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Jackfruit Mandas, Ponsache Mandos, Dhonas


MANDAS, Jackfruit Mandas

Goan Ponsache Mandos or Dhonas

Ingredients

2 cups boiled rice

2 cups fresh grated coconut

2 cups jaggery

2 cups ripe jackfruit

1 tsp. cardamoms, powdered

1 tsp. Salt, or to taste

½ cup cashewnuts/almonds (optional)

Method

Wash and soak the rice for 3 to 4 hours and grind to a paste alongwith the coconut, grated cucumber, jaggery and salt.  Add the cardamom powder and let it stand for about an hour. Add the chopped nuts, if desired.  Bake or steam till done.  To test if the mandas is ready, insert a toothpick or a knife in the center and it should come out clean.

Banana Labaneh Sugar Free Pancakes


Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbsp. Labneh (Yogurt or Greek Yogurt)
  • 1 cup wheat flour (substitute with coconut or almond flour for healthier version)
  • 3 tbsp. flaxseed, ground
  • ½ tsp. salt or to taste
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla essence (or ½ tsp. cinnamon powder)
  • 1 cup water

Peek and mash bananas, add the eggs and beat lightly, add the flour, flaxseed powder, baking powder, salt and essence.  Mix and add water as much as required.  Batter will be lumpy.  Heat a skillet, smear with ghee  or butter and put ½ cup full of batter for each pancake.  Fry on each side 2 minutes on medium low, as these pancakes tend to brown easily.

Enjoy hot with bluberry jam, honey or maple/pancake syrup.

Sweet beaten rice Godd Fov


  • Godd Fov
  • Sweet Beaten Rice

Sweet beaten rice (flat sweet poha) / Godd Fov

No cook breakfast or teatime snack.  Comes together in minutes (if you have all ingredients to hand).  Delicious, satisfying and healthy.   My mother made this often as a teatime snack, when we returned from school.  When was the last time you had Godd Fov?

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 cups thin (beaten/flattened) rice (Fov)
  • 1 cup grated jaggery
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • ½ tsp. cardamom powder
  • 2 tbsp. milk/water/coconut water

Method

  1. Clean the flattened rice (fov/poha) for any dirt, etc.  Do not wash.  Pick any husk or impurities, if any. Usually the packaged beaten rice (good brands) will be quite clean.
  2. Add the jaggery, coconut, cardamom powder and mix all ingredients. 
  3. Add the milk or water to moisten the mixture a little bit and mix well with fingers. 
  4. Leave aside for 10 minutes. 
  5. Serve with tea or coffee for breakfast or a teatime evening snack.

Mooli Rotis


Mooli Ki roti

These are not the usual Mooli Parathas but more like theplas, usually served at mealtimes but can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a teatime snack with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups grated raddish
  • 4 cups wheat flour
  • 2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp. ajwain
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Ghee for smearing the rotis

Method

  1. Peel, clean and wash the mooli (raddish).
  2. Mix all the above and and knead to a soft dough. 
  3. Divide into equal portions (about 15 to 18) and roll into a circle as thin as possible dusting some flour to prevent it sticking.
  4. Cook the roti to a golden brown on a hot griddle (tava) on both sides applying some ghee on both sides. 
  5. Serve hot with lunch or dinner or for breakfast with yogurt, pickle.

Ponsa Muddo


These cakes are usually steamed in teak leaves, which impart a unique fragrance and reddish color to the cake. In the absence of teak leaves here, I have used banana leaves but would surely use teak leaves whenever I can get some and re-post the pictures. Canned jackfruit has been used in this recipe.

Ponsache Patoleo – Jackfruit cakes steamed in banana leaves (Pelakai da ghatti in Tulu)

Ponsa Muddo

  • Servings: 6-8
  • Difficulty: Average
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  • 2 cups Jackfruit, chopped
  • 2 cups  white rice (or rice rava)
  • ¼ cup coconut
  • Jaggery 1/4 cup, or as required (may be omitted if jackfruit is extra sweet)
  • Salt to taste.
  • 8 Teak leaves (or 5 to 6 banana leaves cut into  medium sized pieces)
  1. Wash and soak rice for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
  2. Grind along with jackfruit, coconut and jaggery to a very thick paste using very little water. Add salt.
  3. If using rice rava, soak for 15 minutes. Grind the jackfruit, coconut, jaggery to a paste and mix  with the rava.
  4. Place 2 ladles (or more depending on the size of the leaf) and fold into  a packet and place in steamer, seam side down and steam for 30 minutes.  Cooking time would vary according to size and thickness of the jackfruit cake.
  5. Remove and cut into pieces, if cakes are large.
  6. Serve for breakfast or as tea-time snack.  Also goes well with curries on festival menus.

Sheera


Sheera – Sooji Halwa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rawa
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Ghee
  • 4 cups hot water
  • Few drops yellow color
  • 1/4 cup Almonds and pistas (for garnish)
  • 2 tbsp. cashewnuts
  • 2 tbsp. Raisins
  • 1/4 tsp.Cardamom powder (optional)
  1. Slice the almonds and pistas. Clean the raisins, removing stems if any.
  2. Heat ghee in a kadai and fry the raisins till they swell.  Remove and set aside. Fry the cashewnuts lightly and remove.
  3. Add the rawa to the kadai and fry on medium low flame till it turns light brown and you get a nice aroma. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes. You can fry it longer if you prefer it nice and brown. Do not fry on high flame or the rawa will get burnt ruining the sheera.
  4. Add the hot water and stir quickly to avoid lumps being formed.
  5. Add the saffron and stir and mix well. When the rawa thickens add the sugar and mix till dissolved.
  6. Then add the nuts and raisins. Keep stirring till it begins to leave the sides of the kadai and forms a ball.
  7. Put into bowls and press lightly and turn out onto a serving plate. Garnish with nuts and serve hot.
  8. Avoided saffron (kesar), but intend to make kesari baath soon, going all out with the ghee and sugar in equal quantities to the rava!!

And the Kesari Baath is now published do check it out!

Rava Upma


Rava Upma

Rava Upma

  • Servings: 4-6
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Quick Savoury Breakfasts

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Rava (Semolina)
  • 2 tbsp. cashewnuts
  • 2 tbsp. yogurt
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 green chillies
  • ½” piece ginger
  • 1 tsp. urad dal
  • 1 tsp. gram dal
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 4 small bay leaves
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 3 tbsp. ghee
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 cups water

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp. ghee in a kadai and roast the rava on low heat
  2. Meanwhile, chop the onion, green chillies and ginger. 
  3. When the rava turns light brown, remove and set aside. 
  4. Add 2 tbsp. ghee to the kadai and fry the cashewnuts till they change color. Remove. 
  5. Add the mustard seeds, when they splutter add the urad and gram dal and saute. 
  6. Add the curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, and saute few seconds.
  7. Then add the onion and bay leaves and fry till onions turn soft. 
  8. Add the yogurt and salt and stir to mix well. 
  9. Add 4 cups water, stir and bring to a boil. 
  10. When it comes to a rolling boil, reduce heat and add the Rava. 
  11. Mix well to dissolve lumps if any. 
  12. Stir and cook covered till all the water is absorbed. 
  13. Open, stir and cook till mixture turns dry and thick and leaves the side of the kadai. 
  14. Add the cashewnuts, mix and turn off the heat. 
  15. Serve hot plain or with chutney for breakfast or tea-time snack.

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