BEATEN RICE CHIVDA, AVAL CHIVDA, POHA CHIVDA

Beaten rice  chivda or aval or poha it is called is easy to make if you keep the ingredients handy.  It is a nice snack, less oil and anyone can eat with tea/coffee.  Poha is dry roasted and some groundnuts and pottukadala or chuntney dal is added to this.

UKKARAI, OKKARAI SWEET CHANA DAL PUTTU, PUTTU

Ukkarai is another form of sweet puttu but made with chana dal and jaggery.  This dish is also prepared for neivedyam during Navrathri, Diwali etc.  You will agree with me if you want to eat something, any time you can make it.  Here we go with the recipe of this.

RICE PUTTU (SWEET VERSION), VELLA PUTTU

Rice Puttu or Vella puttu is made with rice powder, jaggery, coconut etc.  It is a famous sweet dish made in every household of Tamilians during Navrathri festival specially on Tuesday or Friday.  People arrange the Kolu/dolls in nine steps decorated specially for this with Idol of Durga, Lakshmi  & Saraswati, Dasavataram, Chettiyar bommai, fruits, vegetables made out of mud/clay and painted.  It is a lovely scene you must see in one of the Tamilians house.   It is also made when a girl child attains puberty, there is a small function for which this sweet is made.  It is a tedious process but the final product is really tasty.

SHAKARKANDI VADE, SWEET POTATO VADA, MADHURAKIZHANGU VADA

I am presenting yet another Upwas recipe for you made out of sweet potato.  I have already posted Shakarkandi kheer and spicy shakarkandi.  This vada  I have made with little variation.  Once I had been to Parle  with my friend for some work on that day my friend was fasting.  Hence we went to a restaurant where they sell specially the varieties on fast day.

We happened to eat farali potato stuffed with sabudana.  Instead of Potato, I used sweet potato and it was a wonder ful dish which my daughter and her friend really enjoyed.

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.

SPICY SHAKARKANDI, SWEET POTAO SUBZI, RATALU SUBZI

Spicy shakarkandi is made out of sweet potato, ratalu, sarkaravalli kizhangu, madhura kizhangu it is known as.  Now Navrathri is only two days ahead, all must be searching for some upwas ka recipe.  This one is perfect for your taste bud during upwas. Also a sweet dish for you 

It is a simple recipe made out of sweet potato with some spice.

spicy shakarkandi
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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

TIPS

1)  While making Lady's finger/okra/bhindi/vendakkaya/vendakka subzi  or any subzi which are having the sticky nature - add a spoonful of suji/semolina/rava - the subzi will not be sticky.

2)  Before cutting raw banana, apply salt in your hand  and on the knife - the stain will not stick to your hand

NEI APPAM, SWEET APPAM,

Nei appam is the favourite dish of my husband. My father used to make such lovely appam for marriages and all, we can see the honeycomb type texture in it and lasts for a longer period than what we make normally.  My sister in law Uma is also expert in making soft appams.  My husband always praise her appams and whenever she makes it, a share used to reach our home for him.

Nei appam is made with rice, jaggery and coconut bits, if you like.  It is a delicious sweet variety any time, anyone can have it and can make instantly too provided you have rice powder with you.

It is made for most of the festival specially for Karthigai deepam.

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