Boiled Peanuts / Boiled Groundnuts / Mungfali

Boiled peanuts is a snack loved by all. Simple and fun snack recipe and very easy to make it too.  Boiled Peanuts are also called as  Groundnuts or Mungfali. Of course you need to shell it before you enjoy this hot, salty snack.

Boiled Groundnuts / Mungfali 

INGREDIENTS

• Fresh raw peanuts 
• Table / Rock salt (adjust as per your taste)
• Water for cooking

METHOD - 

First  rinse the raw unshelled peanuts in water thoroughly several times. 
Once clean, put the water, bit of oil, the peanuts in a pressure cooker. Put water, salt, seasoning, peanuts in a pressure cooker. Cook for 25-30 mins.
If you want it more softer, cook for 10 more mins. 
Drain the water away. 
Enjoy just like that while you read a book, watch the rains or play with your family.


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How to set curds

Homemade Curds/ Yogurt is very easy to prepare and it tastes delicious. Yogurt is healthy and is high in protein and calcium. It can be consumed by adults and kids alike.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled and cooled milk
• 2 tablespoons of yogurt (readymade)

Method

Boil the milk and let it cool .Once done ,transfer into another vessel.Add 2 tbsp of ready yogurt. Stir well, cover and  keep it aside either overnite or for 4-6 hours. Do not touch in between.

Once it is set you can either enjoy it just like that or refrigerate and serve it chilled.

We can use this yogurt for setting curds the next time.

Butter/Ghee - homemade method

Butter / Ghee Making process - 

Learn how to make butter /ghee at home with the below steps, most of you will definitely know, have complied for the newbies !

Steps-

1. Collecting Cream-
2. Boil the milk as usual, collect the cream formed on the milk in a container and store it in refrigerator. Keep doing this activity everyday till sufficient cream is collected.
3. After you have collected 2or 3 cups of cream, you can use it to make butter.
4. Collecting Butter/Butter milk-
5. In a mixer jar, or in a food processor add the cream, next add  1 cup of water. Turn on the mixer or food processor. Initially, the cream will begun to smoothen and you will get smooth whipped cream forming over the top in the jar. Continue the mixer, till the butter and the buttermilk gets separated. Collect the butter using the strainer in a vessel. Keep the buttermilk in the refrigerator.
6. Preparing Ghee 
7. Making the Ghee -  Next place the vessel with the butter on moderate heat, keep stirring let it simmer for 15-20 mins till you get the aroma of Ghee coming .Strain and store in a dry container.

Enjoy healthy ghee on your dosas, idlis or the butter on parathas.

The buttermilk is equally good for your healthy. 

Spice up the buttermilk and enjoy !

Butter

Ghee