Rava Ladoo -- Indian Cooking Challenge

Indian cooking challenge is the event started by srivalli where in she features a recipe all the members have to prepare it and post it before the deadline.I came to know about this from my dear friend rekha.

Ingredients:-

Rava / Semolina - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 25 gms
Milk - 25 ml
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Cashew nuts - 10 whole nuts
Raisins - 10 nos
Grated fresh coconut - 25 gms

Method:-

1.Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai, roast cashew nuts and raisins.
2.Roast the coconut. Keep aside.
3.Add the remaining ghee and roast the Rava till nice aroma starts coming.
4.In a bowl take all the roasted Rava, Nuts, Coconut and add the Cardamom powder.
5.Then add the sugar. Mix well.Then slowly add the warm milk into the bowl. Check if you are able to gather as balls. When you find that milk added is enough to get you laddos, transfer it back to the kadai and cook in sim for 2 mins. Mix well and then cover it and let it rest for 2 mins. Then immediately make balls or laddoos.

PS.I followed srivalli recipe.But when i started making the balls milk was not enough so i sprinkled 4-5 tbsp of hot milk and made the ladoos.

This laboo is my entry to indian-cooking-challenge

Gongura Mutton-- Mutton cooked in sorrel leaves

Ingredients:-

Mutton 1/2kg
Red sorrel leaves/gongura 1 1/2 cup
onions, finely chopped 2
Green chillis slited 3
Coriander pwd 1 tbsp
Cumin pwd 1tsp
Garam masala pwd 1tbsp
Oil 4 tbsp

For marination:
Curd 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt as per taste
Red chilli pwd 1 tbsp
Juice of small lemon



Method:-

*Marinate mutton pieces in curd, salt, turmeric pwd, chilli pwd, ginger garlic paste and lemon juice and keep aside for half an hour.

*Pressure cook till the mutton is half cooked

*Heat oil in a vessel,add onions and green chillis and saute till transparent.

*Add the sauted onions to the half cooked mutton and cook on high heat for 3-4 mts.

*Add coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder and mix well. Add a cup of water and adjust salt.

*Bring to a boil and reduce heat and cook for another 10-12 mts.

*Add the washed gongura leaves by roughing tearing them and mix well.

*Close the cooker with a lid and cook till the mutton pieces are soft and well cooked and the leaves have blended well with the mutton masala base.

*Serve hot with rice or roti

Mixed Fruit Halwa

Ingredients:-


Ripe mango pulp 1 cup

Pineapple peeled and chopped finely 1 cup

Green grapes seedless and finely chopped 1 cup

Banana ripe finely chopped 1

Sugar 1-1/2 cup


Method:-

Cook all the fruits together on low heat till very soft and pulpy.

Add sugar and continue to cook till it begins to leave the sides.

Let it cook and then chill.

Serve cold.

This halwa goes to srivalli's Mango Mela