Snacks!!....

PoriUrundai(Puffed rice)

Puffed rice is made from rice,Offerings of pori and jaggery made to Lord ganesh.Pori urundai is normally prepared on auspicious occasions.Puffed rice  is used in breakfast creals, snack foods and is also a popular street food in some parts of the world.

Ingredients

1. pori - 1kg
2. Grated Jaggery - 1/4 kg
3. water- 4 tbps

Preparation:

• Add jageery in a pan with water,when it dissolves in water strain it to avoid sand.
• Now boil the jaggery water and keep stirring it until we get a correct consistency i.e, when we take a drop of jaggery and drop it in water it should not dissolve rather we should be able to make a ball out of it.If jaggery is in such a stage then your jaggery syrup is at exact consistency.
• Now remove the jaggery from flame,add pori and mix it well, immediately start making small round balls by applying oil to your palm so that it wont stick.
• The yummy poriurundai is ready.

Kamarkat- Sweet balls

Kamarkat was my all time favorite sweet at my childhood times.Now it has even became a favorite sweet for my daughters she loves kamarkat. Its a yummy dish with cocont and jaggery and very simple to prepare.

Ingredients:

1. Jaggery(grated) - 3/4 cup
2. Coconut (grated) - 1 cup
3. Water - 2 to 3 tbps

Preparation:

• Fry the grated coconut in a pan till it turns golden brown and keep it aside.
• Add jaggery in a pan with water,when it dissolves in water strain it to avoid sand.
• Now boil the jaggery water and keep stirring it until we get an exact consistency i.e., when we take a drop of jaggery and drop it in water it should not dissolve rather we should be able to make ball.
• Now add fried coconut,mix it well and cook it for a minute and remove it from flame.

• Now start making small balls.The delicious kamarkat is ready.

Potato chips (Aloo chips)

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - Big size
• salt
• chilli powder
• oil

Preparation:

• Wash potatoes well,peel the skin and slice it with slicer.
• Rinse it well in salted water and wipe it gently with a clot.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the potato slices till golden brown.

• Drain the excess oil on a paper towel.
• Sprinkle salt+chilli powder or salt+pepper on potatoes when they are hot and mix it well.
• After it cools it can be stored in a air tight container.

Enjoy the yummy aloo chips... :)