Happy Ugadi & Ramnavmi

Wish you a very happy Ugadi and Ramvanmi..I want to post Ugadi dishes  long back but some how couldn't post it. Ugadi dishes includes Shevgi Payasa (vermicelli sweet), Manvinkai Anna (Mango Rice), Koshmbri (salad).

Here I am writing the very famous salad that is koshmbri. Mango rice you can find here.
Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup Moong dal (soaked for 5-6 hrs)
• 1 Carrot (shredded)
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1-2 green Chilies (chopped)
• Few Coriander leaves (chopped)
• Lemon and Salt as per taste.

Mix all the above ingredients and give tempering with following ingredients.
 For Tempering / Tadaka:

• Oil,
• Mustard seeds, 
• Hing.

Ramnavami dishes are very simple they are Chow- Chow Bath ..means Upama & Sheera (sooji halwa)

 Sooji Halwa/ Sheera
Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rava/ Sooji
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom (powder)
• Few Raisins
• 1/4 cup Milk (hot)
• 2-3 Tbsp Ghee
• Water as required (hot)

Method:
       In non stick pan pour ghee and roast rava on medium heat till you get nice aroma. Add sugar and mix for few minutes. Add hot milk and water, raisin and stir it well. (no lumps) Cook for few minutes and turn off the heat cover it and let it cook its steam.

Serve hot...

Upama/ Upittu
Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rava
• 1Onion (chopped)
• 2-3 green Chilies (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Urad Dal
• 1/4 tsp Split chickpeas
• A pinch Hing
• 1/4 Sugar (optional)
• Few Curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Method:
       Roast the rava with little oil till nice aroma and keep it a side. Heat the pan with oil add mustard , cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, urad dal, split chickpeas and allow them to splutter. Add onion and fry till they get tender. Add water (as required), add sugar, salt and bring to boil. Once water is boiling add roasted rava and stir contentiously to avoid lumps. Once it starts thicken then turn off the heat.

Serve hot.