Happy Navratri 2023! May the divine blessings of Maa Durga shower upon you and your loved ones with good health, wealth, happiness, and prosperity.

2021 NAVARATHRI celebration with color co-ordination

Channa Masala Without Tomato

This recipe was a result of one of those days when you plan a menu and realise that the essential ingredients are not available in your pantry, yet you are persistent on following the plan.
Channa masala using both Kabuli chana and kala chana and tamarind instead of tomato. 100 points to guessing my missing ingredients.

Ingredients
Channa white & brown— 1 cup each
Onion — 2 big
Green chili — 2
Cummin seeds— 1 tsp
Whole Pepper —- 1tsp
Cloves — 5-6
Cinnamon — 1 inch
Tamarind — Lemon size
Oil —– 2-3 tbsp

Pesarattu

Pesarattu is nothing but Dosai/ adai made with whole moong / Green Gram dal .

Ingredients

Whole moong —– 2 cup Raw Rice —- 2 tbsp Green chili —- 2 Ginger — 1 inch Salt —- 1 tsp

Method

Soak the moong dal and rice for 5 hrs. Grind together Moong dal, rice, green chili and ginger to a smooth batter and add the salt ,mix well and keep aside for half an hour. Heat tawa and make pesarattu. Enjoy pesarattu with Sambar, chutney or any pickle.

HAPPY ONAM

Onam is around the corner. I have put together a few dishes which I had published earlier. Celebrate Onam by preparing some traditional dishes and some new dishes.

JAVVARISI PRADHAMAN

Celebrating the success of Chandrayaan-3. Proud moment for every Indian. A simple sweet that can be made quickly.

Ingredients

Javvarisi / Sago / Sabudana— 1/2 cup Jaggery — 1/2 cup Coconut milk—- 3 cups Ghee —- 3-4 tbsp
Raisins—– 1 tbsp Cardamom powder— 1/4 tsp

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Making Independence Day memorable by cooking up a few recipes that I have put together. These recipes are rooted from the various regions of our country.

The importance of the three colors Saffron gives us courage and inspire sacrifice.
White is for peace and honesty.
Green is festival and prospective.

Carrot Rice, Elaneer Payasam, Peas Sundal

Carrot Moong Dal, Aval Payasam, Palak Roti

Palak Roti

Healthier version of an simple Roti.

Ingredients
Wheat flour —— 2 cups
Palak / Spinach —- A bunch
Salt —– 1tsp
Oil —— 2 tbsp
Ghee.

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Aval Payasam / Poha Kheer

A simple and tasty payasam/ Kheer, that can be made quickly with minimum ingredients.

Ingredients

Milk —- 3 cups
Aval / Poha —– 1/2 cup
Sugar —- 1/2 cup
Ghee —- 2 tbsp
Cardamom pwd — 1/4 tsp
Few Raisin.

Carrot Moong Dal

A simple dal made healthy by add carrots. Quick and easy to make. Enjoy the orange color dal.
Ingredients

Moong dal —– 1 cup
Carrot —- 1/2 cup
Tomato —- 1/2 cup
Green chili — 2
Mustard seeds —- 1/2 tsp
Cummin seeds —- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric pwd —- 1/4 tsp
Asafetida —-‘ 1/4 tsp
Salt —- 3/4 tsp
Ghee 1 tbsp

Millet Maa Ladoo

Maa Ladoo was my first recipe published in this blog.Millet Maaa Ladoo, is mine 281 recipes. A big THANK YOU 🙏 to all my subscribers, followers, friends and family. Your likes and comments have been a big motivation for me and has pushed me to think differently and publish more recipes. I think, by following my blog will help anyone to cook one dish every day, all through the year, except the weekend, 😉, enjoy weekend with an outing with the family.
Hope to continue this journey with all your encouragement. Once again A BIG THANK YOU. 😊 .
Enjoy Millet Maaa Ladoo.( I have used an extra ‘a’ to Maaa Ladoo because that is how my grandson calls it.)

Ingredients

Kodo Millet —- 1 cup
Brown top millet —– 1cup
Sugar —– 1 cup
Ghee 3/4 cup
Cardamom pwd — 1 tsp
Cashew nuts.

Method Dry roast both the millet separately till it’s changes. Cool them, powder it. Powder the sugar. Heat 1 tbsp Ghee and fry the cashews. Mix the powdered millet, powdered sugar, Cardamom pwd, fried cashews. Heat rest of the ghee add it to the millet mixture, mix well and make the ball. Enjoy Millet Maa Ladoo.