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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.