Boondi Ladoo
Ingredients • Gram flour – 1 ½ cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Cardamom powder – 2 pieces (powdered) • Raisins and cashews – ¼ cup • Ghee – 1 tsp Preparation 1. Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil on medium-high heat. 2. When the syrup comes to a boil, turn the heat to medium and stir to dissolve the sugar. 3. Let it...
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...
Sweet Rice
Ingredients • ½ C basmati rice or any long grain rice • 8 C whole milk • A pinch saffron • ½ Tsp cardamom powder • 1¼ C sweetened condensed milk • 1 Tsp ghee • 1 Tbsp chopped cashews • 2 Tbsp raisins • 1 Tbsp chopped pistachios nuts Preparation 1. Wash the rice thoroughly in cold water, drain and keep aside. 2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan bring the milk to a...
Beetroot Halwa
Ingredients • Beetroot (grated) – 1(big) • Milk – 1.5 cups • Condensed Milk – 05.cup • Sugar – as required • Ghee – ¼ cup • Cardamom – 5 to 6 (crushed) • Cashew nuts – 10 • Raisins – 10 Preparation 1. Heat a pan, add the milk and allow it to boil. 2. Add the grated beet-root until it gets cooked. 3. Now add the Condensed milk, add sugar and stir. 4. When it becomes thick, add the crushed...
Gajar Ka Halwa
Ingredients • Carrots – 1 kg • Milk – 1.5 litre • Cardamom seeds powdered (optional) – 1 tsp • Ghee for frying the Cashews – ½ tsp • Dry fruits (Sliced Badam, Pista, Kaju) – 2-3 tbsp • Raisins soaked in water for half an hour • Sugar – 450 grams • Whole dried milk (mawa) or Milk Cream (Malai) Preparation 1. Wash the carrots, peel and grate them....