Paalpayasam using pressure cooker

Ingredients

Basmati Rice : 1/4 cup
Milk : 1 litre
Sugar : 1 cup
Cardamom : 2 nos( powdered)
Water : 1 cup
Cashew & Raisins as required
Ghee : 1 tablespoon

Method

Take a pressure cooker ,add water,milk & sugar.Stir well to make sure that the sugar is fully  dissolved.Add the cleaned  rice to it.Close the cooker and cook  for 20 mins under low flame.Allow the cooker  to cool and then open it. Keep the cooker on flame again  and stir it continuously until it reaches your desired consistency.Add cardamom powder.Heat ghee and fry the cashew and raisins in the ghee.Add this to the prepared payasam.

Tip :If you cook in cooker it will always give a pink colour to the payasam.

Jileby

Ingredients

Urad Dal(Uzhunnu) : 250 grams

Sugar : 1 kg 

Water : 2 glass

Milk : 1 teaspoon

Red color :1/4 teaspoon

Lemon Yellow Color : 1/4 teaspoon(for shining)

Rose White Essence :1/2 teaspoon

Ghee/Refined Oil : 700 grams

Method

Soak Urad dal in Water for 1/2 an hour n allow the water to drain out.Grind it without adding water.

Take the  sugar in a pan and add water to it.Add  1 teaspoon milk,meanwhile  the impurities from sugar will come on top.Remove it using a spatula.Before the sugar syrup turns to one thread consistency remove from fire.Add both the colours and essence  to the sugar syrup.Heat Ghee/Oil(or use half of ghee & Oil) in a pan.Take a cloth bit and put a hole at the center  and transfer the ground black gram  in to it.Squeeze the paste out through the hole in to the pan . While squeezing , move your hand in such a way so that the paste is poured in to the pan in the shape of a jileby . Fry it.Transfer it to the sugar syrup.Soak for 15 minutes and transfer to a plate.

Tip: Instead of cloth bit,ziplock cover with a hole at the corner can also be used.

Coconut Dates

Ingredients

Dates(seedless) - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Cardamom powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coconut powder - 1/2 cup
Badam : 10 nos

Method

Fry  badam in a pan without oil for a while .Grind the dates  in a mixie.Take a pan add butter.Saute the dates in butter.Add Cardamom powder and switch off the flame.
Tip:To remove the skin of badam seeds put the badam in hot water for a while,take it out and remove the skin.
Make balls of small size with this mixture.Insert a badam inside each ball.Roll the balls in coconut powder.Coconut dates are ready to serve...

Mysore Pak

Ingredients

Besan(Kadalamavu) - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Melted Ghee - 1 1/4 cup

Method
Mix besan and ghee thoroughly so that no lumps are formed and keep aside.
Take  2 cups of Sugar in a pan  and add 1/2 cup of water.Boil and make a semi sugar syrup.Add the besan mix to this Sugar Syrup.Stir continuously till  big bubbles are formed.Remove and pour this mixture to a plate coated with 1/2 teaspoon ghee.Allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes and then cut into pieces..