Pista Barfi

Category:           Sweets
Cooking time:    30 minutes
Serves:               2


Pista barfi is a popular sweet all over india and served to guests during festivals.Serving
tasty pista barfi for Diwali is the perfect way to welcome your guests. Delicious pista barfi
is easy-to-make and delightful to eat.


Ingredients: 

100 grams pistachios

50 grams sugar

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

A few drops of green food colour (optional)


Method:

1. Soak the pistachios in warm water for about 30 minutes.

2. Drain all the water and peel pistachios and make a fine paste by using the food processor.
    Keep aside.

3. Dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup of water and prepare syrup of one string consistency.

4. Add the pista paste, cardamom powder and green colour.

5. Cook over a slow flame, stirring continuously till the mixture leaves the sides
    of the pan (approximately 5 to 7 minutes).

6. Transfer this to a plate and cool slightly.

7. Cut into desired shapes and serve.

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Chocolate Chips Diamonds

Category:           Sweets
Cooking time:    30 minutes
Serves:               4

Ingredients:

250 grams khoya

125 grams castor sugar

1/3 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup tooty fruity

Pista for garnishing


Method:

1. Grate the khoya and fry in a kadahi till some of the ghee separates.

2. After cooling, mix the castor sugar, chocolate chips and tooty fruity.

3. Roll out on a greased surface and cut into pieces with a diamond biscuit cutter.

4. Garnish with pista.


Tip:

Apply some ghee to the biscuit cutter before cutting them into pieces.

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Badam Kheer

Category:           Sweets
Cooking time:    40 minutes
Serves:               4


Badam kheer is a rich and creamy desert that tastes yummy. This popular Indian sweet desert is loaded with great taste and goodness of badam.


Ingredients:

1 ltr milk

200 grams almonds

1 tsp corn flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

1/2 tsp almond essence

1/2 cup slivered almonds and pistachios


Method:

1. Soak the almonds in the water for 4 to 5 hours. Grind to a paste.

2. Put the milk for boiling and let it reduce by half the quantity.

3. Then add almond paste, stir continuously to avoid sticking to the bottom.

4. Add sugar, almond essence and cardamom powder.

5. Add corn flour mixed with water. Cook till the kheer thickens.

6. Garnish with slivered almonds and pistachios.

7. Serve hot or chilled.


Tip:

Cook it over low flame stirring constantly. If you want liquid consistency of
the kheer, add 1 more cup of milk.

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Motaboondi Ladoo

Category:             Sweets
Cooking time:      40 minutes
Serves:                 4


Mota Boondi ladoo is a very famous Indian dessert. This is usually made during
festival times and marriages. Made with besan, fried in oil and are soaked in sugar
syrup.


Ingredients:

1/2 kg  Besan flour                            

3 litres Water                                    

300 grams Ghee                                      

1/2 kg Sugar                                    

100 grams Nuts , chopped

Cardamom for the taste.


Method:

1. Make a thin paste of besan flour with a litre of water.

2. Heat ghee in a kadhai. Pour the besan paste with the help of jara.

3. As it falls into the ghee, boondi will be formed.

4. Fry for a few minutes and strain out the boondi.

5. Mix sugar with two litres of water and heat. Stir till sugar syrup is formed.

6. Remove from the heat and add cardamom.

7. Add boondi and mix well. Allow to cool, then make round ladoos with your hands.

8. Garnish with chopped nuts.


Tip: 

Apply some ghee to your hands before making the ladoo round shape.

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Besan Ladoos

Category:           Sweets
Cooking time:    30 minutes
Serves:                4



Ingredients:

100 grams Besan

20 grams Suji

100 grams Castor sugar

2 grams Green cardamon (powder)

60 grams Ghee

Turmeric powder a pinch.

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a kadai.  Add besan, suji, and fry.

2. Keep stirring so that no lumps are found.

3. Continue frying suji and besan till lightly browned.

4. Remove from fire, add turmeric powder, let it cool.

5. Then add castor sugar and mix well.

6. Add cardamom powder and mix well.

7. Take small portions and make round shape ladoos.

Tip:

Apply few drops of ghee to your palm and make the round shape ladoos.

             ...................................ENJOY YOUR DISH..................................................

Coconut Custard

                                                                        
Category:            Dessert
Cooking time:     30 minutes
Serves:                4

Coconut custard is a delicious desert, easy and simple to make. Its thick,
creamy and filled completely with lots of dry fruits and fresh cream.

Ingredients:

500 ml Milk

2 tbsp Custard powder

3 tbsp Sugar

2 tbsp Coconut (desiccated)

2-3 Green cardamom (crushed)

2 tbsp Raisins (kismis)

1 tsp Ghee

For garnishing:

5 Cashews

5 Almonds

1 tbsp Fresh cream


Method: 

1. Take 1/2 cup of milk in a small bowl, dissolve the custard powder, mix well
    and keep aside.

2. Heat the pan and boil the milk. Pour the dissolved custard powder milk into the
    boiling milk.

3. Stir continuously, until the milk is thick.

4. Add sugar, desiccated coconut, green cardamom and raisins.

5. Stir well. When done, remove from the flame and cool it.

6. Garnish the dish with fresh cream and with shallow fried cashews and
    almonds in ghee.

7. Place in the refrigerator and serve chilled.

....................................ENJOY YOUR DISH..........................................

Kaju Burfi

Category:            Sweets
Cooking time:     15-20 minutes
Serves:                4

Kaju barfi is a popular and delicious royal Indian sweet made with roasted kaju
(cashews), sugar and ghee.


Ingredients:

100 grams Kaju (Cashew)

100 grams Sugar

Kewra essence few drops

Ghee for greasing.

Method:

1. Break open the kaju nuts, and dry roast on a heavy bottom pan till they turn crunchy.

2. Set aside to cool completely.

3. Grind kaju to a very fine powder.

4. Add 4 tbsp water to the sugar and cook till the syrup is of a 2-thread consistency.

5. Now add powdered kaju and kewra essence.

6. Mix well and remove from fire.

7. Apply a little ghee on the hands and make a ball of the above mixture.

8. Roll it immediately on a greased rolling board, spread silver foil on it.

9. Cut into diamond-shaped burfi.

Tip:

Do not skip roasting kajus, otherwise the barfi will end up being sticky.

..........................ENJOY YOUR SWEET DISH......................................

Mal Pura

Category:            Sweets
Cooking time:     30 minutes
Serves:                4

Malpura is special traditional sweet dish from north Indian recipes mostly
served with the combination of rabdi. Its fluffy inside and crisp outside. Its
fried and soaked in sugar syrup.


Ingredients:

1 cup Suji

1 cup Maida

4 cup Milk

1 1/2 cup Sugar

Water as needed

Kewra essence a few drops

Oil for frying

For garnishing:

Few almonds and pistachios (chopped)


Method:

1. Roast the suji till light brown.

2. Sieve (filter) maida and suji and mix the two in a bowl.

3. Pour milk and mix well. There should be no lumps.

4. It should be smooth pouring consistency.

5. Keep the batter in a cool place for 2 hours.

6. Heat the ghee and take the batter in a glass.

7. Pour in circular movements into the ghee to form a small pan cake. Take care
    that it does not become crisp and hard.

8. Fry till golden brown on both the sides.

9. Make a sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency. Dip the malpura in the syrup.

10. Let it soak in the syrup for 4-5 minutes. Remove and arrange them in a tray.

11. Sprinkle kewra essence and garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios.

12. Serve hot.

Tip: 

Make sure it does not become crisp and hard while frying.

...........................................ENJOY YOUR DISH.......................................................

Kesaria Kheer

                                                                             
Category:         Sweets
Cooking time:  30 minutes
Serves:             2
                      
Kesaria kheer is a popular north Indian desert made of basmati rice and milk.  Its a delightful treat after dinner. Lots of dry fruits are added for a richer taste.


Ingredients:

1 litre Milk

1 tbsp Basmati rice

4 tbsp Sugar

Saffron a pinch

2 Cardamoms (crushed)

For garnishing:

Some almonds and cashew nuts.

Method: 

1. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes.

2. Drain and put it in boiling milk, lower the flame and keep stirring until the milk

    reduces to half.

3. Add sugar and stir well.

4. When thick, add saffron and cardamom powder.

5. Serve hot or cold. as your wish.

..................................................ENJOY YOUR DISH....................................................