Rava Ladoo Semolina Sweet




Rava                         200 gm
Sugar (powdered)     150 gm
Ghee/ clarified butter 2 table spoon
Raisins                      10-15
Cashew nut               10-15
Milk                          1 small cup
Cardamom powder   1 tsp

Method:
In a pan heat the ghee, add the raisins and chopped cashew nuts, rava and fry it nicely till light brown, add the sugar and  cardamom powder and remove from the stove.  Add warm milk little by little and make round balls with the mixture.  When cool, store it in an air tight container.   You can keep for about a week.

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Chicken Balls Fried



  Boneless chicken               200 gm
  Green chili                         3
  Mint leaves                       10 – 12 leaves
  Ginger & garlic paste        1 tsp
  Pepper powder                1 tsp
  Garam masala powder      ½ tsp
  Roasted gram dal (putnal) handful
  Chirongi/charoli                handful
  Corn flour                        2 table spoon
  Egg                                 1
  Salt                                 2 tsp or as per         taste


Oil for deep frying

Method:
Wash, cut and drain out the water completely from the chicken.  Add all the ingredients and grind it into a paste.  Heat the oil in a kadai/wok.  As the mixture will be a little sticky you can take the mixture with a teaspoon and gently put it into the oil, few at a time.  See that it is fried on a little slow flame so that the mixture inside also is cooked.  Fry till golden brown on all sides and remove it on to a tissue so that the excess oil will be absorbed.  You can eat it as a snack or a starter.
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Vada



     Urad dal (black gram)     2 cups
     Onion                             1
     Green chili                       2-3
     Coriander leaves             2-3 stalks
     Ginger piece                   1
     Fresh coconut piece        1
     Salt                                 2 tsp
     Oil for deep frying

 Method:
Wash and soak the dal/lentils overnight.
Drain out the water in the morning and make a paste of it in a mixie. (keep the mixture slightly course).  Empty the dal paste into a vessel and add finely chopped onions, chopped green chilie, coriander, finely chopped ginger and small pieces of coconut and salt. Mix it well into the mixture.  

Heat the oil in a wok/kadai, when the oil is hot,  wet your hands, take small ball size amount of the mixture and flatten it on your wet palm, making a small hole in the centre of the mixture and deep fry it few at a time.  (You can even take a clean plastic paper, wet it and make these small  rounds on it )  Fry the vadas  both sides till golden brown.  Remove it onto a plate with tissue paper so that the excess  oil is absorbed.  You can serve it with tomato sauce, coconut chutney or sambhar.

Christmas Sweet Puffs Fried



    All purpose flour/maida       150 gm
    Wheat flour                         150 gm
    Ghee or butter (melted)       3 tablespoon
    Salt                                     ¼ tsp
    Mix all the above and make a soft dough and       keep aside.


For the filling:
Rava/semolina                               100gm
Grated dry coconut                        100 gm
Sugar                                             100 gm
Raisins                                           50 gm
Cashew nut                                    50 gm   
Cardamom                                      2
Ghee/butter                                    1 table spoon
Method: 
Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the rava till light brown.  When cool add the sugar, coconut, chopped raisins and cashew nut and cardamom powder and mix it well.

Take small portions of the dough and roll it round & thin.  Add one or two tsp of the filling in the centre close and press it by adding a little water to the edges so that the sides stick together.With a clove you can press on the edges (this is optional).  After preparing all the puffs, heat oil in a wok/kadai and deep fry few at a time.  Fry the puffs on both sides till light brown and remove on to a tissue so that the excess oil is absorbed.   When it is completely cool you can store it in an air tight bin. 

Cookies-kulkuls-Christmas sweets














Bombay rava/ semolina         100 gms
All purpose flour/maida         100 gms
Wheat flour                           100 gms
Sugar     (powdered)             50 gms
Egg         (beaten)                 1
Ghee     (melted)                   3  table spoon
Vanilla essence                      1 tsp
Salt                                       1 pinch
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Dry fry the rava in a pan.  Take a big bowl and mix the rava, maida, wheat flour, sugar, ghee, egg, essence & salt.  Take a little warm water and add to these contents and make a dough.    If you have a food processor you can make the dough in it.   Add the water little by little or else it can become sticky because of the sugar.   Cover the dough and keep aside for about 1 hour.   Take little by little dough & make small balls, flatten it on the back of fork or on a  new comb and roll it.  Apply a little oil on the fork or comb so that the dough does not stick and rolls out evenly.
After preparing all the kukuls,  Take a wok or kadai and heat the oil.  Deep fry the kulkuls  few at a time.  Remove when golden brown.  When it is cool you can store it in an air tight container.  You can store it right upto a month.    You will get about 50 cookies/kulkuls. 
Christmas Sweet

Chicken patties


  
Boneless chicken                   250 gms
Pepper powder                      3 tsp
Garlic pods                            10-12
Green chili                             3-4
Oil                                         4-5 table spoons
Salt                                       2tsp or as per taste

Method:
 Wash & Cut the chicken into pieces and add the pepper powder,  cut green chilie, garlic pods & salt and grind it into a paste in the mixie.   Take small amounts of the paste and flatten it on the palm and shallow fry it few at a time.    You can serve it as a starter or as a side dish.