All Entries in the "Desserts,Sweet Dishes" Category
Boondi
1 cup Besan 1 pinch Kesari 1 pinch Cardamom powder 1 tbsp Rice flour 1 pinch Baking Powder 1 tbsp Melon seeds 1 tbsp Broken Cashew nut 2 cups Oil Sugar 1 cup Water How to make boondi laddu: Mix the flour, rice flour, baking powder and colour. Make a smooth thick batter. Heat the [...]
Kaju Barfi
Ingredients 2 cups Cashew Nuts (soaked in water for 2 hours) 1 cup Powdered Sugar 1 tbsp Ghee 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder Silver Foil (optional) Method Drain and blend the cashews to a fine paste. Use as little water as possible when blending. Now in a saucepan make syrup with sugar and water and Cook [...]
Cheese Cake
INGREDIENTS MILK1 Kg EGGS2 CREAM1 cup ICING SUGAR2 cup CHINA GRASS30 gm CREAMY CHEESE250 gm BUTTER4-5 tbsp SEASON FOODas required DIRECTIONS I a pan fry 1kg milk with 2cup of sugar to dissolve the sugar. When milk get thick then add 1cup cream, 250g creamy cheese and 2 egg yolks in a mixing bowl beat [...]
Cashew Mysorepak – Cashew again, now with besan.
Powdered cashew – 1 cup Besan – 1/3 cup Ghee – 1 cup Sugar – 2 cups Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Saffron – ¼ tsp (warm & powder) Mix cashew powder, besan & melted ghee without lumps. Boil sugar with1 cup of water to one string consistency. Immediately, add the mixture gradually with one [...]
Mohanthal – Besan & khoa combination.
Fresh besan – 1 cup Grated khoa – 1 cup Ghee – 1 cup Sugar – 2 ½ cups Finely chopped cashew – 2 tbsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Saffron – ¼ tsp ( warm & powder) Roast besan in 2 tbsp ghee on a low flame till raw smell goes. Cool & mix [...]
Potato Halva – Your friends will say “no, this is badam halwa” !
Potatoes – ½ kg Unsweetened khoa – 100gms Sugar – ½ kg (2 ½ cups) Ghee – ½ cup + 2 tbsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Almond essence – 2-3 drops (not more) Saffron – ¼ tsp (warm & powder) Chopped cashew – to decorate Boil, peel & mash potatoes . Heat ½ cup [...]
Somas(i)-still a popular sweet in South Indian Weddings.
Outer Covering: Maida 1 ½ cups Melted ghee 3tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Water to mix For layering Melted ghee – 2 – 3 tbsp Maida for dusting Mix flour, salt & ghee with enough warm water to knead to a smooth dough. Sprinkle a little water , cover with a damp cloth & keep for ½ hr or [...]
Seven Cups Cake – still going strong.
Besan – 1 cup Coconut – 1 cup (grated fine, white & soft) Milk – 1 cup Ghee – 1 cup Sugar – 3 cups Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Cool the boiled milk, mix all ingredients together in a heavy pan, without lumps. Boil the mixture, stirring well till soft ball consistency is reached. Add cardamom [...]
Maaladu – Tasty Nutrition Balls of Yesteryears.
This can be madewith fried gram (pottukadalai), moong dhal or gram dhal. Pottukadalai can be powdered in the mixi & sieved fine. The other 2 dhals must be roasted dry on a kadai till a nice aroma comes & then finely powdered in flour mill. Flour powder – 1 cup Sugar – 1 cup – [...]
Date Halwa – Delicious Topped with Vanilla Icecream.
First Method: Seedless dates – 100gms Milk – ½ cup Sugar – 150 gms – ¾ cup Cashew – 50 gms ( chop fine ) Ghee – 2 tsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp. Pressurise chopped dates with milk for one whistle. Cool, open, add all other ingredients & cook till the mass turns golden coloured & [...]
Damrot Halwa
Ripe Yellow Pumpkin( Grated) – 3 cups Sugar – given below Khoa – given below Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp Nutmeg powder – ½ tsp Saffron – ¼ tsp(warm & powder) Ghee – 2 tbsp Chopped nuts – 2 tbsp Pressurecook the freshly grated pumpkin without adding water in a pan for 1 whistle. Cool, [...]
Vella Seedai – Can be tricky, initially.
Processed rice flour – 1 cup Round jaggery ( pagu vellam ) – 1 cup Roasted & powdered udad flour – 1 1/2 tsp Small coconut pieces – 1 tbsp White seasame seeds – 2 tsp Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Butter – 1 tbsp Oil – to deep fry Soak rice for 1 hr, [...]
Pista Choco Roll
Grated khoa – 1 cup Artificial sweetener – 3 sachet Cocoa powder – 1 tsp Chopped pista – ¼ cup Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Lightly roast the powdered khoa on a low flame in a kadai till it softens. Add sweetener, cool, add cardamom powder & mix well. Divide into 2 parts. To one [...]
Dry Fruit Burfi
Whole cream milk – 1 litre Sugar – ¾ cup ( more or less is optional ) Nutmeg powder – ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp Mace powder – ¼ tsp Saffron – ¼ tsp ( warm & powder ) Almonds – ¼ cup ( deskinned & finely chopped ) Pistachios – ¼ cup [...]
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