Rava Ladoo

INGREDIENTS:

Rava/Semolina-1 cup

Coconut(grated)-3/4 cup

Milk- 1/3 cup(add few tbsp more milk if you want very soft ladoos)

Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup

Cardamon powder - a pinch

Cashews - 7 to 8

Raisins- 8

Ghee-2 Tbsp

Powdered sugar for coating(opt)

METHOD:

• Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews and raisins till they turn a little brown.
• Add the grated coconut and stir for a few minutes in low flame.
• Now,add the semolina and saute them till it changes into brown colour.
• Add powdered sugar and keep mixing it for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Switch off the flame and add milk slowly to it.
• Add cardamon powder to it.
• Mix well till you are able to form dumplings out of it.
• Finally,coat the balls in powdered sugar if desired.

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Yellow Pumpkin Halwa and my guest post

I  was totally excited when thasneen  accepted my guest post :)It was so nice of you ,Thasneen :)Now,I have been avidly following thasneens wonderful blog and have been  inspired to get more creative in the kitchen!!

Here goes the recipe for the Halwa............

INGREDIENTS:

Yellow pumpkin(grated)-2 1/2 cup(approx)       

Sugar-1/3 cup+1 tsp

Milk-1/3 cup  

Khoya-2 Tbsp

Ghee-2 Tbsp

Cardamon powder-1/8 th tsp

 For decorating:

Saffron(opt)for decorating

Cahews/Sliced Almonds/Pistachios-1 Tbsp

METHOD:

1. Add the grated pumpkin to a pan and stir it until the moisture evaporates.You can identify it by a slight change in colour.
2. Add ghee to it and stir them again for 5 minutes. 
3. Finally add the milk,khoya and sugar and stir them well.Let it get mixed well and let the milk gets absorbed.Once the halwa is dry,cool them and serve with saffron/garnished nuts.Enjoy!!

Time to dig in :)

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Spicy Duck :)

Making this pic out of mustard,sesame seeds,cloves,pepper brought me memories of cultural events during my school days.Thanks priya for unleashing the little kid in me :)

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"The Colour Me Photography Challenge Series" hosted by priya of thehumptydumptykitchen

Liebster award #3

Its raining Liebster Awards from my dear friends.I am so excited to recieve a third Liebster award from my friend Divya  of dishingwithdivya.Thank you so much Divya :) This really means a lot to my new blog!!:)

RULES:

 1 Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.  
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, and then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, and then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.
3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.
3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.
4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
5. No tag backs.
5. No tag backs.


11 random facts about me:

1)I have a baby
2)I  love reading Books
3)I am OBSESSED with chocolates :)
4)I love to travel by plane and trains.
5)Love Interior decorations.
6)Love watching different shapes of clouds.
7)I love to try new cuisines,no matter how it turns out :)
8)I studied engineering.
9)I  love to watch Animated Disney movies.
10)I am a humorous person who is lucky to have lots of good friends.
11)I love shopping especially when it comes to making crafts.

Questions asked by Divya,

1.Why did you choose "Your Blog's name" for your blog?

I love to travel by express trains,admiring the view near the window and also munching travel snacks like inji murapa,kadalai mittai with a hot cup of coffee(Coffee,coffee:)Love hearing that sound :).It brings me lots of nostalgic memories of my fav foods that I get as I board on the train and as I  board off the train(my grandma's home) and thus the name :)

2.What made you blog and why?

 I was inspired by many lovely food and bloggers.Sometimes I feel that I was invested by some bloggers just by virtue of reading their posts.Just felt that even i could have my own set of readers and fans..a blog sprouted up:)

3.What makes your blog special from others?

hmmm(clearing my throat :))I really dont know :)

4.What was the difficult recipe to cook till now(more time, ingredients, preparation etc)?
My Hometown recipe called oatu mavu

5.what was one creative recipe from your blog?

I would say.....My mushroom burger :)

 6.Do you have any dedicated recipe for someone on your blog post?
Yes butter biscuits dedicated to my love :) Where did the jar of cookies go?:)

7.Do you have any viewer suggested recipe in your blog?

Frankly no :( :)

8.Your best food critic from family?
For now its my Hubby.Once my baby grows up,She too would be one of my food critics:)

9.How did you feel about your first comment for the first recipe you posted on your blog?
So Excited and Happy :)

10.Advice or Suggestions for new bloggers, if any?
Work on your blog when you are in the mood.

11.Are you going to pass your Liebster award?
Yes,Divya :)I am passing this to the following blogs 

• heyitsmymenu
• coffeeandcrumpets
• elephantsandthecoconuttrees

• sadhanakitchen
• shobskitchen

• gulzkitchen

• dipsdiner

• madhusindianrecipes

HAPPY BLOGGING !!

Donuts

The saying "Going nuts over Donuts" is so apt for me.Being mad in love with Krispy Kreme Donuts,Sometimes I drive my Hubby nuts for those Donuts that once he even decided to shift our house near a Donut franchise:) :) Should be given a second thought!! Last week I decided to give homemade Donuts a try and believe me it tastes really good though its not so close to KK Donuts.I will perfect the art of making KK Donuts oneday and sure will post it.Donuts,Donuts,Donuts and here goes the recipe...

INGREDIENTS:
Yeast-1 packet

All purpose flour-2 1/2 cups

Sugar-1/4 cup
Milk(warm)-3/4 cup
Salt-a generous pinch
Butter(Unsalted)- 2 Tbsp
Egg yolks-2
Oil for deep frying

For Chocolate Glaze:
(Recipe adapted from here)
Unsalted Butter-1/4 cup
Milk-1/8 cup
Corn syrup-1/2 Tbsp
Vanilla essence-1 tsp
Bittersweet chocolate-1/4 cup 
Sugar-1 cup

For Sugar Glaze:
Melted Butter-1/4 cup
Vanilla essence-1 tsp
Sugar -1 cup
Milk-2 Tbsp(white glaze) or water(clear glaze)

Whisk every ingredient in a bowl and adjust thickness of glaze as per your convenience by adding more/less water.

METHOD:

1. In a bowl,mix sugar,yeast with warm milk and leave them until it starts to foam for around 10 minutes.
2. In  another bowl,add all purpose flour,egg yolks,salt ,melted butter and whisk them well.Add the yeast mixture to this,mix well and knead it into a ball.
3. Leave this mixture in a warm place for an hour.Let them double in size.
4. Roll dough on a flat surface with a rolling pin into 1/2 inch thickness.Cut out rounds with a donut cutter or some round shaped object and transfer it into a baking sheet greased with butter.
5. Leave it for another 45 to 50 mts until it rises again
6. .Heat a wok and fry the donuts for 1 minute per side until it is golden brown.Transfer to paper towels.
7. Dip the donuts into glaze and  add sprinkles.Let them set for a few minutes.Enjoy!!

              

SCRIBBLED NOTES:

• Use fresh yeast for making the dough

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