Mint Egg Masala

Ingredients
Eggs - 4, boiled
Mint leaves - 1 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1 teaspoon, chopped
Garlic- 3, chopped
Green Chilli - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil- 2 tablespoons 
Onion - 1, chopped
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Coconut milk - 3 tablespoons

Method
Peel and cut the boiled eggs into 2 pieces. Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, garlic and chilli with a little water. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let it splutter then add chopped onions. Add turmeric powder and salt and saute until onion turns brown. Add the ground mixture and mix well. Add some water and allow to boil. Pour coconut milk and mix well. Add the boiled egg pieces to the mixture and serve hot.

Rava Laddu

Ingredients
Rava-1 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Coconut-1/2 cup, grated
Ghee-2 tablespoons
Cardamom powder-1/2 teaspoon
Raisins-a few
Warm Milk-1/4 cup

Method

1. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the raisins and keep aside.
2. Fry rava in the same pan until it becomes fragrant and change its colour. 
3. Add grated coconut and roast for a few minutes.
4. Add sugar and mix well.
5. Add cardamom powder and raisins and turn off the flame.
6. Allow it to cool a bit, not completely.
7. Pour the milk and mix well to make the mixture soft.
8. Divide the mixture into parts and make small balls out of it.
9. Yummy rava laddoos are ready to serve.
10. Store it in an airtight container.

Ghee Payasam with Brown Sugar

Ingredients

Broken rice - ½ cup

Brown Sugar – 1 cup

Ghee – 2 tablespoons

Cardamom powder – a pinch

Grated coconut – 5 tablespoons

Rock Candy/Kalkkandam – a few

Raisins – a few

Water - 1 ½ cup

Method

1. Wash the rice thoroughly in water.

2. Add rice to the boiling water and cook until water gets drained (Do not overcook).

3. Add brown sugar and keep stirring for a few minutes.

4. Add ghee and continue stirring on low heat.

5. Add grated coconut and mix until the payasam gets thick consistency.

6. Add cardamom powder, kalkkandam and raisins and switch off the fire.

7. Delicious ghee payasam is ready to serve.

Bread Pudding with Custard Sauce

Ingredients

White Bread – 12 slices, cut into squares

Eggs-2

Sugar-5 tablespoons

Vanilla essence-1/2 teaspoon

Milk-3 cups

Method

Preheat the oven at 180°C. Soak the bread pieces in 1 cup of milk for a few minutes. Grease the bottom and the sides of the baking dish with butter. Pour half of the soaked bread to the baking dish. Sprinkle the raisins over the bread and pour remaining bread mix. Whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and 2 cups of milk in a bowl. Pour the milk mixture over the bread and press down on the bread with a spatula. All the bread pieces should be moistened. Add more milk depends on how soft you want the finished pudding to be. Sprinkle the raisins again on top of the bread. Bake the bread for 35-40 minutes until it rises up. Allow it to cool completely. 

Custard Sauce

Milk-1 cup

Custard powder-2 teaspoons

Sugar-3 tablespoons

Vanilla Essence -3 drops

Boil milk and sugar in a sauce pan. Mix custard powder and a little milk in a bowl. Pour it slowly to the boiling milk and whisk well without forming any lumps. Add vanilla essence. Let the custard cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the fire and allow it to cool. Cut the bread pudding into squares and drizzle vanilla custard sauce over each piece and serve.