Putnala(Dalia) Laddu

Ingredients:

• Channa Dalia\Putnalu
• Sugar
• Ghee
• Cardamom : 3
• Cashews : 20

Procedure:

• Grind Dalia into fine powder.If you want smooth laddus sieve the powder.
• In ghee fry cashew and keep aside. Powder cardamom and keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl add Dalia powder, enough sugar, ghee, cashews and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Check whether we can make laddu or not, else some more ghee and prepare laddu.

Store laddus in air tight container.Stays fresh till 10 days.

Cauliflower Avakaya

A quick and easy pickle.



Ingredients:

• Cauliflower : 1/2 of big flower


• Red Chili powder : 3/4th cup


• Salt : as needed


• Methi seeds : 2 Tb sp


• Mustard seeds : 4 tb sp


• Lemon juice : 1/4th cup


• Oil

Procedure:

• Clean and chop cauliflower into small florets.Dry roast methi and mustard seeds separately.Once cooled, grind it to a fine powder.


• Heat oil.


• In a mixing bowl add cauliflower,salt, red chili powder, and grinded powder,oil and the add lemon juice and mix once or twice.


• Leave it for 6-8 hrs and serve with rice and ghee.

Stays fresh for a week.

Note: Adjust salt and red chili powder as per your taste.