Banana Sheera || Banana rava kesari || Banana Halwa using red banana || Sevvalai rava kesari

 Banana Sheera || banana halwa || banana rava kesari using red banana. It is delicious and very tasty recipe, it is very easy to prepare sweet recipe using banana and semolina. I used red banana to prepare this banana halwa, you can use any variety banana to prepare this rava kesari. Red banana is also known as "Sevvalai" in Tamil.  Rava kesari is one of the main prasadam recipe we prepare during many festivals. Like simple rava kesari we prepare this banana rava kesari during puja's like satya narayana swamy pooja, vara lakshmi pooja or on normal days too. Like above kesari recipe we can also prepare many sheera/kesari bath recipe using fresh fruits like Pineapple rava kesari, strawberries and even chocolate too. 

     We can also use milk to prepare rava kesari to get creamy texture, but we cannot store it for long time. So I prepared adding water, prepare according to your wish. Today I used red banana instead normal banana. I know you are thinking that why I am using red banana why not normal yellow banana, here is reason from few months we started eating red banana regularly as it is very healthy. Red banana's are plumper and sweeter than yellow banana's. Red banana is nutrient rich, contains high fiber, rich in anti-oxidants and best immunity booster when compared to yellow variety bananas. Red banana has more  beta carotene and vitamin c than yellow variety banana(info from wiki).  And yes it is only available in some areas of South India, popularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. I d't have more information where these banana's are available in India. Do comment if you know any info about it :) Try to include red banana's in your diet regularly if you get it in your areas.  

Do check out some sweet recipes from blog and YouTube  channel From blog

**Chakker Pongal

** Pineapple rava kesari

** Flax seeds laddu

** Coconut rice & chana dal sundal

** Narali Bhaat

** Karanataka style temple pulihora

** Oats & nuts laddu

Event : Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge

Taking this soulful and healthy sweet corn soup to "Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge" fb group started by Priya, and taken further till date by Mayuri di, I bookmarked her baked apple to try soon. Do check her space for wonderful recipes. We completed recipes from all states from A to Z, so now admin team and members decided a new interesting way for monthly theme that is - one group member in alphabetical order will suggest theme. Later admin team will pair interested members, then we share 2 secret ingredients among us and prepare recipe using it and all other members will guess it.

                              

                    This month theme Warm Desserts was suggested Rafeeda who blogs at The Big Sweet Tooth. And we both are paired for this month, she is very friendly and very talented chef.  I liked her blogging style and presentation a lot, I bookmarked her Jam cake rolls to try soon. Coming to theme Rafeeda gave me cardamom and cashew nuts as secret ingredients, in turn I gave cocoa powder and walnuts to her. Using these ingredients she prepared yummy fudge brownie pie. Do check out her space for wonderful recipe..

                                         Banana Sheera 

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Serves : 2 people

Category : Sweets/Desserts

Recipe Cuisine: Indian 

Main ingredients : banana, semolina

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Red banana - 1 (you can also use any other variety banana)

semolina - 1 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup (adjust)

ghee - 1/2 cup

cashew - 7

raisins - 7

cardamom powder - 1 tsp

water - 2.5 cups

Instructions

1) Add 3 tsp of ghee in a wide pan, to this add cashew nuts fry it on low flames. When it starts changing color add raisins fry till they becomes fluffy. It these fried ingredients in a cup and keep it aside.

2) In the same pan add semolina fry it on low flames till rava changes color & you get nice aroma.

3) Add mashed banana, sugar to the above fried semolina and mix everything well.

4) Now add 2.5 cups of water, 1 tsp of ghee, cardamom powder and mix everything well. Cook this on flames by closing lid for 5 minutes.

5) Our banana rava kesari is almost done, add 2 tsp of ghee to kesari mix everything well and cook it for few minutes on low flames. 

6) Finally add fried cashew nuts, raisins on banana rava kesari and mix everything well. If you want you can also add ghee as per your desire. 

That's it our banana rava kesari using red banana is ready to serve. 

Tips:

* Instead of red banana you can also use any other variety banana.

* As red banana is more sweet I added less sugar, you add 1:1 semolina : rava as per wish.

* Adjust ghee, cashew nuts & raisins as per your desire.

* You can also use fried semolina too.

* Instead of water you can also add milk too.

   Hope you liked my healthy version banana rava kesari, also check some other related sweet recipes from my YouTube   channel & blog by just clicking the links below pic..

                                 

                                                                Chakker Pongal

                 

                                                          Pineapple rava kesari

                                       

 Flax seeds ladoo

      Oats and nuts ladoo(B)/ Oats & nuts ladoo(YT)

Jowar popcorn ladoo

                            
                                                        Besan Ladoo      

         

                     Poha Badam Ladoo

                              

                     Ragi Peanut ladoo            

       Sabudana Coconut Ladoo

Rava Ladoo

              Puffed Rice/Maramarala Ladoo

Ellu Bella Mix
                                
                               
                                                  bread gulab jamun

                          Sweet Pongal

                

                             Pineapple Sheera 

Rajasthani Moong Dal Halwa

yellow pumpkin halwa

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Andhra Amla Rasam || Usirikaya charu || Indian gooseberry Rasam || Nellikai Rasam

Amla Rasam || Usirikaya rasam || Usirikaya charu || Nellikai Rasam is prepared using gooseberry. It is tangy, sweet and very healthy recipe which boosts our immunity system. We can prepare this Usirikaya charu with or without using dal. Rasam/ charu is one of the main recipe that is prepared in many South Indian houses. We can use cooked toor dal or cooked moong dal to prepare this usirikaya charu/rasam. Today I am sharing quick and instant rasam recipe without using any cooked dal and using fresh rasam powder. Like lemon rasam / nimmakaya charu , we also have usirikaya charu as a soup, it gives good refreshment to our throat.  In this particular period we all need to stay healthy by taking good food which helps to improve our immunity. 

Some related rasam, dal, amla and immunity booster recipes from my blog and YouTube  channel

Video links

** lemon rasam / nimmakaya charu 

** Immunity booster ginger & lemon green tea

Blog links

**  Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

** Rasam powder

** nimmakaya charu

** Andhra miriyala charu

** Drumstick rasam/ munakkada charu

** Udupi style tomato rasam/ udupi saaru

** Tamil Nadu - Sundakkai vatha kuzhambu

** Mamidikaya pappu /Mango dal

** Gummadikaya majjiga pulusu

** Menthi kura pappu

Health benefits of gooseberry/ amla /usirikaya / nellikai

* Gooseberry/ amla is one food which is rich in Vitamin  A, C and E. 

* Improves immunity

* Good for diabetic patients 

* Improves hair health

* Prevents constipation

* Improves eye vision and many more..

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this healthy, tangy and immunity booster usirikaya charu to  FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #282BestofBerries theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme is suggested by "Poonam" . She is very talented chef, I love her detailed explanation about recipe and with step by step pics. I bookmarked her amla murabba with jaggery, amla jam to try soon. Do check out her blog for many healthy and very interesting recipes. 

                         

                                           Amla Rasam

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 20 min

Serves : 1 bowl

Category : Rasam

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Main ingredients : Amla/gooseberry 

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

To prepare rasam powder 

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

pepper powder - 1 tsp

toor dal - 1/2 tsp(skip if you are using cooked toor dal)

To prepare amla paste

amla - 3(medium size)

green chilli - 1

other ingredients 

ghee- 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

red chilli - 1

curry leaves - 1 sprig

hing - 1 pinch

tomatoes - 1 (big )

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

powdered jaggery - 1/2 tsp

salt - as per taste

Instructions 

1) Dry fry cumin seeds, black pepper, toor dal till it changes color and take it into plate. 

2)Let it cool for sometime and then grind it to fine powder and keep it aside.

3) Wash gooseberry/amla, cut into pieces and remove its seeds. Take this amla pieces in a mixer jar, add green chilli, little water and grind it to fine paste and keep it aside. 

4) Add 1 tsp of ghee, to this add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds when it starts crackling add red chilli, curry leaves, hing and fry everything well.

5) Add chopped tomatoes, salt to the above and fry till becomes mushy.

6) Now add amla paste to the above, mix everything well and cooked for few minutes.

7) Add water as per requirement, here I added 3 glasses of water. Also add turmeric powder and 1&1/2 tsp of prepared rasam powder and boil till u get foam on rasam.

8) Now add jaggery powder boil usirikaya rasam for a minute and switch off the flames. 

That's it our amla rasam / usirikaya charu is ready, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve this rasam hot with rice and some papads and enjoy the refreshing taste of amla. 

Tips

** Adding toor dal while frying spices is optional, it gives thick consistency to rasam. 

** You can also add cooked toor dal while boiling rasam( skip adding toor dal while frying, if you use cooked toor dal). 

** You can also use rasam powder instead of grinding powder, but the taste will vary.

** You can also add garlic before frying tomatoes.

** You can also skip adding tomatoes. Instead of frying tomatoes you can grind it with amla. 

** Spicy taste of usirikaya rasam is from green chilli and from the pepper we used.

** Add prepared rasam powder accordingly to the quantity of rasam you are preparing.

** Do not boil rasam for long time. 

Hope you liked this healthy and tasty amla rasam/ usirikaya charu. Also check other related recipes from my blog and YouTube  channel by just clicking the link below pic..

                      

               Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

rasam powder

lemon rasam

  Miriyala Charu / pepper rasam

                        Drumstick Rasam

                               

Sundakkai Vatha Kuzhambu || Usthikaya pulusu

                       
                             Mamidikaya pappu

Menthi akku pappu  

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Chakkera Pongal || South Indian temple style Chakkera Pongal for Makara Sankranti/Pongal festival

Chakkera Pongal is south Indian Temple prasadam recipe. This is very delicious,aromatic and divine in taste. We prepare this chakkera pongal recipe during festivals like Makara Sankranti, Navaratri, Diwali, Vara Lakshmi Pooja and also on any special occasions at home. It is very easy to prepare in less time and with less ingredients.

Check this recipe in our youtube channel :

Chakkera Pongal video link : https://youtu.be/sE2OlUTL2Y0

We prepare different varieties of pongal like  Sweet Pongal, which is prepared using milk and texture of this Sweet Pongal will be thick, mushy and creamy. Texture of Chakkera Pongal which I am sharing today will be grainy. The main divine aroma and taste of this chakkera pongal is from edible camphor (pachakarpuram in telugu). So do not miss adding this edible camphor to get good aroma and taste, exactly which we get in temples.We also prepare many til/sesame seeds/nuvvulu recipes for pong al. Do check out this unique Til Sago  & nuts Laddu / Sagubbiyam nuvvula laddu which is prepared using sesame seeds, sago and many healthy ingredients.

Also check other festival recipes by just clicking below links..

Youtube links :

Chakkera Pongal

Coconut Rice || Kobbari annam

Karnataka Style Puliyogare

Pineapple Rava Kesari

Flax Seeds Laddu

Blog Links :

Sweet Pongal

Til Sago Laddu / Sagubbiyam nuvvula laddu

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this delectable,aromatic and delicious Chakkera Pongal to  FoodieMondayBloghop fb groups #280SankrantiSpecial theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week we group members decided to share Sankranti festival recipes. So here I am sharing my part  Chakkera Pongal recipe.

              Chakkera Pongal

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 20 min

Serves : 1 bowl

Category : Sweets / Festival

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Main ingredients : Rice, yellow moong dal

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Rice - 3/4 cup

Yellow moong dal/ pesara pappu - 1/4 cup

Jaggery - 3/4 cup

Sugar - 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup (adjust)

Ghee - 1/2 cup (adjust)

Cashew nuts - 12

Raisins - 12

Dry coconut pieces - 2 tsp

Edible camphor - 1  small pinch

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Instructions

1) Dry fry 1/4 cup of  moong dal in pressure cooker on low to medium flames till it changes color.

2) Switch off  the flames and add 3/4 cup of rice and mix everything well. 

3) Wash rice and moong dal in water twice and add 2 cups of water to it.

4) Pressure cook this for 3 whistles on medium flames, switch off the flames and keep it aside.

5) Now prepare jaggery syrup, for this take jaggery and sugar in a pan. To this add 1/4 cup of water and cook till you get 1 string consistency and keep it aside.

6) Open pressure cooker lid and mix cooked rice and dal well. Now strain jaggery syrup in cooked rice and mix everything well.(**check tips)

7) Cook this on low flames till rice absorbs jaggery syrup and becomes thick.

8) Now add cardamom/elachi powder , edible camphor, 2tsp of ghee and mix everything well. Mash edible camphor with ur finger and then add.

9) Pongal is almost ready, keep this aside. 

10) Add remaining ghee in pan, add cashew nuts, dried coconut pieces and fry it on low flames.

11) When above nuts and coconut pieces starts changing color then add raisins. Fry till raisins becomes fluffy.

12) Now add this in prepared pongal and mix everything well.

If you want you can add some more ghee. 

That's it our Chakkera Pongal is ready to serve.

Tips 

** Adjust ghee as per your taste. 

** You can skip adding sugar, but adding sugar gives good taste to this Chakkera Pongal.

** For 1 glass of rice and moong dal add 2 glasses of water.

** In order to get grainy texture we do not soak rice and dal.

** Adding coconut pieces gives good taste to pongal.

** Add only 1 small pinch of edible camphor to perfect taste, adding more will ruin pongal taste. So be careful while adding it.

Hope u liked this delicious and eigen chakkera pongal.. Also check other festival  recipes from my  YouTube  channel & blog by just clicking the link below pic.

                     

 Flax seeds ladoo

      Oats and nuts ladoo(B)/ Oats & nuts ladoo(YT)

Jowar popcorn ladoo

                            
                                                        Besan Ladoo      

         

                     Poha Badam Ladoo

                              

                     Ragi Peanut ladoo            

       Sabudana Coconut Ladoo

Rava Ladoo

              Puffed Rice/Maramarala Ladoo

Ellu Bella Mix
                                
                               
                                                  bread gulab jamun

                          Sweet Pongal

                

                             Pineapple Sheera 

Rajasthani Moong Dal Halwa

yellow pumpkin halwa

Hope you like this delicious, divine and aromatic Chakkera Pongal recipe. Give it a try and drop your comments in inbox.

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