China Grass Sweet (or) Palakasu

This is the simplest speciality sweet prepared for occasions like birthdays and wedding anniversaries in my Mom's side. The way mom makes it is so good. You do not feel like stopping with 1 piece. She is the best !!! One good aspect about this sweet is that it tastes good even with less sugar. People who do not like sweets will absolutely love this. Try it and please do post your comments for sure :) :)

Ingredients Required : 


China Grass : 1 cup
Milk : 4 and 1/2 cups
Sugar : 1 cup

Preparation Method :

• Slice the china grass using a scissors into very small pieces(make it as small as possible). 
• Now measure one cup of this sliced china grass and keep it aside. 
• Boil 4 and 1/2 cups of milk measured in the same size cup as the china grass.
• Once it comes to a boil add the china grass. 
• Boil in simmer till all the china grass added gets dissolved totally. 
• Once it dissolves add sugar and keep boiling. 
• Once this comes to a boil pour this mixture in a buttered flat vessel. 
• Allow it to cool for 30 minutes and your yummy palakasu is ready. 
• Cut it into pieces and serve as in the above image  :) :)

Please do post in your comments :) :)

Stuffed Pavakkai (or) Kakarkkai Potta Chilchi Karam

This recipe was created by my Mother- in law who is an excellent cook. She enjoys cooking and am starting to learn from her :) Thanks a lot athamma for teaching me good good recipes :) :)

Ingredients Required :


Pavakkai - 2
Garlic - 1 Piece
Onion - 1/2
Red Chillis - 1 big or 2 small
Chutney paruppu - 1 small cup
Dhaniya - 1/4 spoon
Coconut - 3 or 4 small pieces
Oil - 2 spoons
Salt to Taste
Tamarind water

Procedure :


Pavakkai Fry:

• Slice the Pavakkai into 3 pieces each. 
• We do not need the stuffing inside pavakkai so remove it. 
• Take one big cup of tamarind water in a pressure cooker. 
• Add salt to this water. 
• Place the pavakkai in this water.
• Make sure that all the pavakkai pieces are totally immersed in this water. 
• Make sure it cooks as long as 6 whistles from the pressure cooker is released. 
• The reason why we do this is that this removes the sourness from the vegetable. 
• Once the pressure is released poke the pavakkai with a fork and check if it has softened. 
• Once done remove the water totally from the pavakkai. 
• Take a kadai and add some oil. 
• Fry the pavakkai in this oil till it turns brown. 
• Keep the oil aside.

Stuffing:

• Grind the red chilli,chutney dal, salt,coconut, dhaniya and garlic little coarsely. 
• Then add the onion to this powder and slightly grind it once. 
• Once this is done add this powder in the oil that you used for frying pavakkai and mix it well. 
• Stuff this whole mixture inside the pavakkai and enjoy it with steaming hot ghee rice.

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