Can somebody give me the recipe for the Kerala Black halwa?
Thank you,
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Can somebody give me the recipe for the Kerala Black halwa?
Thank you,
Sorry, Indu & Priya..little busy with my kids and daily schedule..so, could not spend a long time with forumhub at all!!
Hello sjeya,
I saw a recipe for black halwa(not sure whether it is kerala based or not)in the old thread contributed by Mrs.Soma.
Tried one of her recipe called pumpkin payasam and no need to say, it was great; so, why dont you try her halwa recipe?
Dear sjeya, I am glad that my late mother-in-laws recipe is still talked about. Yes this is a kerala based halwa. You can try it.
Thanks
BLACK HALWA
Ingredients.
500 grms rice flour
400 grms finely grated jaggery
2 litres coconut milk from 2 coconuts
1 tsp cardamon powder
50 grms chopped cashew nut
50 grms melted ghee
a big pinch of salt
Method:
Mix the flour, milk and jaggery.
Dissolve the jaggery and pass through a muslin or a strainer.
Put the mixture in a big wok,with cardamond powder, chopped nuts,
Salt, and cook on a slow fire, stirring all the time, till the mixture turns thick.
( The fire has to be slow to allow the flour to be cooked )
Add the ghee and continue cooking, till the mixture leaves the sides of the wok.
A small portain of halwa rolled between the thumb and forefingers forms a non-sticky ba#ll.
Put in a well- greased tray, level the surface, set aside to turn cold.
Cut into small squares when cold.
It’s hard work, but the end result will be sweet.
Hello Kavitha,
Are you my dear sister Late Mrs.Soma's daughter in law?
Hi R,
Waiting to get more sun tv recipes from u
Sorry for this loooooong break...
Macaroni Casserole:
First layer:
Tinned beans(kidney beans) 1 cup
jeera powder 1 tsp
garlic 3 to 4 flakes
butter 2 tsp
onion 1/2 cup
capsicum 1
chilli powder 1 tbsp
salt to taste
Heat butter, add onion, capsicum saute well. Once the color changes into brown, add tinned or fresh cooked beans alongwith salt, jeera powder, chilli powder. Mix well. Keep aside.
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Second Layer:
Macaroni 1 cup
cream 1/4 cup
grated cheese 1/4 cup
tomato sauce 2 tsp
bread fried pieces 1 cup
tomato 1/2 cup
capsicum 1
onion 1/2
garlic 3 to 4 flakes
chilli powder 1 tsp
Heat 2 tsp of butter or oil, add onion, capsicum. Once it turns into brown, add tomato alongwith salt, chilli powder and garlic flakes. Mix well. Let it cook for some time.
Earlier, cook macaroni in a large amount of water with a tsp of salt and a tsp of oil. Once it is soft, drain the water completely and wash under the running cold water so that it will not stick to each other. Keep aside.
In the above cooked onion mixture, add the cooked macaroni and tomato sauce, mix well. Keep aside.
Now comes to the final part.
Pour the first layer on a microwaveable vessel, spread bread pieces, grated cheese and on top of these things, pour the macaroni mixture(second layer).
Garnish with cream, cheese and microwave for 3 to 4 mts or until the cheese is melted.
Some tips for the above dish:
Except for the last mixing portion, rest, can cook on the gas stove or microwave; whichever is fine.
If you dont want, can reduce the quantity of kidney beans since it is a very filling dish and cant enjoy the macaroni(i made that mistake).
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Pasta palak crumble:
Pasta 250 g
Paneer grated 1 cup
palak leaves 1 cup
tomato puree 1/2 cup
grated cheese 2 tbsp
pepper powder 2 tbsp
butter or oil 1 tbsp
salt to taste
Heat oil/butter, add tomato puree, boil. Once the raw smell goes off partially, add the grated paneer, cheese and cook for some time till they all gets mixed up. Keep aside.
Heat oil, add finely cut palak leaves cook well. Once it is soft, add the cooked pasta mix well with enough amount of salt. Add the above cooked tomato mixture, pepper powder and salt. Mix well and cook for 5 mts. Switch off the gas.
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Here is a dish based on pasta which is not from SUN TV. Recently, went to a party and this simple dish inspired me and my kids. So, would like to share the same with you people.
Simple pasta:
Pasta 1 cup
onion 1 small
sambar powder 1 tsp
garam masala powder 1 tsp
haldi 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
oil/ghee
To grind:
tomato 1 big
ginger 1 small piece
garlic 1 to 2 flakes
Heat oil, add finely cut onion and haldi saute well. Once the color slightly changes, add the ground paste and stir well till the smell completely disappears.
Add the cooked pasta with enough salt, powders, mix well.
Though it seems to be a simple dish, but a tasty one.
VARIATION: Can add vegetables like fresh finely cut carrot & capsicum.
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Will soon meet you with assorted cum tested recipes....bye...
Hi R,
Nice to have you back .
I tried your pasta {simple party dish} as soon as I read your posting, and it has now become a firm favourite with my children. You know, it is not easy getting my kids to like some food, but since they gave the 'thumbs up' I was totally surprised & delighted too ! Thanks for taking the time to post such different recipes.
One tiny quesiton, Are all the recipes under this Suntv category, from Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam's morning show or from other programmes as well ?
Bye,
Indu.
Hi Indu,
Nice that yr kid too loved it. I agree that it is difficult to satisfy our kids' needs. Though my daughter is just 2 1/2, she is very particular in choosing her dish!!
Anyways, most of the recipes are from Mangayar choice(morning programme) and a few are from Sunday programme too. But, in the sunday programme, I note down only vegetarian recipes.
And, if I happen to hear or read any unique and tasty recipes(so far, mentioned only a couple of recipes), I would share it here after experimenting at home.
FYI, not only Mrs.Revathy, her sister and many other ladies are also sharing their recipes in this morning programme.
Here comes a list of assorted recipes..Starting with, cabbage thuvayal which goes with rice, idly and dosa.
Cabbage thuvayal:
Cabbage 1 cup
green chillies 2
coconut 1/2 cup
roasted gram 2 tsp
ginger 1 inch
garlic 1 or 2 flakes
tamarind and salt
Heat a tsp of oil, add cabbage saute well. When the color changes, add chillies and other ingredients saute well. Once they all mixed up and cabbage is cooked, remove. Once it is cold, grind them.
Alteration: Can substitute or add equal amount of red and green chillies.
Gatta rice: (MRS.REVATHY'S RECIPE)
Basmathi rice 2 cups
besan flour 1 cup
haldi 1 tsp
garam masala 1 tsp
jeera 1 tsp
ghee 1 tbsp
chilli powder 2 tsp
tomato 5
green chillies 2
oil and salt
Mix besan flour, chilli powder, jeera or jeera powder, haldi and salt with 2 tbsp of oil well. Add enough water to make a stiff dough. Take a ball sized dough and roll into thick oval shaped rope.
Boil water in a wide vessel so that the long rope can sit and cook without breaking. When the water starts boiling, drop the roll. After 5 to 10 mts, the original color of besan dough will change slightly and by that time, it should be cooked. Now, the time to switch off the gas. Drain the water and once it is little warm, cut them into pieces like slicing carrot. . Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and put all the cold pieces. Since it is already cooked in water, dont have to fry for a long time or no need to deep fry. Just 2 tsp of oil is enough. Once the frying is done, keep aside. The pieces are called gatta.
Now comes to the gravy part-heat oil/ghee, add jeera, chillies, sliced tomatoes saute well. Add garam masala, haldi, chilli powder and salt, mix well. Once the raw smell disappears, add gatta, cooked rice and mix well. Keep the fire in sim and cook for some time.
Tips:
Instead of adding tomato alone, you can add one onion too for the above recipe so that the qty will come more and the gravy will also be thick.
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Variation for gatta:
This is not from SUN TV; have taken it from my file.
While making gatta, with the besan mixture, can add 1 finely cut onion, 1 green chilly(for flavor), dhania powder 1 tsp and as usual procedure.
Definitely, this will make difference.
And, you can even omit rice portion. Can have just the gravy with gatta alone. But, after putting the gatta in the gravy, let them boil for 5 mts and now, it is ready to eat.
Here is a simple and tasty curry where it goes with rice or can eat as a salad.
Sweet & sour cabbage
Cabbage 100 g grated
tomato 2
onion 2
apple 2
green chillies 1
pepper 1 tsp
cinnamon 1 tsp
ghee 1 tbsp
sugar 1 tsp
lemon juice 1 tsp
salt
Heat ghee/oil, add cut onion, tomato and apple fry well. cook till they are done. Add sugar, salt, chillies, pepper powder & cinnamon mix well. Add cooked cabbage and squeeze juice. Mix well and done with cooking.
Suggestion:
You can omit chillies if you are serving kids. Pepper powder is enough. Half cooking is more than enough when it comes to all vegetables including cabbage becoz the crunchiness will give you extra taste when you chew with apple & tomato. Without sugar, it will be good.
Bread dosa:
Hope yr kids will like this dosa since my son loved it and the texture will be soft.
white bread fresh 5
boiled rice 200 g(1 cup)
moong dal 1/2 cup
milk 1/2 cup
pepper 2 tsp
coriander leaves/curry leaves little
oil and salt.
Grind all the above to a thick and little coarse paste. After 30 mts, start making like our regular dosa or adai.
If you want, can add any grated vegetables or cut onion. For kids, can make tiny dosa instead of bigger one.
Kadai paneer:
Here is a simple recipe, but a yummy one.
Onion 1 + 1/2
capsicum 1 + 1/2
tomato 1
red chillies 2
jeera 1 tsp
non-fried paneer pieces 1/2 cup
ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
chili powder 1 tsp
haldi 1/2 tsp
garam masala 1/2 tsp
salt
Heat oil, add big pieces of onion(1/2) and capsicum(1/2) fry well. Once it is half cooked, keep aside. This is for garnishing. So, it should be crunchy.
Heat oil, add jeera, chillies, ginger garlic paste saute well. Add onion with haldi, stir well. Put tomato, chilli powder stir more. Add fried or non-fried paneer pieces, garam masala mix well.
Finally garnish with the fried onion and capsicum.
Can anyone send me the recipies of Revathy Shanmugam
my e-mail address is: pms2403@yahoo.com
Also if the village recipes/Non-veg/microwave cooking/tips, tips recipes that come on Sunday Samaiyal
Hi R
Great job.. I tried out the "paragikai halwa" recipe posted .. The taste was amazing.
Surprisingly ...looks like I left it on the stove for a slightly longer duration than required and the consistency was just right to make burfis.
My "pumpkin Burfis" were a big hit at a B'day party.Thanks to you.
Regards
Sowmya
Hi sowmya,
Pls dont thank me becoz it is not my recipe. Just I am here a contributor.
But, thank you for conveying the information that it can be made as burfi too which did not know.
Bye.
Rest of assorted dishes are continuing..
1-2-3 uttappam:
Raw rice 3 cups
Poha 1 cup
curd 2 cups
onion 1 cup
grated carrot 2 tbsp
green chillies 3
baking soda 1/2 tsp
salt and oil.
Soak, rice and poha with curd for 2 hrs. If they are not immersed properly, you can add more water to an inch above the level of rice. Grind them to fine paste without draining the water. Add salt and baking soda, let them ferment.
The reason of adding baking soda is to compensate the urad dal's place.
Make small size of uttappam for kids. Pour some oil on the edges of uttappam. You dont have to flip over to the other side. While it is getting cooked, garnish with grated carrot and tiny pieces of onion. You can even close it with a lid so that it will cook faster.
variation: Take grated cheese or paneer, finely cut coriander leaves and garnish with the above so that you will be getting colorful uttappam.
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Bottlegourd mint raitha (MRS.REVATHY)
Bottlegourd grated 1 cup
mint 1/4 cup
curd 1 cup
tomato 2
sugar 1/2 tsp
jeera powder 1/4 tsp
black salt 1 tsp
salt.
Grate the vegetable and steam cook for 5 mts. Take the vessel out and cool completely. Add remaining things to the vegetable. Before serving to 10 minutes, mix them with curd.
Points to note:
While I was making, did not add black salt. Instead of mint leaves,you can even add mint leaves powder. Either way, the taste will be better. Though it looks very simple, it is really good for health.
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Red tomato apple chutney
onion 1
tomato 3
apple 2
chilli powder 1 tsp
oil and salt.
Peel the skin of apple and cut into small pieces.
Heat oil, add cut onion and saute. Put tomato and fry more. Now, add chilli powder, salt and apple. cook for some time till the apple is soft(will take a couple of mts only). At this stage, mash them gently with the laddle itself.
For pani puris, instead of all chutneys, can try the above chutney which is delicious and healthy.
I tried using this chutney in sandwiches and it was yummy. Good for kids and adults!
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kaara vada paniyaram:
Rice 1 1/2 cup
urad dal 1/2 cup
soaked channa dal 1/4 cup
hing
mustard 1 tsp
chilli powder 1 tsp
curry leaves 1 sprig
salt
Soak rice and dal for 2 hrs separately and grind together to idly batter consistency. If you want, can add little amt of water. Ferment for 8 to 10 hrs.
Once the fermentation is over, add soaked channa dal(1 hr soaking time is enough) without water, salt and chilli powder.
Heat oil, add mustard, curry leaves and once it start spluttering, pour them to the batter. Add hing and mix well. Now, take the paniyaram kal and start making paniyaram with this batter.
The sourness n the color will make you to eat more.
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Andhra potato curry:
This curry tastes really good and totally different from our usual onion, tomato etc. etc.stuff...
channa dal, thoor dal & dhania 1 tbsp each
red chillies 3 to 4
sesame seed 2 sp
pepper 1/2 tsp
jeera 1 tsp
curry leaves 1 sprig
Dry fry dals, chillies and after few mts, add sesame seed, pepper, jeera fry more; finally, add curry leaves, stir and when it is cold, powder nicely.
Main ingredients:
Potato 4
garlic 2 flakes
onion 1 med.,
curry leaves 1 sprig
salt
coriander leaves
Heat oil, add finely cut garlic flakes and when the color changes, add onion. Once it is brown, add curry leaves and cubed shaped cooked potato with salt. Mix all of them well. Add 2 spoon of the roasted powder from the above and mix well with the curry.
Garnish with curry leaves and enjoy with any rice/roti.
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Hi R
Have you been collecting Mrs.Revathi Shanmugam's recipes from "Aval Vikatan"?Do you have the older ones?Can you please send it across to my email id...lakshmyanand@yahoo.com?You can send me the tamil version?
regds
Sowmya
Hi Sowmya,
Have sent her recipe collections to yr id. Acknowledge me the receipt. I did not save her recipes in tamil font..sorry..
Bye.
Hai R
I would also like to have the collection of Revathy Shanmugams recepies . I have the recent ones from Aval Vikatan . Can you please mail them to prkukeer@gmail.com
Thanks in advance
Priyaa
HI R,
IT'S ME PEARL AGAIN - DO U HAVE MRS. MANO'S RECIPE COLLECTION? IF SO, COULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO MAIL IT TO ME @ pms2403@yahoo.com
THANX
BEST REGARDS,
PEARL
Hello
Can any one tell me ,if we can get Milk powder here in US, if so which brand can be bought to make sweets, or else what is the substitute
Thanks
Priya
There is one brand called Nedo which is a heavier one. When I was in UAE, saw many people were using this brand. I also personally prepared some sweets using this brand and the taste will be rich.
And, there is one called Milk mava powder(in the pack itself, it says like this); guess it is lighter than the above. Anyways, check these two out in Indian stores.
If you are in NJ, you will get frozen khoa in Patel brothers.
To the following ids, have sent Mrs.Revathy's recipes once again.
pms2403@yahoo.com; prkukeer@gmail.com;
Get back to me once you get the attachments...
Bye.
Can I have Mrs.revathys recipes...
my mail id
svasu_ani@yahoo.com
Hello R,
Thanks a lot for the recipes. I got it.
rsankar.
hi pls send to my id also thankx in advance my id is dewhoneycream27@yahoo.com
Hi
Can someone post the recipes to my email too.
saji.anil@gmail.com
Regards
Saji.
I have sent the recipe collection to honeydew, saji and anitha. There is one file of Mrs.Revathy's which has tamil fonts. Since dont know whether you guys can read tamil or not, did not send it across. Let me know if you want the same or not.
And, friends, I have started putting the name of Mrs.Revathy whichever her recipe is. For example, bottlegourd mint raitha, gatta rice are her recipes' only.
Slowly, have to do for rest of the recipes, only if I remember. But, for future recipes, will mention her name without fail since there are many people who is willing to try her recipes.
Thanks and Bye.
Hello Priyaa,
can u specify which one do you have so that can send the rest and do u want the recipes in tamil too?
Hello R
Thanks for the recipes ,I got them . I only have Revathys 30 Kurmas and Thuvayals. Tamil is no problem for me , you can send them. And thanks for the milk powder reply too. I live in Rhode Island ,and I dont think so the Indian Grocers carry them. Any way I will try for them when I go to CT, or MA.
Thanks
Priya
Hi R,
Thanks for the recipes.... U can send me the tamil one too...my mail id svasu_ani@yahoo.com
Anitha
Please send Mrs.Revathi's recipes to shebaj@hotmail.com
- I can read Tamil.
Thanks.
Hi R,
If u have Mrs.Revathy shanmugam's kurmas and thuvayalas can u please send it to me?My id is gvsugan@hotmail.com...Thanx..
can u tell me where i can buy kova ?I wud like to try the pumpkin halwa.And what kinda pasta shud i have to buy for the pasta palak recipe?Also I have some jalapeno peppers with me ..do u know any recipe for milagai bajji?i just want to know how the filling is prepared..
Regards,
GVB