Black gram deal Kali.This is very good for women. The combination of urad dhal powder palm jaggery very good for health.
Usually we make this and give for girls when they attain puberty.
I have given this easy recipe using cooker.
Basically a traditional recipe by Tamilians
Recipe in my channel Malayala Tamizhachi Channel.
Easy to make sweet. Very tasty too.
Ingredients
Milk……250ml.
Dessicated coconut…3/4cup
Besan flour ……1cup
Ghee……1/4cup
Sugar…..3/4 to 1cup
Cardomom powder…1/2tsp
Method
I didn’t have dessicated coconut so fried coconut scrapings in a tawa.
Dry roasted it.
In a mixer jar grind coconut and milk into a fine paste.
In a kadai add 1/4cup ghee and add sieved besan flour mix well and fry for 3to 4mts.The raw smell should go and nice aroma will come.
Then add sugar according to your taste.and cardomom powder.
Mix well but not syrup.
Then dessicated coconut and milk mixture to it
Mix well till it is creamy.
It will get thickened.
Cook in medium flame.
It will leaves the sides of the pan.
To test when we take a small portion and make balls it will be intact.If not ready after making balls it will crumble or it will break.
I have given many lunch box recipes.
One such tasty recipe is sambar sadam. This recipe is a South Indian style .
I have cooked rice and dhal seperately then added veggies .This is a good combination of rice,lentil and vegetables which is a healthy one.
For sambar rice I have used a powder which I have made at home. Another option is to use sambar powder.
Ingredients for the powder.
Coriander seeds…..1 TSP
Chana dhal……….1 TSP
Urad dhal……..1/2 TSP
Pepper corns ….few
Cumin seeds 1/2 TSP
Red chillies….1
Fenugreek seeds….1/4 tsp
Fry these ingredients and powder it.
Another option is to add 2 TBS coconut scrapings and grind into paste.
I have fried coconut scrapings and added to the rice.Since I had this powder without coconut.
Ingredients
Ghee…….2 or 3 TBS
Mustard seed……1/4 TSP
Urad dhal…..1/2 TSP
Rice….1 cup
Toor dhal….1/4 cup
Redchillies…1
Shallots……few
Tomato ….1
Potato….1
Drumstick…few pieces/Peas/Brinjal/Beans(any veggies of your choice)
Carrot……1
Tamarind…..small gooseberry size
Curry leaves….few
Coriander leaves chopped 1 TBS
Turmeric powder…..1/2 tsp
Method
Cook rice and dhal seperately.
In a kadai.Add ghee.
Now add mustard seeds when it splutters add urad dhal and red chilly.
Now add curry leaves,shallots, tomato fry a little then add drumstick and carrot.Add salt.
Fry then add turmeric Powder and then the powder which has been made.
Then add tamarind extract and allow the veggies to get cooked.
Now add cooked dhal and rice to it. If you want you can add fried coconut scrapings.
It will get thickened after sometime so while adding water be careful.
When rice,dhal, tamarind extract and vegetables blends well remove from fire and finally add chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with papad,salad or Cathal.
Among briyani varieties this is a different one . This is a one pot meal and also perfect for lunch box. Rich in protein and fibre.
Ingredients
Bay leaf…..1
Kalpasi……2
Star Anise…..1
Onion…..2
Tomatoes…..2
Mint leaves….few
Coriander leaves…few
Oil…..4 tbs
Rice…..1 cup
For grinding
Ginger…….a small piece
Garlic…….8 cloves
Saunf……1 tsp
Cinnamon…2 small pieces
Cloves…2
Cardomom…1 or 2
Soak 1/2 cup channa for 8 hrs. And pressure cook it for 3 whistles. It should not be mushy .It should be done only 3/4 th.
Method
In a pressure cooker put 4 to 5 tbs oil put bayleaf,kalpasi,star anise,then add chopped onions then chopped tomatoes.
Add little salt. Fry till it blends.
Now add 1/4 tsp turmeric,1/2tspchilli powder, coriander powder 1 tsp,can add garam masala or briyani masala 1 tsp. And saute well.
Add cooked channa.
Mix and add rice to it.
Then add 2 cups of water.
Check for salt .
Now add mint leaves .
Cook for 2 whistles.
When done add finely chopped Coriander leaves.
Serve with carrot,cucumber and onion raita also papads.
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