Walichi bhaji

Chawlichya shenga /wali bhaji

This vegetable is also called as'snake beans'/chinese long bean or cowpea.

Ingredients

1 bunch or 250gms valichya shenga(wash and cut both ends and then chop in 1/2 inch pieces)
1 potato (cut in small cubes)
1 tsp. jaggery
salt to taste
1 tsp

Tempering
2 tsp. oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida
7-8 curry leaves
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
3-4 green chilies
1 tsp. kala masala/dhana-jeera powder


Garnishing

2-3 spoons grated coconut
coriander leaves
2 tsp.lemon juice(optional)


Method
1. Heat oil in a kadai and add all tempering ingredients
2. Add potatoes and cut vegetable.
3.Cover the kadai with plate and add  half cup water on it. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
4.Add salt to taste and jaggery. Mix well.
5. Add garnishing ingredients.


Note
You can add dhane-mirchi masala(coriander-chili powder) instead of green chili.

Prasadacha Shira

Satyanaran Poojecha Shira

Ingredients
Semolina/rawa
Sugar
Milk
ghee/cow ghee

All the four quantities are taken in equal proportion. ( 1 cup each)
1 banana (ripe and mashed well)

Garnishing
5-6 sliced almonds
 8-10 raisins
1 velchee/elaichi(cardamom) powder



Method
1.Heat the ghee in the pan and roast the rawa/semolina till it changes its color and gives the roasted aroma
2. Stir in the mashed banana. Continue to saute the mixture till banana merges well with rawa.
3.Pour hot milk slowly and stir well.Cover the pan. Let it cook till all milk is soaked.
4. Mix the sugar and cover it for 2 minutes.
5.Add garnishing & stir well .


Note

Variation can be done using barik(fine) rawa (fine semolina) or lapshi rawa(gavhacha rawa).
You can replace sugar with  gud/guL /jaggery
You can add nutmeg powder instead of cardamom. Saffron can also be added.
For prasad its only milk but I add little water in  the  milk to make the recipe soft.
Ordinarily I use half milk and half water. Also half the quantity of ghee is sufficient then.

Moong dal shira

Satyanarayan Pooja is very popular in India and so the prasadacha shira  is the combination of wheat semolina, banana etc. whereas moong dal shira is prepared with moong dal or yellow split peas which are very high in protein content.

Moogachya DaLicha Shira
   Yellow split peas sweet


Ingredients
1 cup moog dal(soaked in sufficient water for 3-4 hours)
1/2 -3/4 cup ghee (as per your taste)
1 cup milk +1 cup water (hot)
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch of salt

Garnishing
7-8  almonds (blanched and peeled and sliced)
saffron or keshar (sticks soaked in  1-2 tsp of milk)

1 tsp cardamom powder(optional)
raisins as required




Method
1.Drain  the soaked moog dal and grind it in a mixer. (don't add additional water)
2.Heat heavy bottomed pan. Add half the ghee.
3.Add moog dal paste. Saute fry in ghee. Add remaining  ghee and saute till the dal changes its colour to golden brown.(it takes little patience)
4.Stir in hot milk and water slowly. Stir well. Cover the pan for 4-5 minutes.
5.Mix sugar and salt.
6.Add garnishing
8.Serve warm with some more ghee(optional)


Note
It's a heavy dish and preferably eaten all by itself.
I made it all natural but you can add lemon food color to enhance its appearance.