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Ingredients
1/2 cup poppy seeds
1/2 cup seedless dates
1/2 liter milk
2 tsp ghee
5-6 tsp sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
chopped almond and cashew for garnishing
Directions
1.Soak the poppy seeds in 1 cup milk for 2-3 hours.Then grind it in grinder and make a smooth paste.
2.Then make a paste of dates by grinding it.Take a bowl and allow to heat it,add ghee in this.
3.Then add poppy seed paste and dates paste in this,fry them on medium flame for 5 min.
4.Now add milk in this mixture and add sugar.Allow to boil up to it become a thick.
5.Now add cardamom powder and remove from flame.Garnish with cashew and almond, and serve it.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
RAJGIRA CHIKKI
Ingredients:
250 gm ramdana / rajgira / cholai
750 gm jaggery
3 1/2 cups water
A greased surface to set the chikki
Method:
1.Heat a pan to very hot and add the rajgira. It will start popping up almost immediately. When popped up, remove from pan and keep aside.
2.Place jaggery and water in a pan, and dissolve jaggery over low heat. When dissolved increase the heat and bring to a boil and cook over high heat till a 2-3 thread consistency is reached.
3.Mix in the rajgira into the mixture.
4.Transfer at once onto the greased surface, pat to level and leave to set.
250 gm ramdana / rajgira / cholai
750 gm jaggery
3 1/2 cups water
A greased surface to set the chikki
Method:
1.Heat a pan to very hot and add the rajgira. It will start popping up almost immediately. When popped up, remove from pan and keep aside.
2.Place jaggery and water in a pan, and dissolve jaggery over low heat. When dissolved increase the heat and bring to a boil and cook over high heat till a 2-3 thread consistency is reached.
3.Mix in the rajgira into the mixture.
4.Transfer at once onto the greased surface, pat to level and leave to set.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
BADAM KA HALWA
Ingredients
1 cup almonds
½ poppy seeds
2 cup sugar
1 cup ghee
2 tsp cardamom powder
2 cup milk
2 tsp Broken cashew
Directions
1.Sock almonds & poppy seeds separately in milk for 3-4 hours.Grind them separately with milk in which they socked.
2.Heat a pan with ghee, add both the mixtures in it & fry them on medium heat for 20
min.
3.Now add milk & then sugar & fry it again for 5-7 min.Now add cardamom powder & cashew & remove it from fire.serve it hot.
1 cup almonds
½ poppy seeds
2 cup sugar
1 cup ghee
2 tsp cardamom powder
2 cup milk
2 tsp Broken cashew
Directions
1.Sock almonds & poppy seeds separately in milk for 3-4 hours.Grind them separately with milk in which they socked.
2.Heat a pan with ghee, add both the mixtures in it & fry them on medium heat for 20
min.
3.Now add milk & then sugar & fry it again for 5-7 min.Now add cardamom powder & cashew & remove it from fire.serve it hot.
Friday, October 3, 2008
BESAN LADDOO
Ingredients:
200 gm ghee
350 gm besan (gram flour)
175 gm castor sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp dried fruit
1/4 tsp saffron strands soaked in 1 tbsp water
Method:
1.Heat ghee in a large pan. Add besan and cook on a slow flame, stirring continuously.
2.Remove the pan from the flame when the ghee separates and the besan colors. Cool.
Stir in sugar, spice, dried fruit and saffron.
3.Prepare even sized ladoos and serve decorated with extra dried fruit and silver leaf.
200 gm ghee
350 gm besan (gram flour)
175 gm castor sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp dried fruit
1/4 tsp saffron strands soaked in 1 tbsp water
Method:
1.Heat ghee in a large pan. Add besan and cook on a slow flame, stirring continuously.
2.Remove the pan from the flame when the ghee separates and the besan colors. Cool.
Stir in sugar, spice, dried fruit and saffron.
3.Prepare even sized ladoos and serve decorated with extra dried fruit and silver leaf.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
CHOCOLATE ICE-CREAM
Ingredients
3 litres milk
6 teaspoons cocoa
4 teaspoons chocolate powder
3 teaspoons vanilla essence
225 grams fresh cream
6 level teaspoons custard powder
2 teacups sugar ( aprox.)
50 grams cooking chocolate ( optional)
Method
1. Mix the cocoa, chocolate powder and custard powder in 1 teacup of cold milk.
2. Put the rest of the milk to boil with the sugar. When it starts boiling, add the chocolate mixture gradually. Go on cooking and stirring for 4 minutes.
3.Cool the mixture.
4. Add the fresh cream and vanilla essence.
5.If desired, add the cooking chocolate cut into small pieces to the mixture.
6. Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner.
TipsFor recipes which require use of an ice-cream churner, either a hand or an electric churner can be used. The churning incorporates air and gives a light texture. Churned ice-creams can be prepared ahead and stored in the refrigerator in a plastic box or in a vessel covered on top with polyethylene. In this way, the formation of ice crystals is avoided.
Ingredients
3 litres milk
6 teaspoons cocoa
4 teaspoons chocolate powder
3 teaspoons vanilla essence
225 grams fresh cream
6 level teaspoons custard powder
2 teacups sugar ( aprox.)
50 grams cooking chocolate ( optional)
Method
1. Mix the cocoa, chocolate powder and custard powder in 1 teacup of cold milk.
2. Put the rest of the milk to boil with the sugar. When it starts boiling, add the chocolate mixture gradually. Go on cooking and stirring for 4 minutes.
3.Cool the mixture.
4. Add the fresh cream and vanilla essence.
5.If desired, add the cooking chocolate cut into small pieces to the mixture.
6. Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner.
TipsFor recipes which require use of an ice-cream churner, either a hand or an electric churner can be used. The churning incorporates air and gives a light texture. Churned ice-creams can be prepared ahead and stored in the refrigerator in a plastic box or in a vessel covered on top with polyethylene. In this way, the formation of ice crystals is avoided.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
MOONG DAL HALWA
Ingredients
1cup. Moong (yellow dal) dal
1cup Sugar
1/2 cup Milk
2 cups Water
8 nos. Almonds
4 nos. Cardamoms
1/2 tsp. Saffron
3/4 cup Mawa/khoya
1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
Method
1.Wash and soak the dal overnight. Grind coarsely, using very little water.
2.Prepare a one string sugar syrup with sugar and water.
3.Soak saffron in hot milk. Crumble mawa into fine granules.
4.Blanch almonds, Cool and peel them and cut finely.
5.Heat Ghee(clarified butter) in a kadhai and add ground dal and fry till golden brown on a low heat and keep stirring .
6.Add the sugar syrup and saffron milk. Mix well and cook till halwa is of dropping consistency. Add mawa and cook till it dissolves.
7.Serve hot, garnished with crushed cardamoms and and sliced almonds.
1cup. Moong (yellow dal) dal
1cup Sugar
1/2 cup Milk
2 cups Water
8 nos. Almonds
4 nos. Cardamoms
1/2 tsp. Saffron
3/4 cup Mawa/khoya
1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
Method
1.Wash and soak the dal overnight. Grind coarsely, using very little water.
2.Prepare a one string sugar syrup with sugar and water.
3.Soak saffron in hot milk. Crumble mawa into fine granules.
4.Blanch almonds, Cool and peel them and cut finely.
5.Heat Ghee(clarified butter) in a kadhai and add ground dal and fry till golden brown on a low heat and keep stirring .
6.Add the sugar syrup and saffron milk. Mix well and cook till halwa is of dropping consistency. Add mawa and cook till it dissolves.
7.Serve hot, garnished with crushed cardamoms and and sliced almonds.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
DATES AND ANJEER KARANJI
Ingredients
For outer layer
Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
Semolina (rawa) 2 tablespoons
Ghee 2 tablespoons
Milk ¼ cup
For stuffing
Seedless dates, chopped ¾ cup
Dried figs, (anjeer), chopped ¾ cup
Cashewnuts, crushed 15-20
Pistachios, crushed 15-20
Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
Roasted poppy seeds (khus khus) 1 tablespoon
Milk 2 tablespoons
Ghee, melted 2 tablespoons
Method
1.Take refined flour in a bowl. Add semolina, ghee and milk and knead into a semi soft dough. Divide into equal portions and shape them into pedas. Keep them covered with a damp cloth.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
3. To make the stuffing take dates and figs in a bowl. Add crushed cashewnuts, pistachios, green cardamom powder, roasted poppy seeds and mix. Mash lightly with fingers and add a little milk.
4. Roll out a dough peda. Place it in the karanji mould. Put a small portion of the prepared filling in the hollow. Apply a little water on edges, close the mould and press firmly.
5. Remove the excess dough and use again. Similarly make the remaining karanjis.
6. These can be made without the mould too.
7. Place the karanjis on a greased baking tray. Brush them with a little ghee and bake at 180°C for twenty to twenty five minutes. Cool, store in an airtight container.
For outer layer
Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
Semolina (rawa) 2 tablespoons
Ghee 2 tablespoons
Milk ¼ cup
For stuffing
Seedless dates, chopped ¾ cup
Dried figs, (anjeer), chopped ¾ cup
Cashewnuts, crushed 15-20
Pistachios, crushed 15-20
Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
Roasted poppy seeds (khus khus) 1 tablespoon
Milk 2 tablespoons
Ghee, melted 2 tablespoons
Method
1.Take refined flour in a bowl. Add semolina, ghee and milk and knead into a semi soft dough. Divide into equal portions and shape them into pedas. Keep them covered with a damp cloth.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
3. To make the stuffing take dates and figs in a bowl. Add crushed cashewnuts, pistachios, green cardamom powder, roasted poppy seeds and mix. Mash lightly with fingers and add a little milk.
4. Roll out a dough peda. Place it in the karanji mould. Put a small portion of the prepared filling in the hollow. Apply a little water on edges, close the mould and press firmly.
5. Remove the excess dough and use again. Similarly make the remaining karanjis.
6. These can be made without the mould too.
7. Place the karanjis on a greased baking tray. Brush them with a little ghee and bake at 180°C for twenty to twenty five minutes. Cool, store in an airtight container.
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