Chana dal or Kadala parippu- 1 cup (160 ml) Jaggery- 250 gm Thin Coconut milk- 2 cups Thick coconut milk- 1 cup Whole Cardamom crushed- 1 tsp Cashew nuts/Raisins (roasted) - 1/4 cup Coconut slices(roasted) - 1/4 cup Ghee- 3 tbsp
Method of Preparation:
1.Wash and drain chana dal(kadala parippu) and keep it aside for 1 hour.
2.In a pressure cooker,add ghee and roast well.
3.Then add chana dal along with 2 cups water till 2 to 3 whistles or till chana dal has cooked well.
4.Place a saucepan over medium low heat, combine jaggery with water and let the jaggery dissolve in water completely. Keep aside the melted jaggery. 5.Open the cooker lid Mash the chana dal Do not mash it to a very smooth paste.
6.Place a large non-stick pan over medium heat.Add ghee, add the mashed chana dal to the ghee and saute for a few minutes till all the water dries off.
7.Add the melted jaggery little by little and keep stirring till jaggery has combined well into the chana dal.and add cardamom powder.
8.Add the thin coconut milk, keep stirring, lower the heat to low and cook till the mixture has slightly thickened. 9.Add, the thick coconut milk, combine well and cook for a couple of minutes, do not boil it. 10.Finally, add the roasted cashew nuts and coconut slices, combine well.
11.Switch off the flame and Serve with Vishu Sadhya and Enjoy!!!
Ingredients : Wheat Flour : 2 cups Rava /Semolina : 2 tbsp Maida - 2 tsp Hot water : 1 cup Oil : 1 tsp Salt :to taste Oil for frying
Method of Preparation:
1.In a large bowl,take flour, mix along with rava,maida,oil and salt.
2.Then Add little by little Warm water and knead well for few minutes until make it a soft dough. 3.Then cover and allow the dough to rest for about 30 minutes.
4.Make small lemon sized balls out of the dough and Roll the balls into round shape.
5.Heat the oil in a wok when oil is hot add slowly slide the poori from the side of the pot into the hot oil . (Make it Medium to high flame)
6. Deep-fry the poori until golden brown. When it puffs up, turn it once on the other side.
7.Fry for a minute and remove.
8. Drain it into a kitchen tissue.
Serve hot with with Potato masala (Poori bhaji) .....