Juthika Foods

      KHOYA - NARIYAL BARFI                   Any Indian festival or auspicious occasion is incomplete without a sweet delicacy,specially laddu,barfi,etc.,etc. Barfi is usually made with mawa/khoya,chena,lentils,and so on. Here,I have made this barfi with khoya combine with coconut.Try this simple recipe,and make your festival more colorful,with family and friends.  Preparation time : 5 mins. Cooking time : 30 mins. Servings : 35 - 40 pieces Ingredients :  Khoya/mawa - 300 gms. Sugar/shakkar - 1 1/2 cups/250 gms. Dessicated coconut - 2 cups Green cardamom/choti elaichi pwd. - 1/2 tsp Tutti frutti - few pieces ( for decoration ) Method : Take the khoya on a big plate or thali and mash with the help of your palm,until smooth a nd even in texture. Place a heavy bottomed pan/kadhai on gas with flame low,and put the khoya into it. Add both the sugar and the coconut into the khoya and mix properly. Stir continuously,keeping the flame low,till all th

                    GREEN   MATAR KI TIKIYA                                                            I think,green matar/peas is only a kind of vegetable which everyone is very fond of,irrespective of age. There are varieties of dishes you can make with this  green globules,and I have tried and tasted many of those. Here,sharing one of those ----which can be enjoyed as a starter or evening snacks. Shallow fried to make this a healthier versio n.            Preparation time : 20-25 mins            Cooking time : 15-20 mins            No.of servings : 4-5 persons              Ingredients :     Fresh green peas/matar - 5 cups   Ginger paste - 1 tsp. Garlic paste - 1 tsp. Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp or acc. to taste Roasted cumin seeds / jeera pwd - 1 tsp Garam masala pwd - 1 and 1/2 tsp Roasted bengal gram / chana pwd (coarsely ground ) - 3 tbsps Green chilli - 2 nos. Onion - 2 medium Cornflour - 2 tbsps Salt - acc. to taste Desi ghee / oil - fo

                                                 YAM VARUVAL                                                                                                                  This is a typical south indian dish.  Varuval can be made by arvi ,potato or raw banana.  Spicy and yummy - this recipe needs less labor,and can be easily made. Here, i have prepared with yam or suran in hindi , which is very beneficial in treating health issues.         Preparation time :10 mins   Cooking time : 20 mins.   Servings : 2-3 persons   Ingredients : Yam/suran - 300 gms Tamarind/imli - lemon sized Coriander/dhania pwd - 1 full tsp. Cumin/jeera pwd. - 1/2 tsp Black pepper/kali mirch pwd - 1/2 tsp Turmeric/haldi pwd. - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Red chilli/lal mirch pwd - 1/2 tsp Amchur - 1/2 tsp Aniseed/saunf - 1/2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1 full tsp Split black gram/dhuli udad - 1 tbsp Salt - acc. to taste Curry leaves - 12 to 15 Oil - 1 and 1/2 tbsp