Rice Modakam Recipe



Modakam

Ingredients for  Rice Modakam

Rice Flour -- 1 cup

Ghee – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Water – 1 cup

Coconut – 2 cups [grated]

Jaggery -- 1 cup

Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Raisins – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Rice Modakam

Heat the jiggery in a thick bottomed pan by adding little water. Add grated coconut, stir continuously and cook till it becomes dry. Add fried raisins and cardamom powder and mix well. Keep aside.

Boil 1 cup of water and add ghee and salt. Add rice flour gradually in to the boiling water and stir quickly so as remove lumps. Remove from the fire and cover the paste and keep aside for 5 minutes. Make the rice paste to tight smooth dough.

Make small balls from the dough. Grease the palms of your hands well. Place a ball on your palm and flatten the ball to form a cup shape. Place 1 tsp of coconut mixture and give the shape of ladoo or another shape that is garlic pod shape

Dip the index finger into the oil and you can give 5-6 pinches on the outside edges of the modakams and bring them together on the top and give the shape of a peak.

Place the all modakams in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Navaratan Curry Recipe

Ingredients for Navaratan Curry Recipe

Cauliflower -- 50m gms [cut into florets]

French Beans – 50 gms [cut into small pieces and boiled]

Capsicum – 1 [sliced]

Potatoes – 2[peel, diced and cooked]

Tomatoes – 2 [pureed]

Green Peas – 30 gms [boiled]

Cottage Cheese – 50 gms [cut into cubes]

Carrots – 2 [par boiled and diced]

Pineapple pieces – 30 gms

Cherries – 10 gms

Chick pea flour – 1 tbsp

Yogurt – 1 cup

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 TSP

Ginger paste – 1 tsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt into taste

Cashew nuts – 5 [fried and crushed]

Raisins – 5

Method of Preparing Navaratn Curry Recipe

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and fry the capsicum slices and remove from the oil and keep aside. Pour 1 tbsp of oil into the pan and add the ginger paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add chick pea flour and fry lightly.

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt. Add tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.

Add yogurt and 1 cup of water and stir. Bring to boil on low flame for 5 minutes. Stir continuously. Add cooked vegetables and pineapple pieces and cook for 2 minutes.

Mix gently and transfer into a serving bowl garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.

Serve hot.

Sweet Potato Desert Vrat Recipe

Sweet Potato drsert is a simple recipe. It is very popular and easy to prepare

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Desert

Sweet Potatoes – 2 [boil, peel and mashed]

Condensed milk – 2 cups

Honey -- 3 tbsp

Butter – 1 tbsp

Coconut – 1 cup [grated]

Method of Preparing sweet potato desert

Mix the mashed potatoes with honey, condensed milk. Melt the butter and sauté the grated coconut little browned.

Place the mixture in a greased oven dish and baked at 350°F for 1 hour.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with browned coconut.

Kaddu Ka Raita [Pumpkin Raita] Fasting Recipe

 People who want to lose their weight in this fasting period should choose pumpkin Raita. Diabetic people  need to be careful  feast and fasting syndrome. Pumpkin Raita is good for diabetic people for  fasting  time. It is a simple and good recipe for fasting. Learn how to make Pumpkin Raita for this Navaratri.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Raita

Kaddu [Pumpkin] – 1 cup [peel and grated]
Curd -- 2 cups
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp [roasted and powdered]
Sendha Namak [Rock Salt] to taste
Green Chilies – 2 [chopped]
Coriander leaves -- 1 tbsp [chopped]
Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp
Oil -- 1 tsp

Method of Preparing Kaddu ka  Raita

Boil the grated kaddu with little water and salt. Mix the all the ingredients along with the boiled pumpkin.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and allow to splutter, then add to the Raita.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Serve it chilled

Makhana [Lotus Seeds] Kheer Fasting Recipe

Makhana Kheer is a popular recipe for fasting. It is a Healthy recipe. Makhana Kheer is a good energizer at the fasting time. It is rich in vitamins also. Learn how to make Makhana Kheer in this easy way.

Ingredients for Makhana Kheer

Makhana [Lotus Seeds] – 1 cup
Milk – 1 liter
Sugar – 1/4   cup
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts  – 5 [fried]
Almonds – 5 [chopped]
Pistachio – 4 [chopped]
Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparing Makhana Kheer

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the makhana till crisp. Take out and roughly crush.
Boil the milk on low flame for 5 minutes. Add crushed makhana and continue boiling, until the kheer becomes thick. Stir occasionally.
Add sugar and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove from eths flame and decorate with chopped almonds, fried cashew nuts and chopped pistachio. Serve hot or chilled.

Rabdi Recipe [Navaratri Vrat Recipe]

Rabdi is a popular Indian recipe. It is famous dessert recipe. Learn howto prepare Rabdi In this Navaratri  fasting.

Ingredients for Rabdi

Milk – 5 cups
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts –5 [chopped]
Almonds – 4 [chopped]
Pistachio –4 [chopped]

Method of Preparing Rabdi

Boil the milk in thick bottomed vessel, on low flame, for 15 —20 minutes. Add sugar and continue boiling on low flame until the milk become thick. Stir continuously.
Remove from the fire and add chopped almonds, chopped cashew nuts and pistachio.
 Serve hot or cold.

Aloo Tikki Fasting Recipe

Aloo  Tikki is a popular recipe of northern India. Add  Sendha namak and pepper powder and prepare potato Tikki in this Navaratri fasting time.Learn how to prepare Aloo  Tikki in this easy way.

Ingredients for Potato Tikki

Potatoes – 2
Grnn peas -- 1/4 cup[cooked]
Chopped ginger -- 1 tbsp
Green chillies -- 1 [chopped]
Sendha namak to taste
Green Chilies – 2
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp [chopped]

Method of Preparing Potato Tikki

Boil, peel and mash the potatoes. Add salt and pepper  and knead until properly mixed.
Mash the cooked green peas and add chopped green chillies, salt,chopped coriander leaves  and chopped ginger.
Take small portion of potato and make a  ball.
 Flatten each ball at a round patty and place a small portion of a stuffing in the center and fold the edges together very finely, so that mixture does not come out.. Heat oil in a non stick pan, and shallow fry the potato tikkies, till golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney.

Serve hot