…bring warmth and love in your hearts and that of your loved ones. Let your sweet table sparkle and may the sweet taste linger throughout the festive season.J Here’s some more barfi/ burfi which you could consider for your sweet table and / or for gifting… Sev Barfi (Sindhi Singhar Jhi Mithai) Shahi Gulab Barfi (Microwave) Kaju Katli Coconut Burfi / Nariyal Burfi / Khobbari Paak Kalakand Here’s wishing all visitors and followers “A Very Happy, Pros…
…like it spicy, tangy, sweet, savory. It pleases every palate… just let the Sweet, Sweet Dahi Vada rule & cool the senses…Let the pleasure of sweetness linger on… 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup Urad Dal (Black Lentils without skin) ¼ cup split Moong Dal (without skin) (optional) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (peeled & grated) A pinch Hing (Asafoetida) Salt to taste Vegetable Oil for deep frying Water as required Procedure : Pick, wash and soak urad dal and mo…
…until serving time. To serve: Pour into tall chilled glasses with a tablespoon of thick clotted cream (Balai), 2-3 ice cubes. Garnish with nuts, a pinch of sweet spices and a few strands of saffron. Serve the Sweet Flavored Lassi immediately….
…ne as you might want to make this often… Enjoy this wonderful & hearty Sweet Corn Chicken Soup… 😀 Ingredients : 1 tin Sweet Corn Cream Style 1 cup boiled Chicken (shredded or cubed) 2 cups fresh Chicken Stock 2 cups Water 4 tbsps. Corn Flour 1 Egg White Salt to taste Sugar to taste White Pepper pwd.or Black Pepper pwd. to taste A pinch of ajinomoto (optional) A handful of Spring Onions (finely chopped) Procedure : First dilute the corn flour i…
…plendour many sweets and savouries are prepared as offerings. The favorite sweet of Lord Ganesh or Ganapati Bappa as he is affectionately called is prepared. This sweet is Ukadiche Modak. It is a cooked rice dough pastry which is called Ukadi meaning cooked in boiling water. Modak means a dumpling and is in the shape of a whole garlic pod. These dumplings can be deep fried modaks, steamed modaks or mava modaks which is used to prepare barfis / bur…
…t all depends on personal taste so you can achieve the balance of tang and sweetness as per your preference. The color of the sauce also depends on your personal preference so reduce or increase the soya sauce accordingly. So here is my preparation for deliciously fragrant Sweet & Sour Prawns for you to relish and enjoy. 😀 Ingredients: 20 large Prawns/Shrimp (shelled, deveined, washed) ½ tsp. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste 8 cloves fresh Garlic (pe…
…his simple, quick and easy bowl of soup. 😀 Ingredients : 1 tin Cream Style Sweet Corn ½ cup boiled sweet corn kernels or tinned corn niblets 1 litre Vegetable Stock or 2 Veg. Soup Cubes with 1 litre Water 1 cup finely chopped mixed Vegetables (French beans, cabbage, carrot) 2 ½ tbsps. Corn Flour (diluted with some water) 1 tbsp. Sugar or to taste A sprinkling of Black or White Pepper 3 sprigs Spring Onion Greens (finely chopped) Salt to taste A da…
…ice, coconut and jaggery are plentiful; they are put to good use make this sweet treat. You will find Pinaac served on the Goan Christmas platter but this sweet can be enjoyed throughout the year. Traditionally, they are moulded by hands like Croquetas / Croquettes or like mini cocktail sausages; about two inch cylindrical shapes. They are also sold commercially in this shape so it is very easy to identify them. This shape brings to my mind the de…
…s Lavang Latika and today Chandrakala rules! Dear visitors, wish you all a sweet and safe Diwali! 😀 For the Covering Pastry: 200 gms. Maida/All Purpose Flour A pinch – Salt 25 gms. Ghee Water as required to knead For Deep Frying – Ghee or Oil For the Filling: 150 gms. Mawa/Khoya 75 gms. Castor Sugar or to taste ½ tsp. fresh Green Cardamom pwd. 2 tbsps. slivered mixed unsalted Nuts (Almonds, Pistachios) For the Sweet Syrup: 250 gms. Sugar ¼ l…
…of the lassi. You may use mangoes that you like and are comfortable with. Pulpy mangoes determine the thickness of the lassi but if you prefer low fat & thin lassi then use juicy mangoes and low fat milk and curds. You do not need to add sugar since mangoes are very sweet but if you have an extra sweet tooth then adjust accordingly. It is always better to have the lassi fresh and chilled/cold but the lassi can be refrigerated and enjoyed later…