DEVAKOTTAI SAMAYAL ARAI

These yummy shortbread cookies are kids favourite. Let us see how to bake them. You will need : Makes approx. 50 1 1/2 inch cookies 2 cups - All Purpose Flour 1 cup -  Sugar 1 cup - Unsalted butter (2 sticks) at room temperature 1 tsp  - Vanilla extract 1 pinch - salt How to bake : (Pre-heat the oven to 295 degrees F) 1. In a large bowl, add butter, sugar and vanilla extract and mix and     cream them well on low speed .     If you are using a laddle or a fork, keep mixing continuously until     the mixture becomes creamy. 2. Now mix in the flour and salt and mix until it gets combined well. 3. Wrap this dough in a plastic wrap  and chill it in the fridge until firm     (approx. 2 hours) 4. On a lightly floured surface roll the dough until it is 1 inch thick . 5. Now use different shapes of cookie cutters and cut out the dough. 6. Transfer the cut dough car...

Rava Panniyaram (Semolina Fritters) This is an authentic dish from Chettinaad Cuisine. It is a sweet dish and can be prepared very easily. Everybody will have Semolina and Sugar at home all the time. So, we need not worry if we have a sudden guest and you want to offer them something sweet. Ingredients needed : Semolina (rava) - 1cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Method of Preparation : 1. Soak the rava in little waterjust enough to wet the rava for 10 minutes. 2. Now transfer this into the blender and add the sugar. 3. Nicely blend it until it forms a batter. It will take just 2 minutes. 4. Do not add water to grind. Since you add sugar, it will blend with the rava     well and form a batter. 5. Now, heat oil in a pan for deep frying. 6. Pour one laddle of batter into the oil and keep splashing oil on it until it     bulges and then turn it over and take it out immediately. *  You can make only one panniyaram at a time . *...