Cocoa chocolate

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Ingredients:

milk powder  --  1 cup

cocoa powder  --  3  tsp

glucose powder  -- 2 tsp

butter       --    1  tsp

sugar        --  1/2  cup

water   --    1/4  cup

nuts   --  as  you  wish


Method  :

Mix  all  the  powders  in  a  bowl.

Place  a  non- stick  pan  on  fire  and  pour  water  and then sugar. Allow  

the  sugar  to  dissolve. Heat it  for  some more minutes.  

Now the  sugar  syrub  becomes  thick ( 2 kambi patham).

Then  add  the  mixture  and  butter

and  stir  them  quickly  and  pour  them  in  a  greased  plate .

Garnish  with  nuts  and refrigerate.     

ASOKA HALWA

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Ingredients :

Moong dhal - 1 cup

Ghee - 2 cups

Sugar - 3 cups

Cardamom - 2 or 3 pieces

Water -- 1 cup

Kesari colour - 1 tsp

Method :

1. Fry the moong dhal in a pan for some time .

2. Boil the dhal and then make it into a smooth paste.

3. Put a thick bottomed kadai on fire and add sugar and water and allow the sugar to dissolve.

4. Add colour to it.

5. Now add the dhal and cook it in a slow flame and then add ghee little by little. Finally add the cardamom.

6. Stir continuously to make a soft but not a sticky halwa.

7. Serve hot .

It is very famous in Thiruvaiyaru at Thanjavur dt.

BANANA APPAM

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Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Banana - 4

Sugar - 1 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Cardamom - 3 or 4 pieces

Oil - a small quantity

Method:

1. Soak the rice in water for three hours.

2. Drain the water and dry it in a shaddy place.

3. Grind it into fine powder.

4. Add sugar and water in a bowl.Mix well.

5. After the sugar dissolves, add the bananas and the rice powder and mix it well into a thick batter.

6. Place the panniyaram kadai on the fire and pour the batter using small spoon.

7. Spread some oil and make nice panniyarams.

Handy tips : a very tasty evening dish

BREAD JAMOON

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Ingredients :

Bread -- 10 slices

Sugar -- 1 ½ cup

Water -- ¼ cup

Oil – 1 cup

Ghee -- 2 tsp

Method :

1. Add sugar and water in a pan and heat it.

2. After the syrup becomes thick ( oru kambi patham) , stop the fire and keep the jeera aside.

3. Cut all the bread slices into small pieces.

4. Place a kadai on fire.

5. Pour the oil and ghee together.

6. Fry all the pieces in oil until it becomes golden brown.

7. Then put the pieces into the syrup.

8. Dip all the pieces in jeera syrup and now it is ready to serve.

Handy tips -- a tasty and delicious sweet which will attract all kids.

POTATO KESARI

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Ingredients :

Potatoes -- 1kg

Sugar -- 1kg

Kesari colour --1/4 teaspoon

Ghee -- a little less than 1/2 cup

Cardamom -- 3 or 4 pieces

Water -- 2 cups

Method :

1. Wash and scrub the potatoes .
2. Steam the potatoes with water in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes.
3. Mash the potatoes well with a spoon.
4. Put a kadai (pan) on fire .
5. Add sugar and little water and mix well . Let it heat for few minutes.
6. Add kesari colour and mix well.
   
7. Add mashed potatoes and stir well until all the potatoes equally mixed without any pieces.
8. Stir the mixer well in a slow flame.
9. Add some ghee and again stir well.
10. Add powdered cardamom and remaining ghee and mix well until it thickens turn off the flame.
11. Transfer it into individual bowls and garnish with grated cashews and serve hot
    

Handy tips: A delightful evening dish and can be served for 10 members