MOONGDAL PAYASAM / HESARBELE PAYASA

Ingredients
Moongdal 1 cup
Grated Dry Coconut 2 tsp
Poppy Seeds 1 tsp
Jaggery 1/4th cup
Water 3 cups
Cashews 2 tsp
Badam 2 tsp
Raisins 2 tsp
Ghee 2 tsp
Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp

Method

• Heat ghee in a pan. Fry cashews, badam and raisins
• Now add dal, fry for few minutes until dal turns light golden brown in color
• Add coconut and poppy seeds fry for 2 min
• Now add water and allow it to boil until dal is cooked well
  
• Add jaggery and cardamom powder, mix well.
• Now turn off the flame and moong dal payasa is ready to serve

Serves : 2-4
Preparation Time : 15-20min

SHANKARPALI / SHANKARPOLI

Shankarpoli is a snack or sweet popular in Maharashtra and North Karnataka. Shankarpoli is traditionally enjoyed as a treat on the Deepavali and Nagarpanchami festival. It is rich in carbohydrates, making it an instant source of energy.

INGREDIENTS

Maida 4 cups
Milk 1/3th cup
Sugar 3/4th cup
Pinch of Salt
Ghee 1/4 cup
Oil for frying

MEHTOD

• Mix the three ingredients milk,sugar and ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Heat until mixture starts boiling. Take out from the flame and let the mixture cool down
  
• Now in a wide plate or bowl take the mixture
• Add salt and mix well
• Now add Maida little by little, start kneading the dough until the dough is soft and stiff. Do not add the maida completely
• Heat oil in a pan.
  
• Now roll the dough like chapati(but thicker than chapati). Cut into small squares or diamond shape with a knife
• Fry these pieces(make sure that oil is not too hot) in a medium flame so that the pieces are fully cooked. When they turn golden take out and let shankarpoli cool down. When you take from the pan they will be soft but after cooling down they will be crispy and tasty.
• Now Shankarpoli is ready to serve

Time 20-30min

SEVAI PAYASAM / SHAVIGE PAYASA / SEVAI KHEER

INGREDIENTS

Vermicelli sevai 1 cup
Milk 4 cup
Sugar 3/4th cup
Dry fruits like cashews, badam (sliced)
Ghee 1-2 tsp
Cardamom powder 1/4tsp

METHOD

• Heat ghee in a pan, then add sevai, dry fruits fry until golden brown
• Now boil the milk along with fried sevai and dry fruits.
  
• After boiling add sugar and cardamom powder, stir it until sugar dissolves completely
• Now simmer it for 5 min.
• Payasa is ready to serve. Payasa can be served hot or cold

Serves : 3-4
Preparation Time : 10-15mins