Aval Upma with Veggies

INGREDIENTS:
1. Onions - 1
2. Carrot - 1
3. Few Peanuts ,Coriander leaves,Curry leaves - For seasoning
4. Peas / Beans - Optional
5. Mustard seeds,Urad dhal,Chana dhal - For seasoning
6. Poha/Aval - Thin or Thick variety - 3 cups
7.Oil & Salt - As needed
8. Asafoetida - A pinch
9.Tomato -1
METHOD:
1.Take a frying pan , add 5 to 6 spoons of oil. After the oil becomes hot add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
2. Add the urad dhal,few pinch of asfoetida,chana dhal,curry leaves and peanuts.
3. Add the onions,tomato and once they get fried add the carrots,peas,beans or any other veggies you have.
4.Add the salt needed for the veggies and add sambhar powder and fry well.
5.For thick variety poha allow the poha to get immersed in water for 15 mins.For the thin variety just 2 to 3 mins would be enough.Add the salt needed for the poha in this water and then add poha to this water.We have already added the salt needed for the vegetables so make sure you add the necessary salt.
6.Once all the vegetables get cooked add the marinated poha and mix well.Finally add the coriander leaves and serve.
7. Lemon can be used after switching off the stove if you like tangy taste.Instead of tomato,tamarind juice can also be used.

Chocolate Burfi

INGREDIENTS:

1. Cocoa powder 1/4 cup or Drinking chocolate 1/2 cup
2. Maida(All purpose flour) - 2 cups
3. Sugar - 2 cups if you use cocoa powder. 1.5 cups if you use drinking chocolate
4. Water
5. Nuts of your choice
6. Ghee - 1 cup


METHOD:

1. Take few spoons of ghee and grease a plate
2. Take the remaining ghee and once its hot,put the maida and fry for 5 mins. It will become as a lump do not worry.
3. Take the sugar and pour water just to immerse the sugar and once the sugar reaches one string consistency level switch off the stove.
4.Add the cocoa powder or the drinking chocolate powder and maida and stir briskly.
5.Once the lumps are dissolved keep in low flame and keep stirring.
6. The mixture will reach a consistency of thick batter with few bubbles.Switch off the stove and pour it in the plate.
7.After 5 mins, if the mixture does not thicken keep it in the fridge. After refrigerating for 15 mins take the plate outside and cut into pieces and decorate and allow it to cool and then cut into pieces to serve.
8.The consistency of the mixture when removing from the stove is very important and the trick here:)