Paruppu Payasam

INGREDIENTS

Moong dal- 1 cup
Powdered Jaggery - 1 cup
Sugar- 2 Tbsp
Grated Coconut - 3 Tbsp
Milk - 3 cups
Water- 1 cup
Cashews - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 1Tbsp

METHOD

* Pressure cook the dhal for two whistle along with 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of water.

* In the mean time, dissolve the jaggery in hot water. This helps the jaggery to dissolve fast.

* Once the jaggery is completely dissolved, strain them and keep it aside.

* Heat ghee in a pan, fry the cashews till golden brown and keep it aside.

* Mix the jaggery water along with fried cashews, sugar, 1 cup of milk to the cooked dal and bring it to boil and simmer it to thicken.

* Finally add the grated coconut and serve it hot.

Cauliflower fry

INGREDIENTS

Onion

Cauliflower

Coriander powder

Red chilli powder

Green chillies

turmeric powder

Mustard seeds

METHOD

Half cook the cauliflower and keep aside.

Add little oil in pan and add mustard seeds.

When mustard seeds splitters add onion and saute till they get little brownish.

Now add green chilli and then half cooked cauliflower , fry for a while.

Add 1 spoon coriander powder and add chilli powder and salt to your taste.

Fry till the cauliflower is fried.