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Suji Shahi Halwa Ingredients 1 cup suji(rava,semolina) 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup ghee water same volume as suji 1-2 green cardamom 3-5 almonds METHOD Soak suji in equal amount volume of water crush cardamom seeds heat ghee in a karahi .add the crushed cardamom and sugar ,cook till the sugar melts and turns medium brown in colour(.keep flame simmer) remove excess water from soaked suji and add immediately to browned sugar stir quickly with wooden spoon and taking care that no lumps form .cook till halwa leaves the side of pan serve hot garnised with chopped almonds

SUJI CARROT VADA Ingredients 1 cup suji(rava,semolina) 1 cup grated carrots 1/4 cup curd salt to taste oil for frying METHOD Sieve the suji . add suji,grated carrots,salt,and curd in a bowl.mix well .keep this mixture covered for 5- 10 minutes. heat oil in a karahi ,make small vada of suji mixture and deep fry till the vada golden brown in colour. serve hot with coconut chutney.

Semolina Porridge Ingredient s 1/4 cup suji(rava,semolina) 2 - 3 cup milk sugar (3-4 t)to taste METHOD Roast suji in a pan till golden brown in colour add milk to it and bring to boil in simmer flame,cook with constant strring , when the suji cooked add sugar (if necessary add some milk.)cook for few minutes. Give it a boil and remove from fire . serve hot.

SUJI PANIYARAM Ingeredients 1 cup suji(rava,semolina)) 1cup maida 1 cup sugar 2-3 green cardamom 3-4 t coconut grated) a pinch of salt few cashwnuts oil for frying METHOD Soak the suji in a warm water for 10- 20 minutes.Powdered the green cardamom And add the maida,sugar,a pinch of salt,powdered green cardamom,broken cashwnut ,grated coconutes and 2 t milk,Mix well .the batter shoud thick dosa batter. Heat oil in a thick bottom pan and take the one spoonful small amount of mixer and pour in to the oil and deep fry in simmer flame. serve hot .

UPMA Upma Ingredients 1 cup suji (200 g)(rava,semolina) water double the volume of suji 1 small onion or 4-5 baby onion 1 whole green chilli 1whole red chilli 1/4 t mustard seeds 1/2 t urad dal 1/2 t channa dal 1/4 t sugar 1/4 t small piece ginger salt to taste (1/2 t) ghee or til oil few curry leaves a pinch of hing (asafoetide) few cashew nuts METHOD Heat a pan and roast the suji.(keep fire simmer,)Remove and keep aside. chop the green chiil ,onion,and ginger.broken the red chilli. Heat oil and add mustard seeds .when they crackle add the urad dal,channa dal,fry for few minutes and add greenchiili,salt and sugar fry,add hing,broken red chilli .now add the onion fry the onion little and add ginger and curry leaves.mix and stir. add the water and bring to boil.when the water boiling add the roasted sujii with constant stirring .simmer the fire close for 1-2 minutes and open and cook till the mass is dry. serve garnish with cashwnuts and curry leaves.

SUJI HALVA Ingredients 1 cup (200 g )Suji (Rava ,semolina) 1 1/2 (250 g )cup sugar 1 /2 ( 100 g )cup ghee 2 cup water double the volume of suji 5-6 Raisin 4-5 cashewnuts red colour or kasari powder 2 pinch) saffron for colour and flavour (3-4 threads) 2 green cardamom METHOD Roast suji in a pan.remove and keep aside. Soak saffron in 3 t milk, Heat 1 t ghee fry the nuts and take out. Grind green cardamom with 1 t sugar to a very fine powder(grind with sugar it grind very fine powder) Bring the water to boil.add the red colour. green cardamon powder,1 t ghee.stir and add the suji little by little to the boiling water . with constant stirring and cook till the mass is dry ánd add the ghee stir well .add the sugar little by little,be careful ,because a lot of splatting will occur.so keep cooking with constant stirring till all the sugar is absorbed and halwa starts leaving in the sides if the pan. Sprinkle the saffron milk and add the fried nuts and serve hot. White suji Halva Ingerdients...