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Pal Payasam- Kerala Temple Style Rice Payasam -Cooker Method

Posted by veeenajan on February 27, 2017
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, dessert, Desserts, kerala recipes, kerala ruchi, Mother`s Special, payasam, Taste of Kerala, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , . 10 Comments

Ingredients

Payasam Rice-2 handfull
Sugar-1/2 to 3/4 cup
Salt-one pinch
Water-1cup
Milk-1 L

 

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Method

Soak rice for 20 minutes ..
Wash well and drain
In a big cooker add rice ,water ,sugar and milk ..
Boil well ..

 
Then close the cooker and cook for 30 minutes in low flame .
Then switch off the gas and allow to cool..
After cooling down open the cooker and add pinch of salt ..
So easy and tasty milk payasam is ready to serve.

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If u want Ambalapuzha style pink rice payasam ,extend the cooking time  to 1 hour ..

Can adjust the sugar level according to ur choice ..

If u want u can add cardamom ,cashew nuts and raisins ..But in Temple payasam they won’t add any of these ..

If u want to get that exact smell and taste of temple payasam u can add one fresh krishana thusli leaf (basil )and some chethi poo .:)

 

So dears hope u enjoyed this easy yummy pal payasam ..Do watch the video to know  the exact cooking method

 

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Mango Ice-cream Without Egg /With out Ice cream machine

Posted by veeenajan on May 18, 2016
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, dessert, Desserts, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, sweets. Tagged: , , , , . 1 Comment

Ingredients

 

 

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Mango-3 (preferably Alphonso )

Milk-1 cup

Milk powder-2/3 cup or 6 tbsp

Sugar-6tbsp

Vanilla essence-1/2tbsp

Mango essence-1tbsp

Whipped Cream-2 cup

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Method 

In a jar ,add cubed mango pieces ,1/2 cup cold milk ,milk powder ,sugar ,vanilla essence and mango essence

Make a smooth mix

In a steel or glass vessel add some ice cubes and water

Place another vessel and add one sachet of whipping powder

To that add 1/2 cup of cold milk and using a hand mixer ,whip in low to medium speed till soft peaks

U can put both the whipping vessel and blades in the freezer for 30 minutes so that u can able to get the soft peaks easily )

If u have whipping cream ,u can use that ,or u can but already whipped cream from supermarket (so use accordingly )

 

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Now mix both mango mix and whipped cream evenly ..

Transfer this ice cream mix  into popsicles moulds or a container and freeze for 3-4 hours

After that take out the ice cream 10 before serving

It will help to soften the ice cream ..

So try this wonderful tasty easy ice cream at ur home and surprise ur kids 😍

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Mango Mousse

Posted by veeenajan on April 24, 2015
Posted in: dessert. Tagged: , , , . Leave a comment

Ingredients

Mango Mousse

Mango Mousse

Mango-2

Whipped Cream -2 cups

Gelatine -2tsp

Sugar-4tbsp or as per ur taste

Mlik or heavy cream -1 1/2 cup

Mango Mousse

Mango Mousse

Method

Peel mango and cut into medium pieces ..If u don’t have fresh mango u can use tinned  mango pulp also ..

Fresh Alphonso is the best option ..

Then combine milk  or heavy cream with mango pieces and sugar In a blender  and make a fine puree ..

In 2-3 tbsp of cold water sprinkle gelatine and allow to soak ., Then heat this for few seconds until all the gelatine dissolves..

After Cooling down  add this gelatine to the mango mixture and blend well ..

Now whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in to this  gently ..(half portion of the cream ) Keep aside the rest

I used dream whip powder.. I like the taste of dream whip cream than  the fresh cream …

So for making dream whip ,add 2 sachet of powder to one  cup of cold milk ,and 2drop of vanilla essence  and mix..

Take a hand blender  and beat for 5 to 10 minutes in high speed  or till u get the soft peaks ..

Now take serving glass or bowl ,add a portion of the mousse to the bowl, then add one to two tbsp of whip cream ..

Then another layer of mango mousse ..Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or until set ..

Finally pipe whip cream to the top and decorate with a cherry ..

Enjoy the delicious mango mousse ..U can keep this in the fridge for two days …

Note : I like soft type of mousse ..so here i used 2 tsp of gelatine …If u want stiffer texture u can add more gelatine ..

If u want to bite mango pieces in between ,u can add small chunks of mango in the mousse or after putting one layer of the mousse and keep in the fridge for 10 minutes then add mango pieces and then mango mousse ..  ..

Thats all depend up on ur personal choice .. Hope u will try this easy delicious dessert in this mango season and ha don’t forget to write to me 🙂

Mango Mousse

Mango Mousse

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Tutti-Frutti Cashewnut Cake with Orange Flavour

Posted by veeenajan on February 20, 2015
Posted in: Baking, cakes, cashew cake, dessert. Tagged: , , , . 2 Comments

Ingredients

tutti-frutti cashew cake

tutti-frutti cashew cake

All Purpose Flour/Maida-1 cup

Cashewnuts chopped finely-1 cup

Honey-1tbsp

Tutti Frutti-1/2 cup

Orange Juice -1 cup

Sugar-3/4cup(powdered )

Baking Powder-1tsp

Salt-2 pinch

Egg-3(room temp)

Butter-100gm(room temp)

Orange Peel-1/4tsp

Vanilla essence -1tsp

tutti-frutti cashew cake

tutti-frutti cashew cake

Method

Pre heat oven at 180 degree /350 F

Grease a cake tin and stick butter paper ..

In bowl add maida ,salt and baking powder .. Sieve two to three times and keep aside ..

Cook nuts and tutti frutti in orange juice(3/4 cup) and honey till it cooked well and become dry (all juice should be absorbed )

After cooling this mix sprinkle 3tbsp of flour and keep aside ..

In a wide and deep  bowl put butter and using a hand mixer mix for about 1 minute

Then add sugar in small quantities and blend well until it become very smooth

Now add egg one by one and mix well in medium speed for 3 to4 minutes or till the mix become fluffy

Then add vanilla essence .. Mix well ..

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tutti-frutti cashew cake

Now add flour in small portions and 1/4 cup of orange juice and peel .. Fold using a spatula (i folded with my hand )

And now add nuts mix and fold slowly ..

Now pour the cake mix to the tin ..Tap the cake tin to avoid bubbles ..

Bake for 30 minutes in 180 degree for 30 minutes and then remove the cake and cover with a aluminium foil and bake for another 30 minutes at 170degree ..

After that check the cake by inserting a tooth pick or skewer  in the centre and if it coming out clean then its done..Otherwise bake for few more minutes (Ovens differ in temp so take care of that )

Take the cake out and allow to cool on a wire rack ..

After cooling completely u can cut and use ..

In my opinion it will become more tastier after one day ..

If u want u can do icing and make it more attractive ..

Hope u will try this simple but yummy cake soon ..

Plz don’t forget to pass ur comments

tutti-frutti cashew cake

tutti-frutti cashew cake

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Easy Donut Recipe

Posted by veeenajan on January 21, 2015
Posted in: Baking, cookies, dessert. Tagged: , , . 4 Comments

Easy Donut

Easy Donut

Ingredients

All Purpose flour -600gm

Egg-4

Butter-75gm

Sugar-75gms

Active yeast-10gm or normal yeast -20gm

Milk-440ml

Salt-less than 1/4 tsp

Easy Donut

Easy Donut

Method

 

In a saucepan pour milk , butter ,sugar and egg ..Mix well and heat that mixture by stirring continuously for 1 to 2 minute ..

In a bowl add yeast and pour 1/4 cup of this milk mixture and mix well and keep aside for 10 minute .. (add after the mix cool down to lukewarm stage ,otherwise yeast will die)

Then add this yeast mixture back into the milk egg mixture and stir well …

In a big bowl add maida and salt ..Mix well ..

 

Easy Donut

Easy Donut

Then make a well in the centre and pour this yeast mix and mix well …U will a get a semi liquid mix ..(don’t worry 🙂 )

Close the bowl with a wet cloth or cling wrap and keep aside in a warm place for 45 min to 2 hour for proofing..

The bowl should be large otherwise while proofing it will overflow ..

Now heat oil in a kadai ..

Meanwhile wet ur hands and take small small portions and put in the oil ..or u can follow ad chef doing in the video..

The temperature of the oil should be medium in the beginning then after 2 minutes reduce and cook until golden colour .. u will come to know after cookingthe first batch of donuts ..

 

Easy Donut

Easy Donut

The thing is , bit difficult to make round shape with hole as the dough is runny kind ..

I got this recipe from the  masterchef masterclass Australia episode ..

So when done remove from the oil and keep in the kitchen tissue ..

Dip in caster sugar (powdered sugar ) and roll ..U can add cinnamon powder in the sugar for a intersting  taste..or can fill jam in the middle ..

I added 75gms of butter but original recipe ask for 100gms ..

 

Easy Donut

Easy Donut

I am posting the video so it will more easy for u to follow …

 

 

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Royal Falooda

Posted by veeenajan on December 24, 2014
Posted in: dessert, falooda, sweets. Tagged: , , , , . 10 Comments

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Wish all my lovely readers Merry X-mas and a very Happy New Year ..May this year filled with happiness ,prosperity and peace …

I couldn’t make X-mas special recipe this year but I am happy to present a lovely yummy dessert Falooda to u… I am sure u all will love this and try for this New Year and make everyone Happy 😉

Royal Falooda

Royal Falooda

Ingredients

Vanilla Ice cream-6 scoop

Basil Seeds/sabza seeds-2tbsp

Falooda sev or semiya-4tbsp

Strawberry Jelly – 3tbsp

Strawberry Syrup-3tbsp (opt)

Rose essence-2tsp

Mixed fruits Chopped -1/4cup

Sugar-

Vanilla essence-1/4tsp

Chopped nuts-3tbsp

Tutti fruity -2tbsp

Boiled Milk-1 glass

Falooda

Falooda

Method

The ingredient mentioned above is for 2 glass of falooda…

1.First we have to prepare jelly..

For that boil water and add powder into that and stir well until dissolved ..

To this add equal amount of cold water and allow to set in the refrigerator ..

Here I used 1/2 cup of boiling water ,40 gms of jelly and 1/2 cup of cold water ..

2.Now prepare sev,if u have proper flood sev then well and good

Boil some water by adding some sugar and pineapple essence and yellow colour  and add sev and cook till done..

Add some more boiling water to that and allow to cool.. otherwise it will become very dry after cooling ..

Falooda

Falooda

3.For the rose milk ,boil 1 cup of milk and to that add few drops of rose essence,sugar and red colour .. Allow to cool

4.For the base, i used strawberry syrup  ,if u don’t get then don’t worry make some sugar syrup of one string consistency add red food colour and strawberry essence .. Mix well and cool …

5.Boil 1/2 cup of water and soak basil seeds for 15 minutes and drain excess water ..Keep aside ..

6.Finely chop fruits ,here i used banana,pineapple ,apple .. To that add some sugar ,rose essence and vanilla essence .. Mix well and refrigerate ..

7.Chop nuts of ur choice ,I used cashew nuts and pista ..

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8.Take out the ice cream from freezer 10 minutes b4 assembling falooda …

So take falooda glass ,add 1 1/2 tbsp of strawberry syrup in the bottom as first layer ..

Then one scoop ice-cream ,then 1tbsp of basil seeds ,then rose milk ,then 1 to 2 tbsp of sev ,jelly,then mixed fruits ,nuts and some syrup , after that two scoop ice cream and top up with mixed fruits ,nuts basil seeds ,jelly ,sev … Decorate a cherry in the top top ..

If u want make different colour of sugar syrup and sprinkle ..

So the yummy Falooda is ready to serve .. Serve immediately and Enjoy 🙂

Falooda

Falooda

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Homemade Yellow Jalebi/ Jilebi

Posted by veeenajan on November 23, 2014
Posted in: dessert, Desserts, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, north indian dishes, sweets. Tagged: , , , , , , . 4 Comments

Ingredients

jalebi,jilebi

jalebi,jilebi

Maida-100 gms +1tbsp

Corn flour- 30gms+1/2tsp

Yellow colour-one pinch

Hot oil-1tsp

Curd-2tbsp

Salt-one pinch

Sugar-1cup

Water-1/4cup

lemon juice-1tsp

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Method

In a bowl add maida ,cornflour,colour ,salt and curd … Mix well without any lumps …

To this add hot oil and mix well.. Close the bowl and let it rest for 24 hours ..

Next day once again beat the batter with a fork for 1 minute …

The batter should be the consistency of dosa batter ,if u pour from top it must be in the form of  one string

Now take a ziplock plastic bag ,pour 3-4 tbsp of batter in to this and in one side make a small hole like we do for frosting our cakes ..

Heat oil in medium heat and press the bag and make two three circles ..i will post a video so u will understand more clearly ..

Fry both sides and remove from the oil to a strainer ..

In a pan add sugar ,lemon juice and water and allow to boil..

Boil till reach one string consistency …

Add fried jalabi to the sugar syrup and soak for 1 minute and remove and place in a bowl ..

Do the same procedure to make the rest…

So the yummy jalebis are ready .Serve hot or can serve with vanilla ice-cream 🙂

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jalebi,jilebi

Note :

I followed vahrevah’s recipe..I made batter using the amount he mentioned ,but the batter was bit loose for me So I added 1 tbsp of extra maida and 1/2tsp of cornstarch extra to reach the exact consistency … So if u follow my recipe and still having some problem in the batter u can adjust the amount of maida .. Frying Oil should be medium hot ..Otherwise u won’t get the correct jalebi… u will understand after making two or three and don’t crowded the pan ,try to make 2 to 3 each time (otherwise it will stick to each other and diff to remove )if u r using wider kadai to fry  then u can increase the no..

The amount of sugar also u can change

This is the method I followed ..Watch this video to get a clear idea if u have any doubt

So try this yummy jalebi’s at ur home and make ur family happy 🙂

jalebi,jilebi

jalebi,jilebi

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Veena

Custard Powder Cookies/Biscuits

Posted by veeenajan on October 20, 2014
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, Baking, biscuits, cookies, dessert, Kids Special, Mother`s Special. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a comment

Custard powder cookies

Custard powder cookies

Ingredients

Custard powder-155gm
Powdered Sugar/Icing sugar-200gm
Maida-300gm
Soft Butter-250gm
Egg-1
Salt-one pinch

Custard powder cookies

Custard powder cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 160˚C.
Cream the butter and icing sugar (powdered sugar)together ,add vanilla essence ..
Beat egg with a fork then add to butter-sugar mixture and combine well..

To that add dry ingredients and combine and make a soft dough .

Custard powder cookies

Custard powder cookies

Don’t knead the dough l..just mix everything softly..

Roll the mixture into small balls and place on a baking tray.
Press the balls down with a fork.

If u want u can roll the small balls in caster sugar and then press with fork
Bake for approximately 10 to 15 minutes until light brown.

Allow to sit in the baking tray for another 10 minutes ..

Then transfer into a wire rack and allow to cool.. Then transfer to a air tight container  and enjoy ur delicious cookies 🙂

Custard powder biscuits

Custard powder biscuits

Adopted this recipe from vah chef ..but when i used his measurements my dough was bit loose ,so made some changes in the amount

I am uploading his video here for ur reference . ..

Custard powder cookies

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Easy Instant Gulab Jamun

Posted by veeenajan on September 25, 2014
Posted in: dessert, Kids Special. Tagged: , , , . 3 Comments

Wish u all a very happy Navaratri … So thought of sharing a sweet and easy recipe with u in this occasion ..This recipe was there in my draft for so many months ..When my kids ask for gulab jamun ,I used to buy instant gulab jumun mix (Gits) and make .. Its  very nice .But when i saw bhavanskitchen thought of trying her recipe .. It came out very soft and juicy .. So i am sharing her recipe here ..

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

Ingredients

Milk Powder-1/2cup (i used Amul)

All Purpose Flour/Maida-1 tsp

Semolina/Rava-1tsp

Baking Soda-1/4tsp

Salt-one pinch

Ghee-1tbsp

Warm Milk-to knead (not too hot )

Oil – for frying

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

For the Sugar Syrup

Water-2cup

Sugar-2 cup(can increase or decrease  )

Lemon Juice-1 1/2 tbsp

Cardamom powder-1/4tsp

Rose water-1tsp

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

Method

In a wide bowl add milk powder,maida,rava and baking soda  and mix well ..

To this add milk and ghee and make a very soft dough by kneading for 5 to 10 minutes ..

Cover the dough with nice cloth and keep for 15 minutes ..

Meanwhile boil the water,salt and  sugar together in a pan, until sugar dissolves and it becomes bubbly. Turn heat down to keep it bubbling gently.(Check the sweetness ,add more if u want )

2. Dip the spatula in the syrup, lift it out, touch it with the tip of your forefinger to pick a drop of syrup. Be very careful, it can burn your finger! Touch your forefinger with your thumb and pull apart slowly, to see how many threads are stretched between your finger and thumb. Here we need one string consistency..So when u see one string  turn heat off and remove from the stove .Add lime juice (to avoid crystallisation),cardamom powder and rose water .Mix well   .So the syrup is ready

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

Now take the dough out and again knead for one minutes ..

Take very small portion and keep it in the centre of ur palm and apply pressure with other palm and rotate to make a smooth ball ..(with out crack..)U can apply very small amount of oil on ur palm ..The ball should be small ..It will become big while soaking ..

Now heat oil and fry these balls in medium heat by slowly rotating the balls slowly till u get a very nice golden colour ..

If the oil is too hot the outside will turn golden brown to quickly while inner side will be raw ..So be careful while frying ..

When the balls are fried remove from the oil and directly to the hot sugar syrup..Allow to soak 45 to 1 hour ..

After that serve hot or cold ..Enjoy ..

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

Here i am posting a video so it will be easy for u proceed ..  Plz try to read the quires and comment under this videos so that all ur doubts will be cleared ..

Note : u fry one gulabjumun first and see .. If it get cracks ,then add little more water or milk and knead well..

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Authentic Kerala Sweet Kozhukkata/ Modakam /Vella Kozhukkattai

Posted by veeenajan on September 21, 2014
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, dessert, kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, tea time snacks. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 3 Comments

Ingredients

Kozhukkatta/Modak

Kozhukkatta/Modak

Rice flour-1 cup

Water-1 1/4cup

Salt-to taste

Coconut Oil or ghee -1tsp

Vellai Kozhukkatai/Modakam

Vellai Kozhukkatai/Modakam

For the filling

Grated Coconut-1

Jaggery-2 blocks

cardamom Powder-1tsp

Ghee-1 tsp (opt)

Kozhukkattai/Motak

Kozhukkattai/Motak

Method

First we will prepare the filling ..

In a pan add 1cup of water and jaggery ..

Let it melt and boil for 10 minutes in medium heat ..

Then strain and keep aside ..

Heat a non stick pan and add grated coconut along with ghee (if u r using ) Saute  till the raw smell goes ..

Add cardamom powder and mix well..

Now add melted jaggery to this coconut and mix well and sauté till the coconut absorbs jaggery and become a nice thick mix.. Then transfer to a plate and allow to cool…

(Don’t cook the coconut and jaggery for too long ,if so it will become very dry and hard )

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kozhukkatta

Now boil water by adding salt and oil or ghee ..

Then to the boiling water slowly add roasted fine rice flour..

Here I used double horse pathiri powder ..

Switch off the gas and mix well .. If u find the water is less then add little hot water to get the right consistency ..

Transfer to a big bowl and mix well with a fork or spoon ..

Close the bowl for 5 minutes .. Then knead well with greased hand to a soft dough …

Add water in the idly steamer and allow to boil ..

In the second layer of the steamer (where u see many holes through which the steam comes )place a aluminium foil  and make holes with a fork  to avoid sticking the kozhukkatta in the steamer  …

I made this kozhukkatta using a mould ..

Its very easy to get even shape and very soft too…

modak mould

modak mould

kozhukkatta mould

kozhukkatta mould

Its available in the supermarket ..

Ask them for Modak moulds ..

Take the mould close it and through the hole ,place gooseberry sized dough and with the wet finger press evenly all over the mould wall ..

Then to this fill 1tbsp of coconut mix and close the bottom with a small portion of dough ..

Open the mould and take out the kozhukkatta …

Do the same procedure to make the rest ..

Sweet kozhukkatta

Sweet kozhukkatta

If u don’t have a mould then With wet hands, take a lime-sized portion of the dough, form a ball by greasing your hands with the ghee or oil and flatten on your palm .

Make sure its not too thin.Place the filling in the centre ..

and cover the filing as we do for stuffed paratha ..

Then place the modak in the steamer (on top of foil paper ) and close the lid..

Steam it for 10 minutes in high flame .. Then transfer to a serving plate and enjoy ……

modakam

modakam

Notes :

Can add dry ginger powder,roasted cashew nuts and raisins for a different taste .. If u want u can substitute with sugar .. Some times when i am not lazy,  add 1/4 cup of coconut milk to the boiling water to get a softer dough .. 😉

sweet kozhukkatta

sweet kozhukkatta

So dears enjoy this sweet soft warm kozhukkatta with ur loved ones 🙂

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Veena