Rava Kesari

Ingredients:
Sooji :1 cup
Sugar:1 cup
Butter:1/2 stick
Water:2 1/2 cups
Kesari color:a pinch(optional)

Heat 1 inch of butter and fry broken cashews and raisins.Put rava and fry till it becomes slightly brown.Meanwhile boil water in another vessel and add kesari color to it.Add the water to roasted  rava.Let the rava cook in medium flame.When rava gets cooked add sugar.Keep stirring.Add the remaining butter and fry till the rava comes out from the sides without sticking.Pour into a greased plate and cut into desired shape or serve as such.

Sweet Boondi

Ingrediants:
Besan(gram flour):1 cup
Sugar:3/4 cup
Cardamom powder:1/2 tspn
Oil for frying

Make a paste of besan using water.Check the consistency of the batter by pouring it through a perforated spoon.The batter should pour down as small droplets.If it is not,then add more water.Do not make the batter very thin.To make sugar syrup,Take sugar in a vessel and pour 1 cup water and bring to boil.Simmer the flame and keep it on the stove as such,till the syrup becomes thick.Keep it aside.Heat oil in a deep pan and pour the besan batter through the perforated spoon ,holding the spoon a little above the hot oil.Stir the boondis gently until it becomes crispy.Take out the boondis and remove the excess oil using tissue paper.Once it gets cooled,add to the syrup and keep it in the syrup for 5 minutes.Take the boondis out of the syrup and spread on a plate.Add cardamom powder and mix well.Allow to cool completely.Boondis are ready to serve.

Badam (Almond) Cake

Ingredients:
Badam:1 cup
Powdered sugar:3/4 cup
Ghee:2 tbsp
Milk:1/4 cup
Cardamom powder:1/2 tspn

Soak and peel badam (almonds).Grind in mixer grinder into a paste,using milk.Heat ghee in a non-stick pan and add the ground mixture.Stir for sometime.Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder.Keep in medium flame and stir continuously.The mixture starts to thicken and when it starts leaving the sides without sticking,transfer the mixture into a greased plate and spread evenly.Once the mixture becomes warm,cut into desired shapes.Badam burfi or cake is ready to serve.

Rava Ladoo

Ingredients:
Sooji rava:1 cup
Coconut:1/2 cup
Sugar:1 cup(3/4cup for less sweetness)
Milk:1/2 cup
Cardamom powder:1/2 tspn
Cashews:1 tbspn(broken)
Raisins:1tbspn
Ghee:2tbspn

Heat up ghee in a deep pan and fry cashews and raisins.Add coconut and fry for 5 minutes.Add rava and fry till the color changes slightly brown.Add cardamom powder,sugar and milk and stir fry till the mixture becomes thick.Remove the pan from the stove.Make into small balls when it is warm.Serve when cool and dry.

Carrot Halwa

ingredients:

• carrot 1/2 kg(grated)
• milk 1 1/2 cup
• sugar 1 cup
• ghee 2 tbsp
• cardamom powder 1/4 tbsp
• cashewnut splits 2 tbsp
• chopped almonds

pressure cook carrot with milk for one whistle.Transfer this to a heavy kadai or non-stick pan and stir until complete moisture is absorbed.Add sugar and cardamom powder.Fry for few more minutes till it becomes dry and remove from heat.In another pan fry the cashewnuts and almonds.Add the halwa into this and mix well.Season it with split almonds.serve warm or at room temperatures.makes 4 to 5 servings.