KOKI

koki is a traditional recipe of Sindhis.  It is loaded with ghee hence those are having health issues can opt for healthy oil too.  But the taste will definitely be different.  However, you can satisfy yourself making with oil too.  It is similar to Kanda paratha except the fact that while kneading the dough also, ghee is added.

My Sindhi friend Vanita Chandnani always used to share this dish whenever she makes it as I used to like it hot from tava to the plate.

ADA MAVU DHOKLA

Ada mavu is made out of rice, tuvar dal, chana dal and little bit of urid dal, green chilli, red chilli etc.  I do not use any fermented batter except for Idli and dosa.  Ada mavu I make fresh and make the adai. Since I had left over Mavu, I decided to make dhokla out of it and it came out very well.

Ada mavu dhokla 

KANDA POHA BHAKRI

Kanda poha bhakri I made today with left over kanda poha.  It was tasty with a spicy mix veg curry.  I used to make paratha out of it when the left over kanda poha is in fridge.  Today, I thought of trying bhakri and was quite successful in making it.  

I had also made tikki out of it which has been posted under snack recipes.

You can also apply oil and make it like you make the tava chapati.

without much boring you, I straight away come to the recipe.

Kanda Poha Bhakri with mix veg curry

Youtube: Kandapoha bhakri

POHA MODAK

Hi friends, Ganesh Festival is on and I am sure I am not late to post this recipe.  We all are aware of making various kinds of modak or modakam for ganesha the destroyer of obstacles  known as vignaharta too.

I keep one and half days ganpati at home and do the pooja like Maharashtrians as well as South Indian.  Pooja is performed the way we perform chanting the 108 mantras of  Ganesha.  Aarti I follow the Maharashtrian style.

The idea came to my mind to keep Ganesha for 3 years in 2009.  When I expressed my views at home, my son said not this year, next year.  I was bit disappointed and had to agree with his views.  Unfortunately that year my mother in law passed away.  But the Ganesha had to come to our house.

You will wonder how?  My husband used to listen to the radio programme in which Malishka, the RJ announced that the third and ninth caller will get an eco friendly ganpati.  My husband was the third caller and we got the ganpati and was brought  home.  It was such a beautiful ganpati.

 However, we started  bringing the idol and performing pooja from 2010 onwards.

Till today, however, I am continuing by the grace of god though I had planned to keep only for 3 years.

Coming back to the recipe.  For neivedyam I was thinking what to make and tried this modak which was not very sweet but liked by everyone.