Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Oct18

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...

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Puran poli
Jan17

Puran poli

  Ingredients •2 cups chana dal, soaked in water for 4 hours •2 cups jaggery (adjust for sweetness) •2 cups refined flour •1 tbsp oil •1 tsp cardamom powder •1/4th tsp nutmeg powder •3/4 tsp turmeric powder •Salt to taste Preparation 1.Cook chana dal in a pressure cooker till it turns soft. Drain out excess water until the dal absolutely becomes dry. 2.Add jaggery and salt and cook further...

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Sweet Pongal
Jan15

Sweet Pongal

Ingredients • 1½ C rice • ½ C moong dal • 8 C milk • 2¼ C powdered jaggery (use 3 C if you desire a more sweeter taste) • ½ Tsp cardamom powder • ¾ C ghee (you can use lesser amount if desired) • 3 Tbsp cashews, chopped • 2 Tbsp raisins Preparation 1. Heat a pan over moderate heat. Dry roast the rice and dal until lightly golden. Remove from pan and cool on a plate. 2. Wash the rice and dal and drain. 3. In a heavy saucepan, boil milk...

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Steamed Modak
Oct11

Steamed Modak

  Ingredients •Rice flour- 2 Katoris •Freshly Coconut – 1 no •Jaggery – 1 Katori •Khus Khus – 1 Tsp •Cardamom powder – 1 Tsp •Salt – a Pinch •Ghee – 1 Tsp Preparation 1. Grate the coconut. 2. Roast Khus Khus (Poppy seeds), till lightly brown. 3. Add grated coconut , jaggery and cardamom powder and sauté on low flame till jaggery is complety melted and...

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Sindhi Loli Biscuit (Sweet and Salty Variation)
Apr29

Sindhi Loli Biscuit (Sweet and Salty Variation)

Ingredients: 1. Wheat Flour- 2 cups 2. Sugar/Jaggery-1/2 cup (60 gms) 3. Oil- 2 tbsp 4. Water to make firm dough. 5. Green Cardamons (choti elaichi)4-5 ( peeled and crushed) 6. Milk- 1tbsp. Method:  1. In a saucepan boil about a cup of water, add sugar and cardamons (peeled or crushed). 2. Let the sugar dissolve properly. 3. Alternatively some of sugar can be substituted with jaggery, so in that case boil jaggery and sugar together,...

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