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...
Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients: • Unsalted butter, at room temperature – 1 cup • Crushed cardamom seeds -1 tsp or Fresh ginger paste – 2 tsp • Superfine sugar or jaggery – ½ cup (110g) • Unbleached white flour – 2½ cups (300g) • Fine semolina (pasta flour) – ½ cup (85g) • Salt – ¼ tsp • Baking powder – ¼ tsp Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 250 F (120 C). 2. Cream the butter and cardamom or ginger in a mixing...
Dalia Rava Laddu
Ingredients • Dalia – 1 cup • Rava (semolina) – ½ cup • Refined sugar – 2 cups • Hot melted ghee (clarified butter) – ½ cup • Cashew nut – as needed • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Preparation 1. Powder the Dalia and sugar in mixer and sieve. 2. Dry roast the rava. 3. Chop the cashew nuts into small bits and roast it in ghee till golden brown. 4. Mix well all the ingredients except ghee with a ladle. 5....
Spinach Triangles
Ingredients • All purpose flour (maida, plain flour) – 1 cup • Semolina (fine sooji) – ½ cup • Salt – ½ tsp • Baking soda – ¼ tsp • Butter – 3 tbsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Chili flakes – ½ tsp • Grated cheese – 3-4 tsp • Spinach puree – ¾ cup • Oil to fry Preparation 1. Mix all purpose flour, semolina, salt, chili flakes, cumin seeds, and baking soda in a bowl together. 2. Add the...
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...