7 Cup Sweet / Chick Pea Burfi

Already a week has gone by in New Year.. It feels like yesterday with all the turmoils happening around the world . Time flies by very fast and we will never know..

We had potluck for New Year, all of us enjoyed by eating and playing all night.. Kids also enjoyed each others company. Overall we had a great time..Hope everybody had a great New Year celebration with what ever you did...Wish You All once again a very Happy New Year...

So, thought to start blogging this year with a sweet. To make this sweet all you need is 7 cups of different ingredients. It is easy and very tasty too.. I have used nuts and raisins as one ingredient. You can make it plain without the nuts or you can add anything else of your choice.

Whenever I make this sweet, my husband always tells it tastes like Mysore Pak and won't stop eating..:-). It is a big hit in my house...

Ingredients:

ಕಡಲೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು / Besan / Gram flour - 1 cup ಹಾಲು / Milk - 1 cup ತುಪ್ಪ / Ghee - 1 cup ಒಣಗಿದ ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ / Dry coconut - 1 cup ಸಕ್ಕರೆ / Sugar - 2 - 3 cups Raisins/Cashew/Almonds - 1 cup (all combined)

Method:

• Take a heavy bottomed non stick pan and add all the above ingredients.
• Keep stirring all together on medium heat.

• Everything will come together and will start leaving the pan.
• Add the batter to a greased pan and allow it to cool for few min.
• Then cut them to required shape, before they dry completely.

I am sending this entry to JFI ChickPea event hosted by MS. Thank You for hosting the event.

PS: You can use the sugar quantity according to your taste. You can use any dry fruits you like eg. tutti fruity, cranberry, or dry pineapple. I like the crunchiness of the nuts, so I use nuts.

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a very "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

Dawning of a New Year...new hopes, new joys, new beginnings ..

Here's wishing each new day brings for you...

Happiness, Prosperity and Continued Success..

Kallepuri Avalakki / Puffed Rice Poha

This is something you can eat as breakfast or as a snack in the evening. Usually in Bangalore, most of them make this as a snack without the veggies. I just added the veggies and made it as a breakfast.

Ingredients: Puffed rice - 6 cups Onion - 1 Potato - 1 small Chillies - 5 Curry Leaves Coriander Leaves - 2 Tb spoon Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Ground nuts - 2 Tb spoon Channa Dhal - 1/2 tsp Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp Peas - 2 Tb spoon Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt Oil - 2 Tb spoon

Method:

• Soak the puffed rice in water for 1 minute.
• Press the puffed rice and remove all the water and keep it aside.
• In a pan, add oil and then mustard seeds.
• When the mustard splutters, add ground nuts, channa dhal and Urad dhal.
• After it is golden brown, add onions, chillies and curry leaves. Fry till the onion is golden brown.
• Then add the veggies, add salt and turmeric powder and fry till they are soft.
• Then add the puffed rice and mix well . Sprinkle coriander leaves on top.
• Serve hot with some lemon juice on top.

Avocado Akki Rotti / Rice Flour Roti

This is one of the favourite breakfast for Bangaloreans. Surprisingly this is not the common menu item in most of the restaurants I have a favourite place in Bangalore called "AraliMane" in Malleshwaram. They make very nice big rotti along with different chutneys.

You can prepare this rotti by adding any vegetables or greens or just plain. This is the season for Avarekayi in Bangalore. Averekalu rotti is famous during this season.

As I had an avocado, thought of adding and trying it out. I did not find any difference in taste. But the rotti was very buttery and soft. So enjoy....

Ingredients:

ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು / Rice flour - 2 cups ಅವಕಾದೋ / Avocado -1 ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ / Onion - 1 ಶುಂಠಿ / Ginger - 1 tsp ಜೀರಿಗೆ / Jeera - 1 tsp ಹಸಿಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ / Chillies - 5 ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಹೂವ್ವ್ / Spring Onion - 1 Packet ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು/ Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು / Curry Leaves ಉಪ್ಪು / Salt Method:

• Mix all the above ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add little warm water to the mixture and mix until the consistency of a dough.
• On a plastic paper apply little oil, then take a ball size of the dough, spread it evenly with hand till it is thin and the size of a chapati.
• Keep dipping your hands in water while spreading to avoid any sticking.
• Fry on a hot tava on both side until brown.

• Serve hot with ghee or coconut chutney or any gravy of your choice or you can serve it by itself.