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Mango Halwa

Posted by veeenajan on June 24, 2013
Posted in: dessert, Kids Special, Mother`s Special. Tagged: , , , , . 5 Comments

Ingredients

Mango Halwa

Mango Halwa

Mango-5

Sugar-2cup

Cornflour-3/4cup

Water-3/4 cup

Salt-one pinch

Cardamom Powder-1/2tsp

Roasted cahsew nuts-10

Roasted Badam-10

Ghee-2tsbp

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Method 

Wash and peel mango.. Cut into cubes and blend well by adding 1 cup of water ..I used alphonso mango

From 5 mangoes u will get approximately 3 cup of mango pulp ..

Heat ghee in a heavy deep bottomed non stick vessel..

Then pour this mango puree into that and stir well  for 5 minutes ..

Then add sugar and salt ..Stir well..

In a bowl mix cornflour with water

To this mango puree add cornflour mix little by little and stir continuously (pour the corn mix with left hand and stir well with right hand 😉 )

Otherwise lumps will form quickly ..So very careful while adding this ..

Then the process starts 🙂

Mango Halwa

Mango Halwa

Stir well continuously until all the puree thickens and at this point all the mango mix will began to come from the sides of the vessel  ..

After 30 minutes add cardamom powder ,chopped cashew and  chopped badam.. Mix well ..

Stir for another 15 minutes

By this time quantity will be reduced ..

It will take almost 45 minutes …

Grease a pan with ghee and transfer this halwa and level it with a spoon or banana leaf ..

Let it rest for 1 or 2 hours undisturbed ..

Then cut into cubes and serve ..

So easy and tasty mango halwa is ready 🙂

Mango Halwa

Mango Halwa

Recipe Courtesy :Vahrevah.com

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Veena

Ambalapuzha Palpayasam

Posted by veeenajan on April 14, 2009
Posted in: dessert, payasam, sadya special. Tagged: , , , , , , , . 8 Comments

pal payasam

pal payasam

Ingredients

Payasam rice-1/2 cup

Milk-1 1/2 litre

Water-5 1/2 cup

Sugar-1 1/2cup

Cardamom powder-1/4tsp (opt)

Cashew nut -10 roasted(opt)

pal payasam

pal payasam

Method

In a deep bottomed kadai (we usually use uruli for making payasam) or in cooker add 1 1/2 Lil of milk ,2 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar .

Cook them in a very low flame .Stir well occasionally .

Cook this milk till its become 1/2lit .

By that time u can see  a light pink colour   .

Now add washed rice with 3 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar .(if the rice is very big just crush )

Stir occasionally. Cook till the right consistency of ur choice ..

If u want u can add cardamom powder and roasted cashew nuts ..So the tasty payasam is ready to serve(we are getting the pink shade because we are making the 11/2 lil milk to half lil by cooking it in low flame .

This is the secret behind the taste also .So if u want the authentic payasam please show patience  and take time and make like this  ) otherwise u can try another method( If u are too busy )

Pal Paysam

Pal Paysam

2nd method

If u want to make this payasam in cooker ,then take one handful of rice ,1 litre of  milk and 1cup of sugar ..Add everything in a cooker and cook  till the first whistle comes(in very low flame ).. Remove the weight after the pressure settle down..Transfer to this delicious payasam to the serving dish .Add cardamom powder and mix well…

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Once again wishing u all a very “Happy Vishu”

vishu sadya

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Veena