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

Beetroot Palya Ver II

Beetroot Palya Ver II  is  easy to prepare. Very healthy, colorful blended with groundnut masala it is tasty and delicious.Try it out.

Beetroot Palya Ver II

Ingredients:

• 2 beetroots,finely chopped
• 1-2 tbsp coconut shreds (opt)
• Groundnut powder-2tsp
• Bhath Pwd-2 tsp
• salt to taste
• oil, 
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1/2 tsp Chana Dal
• 1/2 Urad dal
• 1/2 tsp Jeera
•  Few curry leaves
• Few corainder leaves (chopped)
• Hing Pinch

Method: Cook the beetroot in pressure cooker. Keep aside. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard,chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves and fry well.

Once done, add the beetroots, add salt ,masala powders and mix well. Fry it for 2-3 min on low flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve this Beetroot stirfry hot with rasam rice or chapati.

(you can add grated coconut if req)

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Badam Puri

  Badam Puri

Badam Puri is a yummy dessert that can be enjoyed on special occasions or festivals. 

Rich and tasty layered delight-crispy from outside and soft within.

Ingredients: 2 cups-maida 2 cups sugar 1 cup ghee 1 tsp. Elachi pwd Oil/Ghee for - frying 1 tbsp grated dry coconut Milk Rice flour

Method:  Mix sugar, water and make a syrup.  Add cardamom powder and keep aside. In a bowl,add the flour, ghee and milk knead well and make a soft dough . Rest it for 4-5 hrs. Take a small sized ball of dough and roll into a round shape,  then fold it into half and half like cone. Fix a clove in the centre of the triangle. Fry these triangle folded pieces in the heated oil/ghee .  Fry till golden color and remove it. Dip these puris into the sugar syrup and then remove it on to a plate. Decorate with grated nuts and coconut. Thanks for stopping by.. Enjoy other delicious traditional Kheer recipes under "Desserts".

Cauliflower Paratha / Gobi Paratha

Cauliflower Paratha aka Gobi paratha is very healthy and nutritious. Enjoy as weekend breakfast or brunch. Hot and delicious.

Ingredients  

Cauliflower Paratha / Gobi Paratha

• Wheat flour 3 cups 
• Potato 1 small (boiled and mashed)
• Florets cauliflower (boiled and mashed)
• Red chilly pwd1/2 Tsp
• Garam masala pwd1/2 Tsp 
• Dhania jeera pwd-1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste   
• Ghee or oil for frying   
• Jeera-few 
• Green Chillies 1-2 (addln spice/opt)

    

Method :

1.Knead the flour with water, a little salt,oil into a soft dough.Cover it for 4-5 hours.

2.In a Kadai heat oil, add  jeera,Then add the chilly and garam masala powders, and fry for a while. Add the mashed vegetables, salt and mix well.Fry till dry set aside to cool. Divide the mixture into balls. 

3.Make a small chapati with the dough,keep this ball in the middle and bring all the sides together, flatten them with your fingers, or use the rolling pin to make the paratha 

4.Heat a tava, put in the paratha, turn on both sides till done.Add oil or ghee all around the edges, fry both sides, carefully turning over until evenly brown. 

Serve Cauliflower Paratha / Gobi Paratha  hot with pickle or curds.

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Beetroot Avalakki / Beetroot Poha

Beetroot Poha or Beetroot Avalakki is spicy and quick breakfast recipe.Poha (Oggarane Avalakki ) is easy to cook, adding vegetables to it makes it more nutritious and tasty.This one is with red beet -healthy loaded with nutrients. Enjoy!

Beetroot Avalakki / Beetroot Poha Ingredients: 1 cup poha ((flaked rice /avalakki) 1 cup beetroot (finely grated) 5-6 green chillies, finely chopped Salt to taste For Seasoning: 2 tbsp. oil 1/2 tsp. mustard 1/2 tsp.cumin seeds 1 tsp chana dal 1 tsp. Urad dal 2 tsp. peanuts Hing- a pinch Curry leaves-few Turmeric pwd-pinch For Garnishing 2 tbsp. grated coconut Few coriander leaves Method: Soak the poha in water for 5-10min. Wash  and drain the water completely. Heat the oil in the pan, fry the peanuts and keep it aside . Next add seasonings and fry till done. Add green chillies and grated beetroot and stir fry. Once done add the poha and mix well. Add salt, coconut ,peanuts and coriander leaves to the poha.Add lemon juice. Mix well  and serve hot.

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Ganesh Chaturthi

वक्रतुण्ड   महाकाय   सूर्यकोटि   समप्रभ

निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा 


Ganesha festival is celebrated with great joy across most states in India. People bring Ganesha idol home and welcome him with sweets and delicious food and lots of devotion and love. Elders and kids alike enjoy this auspicious festival. People cook variety of dishes on this day.








Enjoy these easy recipes during the Vinayaka /Ganesha Chaturthi.

Browse through the links to get a list of dishes you can prepare .


1. Kadabu / Karanji

2. Steamed Modak 

3.  Kosambri / Sundal

4. Kheers / Payasam

5. Chitranna

6. Nucchina Unde / Steamed Lentils Snack


Wishing everyone a wonderful festival , Enjoy