Rawa ladoo - Sweetened semolina balls

Ladoos are someones favorite now after watching her favourite cartoon character on TV,after i made besan ladoos these were didn't go too well with her but DH loved them instead.

Sheera/ Semolina Pudding

Sheera(from the north) is just a distant cousin of our Rawa kesari from the south.Its surprising how India is so much diverse in its cultures and its cuisines.Similar foods with different names and variations made all across the length and breadth of our country.There are more than one names and versions to this sweet.

I make sheera often for my LM who surprisingly doesn't love the fluffy kesari(orange color especially) and that kesari is also a big too sweet for her.I made Sheera with less fat and sweet a low cal version for her i must say but I'm happy she likes it atleast.

But this is a simplified version i know the oringal Maharastrian version uses much more ingredients like coconut, sesame seeds.

You need

Rawa/semolina 1 cup

Water 1 cup

Milk 1 cup

Butter 1 tablespoon 

Sugar 3 tablespoons (or more)

Cardamom/elaichi/elaka powder a pinch

Salt a pinch

Almonds 4 slivered

- Heat butter on a low flame add the rawa to this and roast until it gets fragrant.

- Add the milk and water and cover and cook until the rawa soaks all the liquid.

- Add the sugar and mix well.

- Toast the nuts in a teaspoon of butter and top the sheera with it.

- Enjoy yummy sheera with your evening tea.

Some of my notes : 

- Adding raw or roasted rawa is ok as we toast it with butter first.

- You can be more generous with the sweetness and the butter it will be still better :) 

- Once this cools it will be a little tight in consistency but thats because of the lesser oil and liquid content.

Sheera/ Semolina Pudding

Sheera(from the north) is just a distant cousin of our Rawa kesari from the south.Its surprising how India is so much diverse in its cultures and its cuisines.Similar foods with different names and variations made all across the length and breadth of our country.There are more than one names and versions to this sweet.

Rawa Idli- Steamed semolina cakes

Instant(almost!) breakfast idea  = Rawa idlis.I made this on a weekend when i usually run out of dosa batter and everything else.So I decided to try these easy idlis.They were smooth soft and filling.

The secret ingredient to making these idlis is curd/yogurt and a pinch of baking soda/eno fruit salt.You just have to mix it all up and leave it overnight and steam the idlis in the morning.Done!

Since the rawa/semolina is a little bland you have to work on the extra flavouring part and make a nice coconut chutney to accompany it.We all loved it at home.It was super filling too.

I checked a few recipes before i settled on this one.

You need

Roasted rawa/semolina 1 cup

Curd 2 cups + a little water/curd (to get the consistency right)

Salt to taste 

for the seasoning

Oil 1 tablespoon

Mustard seeds 1/2tsp

Channa dal/bengal gram 1tsp

Urad dal/black gram  1/2tsp

Curry leaves 1 sprig chopped finely

Coriander leaves few sprigs chopped finely

Cashew nuts chopped and roasted in ghee few

Grated carrot 2 tablespoon

Ginger grated 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut 1 tablespoon or more as per your taste

Just before steaming the idlis we need to add 1tsp of baking soda/eno fruit salt

• Mix the roasted rawa with the curd and salt and leave it overnight.
• In the morning, heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients for the seasoning one after the other.
• Mix this seasoning into the raw/curd mixture and stir well.
• Grease the idli moulds and then mix the baking soda to the rawa idli batter. 
• Pour spoonfuls of batter into the greased moulds , garnish the idlis with a cashew and few pieces of carrot gratings and place the idli stand into the steamer and cover the vessel and cook for 10-12 minutes or until done.You can use the pressure cooker without the whistle.

• Once cooled, the idlis are ready to be served with coconut chutney.

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Rawa Idli- Steamed semolina cakes

Instant(almost!) breakfast idea  = Rawa idlis.I made this on a weekend when i usually run out of dosa batter and everything else.So I decided to try these easy idlis.They were smooth soft and filling.

Rawa Dosa

This Rawa dosa is a quick breakfast you can whip up on a lazy weekend morning! If you have all the ingredients(easy always there in the kitchen stuff) in hand it can be made and served all within an hour's time.

You need
Semolina/white rawa 3/4th cup
All purpose flour 1/4 cup
Rice flour/(left over dosa batter) 2 cups
Baking powder a pinch(optional)
Salt to taste
Curd 1 cup
Water 1 cup ( or less as you need to make a runny dosa batter)
Oil 2 tablespoons

For the tempering

Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Chillies chopped finely (green/red) 2
Ginger 1" piece chopped/ grated finely
Grated coconut 2 tablespoons(optional)
Curry leaves chopped 2 tablespoons
Cilantro chopped 2 tablespoons

• In a pan,heat oil and add the tempering and keep it in a bowl.
• Mix the flour, rawa with the curd and sufficient water to make a dosa batter.
• Mix the tempering into the dosa batter.
• Heat a pan and pour out ladle-fulls of batter and swirl the pan so the dosa is a nice thin one.Drizzle sesame oil/ghee as you please to make the dosa extra tasty!
• Serve crispy dosas with peanut chutney :) 

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(I follow the same when i have some leftover dosa batter.)

To make the peanut chutney

Peanuts handful roasted,peeled
Coconut scrapped 2 tablespoons
Ginger 1' piece
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Tamarind a small piece (gooseberry size)
Green chillies 2
salt to taste

• Grind all the above into a smooth paste adding sufficient water.
• Temper (if you need to) with oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves. 

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Rawa Dosa

This Rawa dosa is a quick breakfast you can whip up on a lazy weekend morning! If you have all the ingredients(easy always there in the kitchen stuff) in hand it can be made and served all within an hour's time.