Rava Ladoo

Ingredients:

1 cup of rava(suji or semolina)

1 cup of powdered sugar(icing sugar)

1/2 cup of dry coconut finely shredded

3 tbsp of ghee(clarified butter)

1/2 tsp of cardamom powder

1 tbsp of broken cashew nuts

1 tbsp of kishmish(raisins)

1/4 cup of worm milk (approximately)

Procedure:
Heat ghee in a wok or heavy based deep pan. Once the ghee is hot, simmer the flame and fry cashew nuts and kishmish.
Once the kishmish puffs up, remove them into a small bowl and set aside.
In the same pan, stir in rava and roast it on medium to low flame by stirring continuously. Around 10-15 minutes, now add dry coconut and roast altogether for another 5 minutes.
Add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, roasted cashew nuts    and raisins to the rava mixture. Mix altogether, switch of the flame and remove the mixture into bowl. 
Immediately make ladoos before the mixture cool down.
Add little milk at a time and prepare ladoos. (Adjust milk, if you are not able to make ladoo) 

Bhindi Fry

Ingredients:

2 tbsp of oil

1 medium size onion chopped

3 green chillies, chopped

1 tsp garlic ginger paste

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

few curry leaves

500g okra(bhindi), chopped

1/2 tsp of chilli powder

salt to taste

a hand full of fresh coriander, chopped

Procedure:

Wash bhindi and dry them before chopping. Chop them according to your wish.

Heat oil in a deep non stick pan, add green chillies and onions. Fry them for 3-4 minutes, stir in turmeric powder, garlic ginger paste and curry leaves.

Cook them for a minute or so then add bhindi, fry them for 4-5 minutes with out placing lid on top. Turn the heat to medium, add chilli powder, salt and 1/2 of the coriander leaves and continue stirring for further 4-5 minutes or until okra is tender.

Serve hot, with a lemon wedge on the side.