Beginning today I am blogging for one month for the Blogging Marathon and this time to make things interesting we are blogging with the theme of Alphabets.
So you will see various forms of cooking like baking, International, Street foods all in being blogged.
Today I have chosen a traditional dish and a sweet. That is served to nursing mothers.
When I searched for what Aliv, means for Aliv is one word that I have heard from my MIL I was surprised to read that they are called watercress seeds.
We have been reading about watercress sandwiches in the old romantic novels… my first one being Brarbara Cartland!! O the heroine is so innocent and the hero so ... and how I lapped it all up.... Haha! Do you think our girls will like them? I somehow doubt it..
Anyway coming back to watercress seeds ...
This is what they look like
So the health benefits of watercress seeds are detailed here.
Today I have made Aliva-che-Ladoo the way my MIL used to make it.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup aliv
- 1 coconut, freshly grated
- All the water from the coconut
- ½ kg jaggery
- 1 tblspn ghee
Method:
- Soak the aliv in the coconut water and coconut overnight.
- In the morning on a non-stick pan add the ghee and the soaked aliv and jaggery.
- Heat on low flame stirring initially occasionally then as the mixture dries up continuously.
- When the mixture comes together the cooking is done.
- Let the mixture is cooled make the balls out of the mixture.
So with this its A down... come back to see what we have for B tomorrow.....
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The other ladoos you will love are Rava Laddo, Besan Ladoo, Maledi.
Chef Mireille says
I've never seen watercress seeds but ladoos do look scrumptious
harini says
The laddu looks awesome.
I have used water cress leaves but these Aliv seeds are something very new to me..I went through the link you have given but couldn't find the picture of those seeds. If you get a chance it would be helpful if you post the pic of the seeds.What say you?
Pavani says
Very traditional laddoo. Looks filling & yummy.. Is aliv same as gond??
PJ says
When we were in china I have tasted dishes with watercress. And the ladoo sounds so delicious and looks very tempting!
Vaishali Sabnani says
Never heard of this ..but I can see the ladoos look absolutely stunning and mouth watering...and healthy too...a good beginning to the series:)
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Very different laddoos! looks very tempting 🙂
nayana says
Love these laddoos and regularly make them in winter , I sometimes also add milk powder in the end .......
Kalyani says
thats a totally new seed / grain for me.. any idea what its called in Hindi or any other regional language... We make similar laddus for new mothers with Methi seeds and edible gum ...
bookmarking this Archana 🙂
cookingwithsapana says
Wow , amazing ladoos and looks so delicious !
KP says
It seems to be a challenging assignment.Do tell us when you use outlandish names of the ingredients the Indian equivalent.Best wishes
Sowmya says
looks so delicious!!! love the pictures...
Sowmya
Preeti Garg says
Lovely ladoo.. Aliv is new ingredients for me.. wanna learn more about this
Gayathri Kumar says
Haven't come across water cress seeds yet. The ladoos look delicious...
veena says
Looks lovely and i have never cooked with watercress seeds as yet. Bm is showing so many new recipes!!!
Priya says
Am hearing for the first time about alive seeds, do you have a pic of it? please do share, dunno for me aliv sounds flax seeds,hope am wrong, btw the ladoos looks superb and delicious.
themadscientistskitchen says
I am glad I was not the only one who did not know about these seeds. Will take a pic in the veening and update it.
foodiliciousnan says
Haha! From the aliv of romantic novels to the aliv in a lactating mother's diet! I too have heard of watercress seeds but have no idea what they look like. Havent heard of 'aliv' either. The laddus do look good!
themadscientistskitchen says
I knew ou will see the humor Nandini
pinksocks says
Such an interesting find this Aliv is. I have never heard of them let alone having them. A recipe for keeps 🙂
Srivalli says
Archana, I had always enjoyed those BC romance..it used to be fun!..the girl always was so innocent and in her teens right..I can still read them I guess...and your healthy treat is surely something one might never have guessed to have featured in those books..however it's nice to read so much abt these..:)
themadscientistskitchen says
I have graduated to MB's now Valli. 😉
smitha kalluraya says
hmm aliv !!! never heard of them ... Where do u get them
These ladoos look so tempting ... Also nice alphabetical theme..
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themadscientistskitchen says
Thanks Smitha
manjula says
very very unique and delicious ladoo's 🙂 you are super creative dear !!
themadscientistskitchen says
OMG! I am not creative at all Manjula. Its a traditional recipe.
Rajani says
Barbara Cartland novels were what I started with. Graduated to M & B, but don't enjoy it much now. The side effects of growing older, I guess. Anyway, new recipe learnt and I am so glad your pictures are safe. Did you upload them in picasa or drop box?
JananiRCC says
Wow what a recipe never heard of it very very endhu to know detailed about it awesome recipe nice to know u as a fellow marathon buddy. First time seeing a recipe with aliv.
JananiRCC says
Awesome recipe never seen this seed very happy to read the benefit of them and yummy laddu thanks u for sharing this yummy recipe nice to know u as a fellow marathon blogger.
Sreevalli K Emani says
Never heard of this lovely recipe.. See It's good that we are learning new ones in the process. You made them so sweetly.. 🙂
Suma Gandlur says
Didn't even know how the seeds looked up until now. These BMs sort of bring out the regional treasures. Loved to know about it.
Sandhya says
A very traditional and most delicious reicpe. May I mention one thing though? You have not mentioned when to put the jagerry. New cooks may find it confusing. Sorry to point out>
themadscientistskitchen says
Thanks Sandhya I have corrected my mistake.
Chitz says
Such a healthy one. Lovely !
saras says
Woow, I am drooling over your picture..Simply super and bookmarking it too..
Deepa says
Khup chan ahey ladoo,amhi panh asech karto
themadscientistskitchen says
Thanks.
Poornima gowda says
Very helpful recipe...going to try it for sure