SuvaiArusuvai - Veg Recipes of India

Another method to make Tamarind Paste at home, which can be substituted for pastes purchased at shops. This paste or the other  Tamarind Paste  which is made traditionally, eases the work while cooking. In this fast forward world one need to do things in a faster pace. These also help those who have doubts in their cooking or for those who are not so confident as to how things need to be done properly. Take a kg of tamarind, cover it with water, add 50 gms  kulambu/ sambar powder , 50 gms salt, 5-6 pinches asafetida, a spring curry leaves and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Strain out solids. Bottle the pulpy paste. Lasts for ever refrigerated. Use this in place of store bought paste for making the following

I have already posted Rawa Kesari in traditional method. After learning the OPOS method, I tried it so many times, and my hard anodised cooker never failed to give me a hand. Ingredients: Double roasted rawa - 1 cup Ghee - 1/4 cup Sugar - 1 1/2 cup Water - 4 cups Food colour - 1/2 tsp Roasted Cashew Nuts - 10 nos Method: Mix water, sugar, 2 tbsp ghee and food colour in a pressure cooker and cook for 1 whistle. Lift weight to release steam. Add the double roasted rawa. Mix well, close the cooker and put the weight  again and close for 20 mins. Before serving add the remaining ghee and roasted cashew nuts. Recipe for  Rawa Kesari in traditional method .