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Dal Ke Laddu

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal (dhuli) 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 3/4 tsp garam masala 2 tblsp mint chutney 2 tblsp tamarind chutney chaat masala salt to taste 1 tblsp coriander leaves 250 gms radish (grated) water to soak dal Method: Soak dal overnight. Drain excess water and grind to a fine paste. Add salt, red chilli powder and garam masala. Mix well. Make small balls and deep-fry till they are golden in colour. Keep these balls on a plate. Garnish with radish (mooli) lachha, mint chutney, tamarind chutney, chaat masala and coriander leaves. ...More

Motichur Laddu

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingredients: 2 ½ cups Gram Flour (not superfine variety) 500 ml Milk 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder 3 cups Ghee A fine-holed Shallow Strainer Spoon For Syrup 2 1/2 cups Sugar 3 1/2 cups Water 2 tbsp. Milk 3 cups Ghee Method: For Syrup Put sugar and water in a vessel and boil. When sugar dissolves, add milk. Boil for 5 minutes till scum forms on top. Strain and return to fire. Add color and boil till sticky but no thread has formed. Add cardamom powder and mix. Keep aside. For Boondi Mix flour and milk to a smooth batter Mix all the ingredients mentioned under stuffing except milk Heat ghee in a heavy frying pan Hold strainer on top with one hand With the ...More

Chum Chum

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingredients: 1 cup water 2 -3 drops lemon colour 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder a few strands saffron 250 gms cottage cheese (paneer) 2 tblsp refined flour (maida) 100 gms condensed milk (unsweetened) 1 cup sugar. Method: Melt sugar in water and heat up to make a thin syrup. Knead the paneer with flour and shape into oval shaped fingers, mix in them to the sugar syrup and boil for eight minutes. Take off from heat up and mix in lemon color to the syrup. Cool for a while and take off the chum-chums from the syrup. Mix in saffron and cardamom powder to sugarless, creamy, condensed milk. Spread this on each piece and serve. ...More

Rosgolla

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingredients: Milk - 1/2 litre Refined flour (maida) - 2 tsp Citric acid dissolved in water or lemon juice - 1/4 tsp dissolved in 1/2 cup water or lemon juice 2-3 tbsp. Sugar- 1 cup Water- 1 cup Rose essence or cardamom powder - 2-3 drops or 1/4 tsp Method: Heat milk in a pan and bring it to boil. Remove from heat. Add citric acid or lemon juice. Stir slowly and gently until white curd forms on the surface and separates from whey. On straining this milk, the curd that is obtained is called "chenna". Wash chenna well under cold running water and twist the cloth that was used for ...More

Chanar Payes

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingradiants: 1/2 l Milk 1/2 cup Sugar 7-8 Pistachios (blanched and chopped) A few strands of Saffron (Kesar) 1 1/2 tablespoon Lemon Juice 5-6 Almonds (blanched and chopped) Method: Soak saffron in two tablespoons of warm milk and set aside. In a shallow pan, boil half litre of milk and add lemon juice to it and stir it till the milk curdles. Pour the chenna (curdled milk) on a muslin cloth and strain the whey. Dip it in ice cold water till completely cool and strain again and set aside. Boil remaining milk and add a pinch of saffron to it. Allow the milk to simmer in low heat till reduced ...More

Badam Halwa

By: Shrima ON July 26th, 2012

Ingredients: 2 cups Badam 2 1/2 cups Sugar 2 drops Kesar Colour 1 cup Ghee 1 cup Milk Method: Leave the almonds in hot water for 1 hour. Remove the outer skin and grind to a paste with the milk. Make sugar syrup and boil till it reaches a one string consistency. Add the badam paste and cook till it thickens. Add the kesar colour. Add ghee little by little stirring continuously on low heat. ...More