Kesari/Rava Kesari

INGREDIENTS:

Rava - 1 Cup

Cardamom powder -2 pinch or 1 cardamom crushed

Sugar - 1 cup and 3/4 cup +2 Tbsp

Water

Cashews -1 Tbsp

Raisins -1 Tbsp

Ghee - 1/4 cup+1 Tbsp

METHOD:

Heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast cashews and raisins.Keep it separately

In the same pan roast rava on medium flame.Dont overburn the rava.

The rava is slightly roasted

Keep the roasted rava and cashews,raisins in a separate plate

Boil water

Add roasted rava and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes .

Add sugar and mix well.Let it combine well

Add ghee and mix well

Add few pinch of food colour

Mix well

Add roasted nuts 

Rava kesari is ready

Serve hot and enjoy!

Beach Style Sundal Gravy

INGREDIENTS:

Dry Green Peas /Vatana Beans- 2 Cups

Oil -1 Tbsp

Green chilly -1

Ginger Garlic paste -1 Tbsp

Onion -1 ,chopped

Tomato -1,chopped

Raw Mango - 1/2 piece

Red Chilly powder -2 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Garam masala -1/2 tsp

Chaat masala - 1 tsp

Lemon -juice of 1/2 lemon 

Salt

Coriander leaves

For Garnishing:

Onions chopped

Coriander leaves

METHOD:

1.Soak Dry Green Peas for 8 hours or overnight.In a pressure cooker add required water and salt and cook on medium flame for 5 whistles till dry green peas get cooked.Keep it aside.

2.Heat Oil and add green chilly,ginger garlic paste, chopped onion and tomato.

3.Add cooked green peas along with water.

4.In a mixie jar add cooked peas and grind them .

5.Keep the ground paste aside.

6.Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder garam masala and cook till raw smell goes off.

7.Add chopped coriander leaves 

                                                         8.Add ground paste.

9.Squeeze lemon juice 

10.Check for salt.

                                         

                                      

                                         11.Garnish with chopped onion,coriander leaves and a slice of lemon wedge

                                

12.Enjoy your Beach Style Sundal Gravy.