Badam Puri

Ingredients:
2 cups All-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup ghee
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1 tsp. saffron, crushed
Oil for - frying
1 tbsp. cashew nuts, chopped
1 tbsp. almonds, chopped
1 tbsp. dry coconut pieces
Method:
Heat little ghee in a pan, fry nuts and coconut pieces till light brown and keep aside.
Mix sugar, water and make a syrup. Add cardamom powder and keep aside.
Put ghee to the flour and add saffron powder to it. Add water and make a soft dough.
Take a small sized ball of dough and roll into a round shape, then fold it into half and half like cone.
Fry these triangle folded pieces in the heated oil. Fry till golden color and remove it.
Dip these puris into the sugar syrup and then remove it on to a plate.
Decorate with chopped nuts and coconut.

Bendekaayi Gojju

Ingredients :

• Ladies finger (Bendekaayi) - ¹/₂kg
• Grated coconut - two handfuls
• Green chillis - 4-6nos
• Mustard seeds - 1tsp
• coriender leaves (Kothumbari soppu/dhaniya) - few
• Rice (akki) - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Tamarind - marble sized
• Fenugreek seeds - 2tsp
• Cumin seeds - 2tsp
• Sesame seeds (yellu)- 1tsp
• Jaggery - a large piece
• Salt - to taste
• Oil
• Mustard
• Red chillies

Method of Preparation :

Fry fenugreek, cumin and sesame seeds until fenugreek turns brown. Allow to cool and grind to a powder.

Wet grind grated coconut, green chillies, mustard seeds, coriander leaves, rice and turmeric powder along with the above ground powder with sufficient water.

Wipe ladies finger in a wet towel and cut them into 1" long pieces. Heat oil and fry ladies finger on a low flame till they are well cooked. Add oil if needed while frying.
Soak the tamarind in a cup of water and extract the juice. Pour the tamarind juice in onto the cooked ladies finger. Allow it to soak and boil for 5 minutes. Put the ground mixture, salt, jaggery and mix well. Add curry leaves and allow the mixture to cook on low fire, till it becomes a semi thick liquid.

Season mustard and red chillies and add it to the Bendekaayi gojju. Serve with rice, chappati etc.