Carrot Halwa

Grated Carrot - 2 cups
sugar 1/2 cup
milk maid - 1/4 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Elachi powder - 1 tsp
Cashews - 10-15 nums
ghee or vanaspathi - 3-4 tbsp

Method :

1. Grate the carrot finely. In a Vok add a tbsp of ghee and keep stirring it until raw smell goes out and color changes.
2. Add milk and leave it for a boil..wait for the milk to thicken, carrot should absorb the milk fully.
3. At this stage add sugar and milk maid, add extra ghee and stir continuously.
4. Fry cashews in ghee and add it, add elachi powder and check sugar if you want more sweet add extra sugar.
5. Keep stirring until it blends well and is smooth. Garnish with cashews and serve.

Potato Masala

Potatos - 2 Big
1 Onions finely chopped
1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
3 green chillies slit
curry leaves few
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Gram dhall - few
mustard and urud dhall few for seasoning
salt, oil and water as required.

Method :

1. Boil potatoes and smash them and keep aside.
2. In a vok add oil and season it with mustard, urud dhal and gram dhal and wait for it to spultter.
3. Add onions, ginger and green chillis with curry leaves and wait for it to cook transparent.
4. Add turmeric powder, salt and 2 cups water and leave it for a boil, when boils add potatoes and cook well.
5. When cooked stop the flame and serve with poori or dosai.

Home Made Soup Powder

Black Pepper Corn - 50 Gms
Jeera - 50 Gms
Sombu (Aniseeds) - 50 Gms
Thoor Dhall - 100 gms
Dhania (coriander seeds) - 100 gms

Method: Roast and Grind them into a Fine powder by giving it in the mill. You can also measure it in terms of spoon and grind them and use it then and there when you make soup. It can be used for all veg and non veg soups. Just add 1 tsp to 2 tsp depending on quantity of soup made at home.