Puttu rice halwa

Puttu rice halwa

Milkmaid tin 1    
puttu rice/ plain rice 1 cup           
sugar 2 tbsp          
coconut grated 2 cups

Ghee ½ cup or 150gm         
melon seeds to garnish or any nuts can be used.

Method

1)      Soak rice for 3 hours, grind to a fine paste. Add sugar & mix well.

2)      Make 3 cups of coconut milk & add to rice mixture & mix well.

3)      Pre=heat a heavy bottomed pan before pouring in the mixture. Place this on fire & stir continuously for 15 minutes.

4)      Add milkmaid & ghee,  keep stirring till you begin to see traces of ghee in the sides of the pan & the mixture becomes a ball in the centre.

5)      Remove from fire, spread on a greased plate, sprinkle with nuts/ melon seeds & set aside to cool. Cut into desired shapes & serve.

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DRY FRUITS- NUTS BALLS

INGREDIENTS
figs soaked and drained  1 cup in just enough water
dates de-seeded and soaked 1cup in just enough water
almonds 2 tbsp
char-magaz/ melon seeds 2 tbsp
white til roasted 2 tbsp

to coat
poppy seeds /khua-khua 3 tbsp
desiccated coconut 1/4 cup
roast these two till a nice aroma comes and keep aside

METHOD
remove water if any from dates and figs, put in the blender jar, along with nuts and til, blend to a smooth paste, roll into small balls, roll in toasted coconut- poppy seeds well , or you can shape them flat or out in moulds to shape and then coat too. 

this is a very healthy protein, fibre rich, also in minerals dessert, which is easy to make, unlike other Indian desserts which demand a lot of stirring, to give you muscles or shall I say exercise your muscles to lose !