Almond Moulds

My toddler is 20mths old today. I can’t believe how fast she is growing. She is trying to say whatever we say. It’s so much fun to watch her grow. Coming to today’s recipe I wanted something cold and healthy too. It was so good. My husband and daughter loved them.

It makes app 15 moulds.

Ingredients:

Blanched Almonds – 1/4 cup
Pistachios – 10
Cardamom Powder – 1 teaspoon
Saffron – 1 large pinch
Sugar – 1/2 cup or according to taste
Milk – 4 and 1/2 cups 

Method:

Soak pistachios for 2 to 3 hours. Peal the skin.

Now grind the almonds with some milk. Make it into a smooth paste.

Add the ground mixture into the rest of the milk.

Add the saffron and cardamom.

Bring this mixture up to boil.

Keep on string to avoid the skin forming on top of milk.

Milk should come to a full boil.

Finally add sugar and pistachios,  let it cool and pour into the moulds.

Freeze them for few hours and enjoy.

Murukku 1

My toddler is trying to talk new words each day. I am so happy to hear them. She calls me amma, mummy and appu. It is very cute to hear her say appu. She is becoming naughty day by day. Her favourite word is two now. I can’t believe my little girl is growing up. My daughter and husband both like snacks. So I made this murukku for them today.

Ingredients:

2 cups rice flour

1/2 cup besan

Salt to taste

1 tbsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp ajwain seeds

1 tbsp sesame seeds

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp whey of the curd

Method:

Take  rice flour to this add  besan .

Sieeve this together .
To this add sufficient salt , chilly powder ,  ajwain /vaamu and sesame seeds . Mix all nicely .

Check for the taste , if anything is less u can add.
Add melted butter and  whey of  curd to the flour(Whey means the water that floats on curd) . Mix nicely

Add sufficient water make like a dough . Knead it for 2 mins .
Take chakli maker, put dough inside .
Make chakli directly in hot oil and fry them in hot oil .

They are so tasty. Try them for yourself and see.