MYSORE PAK

Regular mysore pak, consumes lots of ghee and  time. I tried preparing Mysore pak using limited amount of ghee and less time.

INGREDIENTS:-

Besan Flour / Kadalai maavu - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp



METHOD:-

Grease a tray using ghee and set aside.

Dry roast besan flour for  7 to 8 minutes in low to medium flame, till nice aroma arises. Make sure that you don't burn the flour.

Dry Roast

Add ghee and cook for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and set aside.

Ghee added

Side by side, Switch on the Electric Rice Cooker, add sugar, water, cardamom powder.

Sugar added in Electric Rice Cooker

One String Consistency is required to prepare the  mysore pak. Once it reaches One-string consistency, keep it in warm mode and immediately add the besan flour mix. 

Besan flour mix in sugar syrup

Stir continuously for 1  minute and transfer immediately to the greased tray.  

After 5 minutes, Cut into desired shapes. Allow it to cool and tap it on a plate.

Tasty mysore pak is ready.

Note:-
Instead of 1/2 cup ghee, 1/4 cup oil plus 1/4 cup ghee can be added. Adding oil, gives texture to the mysore pak.
Giving a gentle mix of the besan flour mix to the sugar syrup, and immediately pouring gives a Soft-Mysore Pak, while 2 to 3 minutes stirring gives a little Hard Mysore Pak.

PEAS PULAO...(using Pressure Cooker & Electric Rice Cooker)

Peas Pulao, is a cook and serve type receipe.  In this receipe, we add more number of spices (nearly about 11), as PEAS, is the main ingredient, to give a perfect flavour to  Pulao. This receipe is similar to Simple Veg Pulao.
                                             

using pressure cooker

using electric rice cooker

                                       

INGREDIENTS:-

Basmati Rice - 1 cup (200 gms)
Dry peas - 1/2 cup (100 gms) (Soak overnight)
Ghee / Oil - 3 tbsp or 15 ml
Onion - 1/2 cup, diced
Cashews - 10 nos.
Nutmeg powder - 1/4tsp
Water - 1 and 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp (or as per taste)


Three Gs:- 
Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tsp, Green chilly - 2, finely chopped

For Seasoning:-
11 Spices 

Cumin Seeds / Black Jeera - 1tsp
Fennel seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 10
Dagad Phool / Black Stone flower or Kalpasu - 1 no.
Cardamom Pods - 2
Bay Leaf - 2 nos
Cinnamon / Pattai - 2
Marati Moggu / Annasi Poo - 1
Cloves - 3
Javithri - 1
Poppy seeds /Cascasa - 1/2 tsp






METHOD:-

Heat a pressure cooker in medium high, and add ghee or oil. Add all the spices one by one and keep it in low flame for 2 mins or till nice aroma comes.

Add Onions and saute for 2 mins. Add, ginger -garlic paste, green chillies to it and mix well. Add the soaked peas to it.

Add water to it allow it to boil. In the mean time, wash the basmati rice and keep it ready. We are not soaking the Basmati Rice.

Add the basmati rice to the boiling water and add salt. Add Cashews and nutmeg powder. Cover with the lid. Keep it in Medium high for 4 whistles. Set aside, when it completes 4 whistles.

Open the lid, when the pressure releases completely. Gently mix.

Peas Pulav is ready....