Diwali Sweets and Snacks

As Diwali Festivities have started in our neighbourhood, a list of Diwali Feastivities is given here so that U can have(keep) your Family and Friends entertained on the Day of Festive Lights from tomorrow.Wishing U all a Happy Diwali (Festival of Lights)  and May it bring U the Best in Life with Bright and Blessed Days ahead. With warm wishes and prayers - Christy Gerald.

Enjoy Taste-filled Diwali and Safe and Delicious Festive Celebrations tomorrow.

Diwali Sweets:
Mini Jalebi(Jangiri)
Milk Khoya(Paal Khova)
Coconut Dates Laddu
Achu Muruku(Rose Cookies)
Susiyam(Susiyan)
Pineapple Rasgulla
Idli Bread Jamun
SweetPotato Stuffed Pozhi
Sweet Potato Laddu
Apple Jalebi
Pathaneer Kanji (Porridge)
Pathaneer Sweet Vivika
Badhusha(BalShahi)
Shahi Tukre
Semolina Cake(Love cake)
Semolina Kesari
Apple Fritters
Jackfruit Fritters
Nendhra Pazham Sweet Chips
Sweet Squares
Caramelized White Pumpkin(Petha)
Caramelized Gooseberry
Caramelized Potato Wedges
Caramelized Popcorn
Caramelized Cashews Tarts
IceCream Fry
Uzhunthang Kazhi(Uraddal Sweet)
Ezy Banana Dessert

Halwa Recipes:
Peanut Halwa(Vaer Kadalai Halwa)
Watermelon Halwa
Dates Halwa
Black Halwa(Karupu Halwa)
Jackfruit Halwa
Beetroot Halwa
Pomegranate Halwa
Bread Oats Halwa
Carrot Halwa

Payasam(Kheer or Milky Dessert):

Noodles Payasam
Banana Badham Payasam
Yoghurt Payasam
Wheat Payasam
Rice Flakes Payasam(Aval Payasam)
Orange Kheer
Vermicelli Kheer

Snacks:

Roasted Cashewnuts
Cheese Triangles
Green Moongdal Samosa
Maida Ghee Murukku
Thattai
Spinach Pakoras
Cashew Packoras
Celery Vadai
Spinach Uzhunthu(Uraddal) Vada
Palak Paneer Springrolls
Beetroot Mutton Kebab
Grilled Green Kebab
Macaroni Pepper Fry
Bread Bajji
Bread Chicken Cutlet
Masala Potato Fries
Chennai Curd(Dahi) Vadas
Sweet Mixer
Ragi Kara Paniyaram
Bittergourd Dal Vada(Pakarkai Vadai)
Peanut Vada(Vaerkadalai Vadai)

Snacks/Sweets:

Cornflakes Mixer/Caramelized Cornflakes
Spicy and Caramelized Noodles

IceCream Fry

This recipe is 3yrs old and first published in KK.Com in 2009.This dessert is made by a scoop of Icecream frozen well and coated in sugar-coconut mixture,stuffed inside dough before briefly deep frying it.The extremely low temperature(frozen state) of the icecream prevents it from melting while being fried.U should scoop the Icecream before freezing it for an hour- counting how many u spread like puri. Its a lot easier to do and tastes so good-when done.Sprinkle powdered sugar and a dash of honey before serving it immediately.It shd be consumed as soon as it served.

IceCream Fry - Fried Sweet balls stuffed with Icecream

Ingredients:
250 gm butterscotch Ice cream -frozen for about an hour in the freeezer
1 Egg - beaten well
1 cup maida
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 tbsp corn flour
2 tsp roasted semolina
1/4 tsp cooking soda
a pinch of salt-little only
3 tbsp grated coconut or dry coconut powder - mixed with 1 tbsp sugar
5 tbsp sugar -powdered mixed with 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp vanilla essence(optional)
50 ml honey
2 tsp +2 tsp ghee
250 ml refined oil with 2 tsp ghee-for deep frying

Directions:
1.Beat the egg well and add maida,corn flour,roasted semolina,breadcrumbs, salt,cooking soda,2 tbsp powdered sugar and little water. Add vanilla essence (optional) and knead this as dough.
2.Heat oil + ghee mix in a frying pan and spread the dough like small puris. Then spread the grated coconut mixture over it,sprinkle the powdered sugar and cinnamon powder mix and place one scoop of frozen Icecream inside(u should scoop the Ice cream before freezing it for an hour) and immediately seal the edges with maida flour mix and deep fry in oil for 1- 2 mins till it turn little brown.
3.Cut the deep fried Icecream balls into halves and sprinkle powdered sugar mix and drizzle honey over them and serve immediately.

I'm submitting this post to 'Only Sweets' hosted by Pari's Fooddelicious and GayathriKumar's Gayathri's Cookspot.

and Radhika's Diwali Special Sweets Event

Mini Jangiri or Jalebi

The traditional Jangiri and Jalebi are made of Uraddal batter and refined flour batter respectively.Here, I tried a mini version of both with Uraddal flour mixed with refined flour.Mouth-watering Jangiri or mini jalebis can be tried at ur home easily.U can do 20-25 nos with this measurement.Here is that recipe.Enjoy cooking at home.Enjoy ur Teatime.BonAppetit!.

Mini Jangiri or Jalebi - Sweet made with uraddal and with juicy sugar syrup

Ingredients

1/4 cup plain Uraddal flour - ground with 3 tbsp uraddhal soaked for 40 mins without adding water in mixer-grinder
3/4 cup refined flour
2 tsp yoghurt
2 tbsp ghee
1/4 tsp salt

For the sugar syrup:

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp orange colour
400ml refined oil with 1 tbsp ghee-for frying

Directions

1.Take a kadai,add 2 cups water.When it begins to boil add the sugar ,little by little, and dissolve stirring it 2.Prepare the sugar syrup with 2 cups water and 1 1/2 cup sugar(keeping the flame  low).
3.When it begins to thicken,add the yellow colour and the vanilla essence.Mix well for a min and Turn off the flame.
4.Now grind the uraddal in a mixer-grinder without adding water.
5.Take a bowl add refined flour,salt,yoghurt,needed water and the ghee to the ground uraddal and mix it to a fine and thick dosa batter..
6.Heat oil and 2 tbsp ghee in a kadai on low flame.Take a thick plastic paper or a thick cloth and fold it cone-shaped(like the cone u use for creaming the cake or u can use the murukku mould with one small hole in the centre to do this or with a cloth having a hole in the centre) fill this cone with the dough and cut to make a little hole at the bottom and press the dough over the heated oil to make jalebi or jangiri.
7.Do 4 jangiris at a time and fry on bothsides and take this out when done but it should not turn colour (before turning into light brown).
8.Put these jangiris in sugar syrup and let it soak for 30 mins atleast - before serving them with Tea or coffee or alone.

Submitting this recipe post to Festival  Potluck  hosted by Krithi's Kitchen and Denny's Page .