Kalakand
Ingredients • Milk – 2 liters • Sugar – ½ to ¾ cup • Pistachios – 10-15 • Citric acid – ½ tsp (dissolved in ½ cup water) Preparation 1. Boil half of the milk on the gas and as the milk boils add citric solution to it. Switch off gas. 2. Once the Chena settles sieve through muslin cloth, press out excess water, take in a plate and press down. Do not...
Boondi ke laddu
Ingredients FOR BOONDI •Besan (chickpea flour)- 1 cup (200 grams) •Water- 1/2 cup (100 ml) •Orange food color- a pinch (optional) •Oil for deep frying FOR SUGAR SYRUP •Sugar- 1 cup (200 grams) •Water- 1/2 cup (100 ml) •Cardamom powder (elaichi)-1/4 teaspoon Preparation: 1. First prepare the sugar syrup. 2. Boil 1/2 cup water in a pan & add 1 cup sugar to it. 3. Add cardamom powder to it & boil it on medium high heat. 4....
Rava laddu
Ingredient •Fine Rava (semolina)………………….1 ¼ C •Sugar……………………………………….1 C •Ghee……………………………………….¾ C •Chopped Cashews…………………….1/3 C...
Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
This buttery cookie bears some resemblances to Scottish shortbread. To the basic recipe, try one of the following additions: ¼ cup (25 g) ground pecans, cashews, almonds, pistachios or walnuts or 3 table spoons (45 ml) puree of dried mango, apples, cherries or papaya. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes Baking time: 1 hour Ingredients • Unsalted butter, at room temperature...
Nankhatai (Indian Cookies)
This is a very popular sweet in Mumbai –easy to make and can be stored for a long time Ingredients • All purpose flour (Maida) – 1 cup • Powdered sugar – 1/3 cup • Baking powder – ½ tsp • Ghee – 6-7 tbsp • Salt – a pinch Preparation 1. Sieve the flour, sugar and baking powder/soda together into a mixing bowl. 2. Add the rest of the ingredients apart from...
Wheat Laddu
Ingredients • ¾ C Ghee • 1 C Chapati flour • 1 C Brown sugar • 1/3 C Raisins • ¼ Tsp Cardamom powder Preparation 1. Heat the ghee over moderate heat, add the flour and roast on low heat until it turns golden brown in color and aromatic. Remove from heat. 2. Grind the sugar to fine powder. 3. In a mixing bowl, combine the roasted flour, powdered sugar, raisins and cardamom. 4. When warm and...