…arlier posted fresh fruit ones viz. Mango Ice Cream, Strawberry Ice Cream, Banana Ice Cream, Custard Apple Ice Cream and my husband’s favorite Chocolate Ice Cream, but just over looked the Vanilla Ice Cream even though I make it ever so often. The photos have been clicked since such a long time! It’s never too late to post. Today’s recipe is for the simple but elegant, pristine white Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. My ice cream is always custard based…
…e checkerboards, marble and flowers… Do you remember the Checkered Eggless Banana Cake recipe I posted last year? It is interesting and fun to use different colors and designs in cooking and baking. It makes me feel really good and brings out the child in me. So what are we waiting for? Let’s make these fabulous cookies… Just revel in the joy of making and relishing them at tea time with a cup of tea, pack them as short break eats for school kids,…
…istachios (slivered or roughly chopped) Few strands – Saffron (optional) 1 leaf Silver Foil (Vark) Procedure: Bring milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan; preferably non-stick. Add lime juice; a little at a time. The milk will curdle and you will see a clear separation of whey. Strain the curdled milk through a fine sieve or a sieve lined with muslin or cheesecloth. Wash the milk residue/cheese/paneer with normal water to remove the sourness of l…
…avored with the queen of spices – Green Cardamom & covered with Silver Leaf/Varak. Home made Kaju Katli is loved by every one. So here is Kaju Katli… Just for YOU! Enjoy the festive season of Diwali… 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup Cashew nuts ½ cup Sugar ¼ cup Water 5 pods Green Cardamom freshly powdered Silver Varak/ Silver Foil for garnishing Procedure : Grind cashew nuts to a fine dry powder in a grinder without stopping the mixer/grinder. In a deep…
…amon Sticks (Dalchini) 10 Cloves (Lavang) 2 tbsps. Black Peppercorns 6 Bay Leaf (Tejpatta/Tamalpatra) 2 blades Mace (Javitri) 5 gm. Star Anise (Badyan/Chakra phool) 5 gm. Lichen (Kalpasi ; also known as “Black stone flower” or “Dagad phool”) 1 tbsp. Cobra’s Saffron (Nagkeshar/Mesua ferra) ½ tsp. Caraway Seeds (Shahijeera) ½ cup Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 2 tbsp. Asafoetida pwd/pieces (Hing) 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd./dry pieces 50 gm. d…
…een Cardamom 1 Black Cardamom 3 Cloves ½ inch Cassia Bark / Cinnamon 1 Bay Leaf /TejPatta The Bouquet Garni: Place all the ingredients in a mortar and pound with a pestle to break the spices. Fold it a piece of muslin and secure with enough string for it to hang over the rim of the cooking pot / handi / dekchi. Procedure: Pick and wash rice until the water runs clear. Drain out the water from the rice; add the bouquet garni and reserve for 45 minu…
…finely chopped) 2 tsps. Vinegar or to taste (optional) 1 sprig fresh Curry Leaf (Kadi Patta) 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil 1 tsp.Sugar or to taste Salt to taste For the Ambot Tik Masala Paste : 10 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destalked & deseeded) 8 big cloves fresh Garlic 1 inch piece fresh Ginger (scrape skin & roughly chopped) 1 med. Onions (peeled & chopped) ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 8 Cloves 1 inch piece of Cinnamon Stick…
…red Almonds or Pistachios or a mix of both A sheet or two of edible Silver Leaf (Vark) – optional Procedure: Heat sugar and water in a sufficiently deep, broad and thick bottomed pan. Stir to dissolve sugar completely. Stir in edibile food color, kewra and / or rose water. Take it off the flame. Very gently stir in the sev (singhar). Use a silicone or a wooden spoon. You need to make sure that you do not mash the sev. Try to keep the structure of…
…om pwd. A pinch – Nutmeg pwd. 1 tsp. Ghee Garnishing : Edible Silver Leaf/foil/vark Slivered Pistachios & Almonds A few strands – Saffron Edible liquid Yellow or Orange Color (optional) Procedure: To prepare the syrup: Bring the sugar and water to a boil. Simmer to obtain a sugar syrup of two thread consistency and set aside. To prepare the filling: Heat ghee and gently roast the rawa till light brown. Add crumbled or grated mawa and gen…
…Masala – (4 cloves, 6 peppercorns,1 inch piece cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, 2 green cardamom, 2 small pieces star anise, 1 black cardamom) 1 stalk Celery ( leaves & stem finely chopped) A Pinch of Sugar 5 cups Water /sufficient water 3 tbsps Vegetable Oil/Olive Oil 1 tsp. Desi Ghee/ Amul Ghee/Butter 2 tbsps. Coriander Leaves (chopped ) 2 tbsps. Crisp fried Onions Method : Pick, clean & wash the basmati rice 3- 4 times or till the wa…