DHAL KESARI AND KICHIDI

INGREDIENTS

FOR KESARi

1. 1/2 cup           green gram
2. 1 cup              Rava
3. 1 1/2 cups       sugar
4. 1 tsp               cardamom powder
5.  1/4 tsp           saffron color
6. 2 1/4 cup        water
7. 5 drops            rose essence
8. 1/4 cup            ghee or oil
9. 1/4 cup            milk

METHOD

• Boil green gram add 2 1/4 cup water.
• Fry Rava adding 1 tsp of ghee.
• Mix dhal, water, and cook for 3 minutes.
• Now add sugar, milk, essence and saffron color.
• Cook for 2 minutes and add ghee or oil.
• Add cardamom and fried cashew nuts and raisins.

FOR KICHIDI

1. 1 cup                       rava
2. 1/2 cup                    green gram
3. 1/2 cup                    tur dal
4. 1/2 cup                    bengal gram dhal
5. 2 tsp                        salt
6. 1/4 cup                    oil
7. 2                              onions chopped 
8. 5                              green chilies slit
9. 1                              tomato chopped
10. 6 leaves                   curry leaves
11. Handful                   coriander leaves
12. 4 cups                      water
13. 1/2                           lemon
14. 1 tsp                        ginger- garlic paste
15. 1/4 tsp                     turmeric
16. 1 tsp                        mustard seed
17. 1 tsp                        urad dhal
18. 1 tsp                        Bengal gram dhal

Method

• Fry rava in 1 tsp of oil.
• Pressure cook dhal adding turmeric.
• Heat oil add seasoning splutter mustard
• Add onion, green chilies, curry leaves, and ginger- garlic paste.
• Now add cooked dhal,rava and salt.
• Cook for 5 minutes and add lemon juice.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and ghee.
• Mix well and serve with Kesari bhath.