Sliced Oranges with maple Cream
May12

Sliced Oranges with maple Cream

  If you can find candy-like lumps of gur in Indian grocery stores, buy it, for it is hard to come by. It is made in a similar fashion to maple candy –syrups are boiled down until a solid cake remains. Grated, shredded or powdered, their flavor is similar and elegant. Though expensive, equally delicious alternatives are maple sugar granules or date sugar, both available at health food stores and specialty shops.  ...

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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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Jack Fruit Pulav
Mar25

Jack Fruit Pulav

  Ingredients• Basmati rice – 1 cup • Finely diced jack fruit pieces – ¾ cup• Powdered sugar – ¾ cup• Honey – 1 tbsp• Pure ghee – 3 tbsp• Cardamom powder – a pinch• Cashew nuts and raisins – 1 tbsp• Vanilla essence – few drops• Fresh Cream – 1-2 tbsp Preparation1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes and strain it.2. Boil...

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Russian Salad
Mar14

Russian Salad

  This is the closest in taste to a Russian Salad I tasted in a restaurant (In India) a few years ago. Ingredients • Diced Apple – 1 cup • Diced Green Pepper – ½ cup • Diced Red Pepper – ½ cup • Boiled Sweet Corn – 1 cup • Boiled Green Peas – 1 cup • Shredded Iceberg Lettuce – 1 cup • Sour Cream – 1 cup • Salt – to taste • Pepper – 1 tsp • Sugar – to taste Preparation 1. In a mixing bowl whip the sour cream, salt pepper and sugar...

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