DEEPAVALI DELICACIES

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I have added a few more delicious receipes. They are quick and easy to make. Prepare these all time favorites and…
BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DEEPAVALI !

RAVA LADDU
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Ghee – ½ cup
Semolina – 1½ cups
Sugar - 1½ cups
4-5 whole cardomoms, peeled and powdered
2 tablespoons cashewnuts, broken into small pieces
2 tablespoons raisins

Heat 2 tablespoons of the ghee in a heavy saucepan. Add the semolina and roast until light golden in colour.
Place the roasted semolina, sugar and cardomom pods in an electric blender. Blend ingredients into a fine powder.
Heat the remaining ghee in a heavy saucepan. Fry the cashew nuts and raisins for 2-3 minutes. Add to the semolina/sugar mixture and combine thoroughly.
Shape into laddus.


Paruppu – Vellam Payasam
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Channa dhal – 2 tablespoons
Mung dhal – 2 tablespoons
Shredded coconut – 2 cups
Jaggery – 1 to 1½ cups
Milk – 1 cup
Cardomom – 6

1. Cook and mash both the dhals.
2. Add the coconut & jaggery to the dhal and boil in a low heat.
3. After 10 minutes, add the milk and bring it to a boil.
4. Add the cardomoms.


Kaarath Thenkuzhal
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Raw rice – 3 cups
Toor dhal – ½ cup
Urad dhal – ½ cup
Cumin seeds – 1 tablespoon
Chilli powder – 2 tablespoons
Hing – ½ tsp
Butter – 100 grams
Salt and oil

1. Grind the first three ingredients.
2. Add the cumin seeds, chilli powder, hing, butter and the salt to the ground mixture.
3. Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan. Place the mixture in the ‘thenkuzhal achu’, and press out directly into the hot oil.
4. Fry until golden in colour.


Wish you all a very HAPPY DEEPAVALI!