Deepavali sweets, savouries, snacks recipe index

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HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL 😊😊

Deepavali lehiyam/Deepavali marundhu

SWEETS

• Basic sugar syrup consistency
  
• Khoya burfi
• 7 cup burfi
  
• Kaju katli / Mini kaju katli
  
• Microwave palkhova
  
• Multinuts chikki
  
• Khoya(Mawa)burfi
• Mixed nuts burfi
  
• Mysore pak (porous)
  
• Oosi thenkuzhal manoharam
• Energy ladoo
• Maa laadu
• Cashew almond kesar burfi 
• Coconut ladoo
• Kesar peda 
• Badam burfi (Microwave method)
• Badusha 
• Chocolate burfi 
• Boondi ladoo 
• Thengai burfi /Coconut burfi
• Rava laddu
• Karachi halwa/Cornflour halwa
  
• Rasgulla
• Badam halwa 
• Sesame balls
• Carrot halwa
• Adhirasam 
• Easy rasamalai 
  
• Pistachio fudge/Pista burfi 
• Thirattupaal
• Poli 
• Pottukadalai urundai
  
• Seeyam(sugiyan)
• Besan badam cake 
  
• Manoharam
• Almond butter balls
  
• Hayagreeva 
• Cashew balls  
• Kadalai urundai/Peanut balls
• Paal halwa/Milk halwa
• Dry fruits and nuts ladoo 
• Rabdi/Rabri 
• Badam kheer
• Cashew payasam 
• Akkaravadisal
  

SAVOURIES

• Basic home made rice flour and urad dal powder
  
• Thattai
  
• Kaimurukku
• Thenkuzhal 
  
• Aval mixture-guilt free (Poha chivda)
  
• Kara boondi 
• Kodbale (Kolavadai/Chegodilu)
  
• Spicy mixture
• Manakkombu (Mullu murukku)
  
• Thin poha chivda (maharashtrian style)
• Karanji
  
• Nippattu(Karnataka style) 
  
• Omapodi
• Ribbon pakoda
  
• Matri/Mathri
  
• Thinai (foxtail millet) thattai 
• Pottukadalai mullu murukku 
• Millet coconut milk thenkuzhal 
• Button pepper thattai 
• Oosi thenkuzhal
• Karasev 
• Pori Ullu/Lentils mixture (Karnataka style) 
  

 SNACKS

• Aama vadai
• Medhu vadai
• Tirupathi vadai 
• Raw banana chips
  
• Omavalli bajji
• Chenna dal bonda
• Cabbage medhu pakoda
• Millet semia pakoda  
• Millet mini bonda
• Mysore Bonda
• Potato bonda 
• Sabudana vada
• Keerai vadai
• Cutlet
• Cabbage vada
• Pazham pori  
• Chilli gobi
• Baby corn golden fry
  
• Cutlet 
• Baby corn fritters
• Aloo tikki 
• Bajji  
• Finger chips
  
• Onion pakoda

PAYASAMS

18 payasams

VAZHAIPOO PITLAI RECIPE / BANANA BLOSSOM PITLAI RECIPE / BANANA FLOWER PITLAI RECIPE

Vazhaipoo (banana flower) is a super food with excellent source of dietary fibres and has many health benefits. These flowers are loaded with magnesium, which improves mood swings and brings down stress levels. It is packed with essential minerals like protein, potassium, calcium, copper, phosphorus and iron. 

INGREDIENTS:

• Vazhaipoo (Banana blossom) - 3 cups chopped
• Tamarind - half the size of a lemon
• Cooked black channa dhal - 1/2 cup
• Toor dhal - 1/4 cup
• Cooked gram dhal (kadalai paruppu) - 2 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Salt - to taste

To fry in oil and dry grind to a powder:

• Oil - 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper - 6 nos.
• Gram dhal - 1 tablespoon
• Urad dhal - 1 tablespoon
• Dry red chillies - 2 or 3
• Coconut scraped - 3 tablespoons
• Hing - a small berry sized

To temper:

• Oil - 1 tsp.
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
• Split urad dhal - 1/2 tsp.
• Curry leaves - a sprig

 

METHOD:

Clean and chop banana blossoms as said here. Pressure cook toor dhal, mash and keep aside. Cook black chenna dal and gram dhal separately with turmeric powder. When cooked, drain the water completely and keep aside. Soak tamarind in water and extract juice from it. Keep aside.

Fry the items(except coconut) given in "To fry in oil and grind to a paste". Dry grind to a coarse powder.

Heat oil in the same kadai, add tempering items, when golden brown, add squeezed banana blossoms, add turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Add little water, cook covered and when half done, add mashed tur dhal, cooked kala chenna and gram dal, pour in the tamarind extract and allow it to boil for a while until raw smell diffuses. Now add ground powder. Allow it to boil until thick.

Vazhaipoo pitlai (Banana blossom) pitlai is ready to be served with hot rice and ghee.

BROKEN WHEAT PONGAL RECIPE / DALIA PONGAL RECIPE / LAPSI PONGAL RECIPE

Broken wheat pongal is a healthy and easy South Indian breakfast dish prepared with samba variety  wheat.  It is known as Dalia in Hindi. I make this during vrat days. This dish is bachelor friendly and a healthy substitute for rice as well.
NOTE:  Vegans can avoid ghee and use any plant based oil.

INGREDIENTS:

• Broken wheat - 1/2 cup 
• Moong dal - 1/2 cup 
• Black pepper - 1/8 tsp. 
• Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp. 
• Grated ginger - 1 tsp 
• Asafoetida 
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt - to taste 
• Curry leaves 

To temper:

• Oil - 1 tablespoon 
• Ghee - 1 tablespoon 
• Pepper-jeera powder - 2 tsp

 

METHOD:

• Heat a pan and dry roast broken wheat until it becomes white.
• Dry roast moong dal until hot.
• Wash both dal and broken wheat, drain and keep aside.
• Take a vessel, add water and all ingredients, mix well and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.
• When the pressure is released, take out the vessel, add pepper-jeera powder to the pongal. Heat oil and ghee and pour on top of it. Mix well. Serve hot with any chutney of your choice.