Sorakaya payasam ( Bottle gourd pudding)

It is time for Ganesh Chaturti so I thought will post some sweet recipes.

Ingredients

1 cups grated bottle gourd
3 tbsp ghee
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup khoya
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Dry fruits roasted in ghee for garnish

Preparation

In a pan add 2 tbsp ghee and saute grated bottle gourd till it is soft and cooked. Set aside. In a heavy bottomed pan heat milk till it boils. To the milk add sugar, cardamom powder, khoya and bring to boil. Add the cooked bottle gourd and cook for 2-3 minutes till the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and garnish with dry fruits. Serve warm.

Drumstick kootu (Murungai poricha kootu- Tamil cuisine)

Ingredients

1 cup moong dal (pressure cooked)
4 drumsticks
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric
oil

For ground paste

1 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp jeera
2-3 green chillies
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp rice
1 tomato (optional)

For Tempering
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
a dash of asafoetida
5-10 curry leaves

Preparation

Cut drumsticks into medium size pieces and cook it in little water by adding salt and turmeric. In a pan add 1 tsp oil and fry the urad dal to golden colour. Along with it slightly roast the grated coconut too.
Now grind to paste all the given ingredients. To the cooked drumstick, add the ground paste required water and bring to boil. To this mixture add cooked moong dal and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn off the heat and temper with the given ingredients. Tomato adds more flavor to a kootu.

Sweet Corn Halwa for Krishna Janmashtami

I wish all Neivedyam visitors a very happy Krishna Janmashtami!!
I am posting this in advance as I will be very busy decorating my kids as little Krishnas:)

Ingredients

1 cup sweet corn (frozen or fresh- Boiled and pureed)
3-4 tbsp ghee
dry fruits for garnish
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Khoya
3-4 tbsp milk (optional)
1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Preparation

Heat a pan and add 1tsp ghee. To this add raisins, cashew nuts and almonds. Saute well and set aside. In the same pan add 2 tbsp ghee and sweet corn puree. Let it cook for a minute. To this add sugar, milk, khoya, cardamom powder and 1 tbsp ghee. If you do not get good khoya, you can add plain sweet pedas and reduce the sugar content. When the mixture cooks and leaves the sides of the pan, remove from heat and garnish with dry fruits and serve. This halwa is very healthy for kids.

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