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THIRUNELVELLI HALWA / WHEAT HALWA

Hi Everyone, THIRUNELVELLI HALWA!! When you hear the name itself you feel like lip smacking right!!?Yes!! Actually this halwa history starts from North India (Rajasthan) ..Long ago a merchant from Rajasthan who came to Thirunelvelli prepared this halwa with wheat batter and ghee and sold here , When it came out to be a great success he settled here itself selling Thirunelvelli halwa.Also the unique taste of halwa comes from Thamirabarani river too.Not only halwa is famous in Thirunelvelli all the sweets are popular there , people there proudly says its all bcoz of Thamirabarani river water. Whatever the reason is we all love this halwa and I want to try it in home . My family has less sweet lovers (Only sweet tooth here is me :) ) but my husband loves only one sweet most is Thirnelvelli halwa so I thought of giving a try.Now technologies are improved so we need not spend long time baby sitting and stirring , Life has given us NON STICK KADAI , So it is very easy to make...

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KADAMBA / KANAVA MASALA /SQUID FISH CURRY

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WARM WATER CHAPATI / BEGINNER GUIDE FOR SOFT CHAPATI

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக்   Hi All, If you are a beginner in cooking ,then chapati is the toughest task that needs a lot of practice. When I was learning cooking my chapatis will be either crisp like disc or rubbery that you need to dentist after chewing😭 So I try so many versions to make my chapati perfect and this warm water method is one success method , This method is so easy that your chapatis will be very very soft and light. A few tricks to make your chapatis perfectly soft and puffy are , Add water little by little while kneading . Don't knead dough too dry , make slightly sticky dough so that while toasting it comes to perfect softness. The recipe of perfect soft chapati is below, COOKING TIME : 1 hour. SERVES : yields about 10 chapatis INGREDIENTS : Wheat flour – 2 cups. Salt – 1/2 tsp. Warm water – 1 cup ( appx). Oil / ghee – few drops. METHOD : In a wide bowl add wheat flour ,salt and mix , make a well in middle of flou...