Easy strawberry preserve
Oct03

Easy strawberry preserve

  Ingredients •2 lb. fresh strawberries •1 package fruit pectin •1 ½ cup sugar •1 tbsp lemon juice Preparation 1.Stir sugar and pectin in a bowl until well blended. 2.Stir in chopped strawberries in the bowl and crush them. 3.Stir in lemon juice and mix all ingredients well. 4.Ladle preserve into clean jars. Twist on lids and let stand until thickened for 24 hours. Serves 4 half pints or 2 pints...

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Potato & Okra in Yogurt Sauce
Oct02

Potato & Okra in Yogurt Sauce

  Ingredients Vegetables: • 4 Tbsp Ghee/oil for pan frying • 1 Tsp cumin seeds • 1½ Tsp turmeric powder • 2 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut in cubes • 300 gm okra cut into 1-in pieces • ¾ Tsp salt Yogurt Sauce: • 3 C yogurt • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • ½ Tsp garam masala • ½ Tsp paprika • ¾ Tsp salt Preparation 1. Heat 2 Tbsp of ghee/oil in pan over moderate heat. Add the cumin seeds when they darken add half of the...

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Beetroot Halwa
Jan31

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...

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Khaja
Jan30

Khaja

Ingredients • Maida/All purpose flour – 1.5 cups • Ghee – ¼ cup • Oil – 1 tbsp • Sugar – ½ tsp • Curd – 1.5 tsp • Eno /fruit salt – ½ tsp (OR any leavening agent like 2 pinches soda bicarbonate or ¼ teaspoon baking powder.) • Water – ¼ cup • Oil for deep frying For Syrup: • Sugar – ½ cup • Water – ½ cup • Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp • A squeeze of Lemon Juice Preparation 1. In a...

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Aate Ka Halwa
Jan29

Aate Ka Halwa

Ingredients • Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Ghee (clarified butter) – 1/3 cup • Chopped almonds – 3 tbsp • Small cardamom – 1 Preparation 1. Chop almonds coarsely lengthwise and keep aside. 2. Crush cardamom to a fine powder and keep aside. 3. Boil 3 ½ cups of water on high flame and add sugar to it. 4. Let the sugar dissolve completely in water. 5. As soon as the water starts boiling turn...

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