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Sweet potato Halwa (SaKaravellikazhngu)

My favorite sweet, only for main reason that it had pretty less sweet content. I am not a sweet tooth person at all. its also very easy to make.

Ingredient:

Sweet potato 1
Sugar 3 spoons
butter (melted will also work) as needed
Dried grapes to garnish

Cardamom for flavoring (3)

Prep: 30 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Method:

Pressure cook sweet potato in milk or water with a pinch of salt. (Salt is added to make the Halwa not very sweet). Once the pressure is released, peal the skin off SweetPotato and smash it such that a smooth paste is formed. 

Take a shallow flat bottomed vessel, and add sweet potato to it. Cook it until the water in it is vaporized (this is the longest process, takes about 15-20 mins). Now stir in 5 teaspoon of milk to it and cook for 5 mins.

Finally add butter and sugar (as per taste) and stir until the butter is completely melted and sugar is completely dissolved. Keep stirring until a nice aroma rises. (This takes about 5 mins)

Melt one spoon of butter or ghee, and once it is hot add dried grapes and cardamom, add it to halwa. (this is just for tempering or garnishing) 

The sweet potato halwa is ready for serving (best served when hot)!

Always the keep the heat very very very low and keep stirring often as halwas are liable to burn.

Enjoy ur hot yummy halwa

Kasi Halwa

Simple yet most yummiest halwa made with just white pumpkin, sugar/jaggery and some milk... seasoned  with ghee & kismis 

Ingredient:

White pumpkin 1 (seeds and skin removed)

Milk 1/2 cup

Sugar 3 spoons

butter (melted will also work) as needed

Dried grapes to garnish

Cardamom for flavoring (3)

Prep: 30 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Method:

Grate the pumpkin and keep it aside. In a shallow flat bottomed vessel, add pumpkin to it, and Cook it until the water in the pumpkin is vaporized (this is the longest process, takes about 15-20 mins). Now stir in milk to the pumpkin (not the full 1/2 cup, little by little), to it and cook it until the pumpkin becomes mushy and is well cooked. 

Finally add butter and sugar (as per taste) and stir until the butter is completely melted and sugar is completely dissolved. Keep stirring until a nice aroma rises. (This takes about 5 mins)

Melt one spoon of butter or ghee, and once it is hot add dried grapes and cardamom, add it to halwa. (this is just for tempering or garnishing) 

The amazing kasi halwa is ready for serving (best served when hot)!

Eggless Chocolate cake

A very simple recipe. To one cup of all purpose flour, add 1 cup of sugar,  1ts of baking soda, 1ts of eno/fruit salt, 1/4 cup of powdered chocolate, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and water. Beat it all together to make a smooth batter and then bake it at 350'F in a pre-heated oven for 40-45 mins. 

Making Ghee

Making ghee from butter is very simple. Take a thick bottomed kadai, and heat & melt butter in medium heat. Add some crystals of rock salt once all the butter is melted and when the butter begins to boil over add few fenugreek seeds to it and remove from heat. Once the ghee is cool, bottle it in a container. Personally I just love the aroma of a freshly made ghee.