DEVAKOTTAI SAMAYAL ARAI

HAPPY DEEPAVALLI TO ALL MY BLOG READERS AND FOLLOWERS !!! I  tried making varagu arisi maavurundai for this diwali along with boondhi mixture. Varagu arisi is called KODO MILLET in English. It is very easy and healthy too! Very few ingredients needed - Varagu arisi - 1 cup Sugar - 1 1/2 cups Cardamom powder - 1 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter) - 1/2 cup Nuts and Raisins as you wish - fried in ghee. Take 1 cup of kodo millet and dry fry in medium flame until it brings out the flavor. The color should not change. Spread it on a plate and let it cool down. After it cools down, grind it to a fine powder. In a large bowl, transfer the kodo millet powder, sugar, cardamom powder and and fried nuts. Add warm melted ghee and mix well. Take small portions and make a tight ball. Maavurundai is ready to eat !!

KAARA BOONDHI I am going to share the recipe for making kaaraa boondhi for this diwali. The recipe is quite a simple one with easily available ingredients. Ingredients needed: Kadalai maavu / Besan / Chickpea flour - 1 cup Arisi Maavu / Rice Flour - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Chilli Powder - 1 pinch Hot Oil - 2 tbsp Water - 3/4th cup Let's see how to make this boondhi It is always better to sift the flours you are going to use in any recipe, so that it is free from any dust or lumps. So, sift the besan and rice flour. Now add all the dry ingredients(i.e. rice flour, besan, salt and chilli powder) in a bowl and mix them well. Then add the hot oil to this mixture and mix well with a whisk, so that the oil is well coated and mixed with the flour mixture. Now add the water little by little to this and make a thick batter, without lumps. I would recommend using a whisk to do this, as it will be easier to make the batter without lumps. Once the batter is