When you are not able to make proper balls out of the groundnut-jaggery mixture, sprinkle rice flour in your hands and try making tight balls.

Ground Nut Balls or Kadalai Urundai

Ingredients:

Groundnut – 2 cups

Grated Jaggery – 1 cup

Water – as required

Method:

1. Roast the groundnut, remove the skin and break it into halves.

2. Add some water to jaggery and heat it until it thickens (thick syrup)

3. Now take a bowl, add the groundnut and pour the jaggery syrup and keep stirring and mix well.

4. When heat subsides, take few portions of the groundnut mixed jaggery and make small balls.

This Kadalai Urundai is rich in protein and iron. This is best suited for children as it is good for health.

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice – 3 cups

Potato – 3

Fresh Peas – 1 cup

Onion – 2

Garlic – 4

Chilli powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric – a pinch

Salt – as required

Oil, mustard – 1 tsp each

Cinnamom – a piece

Clove – 2

Method:

1. Cook potatoes and keep them sliced or half mashed.

2. Cook fresh peas without adding much water.

3. Get the rice cooked and keep them separately.

4. Now take a tawa, add oil, mustard, cinnamom, clove and saute.

5. Add the onions, garlic and allow it until raw flavor fades.

6. Add the potatoes, peas and add turmeric, chilli powder, required salt and mix well.

7. Leave it for 2-3 mins so that the taste blends well.

8. Finally add the cooked rice, mix and serve.

Easy and delicious potato peas pulao is ready.

Ingredients:

Milk – 1 litre

Sugar – 1 cup

Chocolate sauce – 1/4 cup

Chocolate essence – 1 tsp

Ice cubes – 2 cup

Cocoa cream – 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients and beat till it lathers.

2. Take a serving glass and pout the milk shake and serve with grated nuts and chocolate sauce.

Ingredients:

Ripe tomatoes – 4 (remove seeds, peeled and chopped)

Olive Oil – 2 tablespoon

Onion chopped – 1

Garlic crushed – 1

Red pepper chopped – 1 small (optional)

Chicken or vegetable stock – 4 cups

Tomato paste – 4 tablespoon

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a heavy pan, cook the onion, garlic and red pepper till soft.

2. Add the tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.

3. Add the tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste.

4. Cover and simmer the stove for 15 minutes.

5. Allow to cool slightly and grind them in a mixie until it is smooth.

6. Return to the pan and heat gradually.

7. Cook for 2 minutes and serve hot.