Javvarisi/ Sabudhana Payasam

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY,            

LAVANYA SATISH,

ABU DHABI

Javvarisi/ Sabudhana Payasam
Javvarisi -1/2 cup
Water - 4 cups
Milk - 3 cups
Sugar -1/2 cup
Ghee - 2tsp
Cashew
Dry grapes
Cardamom pwd

In a heavy bottomed pan fry the javvarsi in a tsp of ghee for a minute or two.
Pour four cups of hot water n let the javvarisi boil nicely
When u find javvarisi becoming glassy n cooked remove it n strain the starchy water
Let the javvsrisi cool
Boil three cups of milk with cardamom pwder n sugar
Add the boiled javvarisi
Saute cashew n dry grapes in a tsp of ghee
Add it to the payasam
Bring it to a boil
Serve hot.

SWEET NO.3 WATERMELON HALWA

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SHEERIN HABEEB,
KHARTOUM,SUDAN.

                            
Watermelon Halwa

And the Ingredients needed
Watermelon: 500gms (de seeded, and cut into small chunks)
Sugar: 100-200gms (or according to taste)
Milk: 100-150ml (full fat milk)
Ghee: 2 tablespoon
Cardamoms: 2 pcs (or cardamom powder: ½ teaspoon)
Dry fruits: raisins, cashew nuts and almonds
Preparations
Take a non-stick pan or kadai. Heat ghee and ass water melon chunks and cook well in medium heat with lid covered for 10 -15 minutes.
Keep stirring in between
Now the watermelon would have released all its water and the chunks would have turned pale pink.
Now cook again in open (ie without covering lid)
Slightly mash the pieces. Reduce the water to maximum. May be 2-3 tablespoon of water left will be ok.
Now add sugar and milk. And cook for another 10-15 minutes. (add sugar according to your taste)
Now u can see the halwa has turned little thick and gives a good reddish brown colour.
Now add the cardamoms, dry fruits and stir well.
Yummy soft watermelon halwa is ready
One of the best halwa I have ever tasted……
Do try and let me know
(Tips: I think if u need thick halwa like the way u get in bakery …..Then add a spoon of roasted wheat flour mixed with little water and then pour this thick mixture when u add the dry fruits and stir well …. I dint try but I’m sure it will thicken the halwa….)

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SWEET NO.2 PUMPKIN HALWA

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SHEERIN HABEEB,
KHARTOUM,SUDAN.

                            
Now let us multiply calories with
PUMPKIN HALWA
Ingredients required
Pumpkin: 500gms (grated)
Milk: 100-150ml (full fat milk)
Sugar: 400gms (or according to taste)
Ghee: 5 tablespoon
Dry fruits: raisins, cashew nuts, almonds
Cardamoms: 2pcs (or powder form: 1 teaspoon)
Preparations
Take a non stick pan and heat ghee. Now fry the grated pumpkin well in ghee in medium heat with lid covered. Stir in the pumpkin in between.
After 10 minutes, soft lumps would have formed and also the color of the pumpkin would have changed.
See that pumpkin has absorbed the ghee and dried well leaving no water.
Now add full fat milk to this and again cook well till it is dry and soft. Do all the cooking in low or medium heat. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
Now add the sugar and cardamoms. And keep stirring every 2 minutes.
Last add the dry fruits and mix well with halwa.
Pumpkin halwa is now ready for your loved ones!!!
Do try and give me the comments.
— eating Pumpkin Halwa.

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SWEET NO.1 WHEAT HALWA

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SHEERIN HABEEB,
KHARTOUM,SUDAN.

                            

Wheat Halwa
Ingredients
Wheat flour: 1 cup
Sugar: 1 cup (or 1½ cup if you like it more sweeter)
Cardamom or cardamom powder: for the flavor
Milk powder or milk: 4 table spoon or ½ cup milk
Water: 2 cups
Dry fruits: raisins, badam, cashew nuts (2:1:1 tablespoon ratio)
Ghee: 3 tablespoon

How to prepare:
Take a dry pan, heat 2 tablespoon of ghee.
Now add wheat flour and nicely fry it in medium flame. The ghee will completely get coated on the wheat flour. Fry till the wheat changes its colour and it loses it raw smell.
See that the wheat doesn’t get burned.
Now add water to the wheat flour little by little and stir fast to avoid lumps.
Keep stirring and then add cardamoms and milk (or milk powder) and keep stirring.
Now the wheat flour won’t be sticking on the pan coz of ghee.
Then add the sugar and again keep stirring. It will get mixed well with it
Add the last 1 tablespoon of ghee along with dry fruits and keep stirring.
Wheat Halwa is ready !!!