Apple, Banana & Carrot Halwa (ABC Halwa)

Ingredients

1 cup chopped apple (without skin)

1 cup chopped banana

1 cup grated carrot

1 cup milk or 1/2 cup milk powder

1 cup coconut

3/4 cup ghee

2 cups sugar

Method

Grind carrot & milk.

Mix all the ingredients together except ghee.

Keep on stirring till the apple & banana pieces are cooked & the halwa

becomes one mass.

Then add ghee, cardamom powder.

Remove from the stove top & decorate with nuts of your choice.

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Serves: 4

Required ingredients:

Rice -- 3 cups

Tamarind Extract -- 5 tbsp.

Split Bengal Gram -- 2 tbsp.

Peanuts -- 0.5 cup

Mustard Seeds -- 0.5 tsp.

Dried Red Chile -- 5

Green Chile -- 4

Black Pepper Corns -- 8

Turmeric Powder -- 0.5 tsp.

Oil -- 0.5 cup

Water -- 5 cups

Coriander Leaves -- 1 bunch

Curry Leaves -- 20

Sesame Seeds -- 1 tbsp. (powdered)

Asafoetida -- 0.5 tsp.

Salt to taste

In a large bowl, add water and rice and cook until

well done. Remove from heat and in a wide, large

bowl spread out the rice. Add turmeric, half of the

curry leaves and three tablespoons of oil to the

rice and mix thoroughly. Keep it aside.

Meanwhile in a skillet, heat remaining oil on low

heat. To this add black mustard seeds, split

bengal gram, red chile, pepper corns and peanuts.

When the bengal gram turns light brown, add

coriander leaves,remaining curry leaves,

asafoetida, sliced green chiles and tamarind

extract. Stir well. Remove from heat. Now add

salt and sesame seed powder to the skillet and

add it all to the bowl containing rice. Mix

thoroughly. Serve with Verusanagapappu

Pacchadi or plain yoghurt.