Gulab Jamun
May11

Gulab Jamun

  Ingredients Sugar Syrup • 2 C water • 1¾ C sugar • 1 Tbsp rose water • ½ Tsp lemon juice 2 Jamuns (Milk Balls) • 1½ C milk powder • ¾ C all purpose flour (maida) • 1 Tsp baking powder • 2 cardamom seeds crushed • 2 Tbsp ghee • ¾ C cream (warmed up) • Ghee for deep frying Preparation 1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water over...

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Walnut Crescents
May10

Walnut Crescents

Ingredients •1 cup walnuts •½ cup sugar •1 cup butter, softened •2 cups flour •½ cup sour cream •2 tsp vanilla extract •¼ tsp salt •½ cup powder sugar Preparation 1.Toast walnuts in a pan for 5 minutes. 2.Place walnuts in the blender and ground them into powder like or small pieces. 3.In a medium bowl, mix well walnuts, butter, sugar, sour cream, salt, and vanilla,than add Flour 4.Wrap the dough and leave it in the refrigerator for at...

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Buttermilk Scones with Jam & Cream
May09

Buttermilk Scones with Jam & Cream

  Ingredients: • Plain flour – 1 3/4 cups   • Sugar – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Baking soda – ½ tsp • Unsalted butter – 5 tbsp room temperature  • Buttermilk, approximately – 3/4 cup  • Butter, jam and cream to serve.   Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 230° C /...

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Mango Coconut Rice Pudding
May08

Mango Coconut Rice Pudding

  Ingredients • Par boiled rice – ¼ cup • Coconut milk – 1 ¼ ounce can • Sugar – 2 tbsp • Salt – 1/8 tsp • Cardamom (ground) – 2 pods • Mango (pureed) – ¼ cup • Some macadamia nuts – (chopped, optional) Preparation 1. Take a heavy saucepan and boil the milk. 2. Add coconut milk, salt, sugar, rice and cardamom in a sauce pan and bring...

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Curried Potatoes with Eggplant
May07

Curried Potatoes with Eggplant

  This is an example of the third method of cooking vegetables described in the introduction to this chapter. Both vegetables are steamed until tender. The potatoes are briskly stir-fried in seasoned ghee and then coated, along with the eggplant, in a delicately spiced yogurt-coconut sauce. Besides having a lovely flavor, this dish is light because the eggplant is steamed rather than fried.   Preparation time (after...

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