Jan
07
2010
We had Guests from Atlanta for New year Long weekend. When they had it for Snacks, they enjoyed the taste of it.
Ingredients:
- Soji – 2 Cups – Lightly roast in 6 Table Spoons of Ghee
- Sugar – 1 Cup
- Cashews – 20 – Cut into small pieces
- Kissmiss – 30
- Poppy Seeds – 1 Table Spoon
- Dry Coconut – 1 Cup
- Cardamom Powder – 1/8 Tea spoon
- Whole Milk – Warm milk as needed for mixing
Method:
- Mix all the above items very well and put the warm milk as needed and make them into Ladoos and keep in a plate for 2 hours to set.
- Your delicious Ladoos are ready.
Dec
17
2009
Ingredients:
- Gala Apples – Core and 2 Dice into small pieces
- Light Brown Sugar – 3/4 Cup
- Raisins – 1/4 Cup
- Red Chilies Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
- Cinnamon Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
- Nutmeg – 1 Pinch
- Salt – 2 Pinches
- Water – 3/4 Cup
- All Purpose Flour – 1 Table Spoon
Method:
- In a sauce pan put all the above ingredients from above except All Purpose Powder and cook it on medium heat for 30 minutes
- Mash the mixture little bit and now put the all purpose flour and mix it very well.
- Let it cook until everything comes close.
Tip: Serve this with ice Cream.
Make sure you serve it warm.
Nov
26
2009
Ingredients:
- Thin Vermicelli – 2 cups
- Whole milk – 4 cups
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Cashew Nuts – 25
- Raisins – 25
- Poppy seeds – 1 Table Spoon
- Dry coconut Grated – 2 Table Spoons
- Ghee – 4 Table Spoons
- Cardamom Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Charoli nuts – 1 Tea Spoon
Method:
- Fry the Vermicelli in 3 table spoons of Ghee until it is brown.
- Fry on low heat until all the ghee is dried.
- Dry roast the coconut and poppy seeds and keep it aside.
- Fry the Cashew, Charoli nuts and raisins in the remaining Ghee and keep it aside.
- Put the heavy bottom sauce pan and ass milk, sugar and cardamom and bring it to a boil and then put the fried vermicelli stirring constantly. With in 5 minutes, vermicelli will become soft.
- After five minutes, reduce the heat and put the dry fruits and nuts.
Tip: If it becomes too thick, add a cup of milk and heat it for couple of minutes. It will become thin again.
Nov
26
2009
Ingredients:
- Carrots – 1 lb – grated
- Sugar – 1.5 Cups
- Half & Half milk – 2 Cups
- Ghee – 6 Table Spoons
- Cashew nuts – 20
- Raisins – 20
- Dry coconut Shredded 0 1/4 cup
- Poppy Seed – 1 Table Spoon
- Cardamom – 1/2 Tea Spoon
Method:
- Dry Roast the Poppy seeds and Dry Coconut separately and keep it aside.
- In a heavy bottom pan put 1 table spoon of Ghee and fry cashew, Raisins and take them and keep it aside.
- Now put the remaining 5 table spoons of Ghee and then put the grated carrots in the pan and Saute them for five minutes.
- Now put the milk and cook till the milk condenses. Then put the Sugar and let it cook till halwa begins to thicken.
- Remove it from the flame and add cardimom and dry fruit mix.
- Tada … Your Gajar ki Halwa is ready.
Tip: You can serve it hot or cold. Also you can add vanilla ice cream if you are serving cold.
Nov
20
2009
Ingredients:
- Mango Puree – 1 Cup
- Sugar – 1/2 Cup
- Heavy Cream – 1 Cup
Method:
- Grind the Sugar and Mango Puree for 5 minutes and then mix the Heavy Cream.
- Pour that in molds and Freeze them.
Tip: Beat the Heavy cream till it comes to soft peaks.
Nov
17
2009
Ingredients:
- Grated Pineapple – 2 Cups
- Sugar – 1 Cup
- Ghee – 1/4 Cup
- Poppy seeds – 1/2 Tea Spoon – Dry Roast
- Cashew nuts – 20
- Raisins – 20
- Tuty-Fruity – 1 Table Spoons
- Half & Half Milk – 1/4 Cup
- Dry coconut – 2 Table Spoon – Dry roast
Method:
- Grate the Pineapple and put that in a sauce pan and let it evaporate the water for the pineapple.
- Now put 1/4 cup of Ghee and let it cook till the ghee seperates from pineapple paste and now put the Sugar and let it melt.
- Now put the milk and let it cook until everything comes close and put the Cardamon powder
- Garnish it with Cashew, Raisins, Poppy Seeds & coconut.
Nov
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Ghee -4 Table Spoons
- Soji – 1.25 Cup(1 1/4 Cup)
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Warm Milk – 2 Cups
- Raisins – 20
- Cashew Nuts – 20
- Dry Coconut – 1/4 Cup
- Poppy seeds – 1/2 Table Spoon
- Cardamom – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Food Color – Large Pinch
Method:
- Fry all Dry nuts and Fruits, poppy seeds, Coconut in one Table Spoon of Ghee and keep it aside.
- In a pan, put the remaining ghee and the Soji and Saute until it becomes little brown.
- Now reduce the heat and add Sugar and stir until Sugar melts.
- Pour the warm milk and cover the pan and cook until the Soji is cooked.
- Remove from the heat and put the Dry Fruits, nuts mix it alond with Cardamon powder and Food Color.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Raisins – 10
- Cashews – 4
- Almonds – 10 (Soaked)
- Dates – 3-4
- Apricots – 1 (American Apricot)
- Cold Milk – 1.5 Cup
- Sugar – 2 Spoons
Method:
Grind everything from above and your delicious drink is ready.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Raw coconut – shredded – 2.5 cups
- Sugar – 1 3/4 cups
- Cashew nuts – 20
- Cardamom – 1/4 tea spoon
- Milk – 1/4 cup
- Ghee – 5 Table Spoons
Method:
- Put some ghee in a pan and fry the cashew and keep it aside
- In the same pan put a spoon of ghee and roast the coconut
- Now in a pan put the sugar, milk and let it cook until it begins to melt around the edges of the pan and become little thick.
- Put the coconut, cashew, cardamom and mix it very well.
- When it starts to come close, put that on a foil and let it cool and then cut it into squares for serving.
Nov
07
2009
Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour – 2 Cups
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Eggs – 2
- Thin shredded Carrot – 2 Cups
- Baking powder – 1/2 tea spoon
- Baking Soda – 1.5 tea spoon
- Salt – 1/2 tea spoon
- Vanilla Essence – 2 Tea Spoons
- Raisins – 1/2 cup – cut into small pieces
- Vegetable oil – 3/4 Cup
- Milk(cold) – 1/4 Cup
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven for 325 degrees
- In the mixer, first put the wet things along with Sugar.
- Then put the dry ingerdients and let it mix well.
- Grease the pan before you put the stuff.
- Now let it bake for 50-60 minutes
- Let it cool before you cut the cake into small pieces for serving.