Palkova or milk Halwa

Ingredients:
milk - 1/2 liter
sugar - 4 tbsp
lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp

Recipe:

1. Heat the milk in a heavy bottom skillet.
2. When it starts boiling reduce the heat and let the water content evaporate from milk. This process may take some 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs.
3. stir the milk every 10 minutes to prevent it burning at the bottom of the vessel.
4. when it is reduced to the halwa consistency add sugar and lemon juice and keep stirring. Don't stop stirring at this stage as it may stick to the bottom and burn.
5. When it's fully reduced add 2 tsp of ghee and stir for 2 minutes and remove from heat.
6. Now your delicious palkova is ready.

Cauliflower gravy

Ingredients:

Cauliflower - 1 bowl
urid dal-1 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
onion - 1/2 cup diced
Tomato - 1/2 cup diced
coconut - 6 medium sliced pieces
fried gram dal -2 tbsp
garam masala powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
chilli powder- 1/4 tsp
salt -3/4 tsp or as per taste

Recipe:

1. soak the cauliflower in hot boiling water for 10 minutes.
2. In a skillet heat 2 tsp oil and fry onions till golden brown.
3. Add the ginger garlic paste to the onions and fry for 20 seconds.
4. Add tomato, cauliflower, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt and cook it covered till the cauliflower is tender.
5. Dry roast the urid dal in a skillet.
6. Grind the roasted urid dal, fried gram dal and coconut with small amount of water to make fine paste.
7. Add this paste and garam masala to the cauliflower.
8. Add desired amount of water to bring it to a gravy form.
9. cook this for about 5 to 7 minutes and serve hot with chapathi.