Friday With a Friend 20th Guest post By Farin Ahmed from Farins Fun Flavour | Spicy Peanut Chicken | Easy Kodi Kura | Quick and Easy Peanut Chicken Masala Curry For Rotis n Rice

Happy Friday Everyone!!Now I know I say this every Friday, but I seriously have one of the most talented food bloggers guest posting for me today. She is non other than the energetic Farin from FFF, That was an interesting blog name ha..

Friday With a Friend 14th Guest Post by Sangeetha Nambirajan | Peanut Jaggery Balls | Peanut Sweet Ladoo | Groundnut Sweet Balls | Palli Vundalu | Kadalai Urundai

Writing a guest post or introducing a blogger friend as guest in Mahaslovelyhome is always joyful for me...After 13 guest posts today I got mail (recipe) one more from a very close friend..Same like all bloggers we get connected through our lovely food blogs and often writes comments too.Actually I know her from the starting of my blogging but I think last year only we met personally through fb...

Aratikaya Bajji | Raw Banana Fritters | Simple Indian Tea Time Snacks | Easy evening spicy snacks | Besan Flour Snacks

First time,I used raw bananas in kitchen,though I have seen lots of banana plants in foz,never tried to get few.In the present apartment,most of the people are from bangladesh and DH friend wife sent 2 bananas few days back...I have tried curry and this pakoda with those 2 big bananas..These are simple fritters which goes well as evening snack with hot tea..

peanut coconut ladoo/ pallila kobbari laddu/ no cooking raw peanut coconut sweet balls/ 3 ingredients sweets/ easy diwali sweets

These are sweet balls of peanut ,coconut with jaggery...Yes..I used jagger instead of sugar and these are completely healthy..It does n`t need any preparations or cooking process...If the main ingredients are ready in hand,you can finsih making laddus in 15-20 minutes..The shelf life of these laddus is short because of of using coconut in the recipe..Actually ,first i planned to make peanut laddus,but later added coconut too..For growing kids these laddus are very healthy specially..So,try to make this kind of laddus in kitchen for your children and let them eat...Share Your comments too :)

CATEGORY- SWEETS/NO COOKING SWEETS RECIPES
PREPARATION TIME- 10 MINUTES
COOKING TIME- 10 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

Peanuts-1 cup
descicated coconut -1/2 cup
jaggery/gud/bellam-1 -1/2 cup 
cardamom powder-1 tsp (optional)

HOW TO COOK

Chop jaggery into fine or grate it ..dry roast peanuts and remove skin..Grind them into coarse powder..

Now add coconut and grind again..the mixture forms then in the same mixy jar add grated jaggery and grind it again..Until jaggery combines with peanuts and coconut.

Stir in between while grinding.It may complete in 2-3 rounds..When it forms like mixture take it into bowl and cardamom powder and mix well spoon..

take gooseberry size mixture and shape it into laddu..prepare all the balls and serve..You can refrigerate them.

MAHAS NOTES

Quantities are depended on you..If you like coconut increase it to 1 cup.

If you are sweet tooth add 2 cups jaggery.

Grating jaggery helps you when you grindi and it`s easy to shape balls.

cardamom powder is optional.while grinding also you can add.

After grinding every thing,  for rich taste add 1-2 tbsp warm ghee and then shape them into laddus.

Broccoli peanut rice/Left over rice recipes/Step by step pictures/one pot meals

CATEGORY-VEG RICE/ONE POT MEALS
PREPARATION TIME- 15 MINUTES
COOKING TIME- 15 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

Cooked rice-2 cups
broccoli florets-1 cup
salt
roatsed peanuts-1/2 cup
black pepper powder- 1 tsp
onion-1 small
ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
cilantro leaves-1 loose handful
oil-2 tsbp
cumin-1 tsp
red chili-1
urad dal-1 tsp

HOW TO COOK

Heat pan with oil and saute cumin..urad dal,red chili..Fry onions,ginger garlic paste..

Then add broccoli florets and mix...Add cilantro leaves and mix...Add salt and cook for few minutes in medium flame...

Then throw peanuts,keep lid and cook for 5 minutes.. and add rice..Let it cook for 3 more minutes and finally add pepper powder..

Stir it well to combine every thing well and turn off.Serve with raita or any gravy.

Beet root peanut rice/Easy healthy left over rice recipes/Mahas own recipes/ Step by step pictures/How to make health indian version beet root rice without chili powder for kids

CATEGORY-MAIN COURSE/RICE/LEFT OVER RICE RECIPES
PREPARATION TIME-15 MINUTES
COOKING TIME- 15MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

Beet root grated or coarsely ground-1/2 cup
cooked white rice-1 1/2 cups
salt
dry roasted peanuts-1/2 cup
onion-1 small
garam masala-1 tsp

Oil-1 tbsp
mustard seeds-1 TSP
cumin seeds-1 tsp
urda dal-1 tsp
chana dal-1 tsp
hing-2 pinches
curr leaves-few
bay leaf-1 small option
dry red chili-3-4

HOW TO COOK

in a bowl take rice and separate it well using a fork or hand

Now heat a vessel/pan with oil and add all ingredients which mentioned under Oil.Saute well and add finely chopped and til it turns soft.then add beet root pulp.saute for 3-4 minutes by stirring until raw smells out and put some salt and garam masala.in the last throw fist ful of peanuts...turn off.

add in rice finally and blend it well.Let it sit for 15 minutes and serve with curd or raita.

EASY TO DO WITH STEP WISE PICTURES

Chop beet root,grind coarsey,heat pan and prepare temper.add onions and saute.then add beets pulp and cook.

add salt and garam masala.finally peanuts.mix and cook for 3-4 minutes.add rice and fold well.

PEANUT BRITTLE/PALLI PATTI/VERUSENAGA PAPPU ACHHU/PEANUT SWEET SQUARES/HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL READERS AND FRIENDS

Peanut chikki is one of my child hood memory which I bought with 25paisa..Peanuts are in my fav food INGS list always...When I tried this chikki first time,got perfect square shaped pieces..But on that day it was night  and I was lazy to click..Again after seeing some peanuts in the cup board, thought to try CHIKKI for clicks to share in the blog.First time,I used only jaggery for syrup,and this time I mixed up both sugar and jaggery.You can use only sugar too..The measurement of sugar or jaggery is depended on peanuts quantity..So,using a cup measure both... Peanuts loaded with nutrients..also good source of niasin,vitamin-E,magnesium,phosphorus,folate and fibre and  PEANUT CHIKKI is one of the good snack for kids...Make this often and give to you kids.Believe me,they will love these.

WISH A VERY HAPPY AND BRIGHTFUL DEEPAVALI TO ALL FROM                      MAHASLOVELYHOME!!! 

ANDARIKI DIWALI SHUBHAAKANKSHALU

CATEGORY-SWEETS/PEANUT/PEANUT BRITTLE
PREPARATION TIME-10 MNS
COOKING TIME-15 MNS

WHAT YOU NEED

Roasted Peanuts(remove skin)-2 1/2 cups
powdered jaggery-1 cup
sugar-1 cup

cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

*Dry roast peanuts and by rubbing remove skin and crush little bit..not too  much..

*Using mortar and pestle powdered Jaggery..Apply some ghee to plate and keep ready a knife..

Heat a heavy bottomed pan..Add sugar and jaggery..cover it with enough water and let it boil until the syrup forms.

When the syrup is in one string consistency,throw peanuts and stir it fast...(take some cold water in  a bowl and leave a  drop of jaggery syrup.If the drop does n`t melts then syrup is ready to use. )

Mix well til nuts are coated with the syrup..Now pour this into ghee coated plate and spread it evenly.Using a steel glass press it for even size and shape..

Mark lines with knife and when it is warm and keep aside the plate to cool..Once the mixture has completely cooled down cut them and finely and separate chikkis.

CARROT PEANUT SALAD/HEALTHY N QUICK DINNER IDEAS

This is one of the easy and healthy salad which you can make in minutes..people who tries to control their weight or who are in diet and specially salad lovers can go with this..Grating part of carrot may took some time other wise it`s really healthy n energetic..Try once then let me know...BTW DH loves salads.he never feels bore to have salads If I serve whole week also..Hahaha

CATEGORY-SALADS/DINNER IDEAS/CARROT
PREPARATION TIME-20-30 MINS

WHAT YOU NEED

Fresh Carrots-5-6 medium size

cilantro/kottimeera-finely chopped 1cup

peanuts-1 cup

salt- as per ur  taste

grenn chilli-5(to taste)

lemon juice-3 tsps

Olive oil-2 tsps

Suagr-1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

Wash n grate carrots finely...

Dry roast peanuts and remove the skin by rubbing with hands..(If you are suing big size peanuts crush them into pices)

Combine peanuts and carrot in a bowl..

To this add  cilantro,green chilli,salt,sugar,lemon juice and mix well...

Drizzle some oil before serving...

I really liked this SALAD:)

NO BAKING BISCUIT PEANUT BAR

No baking recipes are simply fun to make and I votes those recipes always....This was Recipe That I Tried Out Few Days Back With Few Ingredients...I`s Really Easy to Make..At the same time These so buttery in taste...After tasted the Bar I understood that the butter content dominated the bar....Here I gave the Exact Measurements of INGS. So, What I Want To Say Is Before Going to try use less butter and check out the result and let me know PLZ... ..


PREPARATION TIME-30minutes
YIELDS-12 PCS(Approx)


Ingredients

digestive biscuits-12
cocoa powder-1/1 1/2TSP
peanuts-2-3TSPS
vanilla-1/2TSP
butter-1/2CUP
tutti frutti-1/2cup
condensed milk-1/2tin

METHOD

Crush the biscuits into powder.....Run the Mixy once to crush the peanuts.(Don`t make it like fine powder.It should be coarse.)

Melt butter in a vessel and add in condensed milk,cocoa and vanilla after it cools down.......

Now add remained ings like biscuit powder and tutti fruttis...

Grease a parchment paper with butter and change this prepared bar mixture on top..Give a good shape and refrigerate for 1 hour at least..

Cut into square shapes and serve.....

MY NOTES

I used nestle biscuits...

I think It`s better to add melted chocolate instead of cocoa..Try any one if you like and let me know...

Add in chopped in cashews/almonds if you like..

PEANUT RICE/LUNCH BOX IDEAS/Easy indian vegetarian rice recipes

I love salted peanuts to munch while watching TV.......