Ragi Halwa

Ingredients:

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ragi flour
1 cup ghee
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
1/4 cup cashew nuts( fried in ghee)
1-1/2 cups water

Method:

1. Melt the ghee in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat; add both the ragi and wheat flours into the ghee and stir them along with the ghee on low heat until you get a roasted aroma.
2.  In another sauce pan; dissolve the water and sugar. Stir in the cardamom powder to this. 
3. After about 10 minutes and the roasted aromas come out, add in the hot sugar water mixture to the four mix and stir continuously for about 2 minutes or till the water is all absorbed into the flour.
4. Once absorbed, add a tablespoon of more ghee and keep stirring for another 5 minutes until you get the flavors and the right texture.
5.  Turn off the heat, transfer to a serving bowl and serve the Ragi Halwa with the cashew nuts

Namak Paare

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour   1 cup
Carom Seeds (Ajwain)   1/4 tsp
Salt   1/2 tsp
Clarified Butter (Ghee)  2 tbsp
Water  1/4 cup
Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Heat Oil for deep-frying.
2. Mix the following together: Flour, Salt & Ajwain.
3. Mix in the Ghee and rub well till all the Flour is coated with Ghee.
4. Add a little Water at a time and form a stiff dough. It needs to be stiffer than Chapati dough.
5. Rub a little Oil/Ghee on the dough ball, cover and allow to rest till the Oil is ready (minimum 5 min.)
6. Grease the rolling surface and the rolling pin.
7. Take a part of the dough and form a ball and roll it into a square or a round.
8. It needs to be just a hair thicker than a Chapati.
9. Grease a sharp knife and cut strips, rotate 45 degrees and cut again to form diamond shapes.
10. Fry once the Oil is hot.
11. Allow them to cook on one side and flip allowing them to cook on the other side as well.
12. Once done, take them out onto a paper towel, sprinkle some Chaat Masala.
13. Serve hot (if you want them soft or allow them to cool (if you want them crispy)
14. Once cooled down, transfer into an air-tight container and store at room-temperature.

Puffed Rice Mixture

Ingredients:

200 gms puffed rice
3 tbsp oil
10 garlic cloves
7 green chilies (Cut lengthwise)
few curry leaves
1/2 cup peanuts
1/4 cup roasted chana dal 
1/2 tsp turmeric
salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a wide pan and add oil and garlic, green chilies.and curry leaves and fry them till garlic gets the golden brown color
2. Add the peanuts and roasted chana dal, salt and turmeric and fry it for few minutes
3. Add the  puffed rice and mix well and let it cook for 5 mins on slow flame
4. Store in a air tight container and serve it with tea.