Cashew Burfi

     Actually i should name this post as "Kaju Katli" unfortunately named it as "Cashew Burfi". You like to know the reason, keep reading :) Recently bought a big tin of cashews from wholesale store. It looks sooooo fresh and with decent shape. Each time i see that, it was calling me to prepare Kaju Katli :P Being a NOT lover person of sweets, i was keep on hesitating its call. Finally, it was diwali season last week, thought of trying it. Even i tried but the outcome became burfi, instead of kaju katli, its all because of i missed a minute to put off the flame :( Eventhough there was a small disaster, taste was too gud !

ALL YOU NEED:

Cashewnuts	1 cup
Sugar	1/2 cup
Water	1/4 cup
Salt	Pinch
Ghee	To grease

METHOD:
     Take a dry mixer, add the cashews (should be in room temperature for a while) and grind it to a fine powder in a single shot i.e. without opening the lid of the mixer. Its because, if you give a gap, the powder will stick to the mixer. So, please take a care on that. Suppose, if it is sticky, not a problem but it will take some time to mix up with sugar syrup by forming lumps. Once grinding the cashew, now take a heavy bottomed, add sugar and water. Keep stirring until it reaches syrup consistency. To check that, take some water in a small bowl, add a drop of sugar syrup, when it form a string shape, its the perfect consistency. Now add the cashew powder, give a hard stir until it mix up with the sugar syrup. Let it be in flame for 5 mins and put off the flame. Grease a plate with a spoon of ghee, now pour the cashew mixture to the plate and cut as per your desired shape. Same procedure to be followed for "Kaju Katli" but you should put off the flame, when you can make it as small round balls.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Cashew Murukku

     Long long ago soooooooo long ago, this term "Murukku" was like a big jargon, thought this can be prepared only by experts chefs. But nowadays being a full time housewife, me started trying many variants of savories. You can checkout my thattu vadai, Omapodi, Ribbon Pakoda for samples. In that queue, recently tried this rich, tasty, easy murukku that too with simple in house ingredients and now its for your views.

ALL YOU NEED:

Rice Flour	1 cup
Red Chilly Powder	1 1/2 spoon
Garlic extract	1/2 cup
Cashewnuts	10 Nos.
Cumin Seeds	1 1/2 spoon
Hing	1/2 spoon
Salt	To Taste
Oil	1 tsp
Oil	To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Soak cashew with some water in mixer, grind it after 5 mins. Meantime, take a wide bowl, add rice flour, red chilly powder, hing, salt and cumin seeds. Mix it well. Now pour oil, garlic extract (which adds nice aroma to the murukku) and cashew mixer. Knead it nicely by adding required water. Make sure, it shouldnot sticky. Now take murukku press and grease it with oil and set it with your favorite shape plate. Heat oil for deep frying, now fill the murukku press with the kneaded dough. Press it when the oil is in perfect hot for deep frying. Keep repeat the same procedure and fry murukku in batches with medium flame. Enjoy with a cup of hot tea.

Note: To prepare garlic extract, add 5 to 6 nos. of garlic cloves, grind with little water and strain the extract.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Nutella Nuttie !

     Whenever i go for my monthly provision hunt, this Nutella will be my Eye catcher all time. Since am very new to this and its one of the emerging product in chennai, i use to panic what is it, whether it is a choclate or Bread Spread or any baking ingredients etc. etc. I like to try it but they had only a huge bottle for sale, since its new i dont prefer buying that huge bottle, suppose if it doesnt taste good, it will get wasted totally. So, directly went to SA (Sales Agent) and asked whether they have any promo/tiny pack. She said NO, my expression was literally like this smiley :( Days passed.... (!)

    Again a Day came for my next month's provision hunt. As soon as i entered into the shop, i was totally in joy on seeing a product near billing counter. You know what was that ??!!! That was my most awaited P R O M O P A C K of NUTELLA......... U want to know the price its Just RS.10.... Yiiiipppeeeee !!!! Immediately grabbed two. Completely emptied one pack simply by licking it and had another one which i use to prepare this NUTELLA NUTTIE !!! BTW, how was the dish name ?? :P

Most awaited PROMO PACK !

ALL YOU NEED:

Nutella	2 spoons
Roasted Groundnut	3 Nos.
Roasted Cashew	3 Nos.
Biscuit	1 No.

METHOD:
     Powder the biscuit in mixie. Keep it aside. Take 2 spoons of nutella in a small cup. Now take a cashew, it can be whole or half/cracked one and a single roasted ground nut. Dip it in nutella until it coats well with the nut. Now dust with biscuits powder. Place in a plate and freeze it for 30 mins. Now take it out. Its time to Taste. My kid is a big cashew lover when it is coated with nutella, OMG ! She enjoyed lot, thats what i need. :)

Note: Just for trial i prepared only 3 Nos.

    Sending to the event CWS-Peanuts hosted by Priya.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬