Imarti
Ingredients • Urad dal – 2 cups • Sugar – 3 cups • Water – 300 ml • Saffron color – Pinch • Cardamom ground – ½ tsp • Pure ghee – 500 gms Preparation 1. Soak urad dal overnight in plenty of water. 2. Wash and drain. Grind urad dal to fine thick batter. 3. Put water little by little as needed, add color and mix very well. 4. If using a mixer, beat the dal...
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...
Sunday Masala
Ingredients •Coriander seeds (Whole dhania) – 30gm •Red Chilies – 15gm •Dry Ginger (Soonth) – 1 PIECE •Cinnamon (Dalchini) – 10 GMS •Caraway seeds (Shahijeera) – 10 GMS •Black pepper – 10 GMS •Aniseed (Saunf) – 10 GMS •Lichen (Dagad Phool) – 2 No. •Asafoetida (Hing) – A Pinch •Bay leaf – 5 gm • Saffron flower (Nagakesar) – 5 gm •Dry coconut – 15 gm Preparation...
Badam Ka Sharbat
Ingredients • Pint milk – 3/4 • Pint water – 1/4 • Sugar – 21/2 oz • Almonds powder – 1/2 oz • Pistachio powder – 1/2 oz • Cardamoms, powdered – 5-6 • Few flakes of saffron • Rose water – 1 tbsp Preparation 1. Mixed all the ingredients well. Add almond and pistachio powder to the Sharbat. Serve chilled with crushed ice. Decorate with fresh rose petals. By Bhaktin Priya...
Kesari Bhath
Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 ¼ cup • Water – ¼ cup • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Saffron – little • Milk – 1 tbsp • Saffron • Cardamom powder – a pinch • Broken cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Kesari powder – as required (Food color) Variation: • In place of sugar, candied sugar which is powdered well can be used. Reduce powdered sugar candy to ¾ cup or 1 cup as...