MILK PURI(PAALA PURI)

As the name itself suggests, Milk puri or paala puri is a simple dessert made with puri and milk. Soft puris are soaked in flavored sweet milk and they tastes awesome. Give this a try, you will surely love it.
INGREDIENTS

• Soft puris- made without salt              10-12
• Milk                                                           4 cups
• Condensed milk                                       1/2 cup
• Sugar                                                        5-6 Tsp.
• Ghee                                                          1 Tsp.
• Nuts                                                          3 Tsp.
• Cardamom powder                               1/2 tsp.

PROCEDURE
Make the soft puris with out the salt and set aside.
Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the nuts and set aside.
Bring the milk to a boil and add the condensed milk, sugar.
Let the milk slightly thicken.
Now add the fried nuts and cardamom powder to the milk.
Take a puri and soak it in the milk till it absorbs the milk. Drop the puris in the milk even when they are hot. This way they will absorb more milk.
Take out the puris and fold them into desired shape. You can also roll them like a mat.
Follow the same procedure for all of the puries.
Now switch on the stove and  boil the remaining milk to a much thicker consistency. Just like the rabdi.
Place a couple of puris on a serving plate and pour a ladle full of the thickened milk and serve hot.
You can also refrigerate the soaked puries and the milk separately and serve chilled.   

BELLAM BOONDI

Bellam boondi is a most popular Andhra sweet. Also called as “Boondi mithai” in some parts, this is one  sweet which is loved by all the kids. Crispy boondi coated with jaggery makes you crave for more and more. Its ease of making, made it a holiday sweet in most of the Andhra homes. Bellam boondi and boondi mixture(savory) is a perfect combination as an evening snack. Unlike the Boondi laddoo which needs some practice, this bellam boondi does not involve any practice. More over, jaggery is healthy compared to sugar. It can be stored for a couple of weeks, so my Mom used to make this during our summer holidays when we were kids. You will certainly be astonished by the taste. The only difficulty in making this is, having the boondi ladle(large perforated ladle used to make boondi). If you have one of them, then you are ready to go. You can also try using a big perforated ladle or skimmer(I have used one of the plastic perforated ladles’). 
INGREDIENTS

• Gram flour/ basen           1 cup
• Rice flour                           1/4 cup
• Cooking soda                    a pinch(Can replace soda by a couple of spoons of hot oil) 
• Oil                                       for deep frying
• Grated  Jaggery              1 cup
• Ghee                                  1 Tsp.
• Cardamom powder       1 tsp.

PROCEDURE
Mix in the gram flour, rice flour, cooking soda and sieve them. Add water little by little to the flours and make a  batter slightly thinner than the  bajji batter.(not too thick, nor too thin).
Heat oil in a wide pan. Take the perforated ladle and pour some of the batter into it. Hold the ladle just few inches away from the hot oil.
Just tap the edges of the ladle with a spoon. The batter will fall into the oil like small balls. Make sure not to over crowd the oil.
Fry till the boondi turns golden and crisp.
Remove onto a paper towel. Make all of the boondi and set aside.
Now heat a cup of water and add the jaggery into it. Make a thick syrup. You should get the ball consistency(vundapakam in Telugu).
Switch off the flame and add the ghee, cardamom powder and boondi into it. Mix well and pour every thing onto a plate.
Let it set for 20 minutes. You can break it into pieces once it is set.
(OR)You can make into laddus when it is still warm
Enjoy it with a cup of tea.

HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD WITH BREAD SLICES

Garlic bread……… the very name itself is tantalizing. Baked bread with lots and lots of butter and garlic is awesome. For those who cannot give up the taste because of the calories I give this recipe. Home made with the regular bread, the recipe is less is calories but is very tasty. Give it a quick try. Enjoy it often.
INGREDIENTS

• Bread slices                        6-8
• Garlic paste/powder       2 tsp.
• Butter                                 2 tsp.
• Salt                                      a pinch
• Coriander                          2 sprigs, finely chopped

PROCEDURE
Take the room temperature butter and add the garlic paste, salt, coriander.
Mix well. If the mixture is too thick add a couple of spoons of olive oil.
Now brush the mixture on the bread slices.
Pre heat the oven to 300 degrees.
Bake the bread for 10 minutes. Bread burns very quickly, so make sure to check it every 2 minutes.
When the bread turns golden brown and crisp on the edges, remove from the oven and serve hot.