Proso Millet Pulav / Panivaragu Pulav

Proso Millet Pulav / Pani varagu Pulav 

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Proso Millet/ Panivaragu Pulav is high in nutrition and low in calories. A simple, easy and healthy recipe perfect for a main course. 

Ingredients:

Proso Millet- 1 cup

Bay leaf- 1 number 

Black Cardamom- 1 number 

Cloves - 2 nos

Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch 

Cumin / jeera - 1/2 tsp

Oil / ghee - 1 tsp

Chopped onion - 1 number

Carrots - few pieces

Capsicum- few pieces

Salt - to taste 

Corriader leaves for garnish 

Method;

# Wash and soak Proso Millet for 3-4 hrs.

# In a pan add oil, add cumin let it splutter well, add bay leaf, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, chopped onions and fry, add chopped vegetables, salt and saute well.

# Add the soaked Proso Millet to the tempered vegetables and whole spices. 

# Add 1 cup of water, salt to taste and cook on medium flame. Once cooked well add chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Notes: I generally remove the soaked water and add fresh water to cook Millets. If you use the same soaked water do not add extra water while cooking Millet Pulav.

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Homemade Chocos

Homemade Chocos 

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Homemade Chocos which are healthy and tasty, perfect to be served as a cereals for breakfast with warm milk. These are made with fiber rich, sweetened with Jaggery powder. 

Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup

Whole Wheat flour- 1/4th cup

Jaggery - 3 tablespoons 

Cashews- 7-8 nos

Almonds- 7-8 nos

Peanut butter- 2 tablespoons 

Cocoa powder- 1 tablespoon 

Water just to make a soft dough 

Method:

# Dry roast, Oats, cashews and almonds separately.

# Make a fine powder of Cashews and almonds. 

# Make Oats powder as well.

# Mix Oats powder, cashew powder, almond powder, jaggery powder, Peanut butter, cocoa, wheat flour. Sprinkle little water and Make a tight dough. Rest the dough for 10 minutes.

# Preheat oven at 160'c. Grease a baking tin.

# Shape the dough in small chocos by pressing with thumb finger and index finger. 

# Bake at 160'c for 13-15 minutes.

Once it becomes crispy allow it to cool down completely. Store at an airtight container.

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Sakkara Hollige

Sakkare Hollige 

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Sakkare Hollige is a super delicious aromatic dessert. A simple, easy polli/ Hollige recipe which is very popular in Karnataka.

Ingredients:

Poppy seeds/ kus-kus - 3 tablespoons 

Powdered sugar - 3 tablespoons 

Dry coconut grated - 1/2 cup

Cardamon powder- 1 tsp

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Salt  - 1 pinch

Ghee & oil as required 

Method:

# Mix Wheat flour, salt little oil....Sprinkle water and make  a soft dough.

# Dry roast Poppy seeds...once cooled grind to a powder.

# Mix grinded Poppy seeds, Powdered sugar, Dry coconut grated, Cardamon powder....mix everything well. (Stuffing is ready)

# Make marble size balls of Wheat dough.

# Make a cup shape fill a 1.5 tsp of filling seal well ...make a Chappathi with a rolling pin. Not very thick / thin.

# Heat a tawa add ghee/ oil place the rolled hollige and cook both sides by applying ghee / oil. 

# Once both sides are cooked well remove and enjoy with ghee.

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Varagu Arisi Pongal

Varagu Arisi Pongal/ Kodo Millet Pongal 

Varagu Arisi/ Kodo millet Pongal is an excellent recipe which can be made for breakfast/ during Tiffin. 

Ingredients:

Kodo millet- 1 cup

Moong dal- 1 cup

Cashews- few

Crushed Pepper- 1/2 tsp

Crushed cumin - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 2 tablespoons 

Curry leaves few

Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste 

Method:

# Wash and soak kodo millet for 2-3 hrs.

# Wash Moong dal well.

# Mix Moong dal and soaked millet add 2.5 cups of water and Pressure cook for 3-4 whisles.

# Once pressure is released mash the Pongal well. Add Salt and Asafoetida and give a good stir.

# Heat a pan add ghee add cashews, crushed pepper, crushed cumin. Let the Cashews change its colour add to the Pongal and mix well. Add curry leaves and mix.

Pongal is ready to serve.

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Oats Rava Idli

Oats Rava 

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Oats Rava Idli is an easy, delicious recipe perfect for a breakfast/ tiffin time.

Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup

Rava - 1cup

Curd - 1.5 cups

Oil - 1 tsp

Green chilli- 1 finely chopped 

Ginger - 1/2 inch finely chopped 

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp

Curry and coriander leaves- finely chopped 

Baking soda- 1 pinch

Salt - as per your taste 

Method:

# Roast Oats for few seconds and pulse in a mixer jar.

# Add oil in a kadai, add mustard let it crackle well add green chilli's, ginger, Corriader and Curry leaves scared well...add rava and roast for few minutes. Let the aroma come out well.

# Whisk curd add coarsely grounded Oats, roated rava with tempering, salt, asafoetida, 1/2 cup water. Mix well. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

# Steam the idli pan. Grease the idli plates with oil. 

# Add Baking soda to the batter whisk well.

# Pour the batter in the idli plates and steam for 15-20 minutes.

Once Oats Rava Idli is ready serve with some chutney.

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Kasi Halwa

Kasi Halwa 

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Kasi Halwa / Poosanikai halwa is a traditional sweet prepared for wedding menu in SouthIndia specially in Tamilnadu. 

Kasi Halwa is made with grated white Pumpkin, sugar, ghee.

Ingredients:

White Pumpkin- 1 cup

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Ghee- 3 tablespoons 

Cashew + melon seeds - 1 tablespoon

Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp

Yellow food colour few drops

Method:

# Heat a pan add 1 tablespoon of ghee, add the grated Pumpkin and saute on medium flame. Make sure the water evaporates and it becomes completely dry. 

# Add sugar, food colour and cook on medium flame....it will become watery. 

Let it become a semi solid consistency...add Cardamom powder mix well and switch off the flame.

# Heat ghee in another pan fry cashews and melon seeds pour to the halwa. 

Make sure you do not over cook after adding sugar...as it may become  hard / crystallized.

Serve hot or cold.

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