Rava Kesari

Ingredients:

Rava (semolina) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardomom pdr - 1/4 tsp
Cashewnuts - 10
Raisins - 10
Ghee - 5 tsp
Food color - a pinch

Method:

1. Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a pan, fry the broken cashews and raisins and keep aside
2. Add a tsp of ghee and fry the rava to a light pink color and keep aside
3. Heat 3 cups of water in a pan, add the coloring when it comes to a boil
4. Add the rava slowly, constantly stirring, and mix well. Allow the rava to be cooked at medium heat. The rava has to cook well
5. When it is fully cooked, add the sugar and stir well. Add the remaining ghee. Keep stirring until the rava starts leaving the sides of the pan
6. Garnish with the fried cashews, raisins and cardamom powder

Strawberry Milkshake

Ingredients:

Fresh strawberry - 10
Fresh milk (cold) - 1 cup
Sugar as per taste

Method:

1. Wash the strawberries and chop them
2. In a blender put the strawberry, sugar and 1/4  cup of milk. Blend it to a smooth paste
3. Add the rest of the milk and blend it once again
Serve it in glasses

Note:
Can add a scoop of ice cream on the top

Apple Jam

Ingredients:

Apple - 3 
Sugar - 1 ½ cups
Lime juice(freshly squeezed) - 1 ½ tsp


Method:

1. Cut Apple into small cubes
2. Boil water in a pan. Add Apple cubes and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow this to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Drain the water and grind the cooked apple cubes in a blender nicely
4. Heat the ground apple mix in a pan. Add sugar and lemon juice to it. Keep the stove in medium heat.
5. Stir this mix frequently to avoid burning the bottom. Stir this mix till it becomes thick(like jam). This may take 20 to 25 minutes.
6. Then remove from heat and let it cool completely. After that store the jam in sterilized jars and refrigerate

Sweet Kolukattai

Ingredients:

Idly rice - 1 cup
Salt - 1 pinch
Oil - 1 or 2 tsp

For filling:
Pottu kadalai (fried gram) - 1/4 cup (grind coarsely)
Peanuts - 4 tsp (grind coarsely)
Grated coconut - 3 to 4 tsp

Jaggery - 4 to 5 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Soak Rice for 3 hours. Grind the rice into nice and thin batter. Add salt to the batter

2. Heat 1 or 2 tsp of oil in a pan. Pour the batter and stir till it turns into a smooth dough

3. Remove from heat and let the dough cools for 5 to 10 minutes

4. Mix grated coconut, pottu kadalai, peanuts, jaggery and ghee in a bowl

5. Shape the dough into any shape, place the filling, then seal the edges together

6. Steam cook the kozhukattais for 15 min in a idly pot