Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[Madhu Sree]

Beetroot Halwa(serves 2):

K, I remember you putting carrot halwa recipe
I generally like beetroot for halwa alone. Mathappadi enakku thengaai pota dry curry pudiikkum...
yesterday I had a beetroot so prepared this halwa. Just thought of sharing it.

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp
Raisins - 5
Cashews
Sugar - 3/4 cup
water - 1/2 cup

Method:

Grate the beetroot. In a pan, melt the butter, add raisins, cashews. Add grated beetroot and saute well for 5 minutes.
Add water, cover and cook for 10 minutes, u can add some more if the beetroot turns dry.
After 10 minutes try to mash the beetroot with the spoon. If it gets mashed thts the consistency.
Add sugar and mix well for 2 minutes. Now pour the milk and mix well.
Stir often, until you get a thick beetroot mixture in halwa consistency.

Thats it...!!!!!!!! Tasty beetroot halwa is ready
Will post the pic tommorrow.

[Thirumaran]

Beetroot Halwa(serves 2):

K, I remember you putting carrot halwa recipe

So replaced Carrot with beetroot and keeping here as your own recipe.. naalaikku naan kooda mullangi halwa recipe poaduraen..

[Madhu Sree]

So replaced Carrot with beetroot and keeping here as your own recipe.. naalaikku naan kooda mullangi halwa recipe poaduraen..

naan onnum replace pannala, apdi irundhaa solli iruppen..
i told it is similar...
un lollu thaangala TM

[dev]

k, niraya interesting recipes...esp the grillied soya chunks, vermicelli biriyani,chindian rice...

K, can we use the same uthir uthir upma method to make kesari... I once had a spongy,uthir uthir kesari in a pakistani restaurant in malaysia... they had added rose essence/rose water in it and it was soooo good... Adhukkaprom I've not come across a kesari with such a good texture...

[dev]

MS,beetroot halwa... I too majke it the same way except that I add milk for cooking the beetroot (ie along with water)...rest ellam same...
Dangar pachadi try pannuren... does it go well with idli/dosai stuffs or variety rice?

[Madhu Sree]

Dev, it goes well with variety rice...

[FernGraebn]

Hello Kugan Madam.

I'm newbie to posting responses, but i've been following the food forum for quite a while. Now only after marriage i'm cooking on my own and having doubts. I was going through your older posts. In that (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...n-Part-2/page6) you have mentioned about whole hing (the blocks), not the one we get in the powdered form.

Is there any difference in quality between whole and powdered? (like how they adulterate turmeric powder). Also how do you break it off and use. Can you scrape it with knife?

Thanks!

[kugan98]

K, tomorrow is Krishna Jayanthi, I am coming to your house to collect uppu seedai, vella seedai & murukku...

NOV anneh, enna kolappureenga. We celebrated Krishna Jayanthi in August.
All the temples too celebrated in August.
Just like our New Year every thing is changing.

Sorry, murkku seedai ellam theenthu pochi
Better luck next year. Kugan

[kugan98]

bhindi groundnut paakkave nallaa irukku K...

Thanks Madhu Sree, try and see once. Very simple to make.
Thanks for your beet root halwa. I have heard that beet root is very good for high blood pressure.
I will surely try it out.
Do not worry about my Thiru Tamby.
I am waiting for his mullangi halwa
Take care Kugan

[kugan98]

k, niraya interesting recipes...esp the grillied soya chunks, vermicelli biriyani,chindian rice...

K, can we use the same uthir uthir upma method to make kesari... I once had a spongy,uthir uthir kesari in a pakistani restaurant in malaysia... they had added rose essence/rose water in it and it was soooo good... Adhukkaprom I've not come across a kesari with such a good texture...

Appada, Dev ipathaan manasukku konjam santhoshama irrkku.
Saw your pm and understood every thing.

Dev, I make two types of kesari.
One I cut into slices for birthday parties and so on.
The other if for breakfast as a sweet, I will scoop in a spoon.
I have not tried the uthir uthir method.

Dev you can try it out, with very little quantity.
Let the water boil, add in the rava, close at once with a lid.
slow the flame to very very small. It has to cook on its on vapor.
After 5 minutes or so, remove the cover, and fluff up the kesari.
I too will add rose essence to my rave kesari.
Try it Dev, I too will try it out.
Thanks and take care, Kugan