URAD HALWA / SHEERA

Hey foodies, 

i have started my day with sweetness and this gonna be very simple and quick recipe which will surely suffice yur craving for sweets.

Yes, its a halwa and its of Urad/Ulundhu..!!

Lets straight dig into the recipe

Ingredients

Whole Urad/Ulundhu - 1/3 cup
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Water - 1/3 cup +1 tbsp
Nuts - optional

Instruction:

Take Urad and grind it to a nice powder using mixer.

Meanwhile, take a pan and preheat for a minute, now add ghee once melted, add urad powder to it and roast it well till you get tht nice brown color, be careful that it doesnt get burnt.

Lower the flame and add water to it and mix it well, when all the water is observed, add sugar to it.

Once the sugar is melted, you ll get more dark brown color than before.

Once the ghee starts leaving, your halwa is ready.

Top it with nuts you desired.

Tasty urad halwa/kesari is ready.

Note:

1. You can reduce the ghee a little if more concerned.

2. Adding nuts is purely your choice.

3. Roast halwa in medium flame for even cooking.

4. Add sugar more or less as per your taste-buds.

5. Taste best when had hot.

Tasty urad/ulundhu halwa/kesari is ready to relish.

SHEIK SHAKE

Hey foodies,

I bring you simple recipe of milkshake which happens to be my favourite from fruitshop, regret as it not there in Coimbatore.

So I decided to make my own and yes I am close to it yet taste great n filling.

SHEIK SHAKE

Ingredients

Black dates - 10

Dried figs - 5

Frozen Milk - 2 cups or 500 ml

Vanilla ice cream - 1 scoop

Any health drink powder - 1 tsp optional

Instructions

Chop all the dates n figs finely.

Take a mixie, add the dry fruits and soak them in Lil water for 10 mins.

Once soaked, grind it to a smooth paste.

Now add frozen milk to it and give a whirl.

Now add vanilla ice cream and blend well.

Pour it in serving glass n top with ice cream and dust Lil drink powder.

Yippie.. Thick SHEIK SHAKE is ready🍵

Notes

Any milk can be used.

Adding ice cream is optional.

Don't blend dry fruits to a paste instead keep like small junks.

Do try n relish yummy shake..!!

ALOO TOKRI CHAATS

Hey foodies,

Today I am gonna bring you a recipe from chats and that too unique n cute.

Since my college days, i was wondering how they make such tasty chaats and especially those aloo baskets. But never asked them or searched for it.

Recently I came across the same chaat and I Googled it and here I bring you a tasty chaat recipe - Aloo katori / tokri chaat.

Potato Basket.

Ingredients:

Potato / Aloo - 1 big peeled
Mixed sprouts - 1/4th cup
Tomato - 1/2 cup diced
Onions - 1/4th cup
Chaat masala - as needed
Dahi - 1/4 cup
Green chutney - as needed
salt - as taste
Coriander leave - 1 tbsp
Oil for deep frying

Instructions:

Wash the potatoes and peel off their skin.

Once done, grate the potatoes thickly with big grater that has large holes.

Keep the grated potatoes soaked in cold water for 5 minutes.

After 5 mins, drain the water from the grated potatoes completely and dry the potato straws using a kitchen towel.

Now take a tea strainer and place a portion of the grated potato evenly covering the base and sides of the strainer completely.

Now take a second tea strainer which will be a size smaller or of same size and place it on top of the grated potatoes inside the first tea strainer.

Heat oil in a deep bottom pan / kadai and holding both the strainer firmly lower it into the pan, completely immersing it into the oil.

On medium heat deep fry till the potato basket turns golden brown.

Remove the tea strainers from the oil and gently place them on an tissue paper.

Remove the top strainer and keep it aside.

Invert the strainer with basket from the tea strainer.

Repeat the same with all the remaining baskets.

Now lets make the filling:

In a bowl, take sprouts, add chopped onions, tomatoes, salt and chaat masala and mix it well.

Dressing the baskets:

Place each basket in a plate, and put spoonful of filling we made, top it with dahi, green chutney and yellow sev on it.

Garnish with anar / pomegrate / coriander sprigs.

Tasty tokri aloo chaat is ready.!!

Note:

1. Use old potatoes as this variety of potatoes has more starch and result in crispier baskets.

2. Use of towel will be helpful as the strainer handle will be too hot.

3. You can make any filling of yur choice.

4. You can make tokri with less oil in oven using cup cake moulds too.

ORANGY LEMONY PUNCH

Hey foodies,.. lovely morning to all and its the season of fruits and i m Feeling something orangy... So I bring you a cool refreshing drink to beat this heat. 

Let's dig into the recipe

Ingredients

Prepare orange juice 🍸from fruit juicer or a process and take it in a bowl.🍸ready.!!

Fresh orange juice - 1 cup + 2 tbsp - 3 oranges

Lemon - 1 Big
Honey 1 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Chilled water - 3/4 cup
Ice cubes - as needed.

Instructions

Add honey to the juice.

Now squeeze lemon into it and stir really well so the honey is mixed evenly and combined.

Add chilled water to it and serve fresh.

Refreshing orangy Lemony 

Notes:

1. You can add mint sprigs for extra flavor.

2. You can add sugar instead of honey.

3. Even glucose can be added for extra energy.

Make this orangy Lemony punch for any get together and get applauded.