Paruppu Kanji- Neivedhyam for Shivarathiri

Paruppu Kanji is a nutritious porridge with moong dal and milk.This is a good neivedhyam too.This is normally made during Shivarathiri.

This recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients:

Moong dal   -   1 cup
Jaggery        -   3/4 to 1 cup ( according to your taste)
Milk             -   3 cups
Elachi/ cardamom pwd  - 1/2 tsp
Water       -   2 cups

Method:

1. Dry roast the moong dal till it turns golden brown witha nice aroma.
2. Wash the roasted moong dal.
3. Pressure cook the dal with 2 cups of water.(After it is cooked,mash the dal)
4. In a kadai, add the crushed jaggery and 1 cup of water.
5. Heat the mixture till all the jaggery gets melted.
6. Immediately switch off the flame and strain the dirt with a strainer.
7. In the same kadai, add the jaggery solution and cooked dal.
8. Allow it to boil.
9. Once it boils, add the milk and cook for 5 min.
10. Garnish with cardamom powder.

Serve hot.

Brinjal slab

 

Ingredients:

1. Gram Flour(Kadalai mavu) - 3 tbsp
2. Rice Flour - 1 tbsp
3. Red chilli pwd- 2 tsp
4. Hing/Perungayam - 1/4 tsp
5. Dhania pwd - 2 tspn
6. Jeera pwd - 1 tsp
7. Garam masala pwd- 1 tsp(Optional)
8. Salt - to taste

Method:

1. Mix all the powders and keep aside.
2. Slice the brinjals (not very thin).
3. Soak them in salt water for a while.( 5 to 10 min)

4. Take the brinjals and rub both sides of each slice in the powder mixture.

5. Microwave the marinated slices for 2 mins.

5. Shallow fry in a dosa tawa with little oil till it gets roasted.

 Serve medium hot.Kids will love this dish.