BHAGAR SARAKARA PONGAL, SANWA SWEET PONGAL

Pongal festival is falling on 14th January this year.  Normally everyone make the pongal sweet and savoury with rice.  I am presenting the sweet pongal with samo rice.  Already posted  the savoury version.

This rice is used to prepare varieties of dishes during fasting.    Today is Vaikunda Ekadasai and my son's date of birth.  So thought of making this sweet dish for the neivedyam as well as for the birth day.  I made Bhagar sarakara Pongal as well as  bhagar milk kheer.  I have also posted Moriyo ven pongal and Moriyo dosa.   Here is the recipe of Sarkara Pongal.

BAMBOO RICE KHEER, MULA ARI PAYASAM

Today is the beginning of the year four teen I mean two thousand fourteen.  May God Bless the Universe with peace and harmony.  Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu.  Thought of making sweet dish along with Poori and Choley today.  The bamboo rice which I got it specially from Kerala for making dishes out of it is lying in the store room for the past three months only I could make it today.  Though the Payasam or Kheer is made for the first time by me, it turned out very well and liked by everyone.  The bamboo  rice looks like brown rice, very small like the surti kolam or wada kolam rice.  It is quite healthy and Controls sugar, Cholesterol and Blood pressure.  Also controls, joint pain, back pan and rheumatic pain.  Good for night blindness, overcoming vitamin deficiency on pregnancy as mentioned in the pack.

KOOVA KALI (ARROW ROOT HALVA)

Koova kali is made out of koova podi or arrow root powder. It is also known as  Araru, Araruta.   During Thiruvathira, we make sweet dish out of this known as koova kali.  I have already posted Thiruvathira kali which is also made during this day.  Basically, in South India, this sweet dish is made.   To day is my son's star birthday, so I made this sweet dish for him.

CHOCOLATE MOUSEE

My daughter is very fond of making something sweet always.  when I had stored some tropolite whipping cream for making cakes, she took the opportunity to make the Chocolate mousse.  A very easy, simple and delicious mousse she made, I could not resist myselt eating them though the cold items does not suit me.

ATTE KA SHEERA, WHEAT FLOUR SHEERA

IFC challange # 3 hosted by Manjula Kanted has selected Marwari cuisine.  The recipes were either a platter of kachori or halva or a combination of one kachori and one halva or the Rajasthani Thali.  Since the Marwari cuisines are of bit spicy, I did not dare to prepare the same as we do not eat very spicy items.  However, will be trying one by one later as my friend is a Marwari and  can share with her.

Thanks Manjula  for the lovely recipes.

MALAI PEDA

Happy Dassera to all the viewers of my blog.

Today is Dassera and I wanted to make some sweets other than the normal payasam or kheer.  Few years back I had made this peda and faintly remembered how to make it.  It is made with milk, sugar  and corn flour,  and the preparation is somewhat similar to Pal theratipal. paal-theratipal-palgova.html.  the only difference is corn flour is used and continuously stirred in malai peda.

Anyway, sweets in any form either it is peda or theratipal, everyone loves it.

SHAKARKANDI BARFI, SWEET POTATO BARFI, RATALU BARFI, MADHURAKIZHANGU BARFI

Sweet potatoes are available plenty now since the Festival Navarathri started and all are busy buying this because they are fasting.  This is used for upwas recipe and I made  barfi with  sweet potato, sugar, desiccated coconut.  Here is the recipe for you.

SWEET POTATO LADDU, SHAKARKANDI LADDU, RATALI LADDU, MADHURAKIZHANGU LADDU, SARKARAVALLI KIZHANGU LADDU

Sweet potato laddu is very easy to make.  Now the Navrathri festival is going on, you can give it for Prasad or for fasting people also can have this.

SHAKARKANDI KHEER, SWEET POTATO KHEEER, SWEET POTATO PAYASAM, MADHURAKIZHANGU PAYASAM

Shakarkandi means sweet potato.  Sweet potato is one of the items which is used during upwas or fast on any festival or on normal fasting days.  various dishes can be made with this and enjoy.  I have already posted  Spicy Shakarkandi.

Everyone will be searching for recipes of Upwas, here is a sweet dish for you.

Now the turn for posting this sweet kheer.  Sweet potato kheer is made with sweet potato, milk and little sugar.  Now Navrathri is starting from Saturday, you enjoy this sweet dish and make the family also happy.

GUAVA HALVA, PERU HALVA, KOYYAPAZHAM HALVA, AMRUD HALVA

Guava is another tropical fruit rich in nutrition. With its unique flavor, taste, and health-promoting qualities, the fruit easily fits in the new functional foods category, often called “super-fruits.”

The fruit can be had either raw or ripe with the mixture of little salt and red chilli powder. We can make guaga cheese out of this, a famous sweet dish of Goa which I have already posted.  guava-cheese-amrud-cheese-perakka.html.  we can also make guava soup

Now I am presenting the halva made with guava, milk and sugar  which is very delicious and tasty.  

Guava halva

BLACK SESAME SEED LADDU, ELLURUNDAI

Black seasame laddo, tilachi laddu, ellurundai is made with black and white sesame seeds.  here i have made with black sesame seeds.  It can be made with coarsely ground peanuts, almonds, roasted and crushed  oats etc.  Basically, it is made during sankrant, shradh etc.  Seasome seeds are said to be  hot hence keep the body warm.

Sesame seed laddu

DUDHI HALVA, BOTTLEGOURD HALVA, LAUKI KI HALVA

Lauki halva is made with  milk and sugar.  you can add sugar free for making it diet friendly.

The bottle gourd is low in fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre. It contains 96% water and 100gm of it contains around 12 Kcal. It is rich in iron and also has vitamins C and B complex.  Its high water content makes it very cooling. The cooked Bottle Gourd is cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest. It is also effective against constipation and other digestive disorders.  It carries the potential to break the calculi (stones).  A glass of juice with lime juice consumed is quite beneficial.  

ASHGOURD HALVA, POOSHNIKA HALVA, KUMBALANGA HALVA, SAFED BOPLA HALVA, sugar free, diet friendly

Ashgourd halva is made out of grated ashgourd, milk and sugar.  It is a very easy preparation and a very nice sweet dish.

Beetroot sago kheer, beetroot javarisi payasam

Beetroot sago kheer is a delicious kheer made out of grated beetroot, sago and milk.  If loaded with dry fruits,it is awesome.

     Beetroot’s amazing range of vitamins and nutrients have been shown to boost your immune system, helping you better fight off infection. These nutrients help stimulate the reoxygenation of cells and the production of new blood cells.  health-benefits-of-beet-root.html

Let us have a look at the recipe now:

Beetroot sago kheer

Flaxseed Khajur Laddo

Flaxseed laddo is made with Khajur, sugar, ghee and dry fruits.  It is very easy to make, tasty and healthy too. Flaxseed and dates has got many health benefits.  Flaxseed in take controls cholesterol level.   dates are rich in nutrients, vitamins and minerals.  It dietary fiber prevents  LDL cholesterol in the gut.    see the link below for the health benefits of dates.

Flaxseed oil has been known to lower cholesterol and protect the heart from disease, as well as regulate blood pressure. Because of its fiber content, flaxseed oil promotes healthy and efficient digestion. It can also help to soothe stomach ulcers.


health-benefits-of-dates.html

Flaxseed khajur laddo

WATER MELON KHEER

Water melon kheer or payasam is made with the white portion of water melon.  We can prepare subzi also with the white portion of the water melon.  It is quite tasty whether it is subzi or kheer or halva.  I have made pachadi, dosa, halva etc and already posted.

It is a simple preparation and delicious when served cold.

KHAJUR, SAGO KHEER

I was craving to eat some sweets and want something instantly.  when i looked in the fridge, khajur was lying in one packet.  my husband had soaked some dry khajur to eat.  immediately i soaked 2 tbsp sabudana and the khajur and here is the recipe. It is healthy, tasty too.

Khajur sago kheer

Ashoka Halva, halva, Moong wheat flour halva

Ashoka halva it is known as was introduced to me by my Aunty, Kunchamma Nochur.  When she came to our house with her daughters and grand daughter, she brought the same for us.  I liked  it very much and immediately noted down the recipe.  It is a month back but could not make it.  However, being Ananth Chaturdasi on 18th Sept 2013, we left our office early due to Ganesh Immersion, I reached home early.  So I decided to spent some time to make this sweet as my daughter was also craving for some sweets.

Moongdal, wheatflour halva

SABUDANA MODAK AND LADOO, TAPIOCA PEARLS MODAK AND LADOO, JAVARISI MODAKAM AND LADOO

Javarisi ladoo or modak, since so many days, i was thinking of making this but could not make it.  Recently was busy with Ganesh Festival and modak preparations, this item just slipped out of mind.  Today, when i saw the packet of sabudana, thought of trying this recipe.

Sabudana ladoo and modak

Whenever i make a new item, i always make in small quantity.   So tried with half cup of  sabudana and tell you it was a successful dish for my blog.  Sharing with you, have a look at the recipe.

SHEERA

Sheera is made out of suji/rava with milk and sugar.  It is a very good dish  for breakfast as well as evening snacks.   My daughter on every Thursday, she takes the same in the tiffin box and I happily make this being the day of Krishna and Sai Baba for Prasad too.   Normally, it is made for the Satyanarayana Pooja and we all love to eat the same with bananas and lots of dry fruits in it.