Amma Jevayala

 Moong Dal Payasam - flavorful payasam made during festivals and Puja Quantity - for 2 people Ingredients- Yellow Split Moong Dal - 1/2 cup Water - 2 cups Ghee - 3 tbsp  Coconut milk - 1/2 cup Whole milk - 1 cup  Raisins - 10/12 Cashews - 10  Cardamom powder - to taste Salt - to taste Jaggery - 3/4 th cup (can use 1/2 cup if you do not like it too sweet) Procedure - 1. Put Instant pot on saute mode in low setting . Add 1 tbsp ghee and roast yellow moong dal nicely . Do not let it change color . Roast till you get nice aroma and remove it aside . Let it cool down  2. Once cooled , wash it and pressure cook again in instant pot for 12 mins with 2 cups of water . Add pinch of salt . 3. After the pressure is released naturally , mash the cooked dal nicely and start the saute function again. 4. Now , add 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1 cup milk and 3/4 th cup jaggery to this mashed dal . Mix everything well so that there are no lumps from the dal seen . 5.  Let it sa...

 Ragi Ladoo - tasty and easy way of eating Ragi everyday . Quantity - Makes regular sized 8/10 ladoos Ingredients - Ragi flour - 1 cup Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup Cardamom powder - a pinch  Ghee - 3/4 tbsp  Procedure - 1. In a pan , heat ghee and start roasting ragi flour . Keep flame on low to medium and  stir continuously . Roast flour till you get nice aroma . This may take around 10-15 mins . The flour will change in color slightly and start to leave from the pan. 2. After 15 mins , add powdered sugar and mix nicely with the roasted ragi flour . Mix nicely so that the sugar melts and combines with the flour . Keep cooking for another 10/15 mins on low flame . 3. Let the mixture cool down completely . Then combine the mixture and roll into ladoos . You can apply ghee to the hands to roll into smooth ladoos . Enjoy as mid meal snack or after workout snack .