Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Rava Ladoo


INGREDIENTS:

Rava/Semolina-1 cup
Coconut(grated)-3/4 cup
Milk- 1/3 cup(add few tbsp more milk if you want very soft ladoos)
Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup
Cardamon powder - a pinch
Cashews - 7 to 8
Raisins- 8
Ghee-2 Tbsp
Powdered sugar for coating(opt)


METHOD:
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews and raisins till they turn a little brown.
  • Add the grated coconut and stir for a few minutes in low flame.
  • Now,add the semolina and saute them till it changes into brown colour.
  • Add powdered sugar and keep mixing it for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and add milk slowly to it.
  • Add cardamon powder to it.
  • Mix well till you are able to form dumplings out of it.
  • Finally,coat the balls in powdered sugar if desired.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Yellow Pumpkin Halwa and my guest post

I  was totally excited when thasneen  accepted my guest post :)It was so nice of you ,Thasneen :)Now,I have been avidly following thasneens wonderful blog and have been  inspired to get more creative in the kitchen!!
Here goes the recipe for the Halwa............





INGREDIENTS:

Yellow pumpkin(grated)-2 1/2 cup(approx)       
Sugar-1/3 cup+1 tsp


Milk-1/3 cup  
Khoya-2 Tbsp
Ghee-2 Tbsp
Cardamon powder-1/8 th tsp

 For decorating:
Saffron(opt)for decorating
Cahews/Sliced Almonds/Pistachios-1 Tbsp

METHOD:
  1. Add the grated pumpkin to a pan and stir it until the moisture evaporates.You can identify it by a slight change in colour.
  2. Add ghee to it and stir them again for 5 minutes. 
  3. Finally add the milk,khoya and sugar and stir them well.Let it get mixed well and let the milk gets absorbed.Once the halwa is dry,cool them and serve with saffron/garnished nuts.Enjoy!!
Time to dig in :)
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