds of the dates and pulse them in a blender.
*Now in a bowel add dates ,nuts and ghee and mix well.
*Take small portion and shape them to small balls.
*Now roll them in sesame seeds.

Watch how to make dates nuts balls.

Aloo Tikki

Ingredients:

1 potato, boiled and peeled

Salt to taste

1 Tsp chilli powder

1/2 garam masala

2 pinch cumin powder

1 Tbs corn floor

2 Tsp bread crumbs

2 Tbs chopped onion

2 Tbs chopped coriander

1 chilli chopped

1Tbs butter

2Tbs oil

Method:

*Mash the potato and add salt,chilli powder,garam masala, cumin powder,corn floor and bread crumbs.Now mix well.

*Now add chopped onion,coriander and chilli.mix well.

*Shape it into medium size patties.

*Heat oil in a non stick tava on medium flame and add butter and oil,shallow fry the tikkis till both sides are golden brown.

*Serve hot with ketchup or green chutney.

Watch the video how to make aloo tikki.

Easy cooker Parippu Payasam / ചെറുപയർ പരിപ്പ് പായസം

Ingredients:

Cherupayar parippu/Moong dal:1 cup/130grm

Jaggery (Sharkara):300grm

First milk of coconut:1 cup

second milk of coconut:2 cup

Third milk of coconut:2 cup

Ghee :2 Tbs

Cardamon powder-1 tsp

Cashewnuts-10

Rasins-10 

Method:

*In a deep bottomed pan add 2 cup of water and add the Jaggery.Melt the Jaggery to fine syurp.

* Heat a pressure cooker and add moong dal .

*Add third milk of coconut and pressure cook for 5 whistle.

*Mash the moong dal well.

*Add the jaggery syurp and mix well.

*Now add second milk of coconut and bring to boil.Stir well for 10 minuts.

*Finally add the first milk of coconut and caramon powder.When it starts boiling switch of the flame.

*Heat ghee in a pan and add cashew nuts,when the nuts turns golden brown add the raisins and fry.sprinkle them on the top of thee payasam.

Check out the video how to prepare  Easy cooker Parippu Payasam

Chicken Masala

Chicken masala is a semi dry version and is great accompaniment with rice and chapathi .

INGREDIENT:
Chicken-1kg cut into medium size

Onion-2 medium size

Tomato-2 medium size (make into pure)

Butter-3 to 4 tps

Ginger finely chopped -1Tbs

Garlic finely chopped-2 Tbs

Salt to taste

Onion -1 cut it into big pieces

Coriander leaves to garlish

MASALAS:

Kasuri methi-2 Tps

Kasmeri chilli powder -2 Tbs

Turmeric powder-1/2 Tsp 

Cumin powder -1 Tsp

Coriander powde-2 to 3 Tbs

Black pepper-1Tbs

Garam masala-1 Tbs

METHOD:

*Heat a pan or kadai and add butter,saute the chopped ginger and garlic.Saute till a nice aroma comes out.

*Now add sliced onion  and little salt.Saute till onions begin to light brown.

*Now add all the masalas,but add 1/2 tsp garam masala only.

*Saute well and add tomato pure.Now let the tomato pure cook well.

*Now add the chicken pieces,1 glass of water and salt to taste.cover and cook in very low flame.

*Stirring the chicken occasionally and add water if needed.
*When chicken gets tender and cooked add the onion pieces and rest of the garam masala.
*Now remove the lid and cook in high flame for 5 minutes or till the gravy gets thicker.
*Remove from fire and garlish with coriander leaves.