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Take 1 litre full cream milk or full fat milk in a heavy pan. Boil it & then continue boiling on a medium fire, stirring regularly, to prevent burning at the bottom. The milk will start reducing in volume & will reduce to a thick paste. Remove, cool &use. This is unsweetened khoa.

Sugar - 1 kg

Water - 800ml

Citric Acid - 2 tsp

Cardamoms - 30

Pepper - 30

Saffron - ½ tsp (warm & powder)

Powder together cardamom with skin & pepper & mix with powdered saffron.

Combine sugar, water & citric acid & put on medium flame.

Dissolve sugar, stirring well & let it boil for 10 mts.

Add the spice powder mixture & boil for 5 mts.

Remove & close to retain flavours.Cool & strain.

Uses:

1 – Sherbet:

1 ½ tbsp syrup + 1 cup chilled water + 1 ice cube.

2 – Milk Shake:

2 tbsp syrup + 1 cup cold milk - liquidise till frothy.

3 – Ice creams:

Add enough syrup to less sweetened & thickened cold milk before making.

4 - Lemonade:

2 tbsp syrup + 1 tbsp lime juice + 1 bottle chilled soda

5 – Lassi:

2 tbsp syrup + 1 cup chilled curds

Dear Chitra,

Could n't access my Computer for the last few days and couldn't go thru ur section and today I jsut log in and see so many new recipes, my, my, my - I need to plan now; I want to try out each and every one of your recipes cause they all turn out great the very first time and thank you again and again for sharing ur experience with us..... YOU ARE JUST WONDERFUL, CHITRA.........

Now to start with, I Would like to try your recipe, Cardamom & Saffron Syrup, could u pls tell me the qty of citric acid to be used??????????

Thank you.

Dear Meena, You are really smart ! Only after reading your mail, I realised that it was left out. I have edited & made the correction, now! Thankyou very much.
Regards,
Chithra.

Dear Chitra,

I have to be smart - your student after all....

Love & regards,

Dear Mrs Chitra madam,

Thak you for the recipes of chimili urundai, poruvilangai and vella seedai. I have tried the first two and both of them came well. The poruvilangai was tastier than what I usually make and easier to break. I am yet to attempt the vella seedai.

I have two new requests, but you can answer them at your convenience. I can wait.

1) Will it be possible to start a thread on dosais? When we go to a hotel, the range is so tempting and each one is delicious. Is it possible to make Mysore rava dosai etc at home?

2) Can you post recipes for nombu adai and nombu kozhakattai made for karadayaan nombu ? If u feel that general acceptance will be low, it is alright not to post it.

Thanking you in advance
SK

Dear Sakhi,
Instead of a new thread, I shall post dosais in tiffin thread. Nombu adai & kozukkattai, are they not the same ? I think, you mean the one made for karadayan nombu. Anyway I plan to post thiruvathirai kali & kuzambu this month. I shall post them also.
I have heard of masal rava dosai - what is mysore masal dosai ? Just tell me what it is,I assume you mean thin dosai with masala inside. Please write.
Regards,
Chithra.
Did you have to wear gloves for P . urundai ?

Dear sakhi,
On "search ", I got the recipe for mysore masal dosai from my cookery file dated '94 !
I last made it then ! Yes, I shall post it.
Regards,
Chithra.

Dear Mrs Chitramadam,

Making the P.U. mavu into balls was difficult for me. I did not know what gloves to wear when handling hot food (I did not have them also), so I did it barehand. But the taste was very good, maybe becos I followed yr method and added sago etc.

I am glad you found Mysoremasal. I had this in the Udupi retsaurants in Bombay. I think they put full peppercorns in it. When I make it at home, it becomes soggy.

When you give recipe of Thiruvathira kali, canyou give the recipe for 'rava kali' also? I have eaten it and it is very rich and tasty.

thanking you
Satya

Greasing ghee in hand is easy to bear the heat and can make quick balls like kadala urundai or any other which is my experience.

And, Mrs.Chithra, while posting the dosa recipe, can you pls the chutney recipe too which they use to spread on dosa. Tried many, but nothing has come like the hotel one??

thanks and rgds.