Moong Dal ka Halwa - Recipe

Thanks to Ms. Shipra for sending this sweet recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup Moong dal (Soaked)
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3/4 cup Mawa (Khoya) well crumpled
• 1/2 tsp Saffron soaked in a little milk
• 1 litre Milk
• 4 Cardamoms powdered
• 7 tbsp Ghee

Preparation:

1. First grind the moong dal coarsely and get the ghee in a thick bottomed kadai (frying pan) and fry the dal till it turns golden brown.

2. Mix the milk and heat till the milk has been absorbed.

3. Add mawa and cook on a low flame, stirring continuously till the dal and the mawa are well blended.

4. Remove it from the flame and keep aside.

5. Now make sugar syrup and add saffron and cardamom powder to it. Now add the dal mixture to the syrup and stir quickly till it mixes completely.

Now your MOONG DAL KA HALWA is ready to serve & enjoy the great taste.
You may also add some dry fruits...

Dhokla - Recipe (Gujarati)

This time we will have one of the Gujarati’s favourite dish, ‘Dhokla’ or ‘Khaman Dhokla’.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup(s) Bengalgram flour (besan)
• 1 cup yoghurt beaten till smooth
• 1 cup warm water
• salt to taste
• ½ tablespoon sugar powder
• 1 teaspoon soda bi-carbonate OR Eno (1 sachet – Lemon flavour)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons oil for seasoning
• 1 teaspoon(s) each of mustard and sesame seeds
• finely chopped coriander leaves and green chilly to garnish

Preparation:

1. Place the gramflour in a bowl. Mix in the beaten yoghurt and warm water. Keep mixing well so that no lumps remain and the batter is smooth.

2. Mix in salt to taste and ½ tablespoon sugar powder.

3. Boil water in the steamer/cooker (without whistle). Grease a metal dish (thali) or something like a cake mould.

4. Now mix the soda-bicarbonate (Eno) and the lemon juice into the gramflour batter. Pour the batter immediately into the greased dish (do not fill it to the brim as it will rise) and place it in the hot steamer.

5. Steam for about 11-12 minutes or till done and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into it. Once it has cooled, cut into squares and place in a serving dish.

6. Heat the oil for seasoning in a pan. Toss in the mustard seeds and fry till they splutter. Add the sesame seeds and chopped coriander leaves & green chillies and fry briefly till they are light brown and aromatic. Pour this over the steamed dhoklas.

And your yummy dhokla is ready to eat and serve...

Lemon Rice - Recipe

Thanks to Mrs. Abha for sending this recipe. Rice lovers will definitely be finding it interesting and tasty.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1½ cup
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tbsp
• Red chillies (dried) - 2 to 4
• Chana Dal - 1 tbsp
• Peanuts - ½ cup
• Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
• Salt - To taste
• Lemon juice - ¼ cup
• Coconut (grated) - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 8-10

Preparation:

1. Wash & soak rice for about 30 minutes. Drain & then boil in plenty of water. Drain & allow it to cool.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add dried red chillies & chana dal. Cook until the color of dal changes to light brown.

3. Add peanuts, turmeric powder & mustard seeds. Let mustard seeds crackle, & then add curry leaves. Fry for 1-2 minutes.

4. Add cooked rice, salt & lemon juice.

5. Garnish with grated coconut.

Your Lemon rice is ready to eat and serve...

Tomato Paratha

Today, let’s try another taste of paratha. This one would be a bit sweet but will taste really good with some spicy chutney or pickle.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 2 cups
• Tomato Sauce (paste) – 1 cup
• Red Chilly powder - 1tsp
• Cilantro (Hara Dhania Patta) - ½ cup
• Salt to taste
• ghee or oil to shallow fry

How to Prepare…

1. Boil the tomato sauce, chilly powder, cilantro, salt for 10-15 minutes till it turns to a paste.

2. Add this paste to wheat flour little by little and make a soft smooth dough.

3. Roll a lump of dough as for paratha.

4. Cook the paratha on the tava (pan) from both sides.

Your tomato paratha is ready to serve and eat.
You can serve it with some pickle, chutney or with any vegetable.

Malai Paratha (Cream Paratha)

Today, let’s taste some different paratha. For this paratha, you do not have to spend time to make some stuffing, still it will taste differently.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour -1/2 kg
• ½ litre water
• 2 tbsp. ghee
• 1 cup malai (Milk-cream)
• 1tsp Red Chilly powder
• 2tsp Salt
• ghee or oil to shallow fry

How to Prepare…

1. Put 2 tbsp ghee in the flour and make a soft smooth dough using water.

2. Roll a lump of dough as for paratha.

3. Put 2 tsp malai over it.

4. Spread a pinch of red chilly powder and salt.

5. Roll again to full size.

6. Cook the paratha on the tava (pan) from both sides.

Your malai paratha is ready to serve and eat.
You can serve it with some pickle or curd or with any vegetable.