KHOIer MOWA, TIL and NARKEL NARU

     Some of you have been wondering about the inactivity here since Pujo began, we're really really glad to get your wake up calls but hey, festive season, folks!! Time to chill. And the best part is, it isn't over, yet!  Endless merry making, sometimes too much for comfort, but anyway it's the best time of the year for most people especially food lovers of all shapes and sizes.

     Today, we write about some lip smacking sweets, each of which would take a maximum of 15 mins to prepare. I had prepared these for the Lakshmi Puja at our home. Hope you enjoy making them at home and may Goddess Lakshmi shower prosperity on us all!

So, here goes the recipe for NARKEL NARU:


You will need: 

• 2 Coconuts (grated)
• Sugar 2 cups (or jaggery)
• Khoya
• Condensed milk (optional)

Method:

• Grate the coconuts and keep aside.
• Heat the kadai.
• Add the grated coconut and sugar (or jaggery) and mix thoroughly.
• Add the khoya and keep stirring. You can also add condensed milk if you want to make the mixture even smoother.
• Stir a lot in order to keep binding the ingredients together.
• When it gets sticky, take the mixture off the heat.
• Quickly make round balls with the mixture, pressing them with your palms. Take care that the mixture doesn't cool down and solidify, in which case it will be difficult to shape them. 

Narkel Narus are done!

p.s Had to make do with sugar this time due to lack of enough jaggery at home, however my personal favorites are and will always remain- the ones made with jaggery instead of sugar! 
Jaggery is e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y dear to me! :D 

Anyway, let us now get down to TIL-er NARU:

You will need

• Til (sesame seeds) 500gms
• Jaggery 250gms
• Oil - only for greasing palm (sounds funny, right? ;) )

Method

• Heat a pan/kadai.
• Add the sesame seeds and dry roast them for a bit and keep aside.
• In the same kadai, add the jaggery and keep stirring. 
• Add the roasted til (sesame seeds) and continue to stir until the whole mixture becomes very very sticky.
• Take it off heat and immediately start making round balls off the mixture. Don't forget to grease your (own) hands first.

TILer NARU is done as well. Now moving on to KHOI-er MOWA...
Get hold of:

• Khoi (a variety of puffed rice) 500gms 
• Jaggery 300gms

Follow the steps below:

• Heat the kadai and add the jaggery.
• Stir extremely well until it turns as sticky as gum.
• Take it off the heat.
• Now add the khoi into the jaggery and mix very well.
• Make round balls of Khoi-er mowa and devour!

SPICY TIP: You may want to add some cinnamon powder to the jaggery, for extra flavour, while heating.

Til-er naru and Khoi-er mowa served up for my dear Goddess.

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