SAMAI SAKKARAI PONGAL/LITTLE MILLET SWEET PONGAL RECIPE

I am in the phase of trying varieties of millet recipes now.I have tried thinai idli,mixed millet sathu maavu,millet ladoo so far & shared the same here.Varagu,samai & kuthiravali recipes are in my try list for long time.To start with,i tried this samai sweet pongal recipe / Samai sakkarai pongal. Today being Navratri friday,i made this samai sakkarai pongal for my vilakku pooja.It tasted yummy.U can follow the same recipe & prepare varagu arisi pongal too.Soon i will share ven pongal recipe using varagu & samai here.To check out the health benefits of millet,their availability in Bangalore and for more informations with pictures,please click this link.

Samai sakkarai pongal recipe

Sweet pongal recipe using little millet

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 240ml Little millet/Samai - 1/2 cup Yellow moong dal - 2 tbsp Grated jaggery – 3/4 cup Ghee - 2-3 tbsp Water - 2.5 cups Cardamom - 2 nos Cloves - 2 nos Edible camphor - a pinch

METHOD

Wash the samai,drain n set aside.Heat n melt jaggery adding little water to cover it.After the jaggery is melted,strain the syrup and take it in a bowl. In a pressure cooker base,heat a tsp of ghee and roast the moong dal for a minute till u get a nice smell.Add 2.5 cups of water and the washed samai to it.Add a pinch of salt and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.After the steam is released,open the cooker and add the jaggery syrup.Mix well and let it boil for a minute in low flame.Add 2 tsp of ghee at this stage to avoid burnt bottom.When the pongal starts to leave the sides of cooker,switch off the flame.In another pan,heat the remaining ghee and roast the nuts,cloves and add to pongal. Add a pinch of edible camphor and mix well ,serve ! Enjoy !

Note

U can replace samai with varagu too.But adjust water accordingly. No need to roast samai.U can also do it along with moong dal if necessary.

Make this healthy samai sweet pongal and offer God !

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Navratri Recipes - South Indian Navratri Sweets & Sundal Varieties

Navratri 2023 starts on October 15th and ends on 24th October. Here is the collection of South Indian Navarathri prasadam recipes/Golu special recipes like Sweets, sundal and navratri snacks from my blog. Click on the pictures to see the recipe. Hope you find it useful. I am yet to add more sundal varieties and fasting recipes from this week. I will update this page as & when I add it. Thanks for visiting this page. Have a great Navratri celebration !

NAVRATRI RECIPES

GOLU IDEAS/HOW TO KEEP GOLU

SUNDAL VARIETIES

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL SUNDAL VARIETIES

 RICE VARIETIES

  

    
   
  

NAVRATRI SWEETS & SNACKS

   
   

  

  
  

FASTING SNACKS

  
   

Wish you all a very happy Navratri celebration !

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CHEESY MINI UTTAPAM-KIDS LUNCH BOX RECIPES

Generally kids love colorful food.My daughter Raksha is no exception.She basically loves drawing & playing with colors.So she always demands me to pack some colorful food for her lunch box.But she doesn’t like to take chapathi rolls or bread sandwich.She is an ardent fan of idli,dosa just like me.So i made this cheesy tri color uttappam for her lunch box.After coming from school,she happily said all her friends asked by seeing the colors “Is that national flag dosa?? “.She had proudly told No, its my mom’s dosa.This dosa recipe was a huge success with my daughter and i am making it very often for her lunch box with some variations(Refer notes).I usually add more carrots & less cheese as she likes to eat carrot in dosas and i don’t want her to consume more cheese.So this dosa tastes little sweetish.She likes to have this dosa with idli podi.Adjust the quantity of cheese n carrot and replace coriander with capsicum & even tomatoes based on your kids wish.U can also make this dosa for your kids after they come back from school as an evening snack.They will love to have it hot hot.So here you go,easy and colorful kids lunch box recipe – Cheesy veg mini uttapam.I am happy in sending this recipe to Indus ladies “ Kids lunch box recipes-100”.Special thanks to Chitvish mam for suggesting me to participate in this event.Friends,do send in your entries and get a chance for your recipe being published in a E-book.Both Bloggers and non-bloggers can participate.Please click the logo for more details.

Cheesy veg uttapam recipe

Easy n colorful cheesy veg uttapam recipe for kids lunch box.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: 2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 10 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Idli/dosa batter - 1/2 cup Grated carrot - 3 tbsp ( as needed) Grated cheese - as needed Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp Finely chopped onions - 1/2 no ( optional) Oil.ghee - 1 tsp for each dosa

METHOD

Wash and Grate carrot.Chop onions(if using) and coriander leaves finely.Grate cheese n set aside OR u can grate it directly over the dosa.Heat dosa pan and pour a ladleful of batter.Do not spread it.Batter should not be too thick or too thin.After pouring the dosa batter,simmer the flame completely.Leave it for few seconds.Bubble will start to appear. Now spread the grated carrot as outer layer and put some coriander leaves towards the middle.Lastly put the finely chopped onions in the center.Drizzle a tsp of oil/ghee around the dosa.Keep the flame low always else dosa will get burnt. Flip the dosa and leave it for few seconds.Again flip the dosa and add the grated cheese or grate cheese all over the dosa.Leave till cheese melts. Remove and serve hot or allow it to become warm and pack in lunch box. U can make the same dosa for adults by sprinkling idli podi or pepper powder over the dosa.Reduce the quantity of carrot and add more onions.

Note

Adjust the quantity of carrots as per your wish. Adding more carrot make the dosa sweetish. For variations,u can add finely chopped tomatoes & capsicum too. Sprinkle half a tsp of idli powder or pepper powder if ur kids like spicy dosas. Add double cheese for more cheesy dosas.

Pack this colorful,cheesy dosa for your kids lunch box and make them happy !

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