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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Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Feb10

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...

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Dalia Rava Laddu
Jan27

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....

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Spinach Triangles
Jan11

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...

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Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Mar07

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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