Mango Sheera!!

Mango Sheera !! or Mango Sooji Halwa

Ingredients

1 n 1/4 cup coarse Sooji.
1 n 1/4 cup Canned mango pulp.(chunky kinds)
1/4 cup and 2 tbs ghee.(clarified butter)
1 cup Sugar.(if the pulp is fresh add 1/4 cup more sugar)
3 cups milk.(or you can also use 1.5 cup each of milk and water)
1/4 cup Cashewnuts.

Pistachios for garnish.

Procedure

Start heating the milk on low medium flame.

On another burner heat a pan and add ghee.
Once ghee melts add in cashews and roast for 2--3 mins.
Add sooji and roast till it just changes the color.About 3-4 mins.(don't let it turn brown)
Then add in the Mango pulp.
Cook for 2 mins the sooji will absorb most of the pulp.Keep stirring to avoid lumps.
Add in milk slowly stirring the sooji to avoid lumps.(do not add in milk at once)
Keep it covered for 2 mins.
Then add in sugar.
Keep stirring it till the sugar dissolves.
Cook covered for 3-4 min.

Switch of the burner.
Serve it warm for the best flavours.

Sabudana Vada/Sago Patties.

Sabudana Vada/ Sago patties

Ingredients

2 cups Soaked sabudana / Sago.
3 medium sized potatoes boiled and mashed.
3-4 Green chillies finely chopped.
1 cup Roasted Peanut Powder.
Salt and Sugar as per taste.
2 tbs cashewnuts .
About 1/4 cup warm milk..

1/2 cup coriander finely chopped(optional)
Oil for frying.

Procedure

Soak overnight about a 1 cup sabudana/sago in water just so that it covers the sabudana.DON'T ADD TOO MUCH WATER.
Roast 1cup peanuts in microwave for about 6 mins tossing after every 2-2-2 mins and the let it cool and powder it.Keep aside.
Soak the 2 tbs cashewnuts in 1/4 cup warm milk keep aside for 10 min.Then grind coarsely it in a grinder.

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Mix Soaked sabudana ,Boiled mashed potatoes, Peanut powder ,chopped green chillies , salt, sugar,coriander and milk cashew mix.
Make flat patties /vadas about 1.5 inches or any size and shape you like.

Heat oil and test it by putting in a small piece of vada and if it floats its heated enough.

Fry till golden Brown on medium high heat by gently splashing the oil on vadas.