Prasadacha Sheera/ Banana Semolina Halwa

Ingredients:

Semolina – 1 cup

Ghee - ¾ cup ( you can reduce it accordingly)

Sugar – ¾ cup

Ripe Banana – ½

Cashew nuts – 1 tablespoon (chopped)

Almonds – 1 tablespoon (chopped)

Raisins – 1 tablespoon

Cardamom powder – ¼ teaspoon

Milk – 2 1/2 cups

Saffron strands – 7 to 8

Recipe:

• Heat ghee in a pan.
• Add cashew nuts and almonds and roast until brown.
• Take out in a plate and keep it aside to cool down.
• In the same pan roast semolina on low flame.
• Keep stirring in between so that semolina does not burn.
• Roast until light golden in color.
• Now add sliced banana pieces and roast until banana starts to caramelize.
• Boil milk in another pan.
• Now add hot milk to roasted semolina.
• Mix well so that milk gets absorbed in semolina. Take care to see that no lumps are formed.
• Now add sugar, roasted and chopped nuts, saffron, raisins and cardamom powder.
• Mix everything well, cover and cook on medium heat for 3-4 mins.

Aloo paratha/ आलू पराठा

Ingredients:

Wheat flour – 1 cup

Boiled potato – 2 medium

Ginger –green chilly paste – ½ teaspoon

Curry leaves – 8

Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon

Coriander leaves - 1 tablespoon

Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon

Coriander cumin powder – ¼ teaspoon

Oil- ¼ teaspoon

Ghee

Salt

Recipe:

• Mix flour , salt and water in a large bowl together.
• Knead smooth dough.
• Cover with damp cloth and keep it aside for some time.
• Mash boiled potatoes and keep it in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves.
• Once curry leaves start to splutter, add turmeric powder.
• Switch off the flame and add tempering to boiled potatoes.
• Add coriander leaves,coriander-cumin powder and salt to taste.
• Mix everything well.
• Take medium sized ball from the dough and spread to form a bowl.
• Place the potato stuffing in the center.
• Seal the edges completely so that potato stuffing does not come out.
• Sprinkle a little flour and roll the paratha.
• Heat pan, place paratha on it and cook on medium heat.
• Turn it, pour ghee and spread over paratha.
• Cook on low heat till golden brown.
• Serve hot with yogurt or tomato ketchup.