DIWALI LEGIYUM / MEDICINE

HAPPY DIWALI
Diwali or Deepavali is one of the main festivals celebrated in India. Called the festival of lights :)
Its a colourful festival as it is said that the day is celebrated the vistory of of goodness over evil.
There are very many stories being said in each part of India. But, the celebration remains the same.
Say it  buying new clothes, new things for house, bursting crackers, making and eating sweets and savouries. Sharing the same with everyone.
In southern part of India they make a special medicine which is prepared with herbal products. This is made for digestion. As you tend to eat lots of sweets and savouries. It has so much medicinal properties that not only on Diwali it can be had once or twice a week if you have cold , cough, indigestion problems.

Now check out the DIWALI Legiyum / Medicine:

Sukku/ Dry Ginger - 50 gm

Chitharathai/ Thai ginger - 50gm

Kandanthippili - 50gm

Arisithippili - 50gm

Jadikkai/ Nutmeg-1

Jadi pathiri - 1

Omam - 100gm

Milagu/Black Pepper - 200gm

Cummin Seeds (Jeeragam) - 50gm

Cloves (Krambu) - 1

Cardamom(Elakkai) - 6

Virali Manjal/ Turmeric pcs - 4 nos.

Jaggery - 500 gm
Gingelly Oil / Til oil - 5-6 tbs

Honey - 3tbs

1. Dry roast Sukku, Chitharathai, Kandathippili, Arisithippili, Jadikkai, Jadi Pathiri, Omam, Milagu, Jeeragam and Cloves one by one and make it to a fine powder, sieve it well and keep it aside.

2. In a heavy bottom pan add Jaggery and make syrup. You cna add half glass of water if needed. Make sure it has a sticky consistency and not string consistency. TAKE JAGGERY equvivalent to the powder that is sieved.

3. Now add the sieved powder to the jaggery syrup and stir continuously keep adding gingelly oil and ghee little by little till the paste does not stick to the pan. A small amount of honey may be added to enhance the taste but it is optional.

4. Make sure the mixture takes away the oil and ghee and after few minutes leaves out the same at the pan ends. Keep stirring as it make catch the pan.

Remove from heat and allow it cool.

Store it in an air tight container. Give it to your kith and kin before they start eating the sweets or after they have finished.

BE CAREFUL ITS BIT HOT TO THE TONGUE. HAVE ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS.

 

BROCOLLI IN SWEET CORN PANNEER SAUCE

Ingredients:
Sweet corn - 2 cups
Panner - 20gms
Brocolli - 30gms
Toamtoes -4
Ginger Garlic paste - 1tbs
Dalchini/Pattai/Cinnamon - 1 small stick
Clove -1
Elaichi/Elakai/Cardamom - 1-2
Jeera - 1tbs
Green chilly -1
Green olives - 2
Red chilly powder -1tbs
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2tbs
Jeera powder - 1tps
Garam Masala - 1tbs
Toamto sauce - 2tbs
Oregano -1tps
Salt
Water
Olive oil -2tbs
Green Coriander leaves

Method/Vidhiee:
1. Boil the tomatoes and peel off the skin when they are done.
2. Now puree the tomatoes in a blender and keep aside.
3. In a pan dry roast the cloves,cinnamon,cardamom.
4. Cool it and grind it into fine powder.
5. Dice into cubes the panner.
6. In a pan add olive oil heat well.
7. Once its hot add the ginger garlic paste and saute well. Now add tomato puree and boil it.
8. Add dry masalas to it and stir well.
9. Add the sweet corn and pour 1/2cup water so that the corns plump up and gets cooked.
10. While it start bubling add the panner and brocolli and salt.
11. Stir well add the tomato sauce and oregano and mix well.
12. Bring them to boil.
13. If they dont turn bit thicker you can add the cornflour starch /rice flour mixed in water to thicken.
14. Garnish with green coriander leaves and serve hot.

Serve with white rice, breads,chinese fried rice.

COCOA DATE SMOOTHIE DELIGHT

Ingredients:
Cocoa powder - 4tbs
Skimmed cold milk - 2cups
Seedless dates - 2-3
Sugar - 2tbs
Cream - 2tbs
Hung curd - 2tbs
Ice cubes - 10

Method/Vidhiee:
1. Finely chop the dates and soak them in hot water once they turn soft put them into a blender and crush them well.
2. Now on to the juice jar add milk, curd,cream,dates,cocoa powder and sugar.
3. Beat them well to make it as a smoothie.
4. Never mind if there are some date pcs. Its acts as to a crunch effect.

Serve chill by pouring slowly on to glass to get the thick froth. Children who do not take curd, dates would drink it without knowing as a chilled cocoa drink.

VEGETABLE RICE BALLS

Thinking of what to do with the left over rice??? Do not worry!! Scroll down.
Ingredients:
Left over boiled rice - 2 cups
Carrots - 1
Beans - 5
Peas - 10gms
Onions - 1
Green chilly -2
American corn - 20gms
Toamto sauce - 2tbs
Jeera powder - 1tbs
Amchoor powder/ Dry mango powder - 1/2tbs
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1tbs
Green coriander leaves
Rice flour -1/4 cup
Gram dhal powder/kadala mav/besan - 1/4cup
Salt
Oil to fry.

Method/ Vidhiee:
1. Finely chop onions, carrots, beans, peas, green chilly, american corn, coriander leaves.
2. Paar boil the carrots, beans and peas.
3. Mash well the rice. If you are not able to mash it then run in blender one round.
4. Pour the rice on to the mixing bowl. Add carrot,beans,peas,corn,green chilly,coriander,onion.
5. Mix well add dry masalas and salt.
6. Add tomato sauce, gram flour, rice flour and mix well.
7. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
8. Once its hot make balls and fry them in the oil.

Serve hot as a evening snack.

NEVER WASTE ANY EATABLES. YOUR WASTE IS FOOD FOR SOMEBODY IN THIS WORLD.