Seegumbala kaai kadubu (Sweet pumpkin dessert)

For 2 people :

Ingredients:

1. Sweet pumpkin 250 gm
2. Jaggery powder 50 gm
3. 50 gm Semolina or rava (small size)
4. 1 Tea spoon cardamom powder

Preparation.

1. Finely grate pumpkin
2. To the above add Jaggery powder, semolin , cardamom powder and mix well(do not add water since water content in pumpkin will be sufficient to mix)
3. Make small balls and patter it
4. Steam cook the above for 10 mins.
5. Tastes better when its hot with ghee.

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Bassaru and Kaalu palya (Rasam and curry made from stock of boiled pulses/beans)

For 4 people :
Ingredients :
1. 200 gm sessile joyweed(Honagonne soppu)
2. 100 gm cowpea (Alasande kaalu)
3. 1 cup grated coconut
4. 2 table spoon rasam powder
5. 2 table tamarind paste.
6. Jaggery and salt according to taste.
7. Oil , mustard seed and curry leaves for tempering
8. 5-6 garlic cloves
9. One small onion roughly chopped
10. One cup toor dal.

Method of preparation for rasam :

1. Shallow fry finely chopped sessile joyweed in a vessel with 2 tea spoons of oil..
2. Pressure cook soaked cow pea(should be soaked 2-3 hrs prior cooking) and toor dal separately .
3. Keep the stock of the boiled cow pea aside.
4. Grind coconut,garlic cloves,onion,2-3 table spoons of the boiled cow pea and joyweed.
5. Heat a vessel and add oil,mustard and curry leaves to make the seasoning.
6. To this add the cow pea stock and the grinded paste and 2 table spoons of rasam powder.
7. Add jaggery and salt according to taste and boil for 2-3 min.


Method of preparation for Curry:

1. Heat a pan , add oil, mustard seeds for seasoning.
2. Add boiled toor dal(should not be like a paste), cow pea and cooked joyweed.
3. Add salt and mix.
4. Heat the pan for 2-3 min.


Note: I have used Sessile joyweed and Cow pea.Both can be changed to any other leafy vegetable
and pea respectively.U can also combine different varieties of the same.

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