Krishnashtami Recipes Poha Payasam

                                           

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Beaten Rice / Poha
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 3 Cups Milk
• 1 pinch Elachi Powder
• 2 sp Ghee
• Few Cashew & Almond Pieces

Preparation :

• Heat ghee in a pan fry cashew, badam pieces and keep aside.
• In the same pan fry poha till light brown in colour.
• Heat milk on medium heat, now add poha and stir well.
• Let it cook for 10 to 15mins on low flame.
• Keep stirring often, so that it does n't stick on bottom.
• Now add sugar and elach powder and stir well, cook on low flame .
• Add cashew, badam pieces and simmer for 2 mins.
• Turn off heat and transfer into a serving bowl.
• Delicious atukula payasam is ready. Serve warm or cold.

Puri Laddu 

                                               

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Maida  (all purpose flour)
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• Oil for deep fry
• 2 Cardamom (elachi)

Method :

• Make puri dough with water and maida.
• Prepare very thin puries. 
• Fry the puries in oil  till light brown in colour.
• Grind the puries in blender into very fine powder.
• Grind sugar and elachi also fine powder.
• Now mix sugar powder & puri powder in a bowl.
• Heat ghee and add to mixed flour & mix very well.
• Prepare laddus.Tasty poori laddus is ready.

Mango Poha / Pachi Mamidikaya Atukulu

                                         

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Thick Poha / Beaten Rice
• 1/4 Cup Grated Raw Mango
• 2 Green Chillies chopped lengthwise
• 1/4 sp Turmeric Powder
• 1 pinch Hing
• Fistful Peanuts
• Salt to Taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli Crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Wash poha and drain well, sprinkle little water & keep aside for 10mins.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin seeds, red chilli for fry.
• Once done add peanuts & fry next add green chillies & curry leaves.
• Add turmeric powder, grated mango, salt and stir well fry for 1min.
• Next add soaked poha and stir well, cook on low fire for couple of mins. 
• Mix well and transfer into a serving bowl.
• Now pachi mamidikaya atukula pulihora is ready to serve. 

Sweet Pongal With Poha

                                              

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup  Thick Poha /  Beaten Rice
• 1/4 Cup Moong Dal
• 1 Cup  Grated Jaggery
• 1 pinch Elaichi
• Cashewnuts few fry
• Raisins few fry
• 2 sp Ghee

Preparation :

• Wash the poha and drain well.
• Clean, wash the  moong dal and cook in a bowl on the stove.
• When the dal 3/4 done add poha and stir well & cook it for 5-8mins
• Add jaggery, elaichi powder & mix well, and continue to cook on low heat.
• Now add ghee, nuts, raisins and stir well.
• After 2mins turn off the flame & transfer into a serving bowl.
• Poha sweet pongali is ready to eat.

Lemon Poha / Nimmakaya Atukulu

                                        

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Thick Poha / Aval
• 1 Green Chilli Chopped
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• Fistful Peanuts
• 2 sp lemon juice
• Salt

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli Crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Method :

• Wash poha and drain well & keep aside for 10mins.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin seeds, red chilli & peanuts for fry.
• Once done add green chillies, curry leaves and fry for 1min.
• Next add soaked poha, turmeric powder, salt & stir well.
• Sprinkle little water on top and saute for 4 or 5mins on low flame.
• Remove from flame and add lemon juice & mix well.
• Transfer into a serving bowl. Lemon poha is ready to serve. Serve hot.