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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Pure Ghee Besan Ke Laddu

Ok go ahead kill me!! I know I was supposed to post this before Diwali, well I couldn't find time. Well we don't need an occasion to eat sweets now....do we??So here you go,

Preperation Time:  45 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

Besan (Gram Flour) - 4 cups
Castor Sugar/Powdered sugar - 2 1/2 cups
Ghee -  1 1/2 cups
Powdered Cardamom - 2 teaspoons
Almonds/Cashew (chopped) and raisins - 1/2 cup
Gram flour fried in ghee kept aside for cooling


Method

  1. Heat ghee in a kadhai
  2. Add Besan (gram flour) while stirring and fry it on low flame.
  3. Once it is browned to the desired level, take the kadhai off the flame and allow it to cool
  4. Add cardamom powder and powdered sugar and mix well
  5. Add chopped dry fruits and raisins
  6. Roll them in to laddus and store them in an air tight container


Saturday, October 15, 2011

Rabri - Quick and easy

Dessert for a starter!! ;)


Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time     :  15 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients
Milk   : 2 cups
Sugar : 1/4 cup
Condensed milk: 1/4 cup
Bread Slices : 2

Garnish
Cashew/Almonds  chopped :1/4 cup
Raisins
Saffron (optional)
Green cardamom powder


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Method 
  1.  Cut and discard the crust of the bread
  2. Grind the slices in a grinder/processor
  3. Heat milk in a thick bottomed pan and bring it to a boil
  4. Add the bread crumbs, condensed milk, sugar to the pan
  5. Stir continuously while you cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes
  6. Add safforn and cardamom powder and mix well.
  7. Garnish it with chopped almonds/cashew
  8. You can either serve it hot/cold

** Picture of the recipe has been uploaded from the web

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Welcome to my new blog :)


Hey all!!

The interest in cooking,sharing recipes, presentation and an addictive love for the one you love  all inspired me to start a food blog.
Now,I am prepared and set out to discover the 'cook' in me...I happily welcome all my blogger/non-blogger friends to my new food blog.


Happy blogging!.