Rava halwa/rava sweet upma/rava laddoo/rava unda

badam 25 gm
cashew 25 gm
clove 3
elaichi 3
black pepper 6
jeera 1/2tsp
rava 2 cup/400gm
jaggery powder 3/4 cup
bura /sugar powder 3/4 cup
Til oil 1/2 cup
gond 1tb
ghee 3 tsps
2 pinch of rock salt/ table salt
boiling water 2 cup or more
In 1tsp ghee fry gond and powder it


chop badam, cashew to 4 to 6 pieces , In 1 tsp ghee fry it.
add till oil to the hot pan and fry rava  with 2 pinch of rocksalt.
boil 3 cup water on other stove
crush well  clove pepper elaichi jeera in a mortar
after frying rava add crushed masala, fried nuts, gond powder,bura, jaggery powder and mix well
add remaining to it. after mixing add boiling water as necessary stir and cook well.
and make powdery rava upma or grease a plate spread the mix and press the mixture and give flat shape on the top sprinkle some fried nuts on the top and cut into small squares after cooling. This is rava halwa
For making rava unda/laddoo make small balls with hands
This is very healthy and good for winter season
avoid table salt and normal sugar for health, white sugar destroy calcium and mineral from the body . and make the bones weak
avoid ginger powder, and more ghee, it is cooling and increse cold and cough for weak people, If you are healthy add it
Use til oil, groundnut oil, avoid cooling oils like coconut, palm oil etc.
spices, jaggery , nuts, gond  add heat to the body
This recipe is also good for rainy season in kerala.
good for children and weak persons
The recipe produce more heat to the body and it will remove cold related diseases like cough and other allergies related to it.


A very must for winter season and good for cold and cough

Winter care foods

Winter is the season of diseases for weak people, they are caught easily by cold ,cough and joint pains. The diseases are due to cold so body needsCheat, so eat foods that give heat to the body is important

Gond ladoo The nuts, gond, jaggery give heat to the body, dry fruits clean the body system.


Elaichi tea
 crush 2 elaichi and 2 clove and boil in water add sugar and tea leaves boil and cover for some time to get the essence, can make with milk or without milk, we are making and drinking this without milk,
can add fresh ginger grates to this with clove, but I found this is not suitable for proper relief for cold, taste is good, get some relief for cold, but not got full healing, so I omitted it. Experiment with ginger is it suitable for your cold or not.

Clove water
Drinking hot clove and elaichi water is best to control cold and cough
3 clove, 2 elaichi crush and boil in 2 kg water and store in flask, drink as necessary

Get rid off cold
crush 1 clove, 1 elaichi, 1pinch ajwain, 1/4tsp jeera, 2pinch of methi, 1/2 inch cinnamon or 2 bay leaves, 2 cloves of garlic, 1inch ginger boil in 2-3 kg water. steep for 15 minutes .store in flask , drink as necessary.

Chana dosa


2 cup chana, 2 cup raw rice , 1/2 cup urad dal, 2 tsp methi soak and grind and ferment and make dosa, it is is good for cold and cough people, chana will give proper heat to the body. as urad increase cold and cough
use medium size tea cup/ 150 gm for this measurement.

Jeera rotti/chappathi/paratha

Add 1/2 tsp jeera, 1/8 t black salt, 1/4 tsp chat masala, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp mustard/til oil add water and wheat flour 1/2 kg and mix well.cover 30 minutes and make paratha, drop 1tsp oil on each side after 3/4th cooked and cook one more minute. serve with achar or curd or raita



Benefits of dry fruits and nuts

http://www.dryfruitbasket.in/benefits-of-dry-fruits-and-nuts.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Heres-how-much-you-should-eat-dry-fruits/articleshow/46734753.cms
http://listovative.com/top-10-health-benefits-of-eating-dry-fruits/
http://www.babycenter.in/x25008027/what-are-the-benefits-of-eating-dried-fruits-and-nuts-during-pregnancy
http://www.medimanage.com/my-diet/articles/benefits-of-6-common-nuts-and-dry-fruits.aspx

http://www.thehealthsite.com/fitness/health-benefits-of-dry-fruits-cashewnuts-almonds-pistachios-walnuts-raisins-dates-figs/

https://beautyhealthtips.in/amazing-health-benefits-of-eating-dry-fruits-and-nuts/

Gond ladoo/Get rid of winter diseases

Gond ladoo,

50gm each of sesame, cashew, badam, pista,
gond 50 gm
100 gm dry date,
25 gm walnut,
jaggery syrup of 250 gm jaggery plus water
elaichi 3
ginger powder 1 t
ghee 50- 100 gm , I used 50 gm
roast gond in 1- 2 tb ghee cool and grind  again roast the powder.

Each  of the nuts and sesame roast seperately and grind  to powder or coarse powder
roast dry dates and crush remove seeds and grind with dry ginger, elaichi
little roast anjeer and cut into small pieces and grind
Mix all nut and dry fruit powders and grind again


heat ghee 50 gm and roast 3 big cups/750 gm wheat flour
add all powders and mix well , add this to hot jaggery syrup and mix well to get uniform if need heat it.
cool a little and make ladoos with wet hand in water
store and eat 1ladoo in morning with milk
 good for cold, cough and winter diseases.