THIRUNELVELI HALWA

THIRUNELVELI  HALWA

THIRUNELVELI  HALWA

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat                                            - 1 cup 

Sugar                                             - 2 cups

Ghee                                               - 1 1/4 cups

Cashews Nuts                                - 1/4 cup

Cardamom powder                        - 1/2 tsp

Water                                             - 1 1/2 cups

METHOD:

Wash wheat thoroughly in water or until water runs clear.Then soak the wheat in  water for overnight.

Grind the wheat, using the soaked water and filter it and  remove the  husk.

Place this wheat extract  without disturbing it for atleast 3 hrs.

The milk will be separated by now,   thick milk will be settled at the bottom and on top with water. Now carefully discard the water. 

Add sugar  to this thick milk  dissolve it properly. 

Heat a large wide heavy bottomed iron kadai [ use only iron kadai ].

Add  1 cup of  ghee to kadai  and  add wheat milk slowly  to it. 

Keep stirring  constantly and cook it over low-medium heat.

When  halwa starts  bubbling  and the wheat starts thickening.

Add in the balance ghee now. keep stirring, should not leave hand by this stage ...

Add cardamom powder and fried fried nuts.

When halwa consistency is reached the ghee will start oozing out and halwa with leaves the  kadai...

Halwa will be looking glossy and golden brown color.

Cool it to room temperature...

Yummy Thirunelveli halwa is ready to taste... 

KOLLU THUVAYAL

KOLLU THUVAYAL

KOLLU THUVAYAL

INGREDIENTS:

Horse Gram                                - 1/4 cup

Shallot                                         - 5

Garlic                                          - 2 cloves

Coriander Seeds                         - 1 tbsp

Red Chillies                                - 3

Mustard Seeds                           - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal                                     - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves                              - a few

Gingelly oil                                  - 2 tsp

Salt                                             - to taste


METHOD:

Wash and soak Horse Gram for an hour, pressure cook the dhal with 2 cups of Water until soft and mushy. drain water left in it save the Water.

Add the coriander seeds,dry red chillies roast it well

Add shallot and garlic flakes and roast for a while.

When shallot turns golden brown remove from heat.Let it cool 

First grind the roasted items well then ..

Add  Horse Gram and salt to it and grind
coarsely  blender without adding water.

Take a pan add 1 tsp oil,add mustard seeds,urad dal when splutter add  curry leaves.

Add it to  grounded chutney mix it well.