Foxtail Millet Ladoo

 3 ingredients sweet - Foxtail millet / Thinai Ladoo

INGREDIENTS:

Foxtail millet flour - 1 cup

Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Cardamom powder- a pinch ( optional)

METHOD:

1. In a pan, dry roast foxtail millet flour for 5 to 7 minutes in medium to low flame, until nice aroma comes and also the flour slightly changes colour. This step is very important, as this will be the only way of cooking the flour. Then switch off the stove. 

2. Now add  1/2 cup of brown sugar and mix well. Also add  cardamom powder and mix well.

3. Now add 1/4 cup warm ghee and mix well. The mixture gets sticky and  wait for sometime for the mixture is warm enough to touch. Now take some mixture and try to hold them to shape. If difficult, add some more ghee and make ladoos. Follow the video below , for more detailed description.

Tomato Moru Curry

 This  dish is popular in kerala . It is a very simple gravy made just with tomato, yogurt and spices. It goes well with rotti or rice. 

INGREDIENTS:

Tomato - 1 medium sized

Yogurt  - 1 cup

Green chilli -  1 chopped

Tumeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - As required

SEASONING:

Oil - 1 table spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Fenugreek seeds- 1/4 teaspoon

Dry red chilli - 1 to 2 no

Curry leaves - as required

METHOD:

1. In a pan, take 1 cup yogurt . Beat the yogurt well with spoon. This is important to prevent the yogurt from curdling when added to hot water.

2.  In a tawa, add 1 cup water . Add chopped tomatoes, green chilli, salt, turmeric powder , red chilli powder. 

3. Keep covered and allow the contents to boil for 4 to 5 minutes in medium to low flame, till the raw smell of  spices is gone and also the tomatoes should turn soft and mushy.

4.  Now switch off the pan. Let the tomato and spices water gets cooled down. Now add the beaten yogurt to the water. No need to heat the mixture after adding yogurt. 

5. Now , in a seasoning pan, add a tablespoon of oil . Add the items mentioned in the "seasoning" section and pour it over the tomato yogurt mixture.

6. Tomato moru curry is ready !. Serve it with rice or rotti.