Besan Ladu
Ingredients : •Besan (chickpea flour) – 1 cup (250 grams approx) •Desi ghee – 1/2 cup •Powdered sugar – 1/2 cup – 3/4 cup •Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon Preparation : 1. First, warm the ghee on low heat. make sure it is not very hot, it should be just warm. 2. It adds flavour to the laddus and at the same time acts as a binding agent. 3. Next, sift besan (chickpea flour). 4. Add this flour to the warm...
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...
Boondi Ladoo
Ingredients • Gram flour – 1 ½ cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Cardamom powder – 2 pieces (powdered) • Raisins and cashews – ¼ cup • Ghee – 1 tsp Preparation 1. Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil on medium-high heat. 2. When the syrup comes to a boil, turn the heat to medium and stir to dissolve the sugar. 3. Let it...
Coconut Burfi
Ingredients • 1¾ C sugar • 1/3 C water • 2½ C packed fresh grated coconut • ½ Tsp cardamom powder • 2 Tbsp ghee Preparation 1. Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan over moderate heat. Bring to a boil and simmer. Stirring often cook until it reaches 2-3 thread consistency. (Check the consistency by placing a few drops of warm syrup between your thumb and index finger. Slowly...
Golden Pastry Chips
In Bengal, this snack is sold everywhere, from shops and roadside hand-pushed carts to vendors carrying baskets on their heads and wandering from place to place. They are seasoned with one of three spice seeds: caraway, fennel or kalonji. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 30 minutes Ingredients • Unbleached white flour – 1 ½ cups (175 g) • Salt...
Rava laddu
Ingredient •Fine Rava (semolina)………………….1 ¼ C •Sugar……………………………………….1 C •Ghee……………………………………….¾ C •Chopped Cashews…………………….1/3 C...