Shrikhand(Instant)

Ingredients

1 sourcream box

1/2 cup Sugar

Orange food colour(optional)

Nutmeg powder

Dry fruits

2-3 saffron threads(optional)

3-4 Cardmom powder

Method

Mix sour cream with sugar. It really depends how much sweet you want. Add orange colour 3-4 drops. Mix well. Add cardmom powder and chopped dry fruits. Garnish with dry fruits again. Keep in fridge for 1-2 hrs. Shrikand goes well with puri and chapati. Also served as dessert. Voila!!!

Shenga Holige

For Tulasi Maduve (marriage) I prepared Shenga holige. First time I tried this receipe. It came out really good. We celebrated Tulasi marriage very grandly.

Ragi Dosa

Ragi (fingermillet) is very high in protien and healthy. This time I prepared dosa with ragi flour.

Ingredients

1 cup urad dal

3 cup ragi flour

1tsp methi seeds(fenugreek seeds)

Oil

salt to taste

Method

Soak urad dal and methi seeds for 2 -3 hrs. Same time mix ragi flour with water. Grind urad dal to smooth paste. Add ground paste to ragi batter. Mix well. Add salt and allow it ferment for overnight or 4-6 hours. Heat tava.  Take a laddle full of batter and spread like paper dosa. Put oil on top and on side. Cook well. Serve with any chutney. I prepared coconut chutney with ragi dosa. It tasted excellent. My both daugthers liked it very much and of course hubby too.

Palade(Buttermilk Kade)

Ingredients 
1 tbsp channa dal(kadlebele) soak in water for 1 hour
1 cup yogurt
2 -3 inch ginger
2 cloves garlic(optional)
2 pieces of coconut(optional)
1 green chilli
pinch of hing
1tsp turmeric powder
1tsp cumin seeds
8-10 coriander seeds
1tsp oil to fry cucumber
20 pieces of thinly sliced cucmber
salt to taste
1 tsp sugar
Coriander for garnishing
Vaggarane

 Method

 Grind channa dal,ginger,chilli,garlic,coconut,cumin seeds,coriander seeds and yogurt for 2 minutes. Take 1 tsp oil in kadai and add thinly slice cucumber. Fry for 5 mins. Add grounded mixture. Add water whatever the consistency you want. Add turmeric powder and hing. Boil for 15 minutes on low flame. Add sugar and salt. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Give vaggarane and close the lid.  Garnis with coriander. In vaggarane skip curd chili. Enjoy with rice and rotis.