Javvarisi Payasam/Sabudana Kheer

Prep Time:5 m + soaking time  Cook Time:20 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Javvarisi - 1/2 cup(soaked for 30 m)

Sugar      - 1/4 cup

Milk        - 1 cup

Ghee       - 1 tblsp

Nuts        - as desired

Raisins     - as desired

Method

• Wash and soak javvarisi for thirty minutes.Boil water in a vessel and add soaked sabudana/javvarisi and cook until the the pearls are soft.
                         
  
  
• Now add milk and sugar to this and stir well in medium flame.Meanwhile fry nuts and raisins in ghee.Transfer to serving bowls and top with nuts and raisins.
                             
                                 
  

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• Add sugar according to taste.
• Add more milk if desired.After adding milk the pearls will be transparent.
• Add brown sugar or jaggery as per desire.

Idli Laddoo

Ingredients

Idli        -  6(referigerated & crumbled)

Ghee     -  2 tblsp

Jaggery  - 1/4 cup(grated)

Coconut - 1/4 cup(grated)

Nuts & Raisins - as desired

Method

• Heat ghee in a pan and add raisins and remove them once they pop up and then roast the nuts(cashew,pista,almond).
  
• Add grated coconut and raisins.To this add the finely crumbled idlis and mix them well.
       
• Add the grated jaggery,give it a good mix and shape into small balls when the mixture is hot.

                

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• A simple healthy dessert for kids.
• Even after hours the laddoos were smooth and intact.
• It can be had as puttu before shaping into balls and this consumes less ghee.
• Referigerating idlis help in easy crumbling.Leftovers are best suited.

Rawa Kesari/Sooji Halwa

Ingredient	Quantity
Rawa/Sooji	1 cup
Milk+water	3 cups
Sugar	1/2 cup
Ghee	2 tblsp
Nuts and raisins	few
Orange/yellow food colour	a pinch

Cooking Steps

• Heat a tablespoon of ghee in a pan and roast rawa till the smell wafts out and set this aside.
  

  
• Heat the remaining ghee in the pan and roast the nuts and raisins.Add milk+water to this and bring it to a boil.
    
• Add food colour to this and mix well.(you can also dissolve it in milk and add).Now gradually add roasted rawa stirring with one hand while adding with the other to ensure that no lumps are formed.
    
• Once rawa is cooked add sugar and stir well.Add more ghee if desired and serve hot.
    
  
  

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• A sweet that can be made in a jiffy.
• The colours look different just because of variations in light.
• The ratio of milk and water can be added as per individual taste.

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Sweet Corn Halwa

Ingredient	Quantity
Sweet corn	2 cups
Milk	1 1/2 cup
Sugar	1/4 cup
Ghee	3 tblsp
Nuts	few
Cardamom Powder	1/4 tsp(optional)

Cooking Steps

• Grind sweet corn with half a cup of milk into a paste.Heat ghee in a pan and add the sweet corn paste and add the remaining milk and stir continuously.
  

     
• Add sugar when the mixture swirls in the pan and stir well for five more minutes.Sprinkle cardamom powder and garnish with nuts(cashew,almond,pista) fried in ghee.
     

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• You can use fresh or frozen sweet corn.
• A delicious sweet which consumes less sugar.
• Healthy for kids as well.

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Cashew Cocoa Balls

Ingredient	Quantity
Cashew	1 cup
Sugar	1/2 cup
Cocoa Powder	1 tblsp
Ghee	to grease

Method

• Powder cashewnut.Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup of one string consistency.
  

                     
• Add cocoa powder and powdered cashew to the sugar syrup and stir well for few minutes and when it swirls in the pan transfer to a tray greased with ghee.Make small balls or let it cool well and cut into pieces.
       

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• Kids would love this chocolate balls.
• This can be cut into pieces like katli as well.Let it cool well or referigerate to get fine pieces.
• Anyway kids would love them as balls. 
• The sugar syrup should form a string when you touch between your thumb and index finger.

Bread Halwa

Ingredient	Quantity
Bread	4 slices
Milk	2 cups
Sugar	1/4 cup
Ghee	2 tblsp
Coconut Milk Powder/grated	1 tblsp
Cashew	few

Method

• Cut the bread slices into small pieces and fry in ghee till they are golden brown.
  

     
• Now add milk and the bread will absorb milk.Keep stirring in slow flame till all milk has been absorbed.This will take about fifteen minutes.Add coconut milk powder or fresh grated coconut.

            

• Add sugar,stir well and finally add cashews fried in ghee.

            

     

                          

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• A simple dessert that can be prepared so easily.
• After adding milk continue stirring to avoid burning of  milk.
• Fry the coconut in ghee if using fresh grated coconut.
• I used maggi coconut milk powder and I loved the flavour of coconut.

Nutri Laddu

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Peanut	1 tblsp
Roasted Gram	1 tblsp
Cashew,Badam,Pista	few each(4-6)
Grated Coconut	1 tblsp
Grated Jaggery	1 tblsp
Ghee	1 tsp

Cooking Steps

• Dry roast the peanuts and let them cool for a while.Now gently rub them with your palms and the skin will come off.
  

  

  
  

• Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew,badam and pista.Add coconut and give it a toss too in ghee.
  

                      

  
  
• Add grated jaggery to this mixture and powder them all together.
                           
  
  
• Take a small portion and shape into laddoos.
  

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• A nutrition packed laddu for kids.
• The choice and quantity  of nuts can be varied as per taste.

Ragi Puttu

Ingredients

Ingredients	Quantity
Ragi Flour	1 cup
Sugar	1/4 cup
Ghee	2 tbl spn

Cooking Steps

• Heat one tea spoon of ghee and add ragi flour.
  
• Fry this in medium flame by adding the remaining ghee little by little till it changes colour.This will take about 8 to 10 minutes.
  
  
  
• Now add sugar and fry for 2 to 3 minutes in low flame till the sugar mixes well with the fried flour.

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• Jaggery can be used instead of sugar.
• Sugar coats with the flour and this gives a crunchiness.
• All ghee can be added at the first step.Am adding in portions just for even mixing.