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[chamy]

Dear R !
Congrats ! you deserve it !Keep up the Good work !
Regards Foodlover

[R]

Thanks, foodlover,anitha, bhargavi, gvb & D.

Nothing would have happened without you guys, so have to thank you only.

Rgds.

[R]

CI, if you see in that way, then, have to say that you are my leader & yr thread is my motivation!!

[R]

Hi arrecipes,

My mother used to make soya dosa, soya vada & add the granules to all kinds of kootu; you can prepare sundal. As Mini had mentioned in Food SOS thread, can make soya gravy like channa masala.

Similar to rasavangi, you can prepare with kathiri soya gravy(south indian style). While you make aval or rava upma, alongwith veggies instead of peanuts, can add cooked soya for a change.

If you want any of these recipes, let me know; will post them.

Since it is not coming out softly, dont buy it nowadays. If you are happy with the texture, let me know so that will start buying the same.

[R]

Hi D,

Will you pls post Mrs.Meenakshi ammal's godhumai halwa whenever find time? As I have Mrs.Mallika's gravy cookery book, pls post the former alone.

Thanks for sharing at the right time!!

Rgds.

[R]

Hi Dev,

Many thanks to you for updating the first page. Of course, it is really useful. Everytime pressing each & every page number was a tedious job.

Long time back, I posted a query related in SOS section and thought that no one responded for the same. Now, I got the answer and million of appreciations from my end.

Rgds.

[dev]

Hi all,

I've updated the index for all recipes posted so far... Hope it'll be useful to U all... Use it & let me know ur suggestions/feedback...

[svasu_ani]

Thanks DEV...

[rain]

congratulations R! on ur thread turning 'sticky'!

regards,
rain

[dsankaran]

Godhumai Halwa

(Recipe taken from Meenakshi Ammal's Samaithu Paar cookbook)

Whole wheat - 2 cups
Cane Sugar - 5 cups
Ghee - 1.5 cups
Cardamom powder - 1.5 tsp
Saffron - a pinch
Milk - 2 tsp
Water - 1.5 cups
Orange food color - a few drops
Cashew nuts - 20 pieces
Almonds - 1 cup

Method

Soak whole wheat overnight. Grind with warm water and extract milk three times (as you would for coconut milk).

Let the wheat milk stand for 5 hrs. The milk will separate out into a thick portion at the bottom and a clear liquid on top.

Throw away the clear portion. Save the thick milk.

Make sugar syrup to one thread consistency by adding 1.5 cups of water to 5 cups of sugar on medium heat.

Soak almonds, peel and grind into a thick paste.

Add almond paste to wheat milk. Beat well and add this mixture to the sugar syrup. Stir constantly on medium heat until well combined. Add food coloring.

Now add ghee one ladle at a time, stir constantly. Wait until ghee is absorbed and continue to add more ghee. Repeat this process until the mixture is thickened and will form a ball around your wooden ladle and won't absorb any more ghee.

Add cardamom powder, roasted cashew pieces and saffron soaked in warm milk mid-way through the previous step.

Once you complete adding all the ghee and you see the halwa spitting out ghee (they call it "nei kakkarathu" in tamil) transfer the mixture to a greased tray. Pat it and let cool.

Tips:

I left out the saffron (because I didnt have any). Used a non-stick pot and a wooden ladle. Although the wheat milk extraction was painful, the taste made it worth all the pain (My husband claims more so, as he is the one emptying the tray full of halwa. I just had a teaspoon full )

Enjoy!

- D