Sheera & an Award.

Sheera / Kesari / Sooji Halwa - many names but one delicious dessert! Its an all time favourite & easy to make too. Though its made during festivals, its also the easiest & quickest back up dessert incase of sudden guests!

We also love having Sheera after eating a plate of Bajjis!!! Yum Yum!! It sounds wierd, but a hot glass of Filter coffee, bajjis & sheera on a cold / rainy day.....Wouldnt that be great? Try it out & you'll know what a great combo this is.

Ingredients:

Rava - 1 cup
Sugar 1& 1/4 cup
Kesari Colour - little
Elaichi powder - 1/2 tsp
Cashew & Raisins - a handfull
Ghee - 3-4 tbspns
Water - 2 & 1/2 cups

Method:

1. In little ghee fry the nuts & set aside.

2. Now in the same pan, add little ghee & fry the Rava till slightly golden brown.

3. Boil water in a pan & set aside

4. Add the sugar to the sooji & mix well. Then add the boiling water & keep on stirring. Make sure no lumps are there.

5. Add little colour, elaichi powder & mix everything well & cook till its done. Takes about 5 - 8 mts.

6. You can add in the fried nuts & mix everything well.

For Serving - You can serve in a bowl or you can grease a bowl with little ghee, put in some fried nuts & raisins on the bottom of the bowl, then fill it up with the Sheera & place the katori on a dessert plate upsidedown & empty it & you'll get a great presentation.

AWARD:

Divya of Divyas cook book has passed on the blogging with a purpose award . Thanks Divya for this award & thinking of me! It feels great to get another award... :-)

I would like to pass it on too...
1.RC of Red Chillies.
2.Uma of Essence of Andhra.
3.Happy Cook of My Kitchen Treasures.
4.Raaga of Chef at work.

Congrats to you all dear friends!

Yum Yum Award!!

Yummy blog award is the award given to the blog with most yummy recipes/photos". This award has been started by Roopa of My Kitchen treats and has been passed on to me by Divya of Divyas cook book. Thanks Divya for a nice & sweet award you passed on to me! It feels great to get it from you.

Four Dessets I have made & like are:

1. Kichidi

2. Churmundo

3 .7 Cups Burfi

4. Sweet Appo

Four Friend whom i would like to pass on The Award & Congratulate are...

1. Laavanya of Cookery Corner

2. Asha of Aroma

3. Pravs of Simply Spicy

4. Meera of Enjoy Indian food

Food Rules for Yummy blog receivers: The person who receives the award should display the "Yummy Blog !" logo on their blog and also the meaning of the award which is "Yummy blog award is the award given to the blog with most yummy recipes/photos".The receiver should also quote their favorite yummy-licious :) dessert(s) that they have ever prepared/eaten. Don’t restrict yourself to any dessert, chocolate bars also welcome.Also the receiver should pass on the award to four other bloggers whose blog they find "yummy" and let them know about the rules.

Another Award & Spinach Ambat

Well, Well its pouring awards , awards & more on the blog world!!! Everyone's getting awards & passing it on.....I am truely overwhelmed on getting another award! Getting the E for excellence award so soon after entering the blog world is tuely amazing & i am so... happy! Thank you Dear Purnima of Fantasy Cooking for passing on this award to me.....I appreciate it :-)

I would like to pass it on too,

Laavanya of Cookery Corner , Maya of Konkan World and Meera of Enjoy Indian Food . Congrats girls on your well deserved awards :-)

Spinach Ambat

This is an authentic konkani dish, made quite often in our house. Ambat is a coconut based curry & cooked given seasoning with Onions. You can make Ambat with carrots, potatoes, Spinach, Chayote squash. This goes well with rice & some simple sabji.

Ingredients:

Spinach- 3 cups

Coconut - 3/4 cup

R.Chillies - 5

Tamarind - a small piece

Onion - 1

Salt - To taste

Oil - 2 tsps

Method:

1. Wash the spinach & chop it. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

2. Roast R .chillies in a drop of oil till slightly brown. Then grind it with coconut & tamarind to a fine paste.

3. Add the ground masala to the spinach, add salt & 1/2 of onion finely chopped & bring to a good boil.

4. Season with finely chopped onions sauted in oil till brown.

Serve hot with rice...Ambat is ready & delicious!!

My First Award!!!

My very first award - "Nice Matters" was passed on to me by - Pravs of Simply Spicy , Dhivya of Dhivyas Kitchen & Laavanya of Cookery Corner. Thank you Dear Pravs, Dhivya & Laav for passing it on to me & few other blog friends. I truely appreciate it. This is my first award & i am in peak of excitement.......Its like getting on Oscar :-)

"Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”

I was telling my daughter i got an award & she was like so wheres the trophy! Ha Ha!! Kids have their own thinking....

I have been in blog world only few months.. still a baby, learning slowly & trying to grow. Made a lot of friends & feels more like an extended family. Look forward to all comments / suggesstion all of you leave. Appreciate the time each of you take behind every comment & the sweet words.. its been fun blogging & every morning with my hot cup of coffe i log onto the blog world!!

Thank you all for all the sweet words, encouragement you give. I need no more recipe books i guess, as so many wonderful recipies in all blogs, its a giant collection of recipes!

I would like to pass on this award to all of you. I know i have to restrict the list & most of you have already got it. So it goes to Nupur of "One Hot Stove",RC of "Red Chillies", Deepa of " Recipes N More" & Ramya of "Mane Adige".

Thank you all & Happy Bloging!!