CARROT KHEER

This is for kids like me,( hehehe... not kid any more but...still...) who don't like to drink milk or eat carrot .To include these things in my diet my amma used to make this once in two days.She used to cook badam and cashew along with carrot and grind it. She also added badam essence ,so that i don't find carrot or even smell carrot in the kheer.

INGREDIENTS:(approximate measurements)
Carrot-1 medium
Badam(almond)-6 to 7
Saffron-few
Cardamom powder - little(or) Almond essence- few drops
Milk-2 cups
Sugar- to taste

METHOD:
1)Grate or cut carrot and pressure cook it along with badam and saffron in 1/2 cup milk.
2)Cool and grind it to paste.
3) Mix this with remaining boiled milk.
4)Add essence or cardamom powder and sugar.

Garnish with chopped almonds. Chill and serve.

SUKKU KAAPI

This is my only drink that i take... i love it.It has medicianal value too. Its refreshing and good for digestion,rheumatism,cold...

I know many of them of them in tamil nadu would have tasted it ,but i doubt how many in US knows about this.

Sukku is nothing but sun dried ginger. since we can get (sukku)dry ginger only in indian store(for which i have to travel 1.30 hrs)so i cut ginger to thin pieces and keep it in hot conventional oven(just keep it inside the oven after i complete cooking)and.... i get sukku... simple na ?

INGREDIENTS:

Sukku-1/4 cup

Corriander seed-1/2 cup

Pepper- 2 tsp

Elachi(Cardamom)-5 or 6

METHOD:

1) Fry all the ingredients in dry pan.

2)cool and powder it.

This can be stored in air tight container for months.

TO MAKE 1CUP OF COFFEE:

Water-1/2 cup water

Milk 1/2 cup

Jaggery or sugar- to taste

Sukku kaapi powder-1 tbs

1)Boil water and sukku powder.

2)Strain the water add boiled milk and sugar/jaggery

NOTE: IF USING JAGGERY INSTEAD OF SUGAR.. ADD MILK TO JAGGERY AND NOT JAGGERY TO MILK AS IT WILL CURDLE THE MILK.

SOODANA SUVAIYANA(hot tasty) SUKKU KAAPI READY.