Sweet Sev / Sweet Murukku

Ingredients :
Chick Pea Flour / Besan / Senaga pindi - 1 cup
Hot oil / Butter - 2 tbsp
Grated Jaggary - 1 cup
Oil for deep fry
Murukku maker
Method :
1.In mixing bowl add flour,pour the hot oil on the top of the flour.mix well and add water make a soft dough.
2.In a wok heat the oil for deep fry.
3.Take  murukku maker use medium sized holes mold,fill the dough in murukku maker and close it.
4.When oil heat.hold the maker,with other hand press or rotate the maker to fall the dough like noodles and slowly move into the circular motion.
5.Fry both side sev till it turned into light golden color.
6.Remove from the oil,drain into tissue to observe excess oil and let it cool.Then crush the sev into small pieces.

 Step By Step Pix For Sev

Jagary Syrup  :
7.Now Prepare Jaggary syrup.In a cooking pan add jaggary and few water,dissolve the jagarry in water,remove impurities.cook the jagary till the syrup become thick.To know the consistency take a small bit from the syrup drop it into a glass of water,if the syrup dissolve in the water need to continue the process.if the bit form as ball,then the syrup is done.turn off the flame.

 Step By Step Pix For Jaggary Syrup

8.Now add the crushed sev to jaggery syrup stir well.after few the sev will separate.
9.Keep it in airtight container to store longtime.....

Teepi Gavvalu / Sweet Shells

Gavvalu is the most popular Telugu Candy's.Telugu name of the Cowrie shells are gavvalu.The shape of this sweet gavvalu as the shape of cowrie shells.so these candy's are called as gavvalu.

Ingredients :
All purpose flour / maida - 1cup
Ghee / Clarified Butter - 4 to 5 tsp
Water - as required
Sugar  - 3/4 cup(can also use jaggery)
Lemon juice-2 or 3 tsp(optional)
Oil - for deep fry
Tools
 Gavval peeta (wooden tool) instead of this,use cleaned comb,fork or any bottle lid which has lines on the top of lid.

Method :
1.Heat melt the ghee,In a mixing bowl add flour and hot ghee mix with a spoon or spatula.Add required water and make a soft chapathi dough.
2.Heat the oil on medium flame for deep fry
3.Mean time make the small balls out of the dough.on the gavvala peeta prees and roll  the dough balls into shell shape.repaet this process to all balls.
5.When oil heat deep fry them till they turned into golden color and shell become crisp.Drain and keep them a side.

6.Prepare sugar syrup.In another bowl add sugar and water and make 2 or 3 string syrup consistency.here just add little water or just sprinkle the water to melt the sugar then easly can get right syrup consistency other wise it takes more time to get the consistency.

5.If you don't want the sugar crystallized gavvalu add 2 or 3 tsp lemon juice to sugar syrup.then the syrup don't turned to crystal.I like to have uncrystallized  sugar gavvalu,,So I added lemon juice to sugar.

7.When the sugar syrup done add the gavvalu to syrup and mix well.Transfer them into a plate and let it cool.

Step By Step Pictures

8.store them in airtight container.

Pineapple Kesari

Ingredients:
Semilona / sooji /Ravva- 1cup
Pineapple chunks- 1 cup
Sugar - 1cup
Water - 3 cups
Cashews.Raisins - 2tsp
Ghee / butter -1/4 to 1/2 cup
Cardmom powder-1/4 tsp
Yellow food color-pinch

Method :
1.First heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan fry the cashews and raisins into golden color.Remove from the pan.Keep a side.
2.In the same pan heat the ghee in a pan add sooji to it.fry till the sooji turned to light golden color.
3.Mean time In a bowl add water ,sugar, pineapple chunks,food color,add half of the fried Cashews and raisins.Bring it to boil.Cook the pineapple chunks becomes tender.
4.Now add cardamom powder and add sooji to it.Mix well to avoid the lumps.Cook 5 to 10 mins.till the kesari become thick.

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Then remove from the flame.Garnish with remaining cashews and raisins and serve.

100th post with White Pumpkin Halwa / Ash gourd halwa

Hi friends,This is my 100th post,I am so happy today.With your encouragement only I posted many  recipes,crafts,tips and my drawings......Tons of thanks to all blogger friends who encouraging me with their beautiful comments and lovely awards.

I want celebrate100th post with mouth watering sweet recipe white pumpkin halwa.White pumpkin is also called as winter melon,ash gourd/pumpkin,boodia gummadi (in Telugu).

Ingredients :
white pumpkin
sugar
ghee
cardamom powder
cashews,raisins
(I  described  the measurements in method..)
Method :
First cut the white pumpkin into slices

remove the outer skin and grate it.In a bowl squeeze the water completely from grated pumpkin .Don't through the water.

Now measure the grated and squeezed pumpkin. take equal quantity of sugar and  1/8 to 1/4 cup of ghee.keep it a side.Heat the 1 tsp ghee in heavy bottomed pan add cashews and raisins fry till cashews gets golden color and remove from the pan,keep a side.In the same pan add the measured ghee and melt it then add grated and squeezed pumpkin.

stir it and fry on low flame till it turned to golden color.it takes approx 20 to 30 mins.

Mean time prepare sugar syrup.On another flame put thick bottomed bowl add pumpkin squeezed water(add enough water),sugar and cardamom powder bring it to boil.

Here no need of the sugar syrup sticky consistency.when the syrup start boiling add fried pumpkin.

cook for few mins till the mixture become thick.

add the cashews and raisins mix well.

Cool down and Serve it warm.

Keep it in fridge or room temp.It can store for more than 2 to 3 weeks

Carrot Halwa / gajar halwa (carrot pudding)

Carrot Halwa is  my and my hubby's  favorite sweet...........

Ingredients :
Grated Carrot -2 cups
Milk-1 to 1/2 cup
Sugar-1/2 cup(add more according to your taste)
Cashews-2tsp
Pistachios - 1 tsp
almonds-4 to 5
Ghee /Butter-3 tsp
Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

Method :
First hat the ghee in thick bottomed pan add cashews fry till turned into light golden color.

add grated carrot fry till it leaves raw smell.

fry approx 15 to 20 mins,then it leaves complete raw smell.if fry like this the halwa give more taste.

mean time heat the milk and bring it to boil.now add milk to the fried grated carrots.stir well add pistachios,shredded almonds and cardamom powder.

cook for few mins.now add sugar stir well cover the lid and cook till halwa thicken and carrot become soft.

serve hot or cold.
I am sending this recipe to  Priya's Heart For St Valentine's Day event.

Mawa Burfi / Khoya Burfi

This is the easy version of burfi with simple ingredients.I used home made burfi .can also use store bought burfi.

Ingredients :
Grated Mawa / Khoya -1 cup
Milk - 3 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Pistachios - for garnishing
Method :
Heat the ghee in a wok add grated mawa saute for few mins till mawa change it's color.

then add milk and sugar and stir well.then it become creamy.

stir for few till it leaves the sides of the pan. now add cardamom powder mix well.and turn off the flame.

cool down it.after that it become like a soft dough.grease your hands,then make a small balls out of the mawa dough. with your palms press the into burfi shape.

finally garnish with pistachios.

that's it,,yummy yummy mawa burfi is ready.plz have it..

Wheat Flour Halwa

Ingredients :
wheat flour-1 cup
sugar-1 cup
milk-1 cup
water-1 to 1 1/2 cup
ghee-1/2 cup
cashews,raisins-1/2 cup
cardamom powder-1/2 tsp
Method :
Heat ghee in a skillet when it gets heat add the cashews,wheat flour to it .

fry till wheat flour turns to brown color.keep fry on low flame.If u fry on high flame the flour color will change but the rawness won't leave.frying of wheat flour takes more than 30 mins.

mean time boil milk and water together.when the flour is fried add raisins,add milk and water,stir continuously to avoid forming of lumps then add sugar stir well.

when it leaves the sides of the pan and then the ghee will shine on the top of the halwa.if u like ghee u can also add more ghee.This wheat flour halwa give more taste with more ghee.turn off the flame transfer into bowl.Garnish with dry fruits,coconut powder.

it can store up to 4 to 5 days.u can keep it in fridge to store more days.always heat this halwa with hot.

Sweet Pongali

Traditionally Sweet pongali is made on sankranthi.This is made with new rice,jaggery,yellow moong dal,sesame seeds powder.

Ingredients :
New rice-1 cup
yellow moong dal-1/2 cup
Grated jaggery-1 cup
cashews-1/4 cup
ghee-1/4 cup
Sesame seeds-1/2 cup
water-2 to 3 cups
Method:
  heat the ghee in a skillet roast yellow moong dal and cashews till they transfer into golden color.

now wash the rice and add rice in the skillet.add the water to it.

mix it well.

cover the lid cook till rice become soft.
mean time roast the sesame seeds cool down it.

grind it into fine powder.now add jagarry to cooked rice

stir well and add sesame powder

cover it with lid cook 5 mins then turn off the flame.

serve hot .