Carrots, Cashews and Dates in Smooth Yogurt
Jun14

Carrots, Cashews and Dates in Smooth Yogurt

  This colorful raita comes from good friend Mandakini Devi, an accomplished cook. The cashew and date combination can be replaced by almonds and golden raisins or pecans and currants. The yogurt is drained for 2-3 hours before being mixed into the salad to make a thick, rich sauce without the extra calories of added cream.   Preparation and draining time (after assembling ingredients): 2-3 hours Ingredients • Plain...

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Curd Ice Cream – Indian Yogurt Ice Cream
Jun13

Curd Ice Cream – Indian Yogurt Ice Cream

Ingredients . Curd (Yogurt)  – 1/2 cup (100gms.) . Sugar – 1/4 cup (50 gms.) . Cream – 1/2 cup (100gms.) . Vanilla Essence – 2 drops. . Cashew – 10 (beat it into small pieces) . Buiscuit – 4 (break it into small pieces)   Preparation 1. Mix curd with sugar, and put the mixture into the mixing jar. Whisk the curd till the sugar gets completely dissolved into the...

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Santra in basundi
Jun12

Santra in basundi

  Ingredients •Milk……………………………………….. 4 cups •Condensed milk……………………………1 cup •Oranges……………………………………. 4 •Green cardamom...

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Banana Cream Pie
Jun11

Banana Cream Pie

  Ingredients For Pie Crust • 1 cup rolled oats • 4 tablespoons brown sugar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/3 cup melted butter or ghee • 2/3 cup finely minced almonds (You can also use walnuts or pecans. Any nut you have in the kitchen) For Filling • 2 medium or 4 small fully ripe bananas • 3 cups yogurt cheese (see below how to make this) • 1 3/4 cup sweetened...

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Sandesh
Jun10

Sandesh

  Ingredients •Fresh Chenna……………………2 cups •Sugar (powdered)…………………½ cup •Green cardamom powder………….…½ tsp •Pistachios………………………8-10...

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Kesari Semiya
Jun09

Kesari Semiya

  Ingredients • Vermicelli – 2 cups • Sugar – 1 cup • Ghee – ¼ cup • Chopped cashews – ¼ cup • Raisins – 3 tsp • Kesari powder – a pinch • Elaichi powdered – 2 tsp Preparation 1. Heat a tsp of ghee in a frying pan on medium flame. 2. Fry the cashews and raisins in ghee until they turn golden brown in color. 3. In the same pan fry the...

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