Sweet Potato Fry

My hubby love all the Kizangu varieties (Tuberous plants). Sweet potatoes, in my home, we normally pressure cook them with little salt. eat them as such (ofcourse we peel the skin). we love it. My chithi(mom's sister), used to make it often for us. After coming to my in-law's place i learned how to make podimass with it.This Sweet Potato fry was tried just like that to see whether it tastes great like the normal potato fry. And know what?  it did, really did. Try it for yourself.

Ingredients

Sweet Potatoes - 3 to 4 Medium sized.

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp (u can increase this, if u want it more spicy!!!!!!)

Salt to taste

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Tempering

Canola oil - 2 tbsp

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

chana dal - 1 1/2 tsp

hing - a pinch

curry leaves

Method

• Cook Sweet potatoes in a pan of water till fork tender. When the water starts boiling, Switch it off and Keep the vessel closed for 10 minutes. This way you will get fork tender Sweet Potatoes.Drain the excess water,
• Heat oil in a Non-stick pan, splutter mustard seeds, add chana dal, hing, turmeric, curry leaves.Saute till chana dal turns brown.
• Add cooked sweet potatoes and saute.

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• Add Red chili powder and Salt and mix well. Cook in slow flame, till potatoes are roasted.
• Do not Mix the potatoes often, this might make them mushy. Instead try giving a stir by tossing the pan.
• Serve Warm  with any Kalandha saadam (Mixed Rice), it tastes great.

Sending this recipe to Lakshmi Venkatesh's Think Spice - Think Red Chillies Event and Sunita's World Think Spice Event and to  Srivalli's Spice your life - Kids Delight Event

Condensed Milk Rava Kesari

It was Moolam Nakshatram yesterday, Saraswathi Aavaganam (Saraswathi pooja starts fm this day). Planned to do Rava Kesari and Muparuppu Vadai. I have always tried rava kesari with sugar, thought of using Condensed milk this time.

The Kesari came out great. My son Naras  who normally doesnt like anything swwweeett actually had a small cup of kesari. I have successfully passed in this  :)  :)

Sending this post to SriValli's Kids Delight

Ingredients

Semolina/Sooji/Rava - 3/4 cup

Condensed milk - 1/2 tin (400gms full tin)

milk - 1/2 cup

water - 1 cup

Ghee - 4-5 tbsp

yellow color - a pinch

Garnishing

Roasted Cashew nuts &; Raisins

Method

Take a deep-pan Roast semolina in ghee till it changes color(turns golden brown, watch and dont turn it black!!!!!!!!!!). Keep the flame low,  Add Milk and water,  add yellow color and rava allow the mixture to boil,and let rava get cooked, add milkmaid. Stir Occassionally, add ghee. When the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan, take it off the flame.

Garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.

Update

My Son doesnt like anything which taste more Sweet!!! (Opp. to my in-laws, they jus love to have a Sweet dish even every day!!!!) so i have made the Kesari mild in sweet. if you want more sweet, pls increase the amount of condensed milk

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Navratri

Navratri During this Nine nights and Ten days Nine Forms of Shakti Devi are Worshiped.Near by My House Kanniga parameshwari Temple is there.They Will do 9 Different Alangarams Everyday during Navratri.


Nine forms of Shakti

* Durga, the inaccessible one
* Bhadrakali
* Amba or Jagadamba, Mother of the universe
* Annapurna, The one who bestows grains (an) in plenty (purna)
* Sarvamangala, The one who gives joy (mangal) to all (sarva)
* Bhairavi
* Chandika or Chandi
* Lalita
* Bhavani
* Mookambika

First three days
The goddess is separated as a spiritual force called Durga also known as Kali in order to destroy all our impurities.

Second three days
The Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees inexhaustible wealth, as she is the goddess of wealth.

Final three days
The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the goddess of wisdom, Saraswathi. In order to have all-round success in life, believers seek the blessings of all three aspects of the divine femininity, hence the nine nights of worship.(From Wikipedia)





















I Prepared Sweet & Kara Sundal for Navratri.



Happy Navratri to All.