Pesara vada ( Green gram vada)- Navratri Special

Ingredients

1 cup Whole green gram (soaked overnite)
2 tbsp urad dal (soaked)
1 onion ( finely chopped)(skip if using for neivedyam)
2-3 green chillies(chopped finely)
1 tsp ginger (chopped)
5 curry leaves (chopped)
1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
salt to taste
Oil for Deep frying

Preparation

Grind green gram and urad dal into thick paste with very little water. To this batter add all the given ingredients and mix well. Skip onions if you want to use it for pooja.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry to make healthy and filling vadas.

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Besan Burfis- Navratri special

Ingredients

1 cup Besan (gram flour)
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh grated coconut
1 1/2 cup milk
1 tsp cardamom powder
2 tsp raisins and cashew nuts
2-3 tbsp ghee

Preparation

In a pan heat 1 tsp ghee and saute raisin, cashew nuts and grated coconut slightly. Remove from heat and set aside. In the same pan add 2 tbsp ghee and roast besan on low heat till the aroma raises. This would take about 5-10 minutes. To this add milk and sugar, stir well so that no lumps are formed. Keep Stirring so that the mixture blends well. Add the coconut-dryfruits mixture, cardamom powder and remaining ghee. You will see that the mixture starts to leave the pan and a halwa like consistency is formed. Remove from heat and place the mixture on a greased plate. Spread it uniformly on the plate and let it cool. Cut them into small squares and serve.



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White Pumpkin Halwa- Navratri Special

I bought this beautiful work of art from Kolkata. Maa Durga is placed for Pooja on these 9 days of Navratri.



Ingredients

1 cup grated white pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup khoya (mawa)
Dry fruite to garnish
1 tsp cardamom powder
2-3 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

Preparation

In a pan heat 1 tsp ghee and saute cashew nuts and raisins till golden, remove and set aside. In the same pan add the remaining ghee and saute the grated pumpkin on medium heat till the raw smell of the pumpkin leaves. Add cardamom powder, sugar and khoya to the pumpkin. Cook till the ingredients combine well and the moisture dries up.
Add dryfruits and remove from heat. Serve warm.




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