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Halwa is most sought after sweet/dessert for me. It does take a lot of hard(hand) work to cook halwa - be it carrot halwa, beetroot halwa, thirunelveli halwa, wheat halwa, muscot halwa, besan halwa etc.  Carrot is loaded with vitamins and helps to improve your eyesight. You can serve this dessert to kids as well. Ingredients: 500 gms of carrrots 300 gms of sugar 2 tbsp condensed milk 1/2 cup milk How to make carrot halwa: Wash and peel off the skin from the carrots. Grate the carrots. All the carrots are nicely grated. Heat a heavy bottomed pan - i have used a pressure cooker pan. Add grated carrots. Cook the carrots till they turn the color slightly. After 6-7 minutes, add sugar. Mix it thoroughly. Sugar starts to melt and it changes the color to little darker. Keep stirring at regular intervals. Add milk. Add condensed milk. You can adjust the sugar as you add condensed milk. The carrots get cooked completely. Chop cashew nuts into small pieces. Any other nuts can be used. Add ch...

A quick and easy protein rich side dish is egg burji or egg podimas as we call it in Tamil.  It goes well with sambar rice, rasam rice and any tangy gravy too. Let's see the ingredients list. You might also be interested in check other egg recipes from my blog: Egg in a hole Egg capsicum gravy Egg Puff Egg Thokku Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 green chilly finely chopped 1 sprig of curry leaves 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves(optional) 1/2 tsp black pepper powder salt to taste 1 tsp oil How to make egg burji: Heat a wok and add oil. Then add sliced onions, curry leaves and green chillies. Saute till onions turn translucent. Add salt. Add 3 eggs to it. Add salt. Give it a gentle stir occasionally on low-medium flame. Sprinkle some black pepper powder. Once the eggs are cooked thoroughly add chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Tada! egg burji is ready.  

Koftas are in my long pending post list and finally got the time to make malai koftas today for my breakfast as a side dish for the rotis. I used freshly made paneer using full fat cream milk and the koftas tasted amazing. This dish is indeed a kid/toddler friendly recipe as it has the subtle taste of the spice powders along with potatoes, bread crumbs and paneer (cottage cheese). Here is a list of snack recipes from my blog - do check it out for easy peasy steps: Cauliflower bajji Veg Puff Fruit Pizza Red rice dumplings Gulab Jamun Ingredients: 2 medium sized boiled potatoes 200 gms of crumbled paneer 1/2 tsp turmeric powder salt to taste 1 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp garam masala powder 2 slices of bread (bread crumbs can be used ) 1 tsp crushed kasoori methi leaves 2 tbsp oil/ghee for frying Steps: To a mixing bowl, add paneer, bread slices, potatoes, salt, spice powders. Crumble the ingredient well and mix it thoroughly. Add dried fenugreek ...