Date Halwa

This recipe is from my friend Radha who always tried out new stuff and shared it with me.
Ingredients:

Seedless dates : 1 cup
Milk : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 cup
Ghee : 4 Table spoons
Cardamom 4 powdered, 2 Tbsps of chopped cashewnuts and pistachios

Method:

Wash the dates well and chop into small pieces.Add this to the milk.Add a 1/2 cup of water also and pressure cook for 10 minutes.Take it out of the cooker and lightly mash with a pestle.Transfer the contents to a thick pan and add sugar.Keep on fire and stir continuously till sugar is totally dissolved. Next add the ghee a little at a time and keep on stirring till the halva leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from fire and add the cardamom powder mix well and pour on to a grease thali.Garnish with the nuts and cut into cubes and serve.

Tomato Rice

Pulav Rice 2 Cups
Onions 2
Ghee 2-3 teaspoons
Tomato Juice 2 cups
Cooked green peas
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Heat ghee in a panand fry the sliced onions, add rice and fry to a light brown colour. Pour in the tomato juice and the rest of the ingredients adding a little water if the juice is not sufficient to cook the rice. Cover it with a ld and cook in the pressure cooker. Add cooked green peas after mixing well after removing from the cooker. Serve with curds and pickle.