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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Black Chickpeas Sundal/For Blog Hop Wednesday

Today My partner is Rasi  for Radhika's Blog Hop Wednesday. I picked Black Chickpeas Sundal from her space.








Ingredients
Black Chickpeas        1 Cup  (Boiled)
Asafoetida                  a pinch
Coconut                     2 Tbsp (Grated)
Curry Leaves              1 Tbsp
Whole Red Chilly        1-2
Coriander Seeds         2 Tsp
Urad Dal                     1 Tbsp
Mustard Seeds            1 Tsp
Oil                               2 Tsp
Black Pepper Corn      1 tsp
Salt                             As per taste




Method
Heat one tsp oil in a pan. Temper it with coriander seeds, asafoetida, urad dal,  whole red chilly and pepper corns. Saute for a minute or two. Turn off the fire. Cool and grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
Heat one tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves, when they begin to splutter add urad dal. Saute it until dal turns brown. Add boiled chickpeas. Cook for five to six minutes. Add the powder and mix  very well. Cook for another two minutes. Add grated coconut and serve.





Sunday, April 1, 2012

Coconut Paneer Burfee

This is an extremely simple and very delicious burfee recipe. It can be eaten while fasting. Yesterday I made this burfee and it was a hit.  Try this and I am sure you will enjoy too.






Ingredients

Milk Powder                1/2 Cup
Coconut Powder         1/2 Cup
Paneer                        1/4 Cup
Sugar                          1/4 Cup
Desi Ghee/
Clarified Butter        1/2 Tsp
Almonds, Pistachio   1-2 Tsp
Milk                           2 Tbsp


Method
Switch on the fire. Add ghee and coconut powder in a non stick pan.  Cook it for 2-3 minutes or till the coconut powder changed its color and a nice aroma came in. Add milk and sugar. Cook for another 2 to three minutes on slow fire. Add milk powder and paneer. Mix very well and stir continuously. 


Cook until it stops sticking to the side of the pan and looks like a dough. Switch off the fire. Remove and transferred to a greased plate. Garnish with chopped pistachio and almonds. Let it be cool. Cut into desired shape and serve.