Halava
Jan01

Halava

  Ingredients • Water – 2½ cups   • Raw sugar – 1¼ cups  • Unsalted butter, or ghee (1 ounce = 28.35 grams) – 140 g  • Coarse-grained semolina (farina) – the more coarse the better – 1¼ cups  • Walnut pieces, or any nuts, or none at all – 1/3 cup  • A splash of pure rosewater • Firm...

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Cream Cookies
Apr23

Cream Cookies

Ingredients • Maida – 2 cups • Powdered sugar – 1 cups • Butter – 100 gms or 3 ½ tbsp • Baking powder – ½ tsp • Vanilla essence – ½ tsp • Milk as required For Cream • Butter – 2tsp • Icing sugar – 3 tbsp • Any colour and essence- orange colour and orange essence, yellow colour and pineapple essence or lemon essence, green color and mint essence, Red colour and rose essence Preparation 1. Sieve...

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Scented Almond Milk Cooler
Apr17

Scented Almond Milk Cooler

Phool Bhag, the palace compound of Pratapkumar, Crown Prince of Alwar, is an example of spiritual management and nature’s perfect arrangements. Situated in Rajasthan’s northeastern arid desert, the complex encompasses acres of flower-spangled gardens and lakes and offers sanctuary to numerous bird and animal species elephants, camels, cows, buffaloes, deer, horses, peacocks, sheep, rabbits, goats, lions and tigers. Pratap Kumar...

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Creamy Tom-mayo Pasta
Apr01

Creamy Tom-mayo Pasta

Ingredients • Elbow pasta -1 1/2 cup • Diced tomato -1 medium • Diced green bell pepper -1 medium • Chopped celery -1/3 cup • Sliced black olives -1/3 cup • Chopped spinach -1 cup • Peas -1/3 cup • Corn -1/3 cup • Chopped fresh parsley, rosemary -1/4 cup • Thyme, oregano -½ tsp • Salt and pepper to taste2 • Natural mozzarella cheese -½ C Tomato Mayonnaise sauce: • Marinara or pasta sauce -1/2 cup • Eggless mayonnaise -3 tblspn I use...

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Cardamom-Orange Butter
Feb23

Cardamom-Orange Butter

This butter can be made with either orange juice concentrate or orange marmalade, both yielding vibrant results. Equally delicious is a variation made with rose petal jam. Both orange and rose are compatible with cardamom. Best served on morning breads, muffins or crackers. Preparation time (after ingredients are assembled): a few minutes Ingredients • Unsalted butter, preferably Homemade (page 104), at room temperature – 1-1½...

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