Energy Balls
Ingredients •½ cup dried dates •½ cup dried figs •¼ cup dried cranberries •¼ cup dried apricots •½ cup almonds or cashew nuts •1 tbsp sesame seeds •1 tsp orange zest, optional •1 tbsp honey or brown sugar** Preparation Chop all dried fruits and nuts into small pieces. Place all ingredients, except honey in the blender and mix them well. Pour the mixture...
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...
Puran poli
Ingredients •2 cups chana dal, soaked in water for 4 hours •2 cups jaggery (adjust for sweetness) •2 cups refined flour •1 tbsp oil •1 tsp cardamom powder •1/4th tsp nutmeg powder •3/4 tsp turmeric powder •Salt to taste Preparation 1.Cook chana dal in a pressure cooker till it turns soft. Drain out excess water until the dal absolutely becomes dry. 2.Add jaggery and salt and cook further...
Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients . Heavy Cream – 1 cup . Full Cream Milk – 1 cup . Vanilla Essence . Corn Flour – 1 tbsp . Powdered Sugar – 1/2 cup Preparation 1. Firstly heat the milk in a vessel and save some of the cold milk. 2. Let the milk boil. Mix the cornflour with cold milk so that lumps are dissolved and keep it ready. 3. After the milk gets boiled add the cornflour mixture to it. Keep...
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...
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...