Showing posts with label Kanchi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kanchi. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Raggi kanchi.

I wish to add raggi for my family atleast once in a week.Raggi kanchi is very simple to make and delicious too.We used to prepare this often in  rainy days.Lets see how to prepare the tasty raggi kanchi.

                                              
INGREDIENTS;
                          Raggi flour            -- 3 tsp
                          Sugar                    -- 6 tsp
                          Water                   -- 1 and 1/2 cups
                           Milk                     -- 1/2 to 1 cup
                          Grated coconut     -- 3 tsp [as per ur need]
                          Cardamom            -- 1
                          Cashewnuts          -- 5 to 8 nos
                          Ghee                    -- 1 tsp 
                           Salt                     -- less than a pinch

METHOD;
                 Fry the cashews in a spoon of ghee and keep aside.
                 Mix  the water with raggi flour without any lumps.
                 The consistency should be like water.Add salt.
                 Pour the mix in a pan and keep it on the stove.
                 Keep ur flame in sim,and stir it continuosly.
                 After the mix starts to boil add the sugar.
                 Stir it continuously,it becomes thick and its colour
                   slightly changes.
                Then add the milk little by little,stir it continuously.
                If we touch the raggi it should be like silky.
                Add milk according to ur expected consistency.
                In a liquid consistency off the stove.
                Add coconut and cardamom,cashews and serve it hotly.

TIPS;
        It suddenly becomes thick so stir it continuously till u finished.
        The sugar taste should be slightly high,then only it is more tasty.


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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

uzhuntham kanchi

Hi friends,
                My today's post is' uzhuntham kanchi'. I don't know whether you heard about it or not.I am sure those who are from the village side of T.N was well known about this special kanchi.It has filled with medicinal qualities.Don't think it is like medicine.Its very sweet in taste.Uzuntham kanchi is a very good medicine for the cold.If you are having severe cold,drink this kanchi as hot in empty stomach for 2 or 3 days.It just chases away the cold.Try this once and you never leave it.

                                                          
INGREDIENTS;
                           Black gram dhal [uzhunthu]----1/2 cup
                           Jaggery                                -- 1 and 1/2 piece [according to ur taste]
                           Coconut shreded                  -  1/4 cup
                           cardamom                            - 2

METHOD;
                  Soak the uzhunthu[ black or white] in water for 4 hours.
                  Wash and grind it well like it for idly batter.
                  Add 2 cups of water to the batter,mix well.
                  Keep a big size pan,pour the batter and heat it in low flame.
                  Cut the jaggery into small pieces and add it with the batter.
                  Stir it continuously.[it takes only 5 to 10 min]
                  The batter will start to come up add little water and stir it.
                  It comes to foamy consistency,when the raw smell goes 
                  out,u can add cardamom and coconut,stir well.
                  Switch off ur stove.
                        UZHUNTHAM KANCHI IS READY.
                       Serve it when it was hot.

TIPS;
         Don't stop stirring till u get it down from the stove.


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