Pineapple Kesari Bath

Kesari bath is very delicious yet, very easy to prepare…doesn't take much time..too….This time I made Kesari bath with pineapple..significantly..the amount of sugar usually it takes would be replaced by pineapple…

Ingredients :

1 cup Rava / sooji / samolina

1/2  cup pinepple chunks

1/2 cup sugar

5 - 6 Tbl spoons of Ghee

2 - 3 elaichi / cardamom

2 1/2 cups water (I prefer it not too thick..if you like it at cake consistency use only 2 cups of water)

pinch of food color (optional : I prefer not to use food colors)

Dry nuts of your choice..could be cashews, pistachio, almond, raisins.

2 tbls of milk (soak saffron in the milk).

Method:

- Add 1 or 2 Tbl spoons of ghee to the pan and fry cashews and take out and keep them aside

- Add 2 more t/l spoons of ghee to the same pan and roast the rava / sooji / semolina under low flame / heat (make sure , rava WON'T burn and turn into dark brown color). Take out the roasted rava into a separate bowl and keep it aside.

- Add the water to the same pan and bring to boil…and the slowly add the rava and keep stirring the rava so that it doesn't make any lumps.

- Once the rava settle into the water, add sugar and keep stirring…add the pineapple chunks, fried cashews and remaining dry nuts of your choice, cardamom powder (keep stirring occasionally in order to avoid any lumps all this while.)

- By now Kesari bath is ready … turnoff the heat and add the saffron to the kesari bath and also add the remaining ghee.

Your yummy yummy….Pineapple Kesari bath is ready….enjoy maadi !

It is your choice whether to enjoy the sweet delicacy while it is warm or let it cool down and enjoy it….

Mavinakayi Chithranna

Mavinakaayi Chithranna / Mango Chithranna / Mango Pulihora


Hi…This Sankranthi …I made 'Mavinakaayi Chithranna / Mango Chithranna / Mango Pulihora' and Aloo Gadde Palya / mashed potato fry (not so dry, though)…yes, yes, yes….it brings you the same taste of chithranna / pulihora but with a tangy twist of raw mango…..

This recipe ..and it's aroma…takes me back to the "Ugadi" in Bangalore….mmmm…………………

Very simple & easy but you will be awestruck by the taste….because the magic is in the edges of your finger tips  :-)

- Grated Raw Mango (Mango should be pealed & we don't use the pit / seed but can use it in daal)
- Chopped onions
- Slit cut Green chili
- Dry Red Chilli
- Roasted Ground nuts
-Roasted cashews
- Oggarane (mix of channa daal, urad daal, mustard, curry leaves)
- Spoon full of Methi powder / Fenugreek powder
- Turmeric powder
- hing / asafetida
- grated carrot (this is optional…to get the tint of saffron hue here & there in your chithranna)z

Heat oil , add pinch of hing, gram daal / chenna daal, urad daal, mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews, ground nuts, dry red chilli, tea spoon of methi / fenugreek powder and fry until seasoning turns light brown and now add onions & green chilli, fry until onions turn little brownish. Now add turmeric powder, after few seconds add grated carrot and fry for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and add grated raw mango to the above seasoning , mix well and bring it to room temperature. Add this to the cooked rice ( You can add salt to the rice while cooking or while mixing the seasoning to the cooked rice). And here it goes…enjoy the rich flavored Mango chithranna…yes I did….with Aloo saagu :-)

Mango Chithranna

Vegetable Garden….OMELETTE

when..a thought of easy, quick and healthy…breakfast , lunch, snack..name it ….the first on the row to capture your attention is…. OMELETTE !!! yes… OMELETTE… you can experiment it adding any meat, seafood, green or mixed veggies….This time I tried …with mixed veggies & mushrooms…though its my first time trying…well, turned out to be a very tasty !!!

Omelette with mixed veggies

Ingredients :

Eggs    -    3
Milk    -    2 table spoons
Salt     -    to taste
Ground black peppers ...

Veggies :

I choose beans, peppers (Red, Green, Yellow & Orange), potatoes, broccoli, carrot, mushrooms, baby corn, green peas. This is not limited….out of your interest you can add any vegetable or meat or greens like, spinach too….