MOONG DHAL POLI | PASIPARUPPU POLI

This is one of the South Indian Traditional recipe done on special occasions. The stuffing is done using Moong dhal and Jaggery. Even coconut, bengal gram can also be used in the place of Moong dhal. The outer layer is done with Wheat flour/ Maida or combining both. The outer dough should be soft and rested for an hour to get a nice texture. 

It is served with a liberal dose of ghee as topping. See blog for

• Khoya Poli
• Paruppu Poli
• Coconut Poli

Video Recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

Moong dhal - 1 cup

Jaggery - 3/4 cup

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - as needed

Ghee - for serving

For Outer dough

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Maida/ all purpose flour - 1 cup

Salt - 1/8 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

METHOD:

• Add all the ingredients given for outer dough in a bowl.
• Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little, smear oil and keep aside.
• Soak Moong dhal for an hour and cook by adding enough water.
• Once cooked well, drain the water completely.
• Add to a tawa and mash well.
• Add jaggery and cook on low flame till it combines together.
• Add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off the flame.
• Let it cool for few minutes.
• Knead the dough again and make balls of desired size.
• Also, make little large balls of the stuffing.
• Grease an aluminium foil/plastic sheet/ banana leaf with little oil and spread the dough ball.
• Place the stuffing ball and close all sides.
• Spread the stuffed dough gently with fingers/palm evenly as thin as possible.
• See that the stuffing doesn't come out.
• Heat a dosa tawa, place it and cook until brown spots appear on both sides.
• Serve with ghee.
• Tasty and soft Moong dhal Poli is ready.

Step wise method with pictures:

1. Add all the ingredients given for outer dough in a bowl.

2. Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little, smear oil and keep aside.5

3. Soak Moong dhal for an hour and cook by adding enough water.

4. Once cooked well, drain the water completely.

5. Add to a tawa and mash well.

6. Add jaggery and cook on low flame till it combines together.

7. Add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off the flame.

8. Let it cool for few minutes.

9. Knead the dough again and make balls of desired size.

10. Also, make little large balls of the stuffing.

11. Grease an aluminium foil/plastic sheet/ banana leaf with little oil and spread the dough ball.

12. Place the stuffing ball and close all sides.

13.Spread the stuffed dough gently with fingers/palm evenly as thin as possible.

14. See that the stuffing doesn't come out.

15. Heat a dosa tawa, place it and cook until brown spots appear on both sides.

16. Serve with ghee.

17. Tasty and soft Moong dhal Poli is ready.

RAVA PONGAL | SOOJI PONGAL | RAVA KHARA PONGAL

Rava Pongal is one of the simple breakfast recipe done using rava and moong dhal along with seasoning. We usually prepare Ven pongal using raw rice and moong dhal. Here, moong dhal needs to be pressure cooked and can be done in quick time. The ratio of moong dhal and rava varies according to individual preference. 

Only tricky thing in this recipe is that rava should be cooked carefully, or else lumps will be formed and rava will remain uncooked.  

• Rava Idly
• Semiya Rava Kesari
• Milk Kesari

Video recipe of Rava Pongal:

INGREDIENTS:

Rava - 1 cup

Moong dhal - 3 tsp

Cumin - 1 tsp

Black cumin - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Pepper - 1 tsp

Cashews - little

Curry leaves - little
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 3 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp

METHOD:

• Soak and pressure cook 3 tsp moong dhal along with 1/4 cup water up to 3 whistles on high flame until soft.
• Add 1/2 tsp of ghee in a tawa and roast rava until aromatic, remove and keep aside.
• In a tawa, add ghee, cumin, black cumin and roast for few seconds.
• Add pepper and roast well.
• Add cashews, curry leaves, asafoetida and mix well.
• Add 2 and 1/2 cups of water, turmeric and allow to boil.
• Add a tsp of salt and wait until it boils.
• When it starts boiling, lower the flame, add roasted rava little by little and keep on mixing simultaneously to avoid lumps.
• Close with a lid for a minute so that rava gets cooked well.
• Open the lid and mix thoroughly, add cooked moong dhal. It will approximately measure 1/4 cup.
• Mix well and cook for few minutes in low flame.
• Add more ghee if preferred.
• Tasty and delicious Rava Pongal is ready.

Step wise method with pictures:

1. Soak and pressure cook 3 tsp moong dhal along with 1/4 cup water up to 3 whistles on high flame until soft.

2. Add 1/2 tsp of ghee in a tawa and roast rava until aromatic, remove and keep aside.
3. In a tawa, add ghee, cumin, black cumin and roast for few seconds.
4. Add pepper and roast well.

5. Add cashews, curry leaves, asafoetida and mix well.
6. Add 2 and 1/2 cups of water, turmeric and allow to boil.

7. Add a tsp of salt and wait until it boils.

8. When it starts boiling, lower the flame, add roasted rava little by little and keep on mixing simultaneously to avoid lumps.
9. Close with a lid for a minute so that rava gets cooked well.

10. Open the lid and mix thoroughly, add cooked moong dhal. It will approximately measure 1/4 cup.
11. Mix well and cook for few minutes in low flame.

12. Add more ghee if preferred.
13. Tasty and delicious Rava Pongal is ready

BREAD RUSK PUDDING without Custard Powder

BREAD RUSK PUDDING

INGREDIENTS:-
Bread Rusk - 7 nos.
Sugar - 5 tsp
Water - 100 ml
Elachi powder - 1/2 tsp
Instant Badam Mix Powder - 1 tsp
Cherry - 1 no. for decorating (optional)

Sugar Syrup Making:-
In a sauce pan, add sugar and water, allow it to boil till the sugar dissolves. Add instant badam mix powder, elachi powder to it. Mix well.


METHOD 1:-
Break the bread rusks roughly and set aside.
Now, in a bowl, place some pieces then pour the sugar syrup and again place some pieces over it and pour the sugar syrup. Repeat the process. Cover it and let it soak for 15 minutes.

METHOD 2:-
In a plate, arrange the bread rusk whole (not in pieces), either by sliding or one above the other.
Pour the sugar syrup over one by one bread rusk. Cover it & let it soak for 15 minutes..

Delicious Instant Pudding is ready to serve.....

Note:-
Refrigerate when it completely cools down and serve.

DRY GULAB JAMUN | EASY SWEET

Dry Gulab Jamun is similar to usual gulab jamun with sugar syrup. But here, after deep frying the dough balls, immediately it is rolled over powdered sugar. 

The sweetness will be mild and is easy to serve. Adding powdered sugar while kneading the dough is a must so that the inner layer tastes sweeter.

Video recipe of dry gulab jamun

INGREDIENTS:
Gulab jamun mix - 200g
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardamom - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Oil - to deep fry

METHOD:
1. Powder the sugar along with cardamom.
2. Add mix to a bowl along with a tsp of powdered sugar and ghee.
3. Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little.
4. Make small balls of desired size.
5. Deep fry in oil on low flame so that the inner portion gets cooked.
6. Add the powdered sugar to a bowl.
7. Remove balls when it turns golden brown and add to the powdered sugar immediately.
8. Roll well on sugar and arrange on a plate.
9. Tasty Dry gulab jamun is ready.

Stepwise recipe with pictures:
1. Powder the sugar along with cardamom.

2. Add mix to a bowl along with a tsp of powdered sugar and ghee.

3. Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little.

4. Make small balls of desired size.

5. Deep fry in oil on low flame so that the inner portion gets cooked.

6. Add the powdered sugar to a bowl.
7. Remove balls when it turns golden brown and add to the powdered sugar immediately.

8. Roll well on sugar and arrange on a plate.
9. Tasty Dry gulab jamun is ready.

WHEAT BURFI | DIWALI SPECIAL

WHEAT BURFI

This recipe is similar to Chocolate burfi.

INGREDIENTS:-

Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup
Any Chocolate flavoured health drink powder - 2 tbsp
Ghee & Oil Combination - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup

METHOD:-

(1) Grease a plate with little ghee and set aside.

(2) Heat a non-stick pan, using spatula, dry roast the wheat flour in sim - medium flame, till nice aroma arises.

Now add the ghee & Oil mixture to the dry roasted wheat flour, fry it/roast it, continuously, till it becomes like a soft batter form. It took 4 to 5 minutes for me.

Now add health drink powder and mix well, so that the powder binds with the wheat flour.

(3) Remove the contents from the pan and restore it in a bowl and set aside.

(4) In the same pan, add sugar and water;







allow the sugar to dissolve and boil;

Till it reaches one string consistency. Switch off the flame immediately and remove from the burner.

 

one string consistency

(5) Add the roasted wheat flour mixture to the sugar syrup. Give a quick mix so that no lumps were formed. The final consistency is flowing consistency. It should fall to the greased plate, without scrapping it with spatula.

(6) Pour the mixture quickly into the greased plate and tap the greased plate, so that it will be evenly spread.

(7) Mark with a knife in the desired shape as you wish, when it is in lukewarm.

(8) Cut into pieces, when it is in room temperature.

(9) Flip the mould/plate over another plate and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Tap it hard, so that the pieces fall to the plate.


Note:-

If the final consistency is in dosa batter consistency means, you will get very soft burfis...

If the final consistency is in hard Idli batter consistency means, you will get hard burfis...