Paala Undrallu or Undralla Payasam - How to make Paala Undrallu - Vinayaka Chavithi Special Recipe - Sweet Dessert Festival Recipe

Paala Undrallu also called as Undralla payasam is sweet dessert recipe prepared with rice flour,sugar  and milk.This recipe is specially prepared on Vinayaka Chavithi and offered to lord Ganapathi.

Paala Undrallu 

Ingredients:

For the rice balls:

Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Pinch of salt
Water - 1 cup

 For the sauce:

Milk - 1 1/2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Grated fresh coconut - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation method:

• In a pan add water,ghee and salt .bring it to boil 
• Add rice flour to it and mix it well to prevent lumps.
• Reduce the flame to low and cook for 2 min or till it forms a dough consistency
• Turn off the flame and let it cool down a little
• When it is warm, grease your palms and knead it
• Make a soft dough & cover it to prevent it from drying
• Grease your palms again & make small balls with dough
• Cover them till you use to prevent them from drying
• Heat the milk in a wide pan
• Add sugar and grated fresh coconut and let it boil for 2 minutes
• Now slowly add the prepared rice balls to the boiling milk
• Let it cook on a medium flame for 5 - 7 minutes
• Stir occasionally
• Add the cardamom powder & stir 
• Turn off the flame 
• Serve warm or cold.

Paramannam - Indian Sweet Rice Pudding Recipe - Easy to make Naivedyam - Festival Recipe

Paramannam also called as Annam Payasam. It is a sweet rice pudding dish prepared for offering(Naivedyam) to God specially on festivals.After it is offered to God it becomes Prasadam.
Paramannam can be served hot or cold.Its easy to make and tasty. Takes less time and ingredients to prepare.Its prepared with rice, milk and sugar or jaggery.

Paramannam 

Ingredients:

Washed & drained raw rice - 1/2 cup
Jaggery or sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1 litre
Salt - pinch
Green cardamom powder - 1/4 th tsp
Roasted cashew nuts & raisins - few(roasted in ghee)

Preparation method:

• Soak rice in water for 15 min
• Boil milk & add soaked rice to it.cook on low flame untill the rice is soft
• Add sugar, pinch of salt and cardamom powder, stir well till it becomes thick. Turn off the heat 
• If your using jaggery in the place of sugar - you should melt the jaggery. In a pan add little water & add grated jaggery to it. heat it on low flame, keep stirring till jaggery melts and becomes sticky. turn off the heat. let it cool 3-4 min.then add this to cooled & cooked rice.
• Add roasted cashew nuts & raisins to it
• Serve it hot or cold.

Atukula Ladoo - How to make Atukula Ladoo - Poha Ladoo - Beaten Rice Snacks Recipe

Atukula ladoo is a delicious and healthy recipes. its easy to make and takes less time. atukula ladoo can be prepared for any festival.this recipe is mostly prepared on Gokula Ashtami . Yummy sweet snacks recipe can be served to kids too.

Atukula Ladoo

Ingredients :

Atukulu/poha - 1 cup
Sugar powder - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 3 tbsp or as required
Almonds powder - as required(roasted in ghee)
Cashew nuts powder - as required(roasted in ghee)
Raisins roasted in ghee - according to taste


Preparation method:

• Dry roast atukulu for a min till its hot. Do not over roast or brown it. Turn off the flame & keep it aside to cool
• After it cool, grind it ot a fine powder and keep it aside
• Transfer this into mixing bowl 
• add sugar powder, cardamom powder, alomond powder, cashew nuts & raisins, mix it well
• Add hot ghee to the atukulu ladoo mixture & mix it well
• Now grease your hands with ghee so that the ladoo mix does not stick. When it is warm make ladoos
• atukula ladoos are ready to serve.

Semiya/vermicelli Ladoo Recipe - Tasty and Simple Semiya Ladoo Recipe - How to prepare Semiya Ladoo

Semiya ladoo is a simple and unique sweet snack recipe. Its easy to make and tastes yummy. Takes less time and ingredients.

Ingredients :

Semiya/vermicelli - 1 cup
Condensed milk - as required
Roasted raisins & cashew nuts (crushed) - few
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation method :

• In a pan add ghee and semiya, roast semiya till it turns golden brown color 
• Now condensed milk ,cardamom powder & roasted raisins & cashew nuts (crushed) to it. keep Stirring
• Cook till the moisturizer evaporates. Turn off the flame
• Grease your palms with ghee & start making ladoos when the ladoo mixer is warm 
• Semiya ladoos are ready to serve.

Semiya/vermicelli Ladoo

Brown Rice Ladoo - How to make Brown Rice Ladoo - Simple and Quick Brown Rice Snack Recipe

Easy to make and tasty ladoo recipe.Its a nutritional and healthy snack which can be given to kids too.Its prepared with brown rice & jaggery. Brown rice ladoos require very less ingredients and consumes less time. Brown rice ladoo recipe with step by step instructions and photos.

Brown rice ladoo

Ingredients:

Brown rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup or according to taste
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Deseeded & crushed cardamom - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 1 1/2 tbsp
Almonds powder - as required
Cashew nuts powder - as required

Preparation method:

• In a heavy pan or kadai, add 1 tbsp ghee & brown rice, roast on medium flame 

•  keep stirring & roast till its color changes slightly &  puff up a little.Turn off the flame & keep it aside to cool
• After it cools down, grind it to a fine powder 
• Now transfer this to a mixing bowl. 
• Add grated fresh coconut,almond powder,cashew nuts powder & cardamom powder. keep it aside. 

• In a pan add  jaggery and little water keep stirring & cook it on medium flame till jagerry melts & comes to a boil .turn off the flame.

• Now take the rice mixer, add jaggery syrup slowly keep mixing it with spatula while adding the syrup,mix well 

• Now grease your palms with ghee so that the ladoo mix does not stick. When it is little warm make ladoos

Brown rice ladoos are ready to serve. They can be stored for 15 days.

Modak - Ganesh Chaturthi Special Recipe- How to make steamed sweet Modaks - Madak-rice flour dumpilngs with sweet coconut stuffing Steamed Modaks

Modak is a unique Maharashtrian recipes offered to lord Ganesh on first day of  Vinayaka Chaturthi .Its prepared with rice flour & sweet coconut stuffing. Modaks are steamed sweet rice flour dumplings. This dish is Lord Ganapathi's favorite dish.

Steamed Sweet Modak

Ingredients :

Rice flour - 2 cups(rice flour used is finer than regular rice flour specially available for modak)     Water - 2 cups

Salt - a pinch

Ghee - 2  tbsp

 For Stuffing :

Jaggery - 1 cup

Grated fresh coconut - 2 cups

Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp (optional)

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Oil as required

Preparation Method ;

• Take a pan, add jaggery, 1 tbsp ghee & poppy seeds, mix these ingredients well & cook it on medium flame. let the jaggery melt 
• Add grated coconut to it keep mixing & cook it till its moisturizer evaporates. Now turn off the heat, transfer this mixer to another bowl & keep it aside to cool
• Now take another pan add 2 cups water, pinch of salt ,1 tbsp ghee cover it with lid & cook it till water comes to a boil 
• Add rice flour & mix it. Cover it & cook it on low flame.
• Now transfer this to a plate & knead it while it is hot by applying little water to your palms. Make a smooth dough 
• Divide the dough into little larger than lemon size & shape them into balls 
• To shape balls to modak, grease your palms with oil
•  Using your thumb gently press & shape it into a katori as shown in the pic

• Once its done put some coconut stuffing in the center & pinch its sides. Atleast 5 times. Now press all the edges & join them in the top to give the shape as shown in the above pic.
• There should not be any cracks on the modak.

• You can also use Modak moulds to make them
• Now steam the modak for 10 min 
• Modaks are ready to serve.

Masala kichidi - How To Cook Easy And Tasty Masala kichidi - Indian Rice Recipe

masala kichidi

Ingredients: 

Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Rice - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped tomato - 1
Finely chopped onion - 1
Chopped & boiled vegetables (potatoes,green peas,french beans,carrots) - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Regular salt to taste
Black salt - 1/2 tsp
Dry red chillies -2
Cloves - 2-3
Cinnamon - 2-3
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves

Preparation method : 

• Add moong dal ,rice,2 cups of water & turmeric powder powder. pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles
• Heat 1 1/2 tbsp of ghee in apan, once hot add cumin sedds, cinnamon,coves & dry red chillies
• Now add chopped onion, garlic paste, coriander leaves, tomato chopped, garam masala, red chilli powder, black salt & regular salt, cook it till rawness of tomato is gone
• Add boiled moong dal & rice to it, add little water mix it well
• add chopped boiled mixed vegetables (potatoes, green peas, french beans & carrots). Any vegetables of your choice can be added like cauliflower, sprouts etc
• Add little more water as required & cook it for 5 min
• Garnish with coriander leaves, Serve hot with roasted papad and mango pickle.