Kesaribath / Rava Kesari / Sira

Ingredients:

Sooji Rava - 1 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup

Water - 1cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup / Artificial sweetener - 1/4cup
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 4tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.

Fry Rava with little ghee for few min then add 1 cup water and milk and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once rava becomes soft add sugar and mix well for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Cracked wheat halwa / sweet

Ingredients:
Cracked Wheat -1cup
Milk - 2cups
Jagary - 3/4cup / Artificial sweetener - 1/4cup
Cashew nuts - 3tbs
Ghee - 2tbs

Method:
Wash cracked wheat in water and soak in 1 cup milk for 1hour.
Fry soaked cracked wheat with ghee for 10 to 15min then add 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup water and cook until cracked wheat gets soft. (Add more milk /water if required) Now add jagary and keep mixing until ghee separates then add cashew nuts(shallow fried cashew nuts with little ghee).

Postpartum Note: Cracked wheat halwa stimulates nursing.

Oatmeal Payasa

Ingredients:

Oatmeal - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Oatmeal with little ghee for few min then add milk and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Shavige / Semiya becomes soft add more milk if required and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Fruit Salad with Nuts

Ingredients:

Milk - 2cup
Custard Powder -2tbs
Banana - 1
Orange - 1
Grapes - 1/2 cup
Mango - 1
Cashew Nuts - 2tbs
Ghee - few drops
Sugar - 6tbs(according to taste) / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs

Method:

Mix Custard powder with cold milk and boil milk until custard gets thick, keep mixing for 10 to 12 min, when custard gets thick add sugar and mix until sugar melts.

Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Chop cashew nuts into small pieces and fry with few drops of ghee until slight golder brown.
Finely Chop all fruits then mix with custard and nuts.

Serve Cool.

Shavige / Semiya payasa

Ingredients:

Shavige / Semiya - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Condense Milk - 2tbs
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Shavige / Semiya with little ghee for few min then add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Shavige / Semiya becomes soft add milk and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam Payasa / Kheer

Ingredients:

Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Wash and soak Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam for 4 to 5 hours.
Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam with little ghee for few min then add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Sabudana becomes soft add milk and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Postpartum: Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam Payasa / Kheer stimulates milk supply.

Wheat Apple nut Cake/ Bread

Serving:10

1.Ingredients:
Wheat fl: 1 cup
All-purpose flour: 1 cup
Baking powder: 3/4tsp
baking soda:1/4tsp Salt: 1/4tsp
Cinnamon powder: 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder:1/8 tsp

2. Ingredients:

2 beaten eggs (5 for double)

Small cut Apple: 1-1/2 cup(~1 medium) Artificial sweetener - 1/3cup

Sugar: 1 cup or 3/4 cup for less sweetness

Melted butter: 1/2 cup

Chocolate chips: 1/2 cup

Walnut chopped: 3/4 cup

Combine 1.ingredients in large bowl. Set aside.
Mix 2.ingredients (except chips & nuts) in medium bowl.
Make well in dry ingredients and mix in egg mixture all at once.
Add chips & nuts to lumpy mixture.
Spoon into two 7.5x3.5x2" loaf pans (or 4 of the small ones) that have
been greased or sprayed with Pam. (Fill pans ½ way.).
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. (1 hour for 9x5x3")

Note:For Sugar free cake don't add Chocolate chip.