JANMASHTAMI DAY

Hope you all had a great Janmashtami day 😊 just as I njoyed to my fullest😁Sharing some of my precious clicks on this special day. My chottu sa sweet divine Mandir 😍

Mere Nanda laal💓This Idol is close to my heart as this was gifted by my loving Granny 😊It always makes me feel special that shez around me 4ever. 

What a festival without their Signature dishes? Herez the 'NEIVEDYAM'. Its a team work👍.Special thanks to 'R' 👨my inspiration for always being there to help me💓.Now the Prashaad list goes like this -They are Butter which is specially made by my little one 'S'👸, Milk, Goddu Appe, Rice kheer, Panchamrith, Trimaduram, Palani Panchamritham, Puran poli, Sweet puris, Deep fried Modaks, Til ladoo, Pazham pori, Muliku, Sweet Poha, Broken wheat kesari, Banana halwa and Salted Yam fritters.

A small treat for my little kaahna on his ''BIRTHDAY''💓😉💓

And this is my Whole Janmashtami Platter😋😊 Yummyyyyyy yumm😋

And this is my next day project work😜Hehe...Used Puja flowers can be decorated keeping them in a bowl filled with water. It stays fresh atleast for 3 days. Trust me it gives a nice Positive feel💟💟💟 

So thats it 😊Hope you all enjoyed having a look at my clicks.Thank u guys 😃😃😃

PATHOLI

Patholi is one of amchies sweet dish that is prepared on first Shravan month festival NagarPanchami along with Patrovode which is my top most fav dish 😁Patholi are the steamed rice cakes stuffed with coconut jaggery filling and then wrapped in fresh Turmeric leaves. At the time of steaming, you can just enjoy the divine smell. This aromatic herb gives a unique taste to the sweet dish.

Well, its not possible to get Turmeric leaves everywhere, so you can substitute using Banana leaf. But I am sure they will not be as flavourful as the one made with Turmeric leaves😃 So if you want to enjoy the flavour, do grow some turmeric leaves in your garden😀Now coming back with the recipe, there are many types,method of preparing the main batter as some use using Rice flour, or Soaked dosa rice or  addition of grated coconut with the batter etc etc. But here I have used soaked Red rice which resulted in yummy & extra soft patholies. I would say it just melts in our mouth.😋So lets dig into the ingredients. Before that look at my NAGARPANCHAMI special platter :) 

Turmeric leaves 10

INGREDIENTS FOR THE BATTER

1 Cup Red rice soaked for about 6 hours

Pinch of Salt

Water as needed.

METHOD

In a blender, add rice along with salt and grind to a super smooth paste adding very little water. Keep it aside.

INGREDIENTS FOR COCONUT FILLING

1 Cup Grated Coconut

1/2 Cup Jaggery powdered

1 tsp Ghee

Half handful of Kishmish

Pinch of Cardamom powder.

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients together and keep it aside.

Now the batter and filling are ready. So lets start making PATHOLI 😁...

Clean the leaves and patch it dry. Grease them with ghee. Now take little amount of batter and spread a thin layer on leaf. Place the filling in the middle and gently fold the ends and press the edges firmly. Place them on a steamer and steam for about 20 to 25 min under low flame. 

Hot hot Patholi are ready to serve :)

ENJOY!!!

NOTE: If the batter is dry and sticky, then wet your hands and start spreading.

RAAGI FRITTERS

Fritters or Pakodas are the fulfilling evening snack with a hot cup of Tea or Coffee😄And Monsoon are officially a Pakoda season😁Here I have come up with Ragi crisp pakodas which I am sure even kids will love them. You can also add shredded cabbage or capsicum if you need. It will tastes equally great 👍👍👍

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Ragi flour

2 tbsp Rice flour

1 tbsp Besan

1 Onion (chopped)

2 tsp Ginger paste

4 Green chillies

Few Coriander leaves

Few curry leaves

Pinch of Soda

Salt to taste

Water as per needed

Oil for frying

METHOD

Take a mixing bowl. Add in all the ingredients one by one. Sprinkle very less water and make a semi thick dough. Heat oil in a kadai. Once the oil is hot, drop in ragi mixture in small batches and deep fry till it turns crispy and and golden brown. Crispy pakodas are ready to serve hot hot.

ENJOY!!!

JACKFRUIT HALWA IN MOMOES

Have anyone try ed Halwa in momoes?? 😁 Well if your a crazy fan of halwa and momoes, then you would def love this dish for sure :) Jackfruit dishes are more in Kerala and one of the most popular sweet dish is this J Halwa or Chakka varatti in malayalam. Hard to resist to this yummy halwa.This halwa takes long hours to cook to give us the lip smacking delicious delight which can be preserved for months.

So now coming back with my current dish, I wanted to try something unique and thus came up with this current idea of trying out in the form of Momoes which was a superhit 👍. You can go on with ur favourite sweet stuffing as well. So Guys, its a must thing to try out :) So herez the recipe👇

INGREDIENTS FOR JACKFRUIT HALWA

1 Cup Ripe Jackfruit Pieces

1/2 Cup Jaggery or more according to the sweetness

3 tbsp Ghee

2 tsp Cardamom powder

Fried dryfruits (optional)

METHOD

Pressure cook jackfruit pieces until tender and grind them into a fine paste. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a non stick pan. Add the paste and bring them to boil. Add in the jaggery and stir continously till the mixture becomes thick. Drop in the remaining ghee and stir to combine well. You can see the halwa turns into a glossy look😛 Lastly add in the cardamom power and dry fruits and take it off. Pour them into a greased plate. Once its cool down, make small balls and keep it aside.

For the Momoes dough, Mix in 1 cup maida with salt and prepare a dough adding limited amount of water. Grease with oil and let it sit for 10 min.

Now for the next step, you can click HERE to check the method of making the rest. Place the Halwa filling and steam for about 15 min under low flame. Your delicious sweet Halwa momoes are ready to serve :)

ENJOY!!!