Kada Prasad | Atte Ka Halwa

Kada Prasad | Atte ka Halwa is the Prasad made using whole wheat flour and is distributed in the Holiest Gurudwara - Darbar Sahib situated in the Holy City of Amritsar. Also known as Golden Temple.

The best flour to be used is "Whole Wheat Flour" that is freshly ground as it enhances the flavour. The Flour should be coarse so that it gives the exact texture as given in Gurudwara. However, we can also use the normal Whole Wheat Flour, that we use for making chapatis. Only the texture differs.

It is a simple recipe as only Four ingredients are there and also there is no sugar syrup consistency required. Only care is on roasting the Flour to right colour.  

 A video is also published in "Mira's Akshaya Patram". So you may also check there.

Ingredients  :-

1. Whole Wheat Flour - 1 Cup
2. Ghee - 1 Cup [Clarified Butter]
3. Sugar - 1 Cup
4. Water - 2 Cups

Procedure :-

• To a vessel, add sugar and 2 cups of water. Heat and dissolve the sugar. Just bring it to boil. No Syrup consistency required. Once it starts boiling, switch off the gas.

• Heat a wok and add Ghee [Clarified Butter] to it. Once the ghee has melted, add Whole wheat flour and keep stirring till it changes light brown in colour.

• Keep in low heat only as the color changes quickly once it reaches golden color and it may get burnt. So keep in low flame and keep stirring and watching the colour. 

• Once the light brown color comes, add the sugar water and keep mixing. It will quickly start thickening. Keep mixing in low flame only. 

• The moment you see ghee start oozing out lightly on the sides, immediately switch OFF the gas and transfer it to a plate. (No need to grease the plate).

• Delicious Kada Prasad | Atte Ka Halwa is Ready!

Notes :- If you are trying it for the first time, you can switch OFF the gas once the light brown colour is achieved during roasting of flour in ghee. Then add the sugar water, mix it and then switch ON the gas again. Start cooking in low flame only.

Thenga Manga Pattani Chundal

Thenga Manga Pattani Chundal is not only a healthy nevedhyam for Navaratri but also a very Popular snack that is available in Chennai's "Marina Beach".

Thenga = Coconut , Manga = Raw Mango, Pattani = Dried Yellow Peas, Chundal = Stir Fry

Thus this makes a Healthy Evening Snack or a Morning Salad which is also a filling one. During Off Season, lemon juice can be used instead of raw mango.

Video Published in Mira's Akshaya Patram : 

You will need :-

1. Dried Yellow Peas - 1 Cup
2. Raw Mango - 4-5 Tbsp
3. Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
4. Green Chillies - 3 -4 Nos. (crushed)
5. Curry Leaves - 13 Nos.
6. Asafoetida Powder - less than 1/4 tsp
7. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil for Tempering - 2-3 Tbsp
10. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Procedure :-

• Soak dried peas for 10 hours or overnight. Discard the water, fill fresh water, add turmeric powder, Salt and Pressure cook till 5 or 6 Whistles

• Drain and keep it aside.

• Heat a wok, add oil for tempering. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and then curry leaves.

• Add the pressure cooked peas, crushed green chillies and adjust the seasoning.

• Switch OFF gas and then add grated coconut, raw mango and give it a mix.

• Healthy Khatta Tikha and Yummy Chundal (Stir fry) is ready!

Yaa Devi Sarva Bhutheshu, Lakshmi roopena samasthithaa

Namastasyay, namastasyay, namastasyay namo nama :

Jai Ma Ambe!