Recipe chana dal payasam

chana dal, soaked in water for 2 hours - 1 cup
jaggery, grated - 2 cups
cashew nuts broken 1/2 cup
1/2 cup ghee
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1/3 cup raisins
1 liter Milk

First Cook the chana dal in 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker soft. Add jaggery and milk. Cook till thick and a sweet smell comes out. . Fry cashew nuts and raisins separately . Add fried nuts and cardamom powder if you desire add coconut milk at the end to payasam and serve . Your delicious Chana Dal Payasam is ready to serve.

Recipe Kachori

4 cups whole wheat flour
Salt to taste
1/2 cup ghee for frying

For the filling:
1 tsp aniseed, coarsely ground
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 cup black gram dal (Urad dal)
Salt to tase.

Fry roast the black gram dal till golden. Grind. Add water, salt, aniseed and garam masala to make a stiff dough. Reserve.

Make a dough of the whole wheat flour with ghee and water, adding salt. Make equal number of lemon sized balls from both. Roll out a flour ball to a disc. Place a filling ball in the center. Cover from all sides . Flatten and roll out again to 10 cms. circles. Fry in hot ghee till both sides are golden. Drain and remove. Repeat till all kachoris are made.