Semya Kesari

Ingredients:

• Bambino Semya : 2cups


• Water : 3cups


• Sugar :1 1/2 cup


• Cardamom : 2


• Cashew nuts : 10


• Raisins: 15


• Ghee : 4-6 tb sp

Procedure:

• In a Pan, add 2 tbsp ghee .Add cashews and raisins and let if fry.Once it is done, take them from pan add semya.Fry till it changes color to light brown.


• Now in same vessel add 3 cups of water and bring it boil.Now add fried semya,ilachi powder .Cover it and let it cook.


• Once it is cooked completely add sugar and mix well.Add remaining ghee, saffron strings and mix.Leave it for 3-5 min and take off from the heat.


• Add fried raisins,cashews and serve.

Note: Donot add sugar in boiling water, as it will take long time to cook semya.

Tindora\Dondakaya Curry

Ingredients:

• Tindora\dondakaya : 2 lbs


• Onion : 1


• Ginger : a medium piece


• Fresh\frozen coconut powder : 2 Tbs


• Green Chilies : 5


• Salt


• All ingredients of Tadaka\popu

Procedure:

• In a kadai add oil . Do the tempering. Now add chopped onion let it fry for 2-3 min.
  


• Add chopped tindora, and little water.Let it cook.In the mean time grind ginger, green chilies, enough salt,coconut powder to a smooth paste.
  


• Once tindora is perfectly cooked add ginger and green chili paste and give a toss.Let it cook for few mins.

Serve with rice and a drop of ghee.Rice mixed with plain dal and the curry tastes awesome.

Give a try :)

Note: You can pressure cook tindora pieces separately and add popu.