Ravva laddu / Semolina Sweet Balls/ Sooji laddu

Ravva laddu / Semolina sweet balls/ Sooji laddu is another easy to make sweet. I learned this recipe from my mother. She used to make this sweet frequently during my childhood. This recipe makes approx. 30 small size (as shown in the picture)ladoos/balls. 



Ravva laddu / Semolina sweet balls/ Sooji laddu

 

Ingredients:  

 Semolina/Sooji/fine rava – 2 cups

 Ghee/Clarified Butter – 4 Tbsp

 Shredded Dry Coconut – 1 cup

 Sugar – 1 1/2 cups

 Milk(boiled and cooled to room temparature) - 1/2 cup

 Raisins – ¼ cup

 Nuts (Cashews and Almonds) – ¼ cup

Ponganalu / Pongadalu / Gunta pongadalu

I've left over dosa batter in refrigerator. Today I cooked ponganlu for evening snack.  Pongadalu/ponganalu is a puffed snack made with dosa batter which is a traditional snack item of Andhra Pradesh, India. It tastes good with peanut chutney. You will need a special pan -ponganalu pan (available in most of Indian grocery stores) to prepare this snack item. This is a perfect and easy snack to make if you have a left over dosa or idli batter.

Ingredients:

Urad dal/minappa pappu/black gram dal - 1 cup (soak in water overnight)

Raw rice - 2 cups (soak in water overnight)

Methi/fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Note: you can replace above ingredients with (left over) dosa/Idli batter

Almond Walnut laddu/ Almond Walnut Sweet Balls

Almond Walnut laddu/ Almond Walnut Sweet Balls are easy to make and delicious. I used whole almonds and walnuts. You can also add cashews and/or pistachios and adjust the quantity of nuts accordingly. Make sure that all nuts together measures 2 cups to use this recipe.

Almond Walnut laddu/ Almond Walnut Sweet Balls

 Ingredients:
 

Whole Almonds – 1 cup

Walnuts – 1 cup

Sugar - 1 1/4 cup

Water – ½ cup

Ghee/Clarified butter - 2 Tbsp

Cardamom powder -2 pinches

Badam Burfi / Almond Burfi / Almond Sweet

Today is weekend and got some free time. Checked my pantry and found Almonds. Prepared Badam Burfi /Almond sweet in a simple and easy method.



 

Bottle gourd Tomato Dal / Squash Tomato Dal (Sorakaya Tomato Pappu- telugu)

Today I prepared Bottle gourd Tomato dal for my three year old son. He likes dal with slight tangy flavor. Usually I prepare tomato dal , but today added one more vegetable to increase nutritious value. And my son liked it very much.
 

Bottle gourd/Lauki/opo squash and  Tomato Daal  (Sorakaya Tomato Pappu)


 

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd/Sorakaya/lauki - 1 (Small size)

Tomatoes - 3 (large size)

Toor dal - 1.5 cups

Water - 3 cups

Tamarind - small lemon size

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Green chillies - 2

Salt - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2tsp