HAPPY DIWALI TO YOU ALL

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COCONUT BURFI | THENGAI BURFI |EASY DIWALI SWEETS RECIPE

  Thengai burfi | coconut burfi is a very easy and simple sweet made mainly with just two ingredients. If you are opting to make an easy recipe for Coconut burfi just follow this recipe which i tried from Rak’s Kitchen. Will post my version of Thengai burfi later. As i am running out of time in the last minute, i don’t have time to sit and write for an elaborate post. I tried the recipe yesterday. Click HERE for the recipe.

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MIXED NUTS CHIKKI | DRY FRUITS BRITTLE| EASY SWEETS RECIPES

   Though mixed nuts chikki is not a recipe which we make for diwali at our home but i have heard from few of my friends that they make this during Diwali  of Holi. This one sounded very easy to me and so i made with the dry fruits which I had in my hand. Go ahead to make this easy mixed fruits Chikki for this Diwali.

INGREDIENTS: ( YIELDS 15 PIECES APPROX)

MIXED NUTS	1 CUP
SUGAR	3/4 CUP
LEMON JUICE	2 TSP
SAFFRON	A PINCH
WATER	2-3 TBLSP

METHOD:

• Dry roast the mixed nuts (I used cashew nuts, badam,peanuts )in a pan for 2 minutes in a medium flame without getting it burnt.
• Keep it aside and Chop them roughly.

• Before start with the sugar, grease a butter paper with ghee | butter and grease the rolling pin too.

• In a pan, add sugar and add 2-3 tblsp of water.
• When the sugar starts melting add the saffron. Keep the flame low.
• Add lemon juice to this. The addition of lemon juice is to avoid crystallisation of sugar.
• Saute till the sugar gets caramalized and you see a light golden color.

• Now add the dry roased mixed nuts to this and give it a quick stir and transfer this to the greased butter paper. At this stage for me it is difficult for me to handle the camera in one hand and do the stirring too.
• Spread them evenly using the greased rolling pin and when it is warm cut them into desired shapes. You have to just put the lines .After it is completely cool you can break them into pieces according to the marks u made.

• Store them in airtight containers and enjoy these chikkis.

Note:

1. Do not add too much lemon jiuce as it will make the chikkis sour.
2. Do the entire process in low flame.
3. I actually took it little early as i had a fear that it will get burnt, so the chikkis look pretty pale.
4. You can add pistas, raisins too in the chikki.
5. I used unsalted de skinned peanuts.

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AVAL MIXTURE | CHIVDA RECIPE | DIWALI SNACKS RECIPES

Chivda is a low fat snack made with less oil and not a deep fried mixture. Though i already posted South Indian Mixture recipe, i have a few request from readers for a healthy diwali recipe which they can make for their parents | in laws, this poha chivda immediately came to my mind. So if you want to try something healthy this time, make this poha mixture | aval mixture. I learnt this recipe from my friend long back when we met for a evening tea .

INGREDIENTS:

POHA | AVAL	1 CUP
GREEN CHILLI	2
PEANUTS	4 TBLSP
ROASTED DAL | POTTUKADALAI	4 TBLSP
SUGAR	1 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
MUSTARD SEEDS	FEW
DRY COCONUT(SLICED)	1 TBLSP
TURMERIC POWDER	1/4 TSP
OIL	1 TBLSP

METHOD:

• In a pan,  roast the poha , with 1 tsp of oil ( use thin poha) till it turns golden brown.
• Be careful not to make it burnt.

• Keep it aside. In the same pan add oil and add mustard seeds and slit the green chillies and add to it.
• Powder the sugar in a mortar and pestle.
• Add the roasted gram, peanuts and powdered sugar and salt to this.
• When the peanuts,  and dal turns golden brown switch off the flame and mix it to the roasted poha. Mix this nicely with dry hands.

• Store this in a airtight container . Enjoy with hot tea | coffee.

 
Note:

1. You can add a few tablespoons of roasted cashew nuts also.
2. Few curry leaves can be added while adding the mustard seeds.

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MILK PEDA |PAAL PEDA RECIPE | EASY DIWALI SWEETS RECIPES

MILK PEDA WITH MILK POWDER AND CONDENSED MILK

  Milk peda | Paal peda |Dhoodh peda  is a very simple and easy dessert made with milk. If you are running out of time but still wanted to try out an easy sweet then this milk peda is the exactly perfect sweet for you. The entire process can be done in Microwave oven but since i don’t have microwave oven i made it in the stove top. It took less than 10 minutes for me for the entire process. Check out my badam peda recipe . See my full collection of diwali recipes



INGREDEINTS:(YIELDS : 35 - 40 PEDAS)

MILK POWDER	2 CUPS
CONDENSED MILK	1 CAN (395GMS)
SAFFRON	A PINCH(OPTIONAL)
BUTTER | GHEE	2 TBLSP + 2 TSP

METHOD:

• Soak the saffron in a tblsp of warm milk for 10 minutes.

• In a wide non stick pan, combine the condensed milk and milk powder and mix it into a smooth paste without any lumps. It should be like a thick idli batter.
• Add butter | ghee to this and start mixing them on a low flame.

• Add the saffron milk to this and mix well without getting it burnt .
• I added a pinch of Everest Milk masala to get an enhanced flavor.
• After 7-8 minutes the mixture will come out like a soft ball without sticking to the bottom.

• Stop the flame and allow it to become warm.
• Grease your hands with butter | ghee and grease the chapathi rolling stick too.
• Grease the base as well and knead the mass of peda and roll it into a circle  of your desired thickness.

• I wanted to get a perfect shape so adapted this easy way and made cute shapes with cookie cutter. Thank u so much Nags for the cookie cutter ,i loved the cute edges.
• If you don’t have the cookie cutter you can just make small balls and flatten it.

Note:

1. Do not cook till it becomes a hard mass, just take it when it gathers a mass by not sticking to the bottom. When it is cools down slightly it will be thick.
2. If it is too thick the pedas will be hard. In that case, just sprinkle few drops of milk and knead it and make pedas.
3. I added saffron to get the kesar flavor, you can add a tblsp of cococa powder to get chocolate peda or you can cardamom powder to get a nice cardamom flavor.
4. My friend told when she tried in microwave and she used 1 and 3/4 cup of milk powder.
5. This can be stored in the refrigerator for a week

Check out this Badam Peda which i have tried from Priya's space long back.

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OMAPODI RECIPE | DIWALI SNACKS RECIPES

Omapodi is an easy snack made  during diwali . My mom mostly make it to mix it with South Indian Mixture but in my in laws place they love to eat it as such too. and both my kiddos love to have omapodi . Apart from mixing this in mixture this can be used in chaat recipes for garnishing too.

INGREDIENTS:

BESAN | KADALAI MAAVU | GRAM FLOUR	1 CUP
RICE FLOUR	1/4 CUP
OMAM |AJWAIN SEEDS	1 TSP
WATER	1/4 CUP + 2 TBLSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
BUTTER or OIL	2 TBLSP
OIL	FOR DEEP FRYING
RED CHILLI POWDER	1/2 TSP (OPTIONAL)

METHOD:

• Sieve the gram flour and rice flour for even mixing.
• Dry roast the omam in a pan and soak this for 15 minutes in
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  1/4 cup of water.
• Keep the water aside and grind this in a mixer using the soaked water.
• Normally the omam will not get grind smoothly as it is in a very small quantity.
• Even if it is slight coarse also ok. Using the remaining soaked water extract the omam water by mashing the ground omam with your hands . filter it using a tea strainer.
• Use this water to mix the water. If u don’t want to discard the omam nicely mash with hands and add half of it to the flour to make the dough.

• Make a sticky dough by adding 2 tblsp of soft butter or hot oil . add salt to taste. If adding chilli powder add while kneading the dough.
• Use the small dotted hole one for making omapodi and keep a portion of dough inside the presser and start pressing it into the hot oil by making circles.

• Flip it after sometime . Take out and drain in a kitchen towel when the oil sound subsides.

• When it is cool, break it into pieces and store it in an airtight container.

Note:

• Do not add too much omam as it will give a bitter taste to the omapodi.
• If the dough is kneaded tight  or kept open for a long time it will be difficult for you while pressing.

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MYSORE PAK RECIPE | DIWALI SWEET RECIPES| SOFT MYSORE PAK

This is the first time i am making Mysore Pak , but to my surprise it turned out extremely well and tasted exactly like Krishna Sweets Mysore pak. I made few batches and packed for my friends when i visited them during Navaratri. When i was searching in google for mysore pak recipes most of the recipes which i have come seen involves 2-3 cups of Ghee. And i finally i landed in here . Go ahead to try this delicious soft Mysore pak for this Diwali and surprise your family and friends.
Check my traditional Mysore pak recipe too.


INGREDIENTS: (YIELDS APPROX. 10 PIECES) Cooking time : 25 minutes

BESAN |KADALAIMAAVU	1 CUP
MELTED GHEE	1 CUP
SUGAR	1 CUP

METHOD:

• Keep a tray greased with ghee.
• In a pan, preferably non stick add a tsp of ghee and roast the  besan in a medium low flame till it emits a nice aroma. It will take 10 minutes. Though the original recipe doesn’t have this step ,as far as i have made the google search most of the recipes have included this step.

• Once done sieve the flour nicely.
• This step is a must as it will give a smooth texture to the mysore pak.

• Mix this sifted besan with 3/4th cup of ghee and make a smooth paste out of it.

• In a deep wide pan,preferably non stick, add the sugar and add 1/2 cup of water.
• Once sugar gets dissolved stop stirring and boil till this reach one string consistency.
• You can check the one thread  consistency of the syrup between the thumb and the index finger.
• Once it reaches the right consistency, add the ghee and besan paste which we mixed together. The consistency is more important else you will get hard or crumbled mysore paks.

• Now keep the flame in medium low and stir continuously adding the remaining 1/4 cup ghee at frequent intervals.
• Stir it nicely till it leaves the sides of the pan and doesn’t get stick to the bottom.

• At this stage transfer it to the greased plate. It will spread smoothly.
• Cut it into pieces with a knife or a pizza cutter when it is warm.

The entire process took just 20 minutes and as mentioned in the original recipe after adding the besan mixture to the sugar syrup it took less than 10 minutes for the mysore pak to get ready.
           
Note:

• One string consistency is a must and be careful not to miss it out .
• At last also, when the mixture doesn’t gets stick to the bottom transfer it to the greased plate.
• If it over cooked even for few minutes mysore pak will not be soft.

Will try to update a Video of mysore pak before Diwali.

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