…to taste Procedure : Grease an 8 cup pudding mould; sprinkle lightly with sugar; tap out any excess. Drain apricots; set aside 6 or 3 perfect halves for the topping. Cut up enough apricots to make ½ cup to be mixed with the batter later. Save rest of the fruit & syrup for the sauce. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt. Add in cardamom powder & mix the dry ingredients well. In a sufficiently large bowl, cream butter with sugar until l…
…m 3 cups fresh Strawberries (wash, remove leaves,chop/slice roughly) ½ cup Sugar ½ Lime or Lemon Juice ½ tsp. Vanilla Essence Preparation of the Custard : Mix the sugar with corn flour and salt in a saucepan. To this add milk and beaten eggs. Stir the mixture until well-blended and smooth. Place the pan over low heat and cook; stirring continuously for about 30 to 45 mins. or till the custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove the sauc…
…pare the banana filling.. For the Filling : 4 Ripe Bananas 4 tbsps. Caster Sugar ¼ tsp. Vanilla Essence Few drops of Caramel or Yellow food color Preparation of the Banana Filling : In a sufficiently deep pan, mash the bananas completely. Add sugar, color and stir well. Cook the mixture on low heat; stirring continuously for about 15 mins. or till the mixture starts leaving the sides and turns into a thick paste. Just before thickening, add in the…
…atic Pink Rose Petals Few slivered mixed nuts Some ice cubes Method : Soak sugar in ½ litre of water & keep aside. Wash clean all the dry ingredients & soak in 2 cups of water. Let it soak for about 2-3 hrs. or overnight. Grind all the soaked ingredients except sugar to a smooth & fine paste. Pass through a fine sieve/strainer or muslin cloth over a large deep pan/pot/bowl. Extract the liquid thoroughly. Add remaining reserved water, a…
…tin in boiling water. Stir to cool. Blend gelatin in the mango puree. Beat sugar and cream cheese until light, smooth and creamy. Add the mango gelatin mixture to the cream cheese mixture and combine well. Whip the cream until stiff, fold in the whipped cream and stir in the mango pieces/cubes. Pour this mixture over the chilled crust and smoothen the top. Chill for at least an hour or until set. For the Mango Glaze : Dissolve gelatin in boiling w…
…6 tbsps. Butter (cubed) 115 gms. Dark Chocolate, (chopped) 2 ½ cups Icing Sugar or as per taste ½ cup heavy Whipping Cream In a saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in icing sugar & cream until smooth. For the Ganache Topping : 280 gms. Dark Chocolate (chopped) 2/3cup heavy Whipping Cream Place the chocolate in a sufficiently large bowl. In another small saucepan, bring the cream just to a boil. Pour over the chocolate and whisk until sm…
…tir. Let it cook on medium heat till the milk is almost absorbed. Then add sugar & salt; keep stirring till the sugar is dissolved completely & the carrot mixture is almost dry. Add in the crushed khoya & stir for about 5 mins. Sprinkle cardamom & nutmeg powder & stir well for about 2 mins. Switch off the flame & let the carrot halwa settle for a few mins. so that the flavors meld. Serve warm garnished with reserved d…
…2 tsp Baking Pwd. Icing & Filling : 400 ml Fresh Cream 2 tbsp. Icing Sugar 1 tin Pineapple Bits/Chunks/Sliced 50 gms Candied Cherries (thinly sliced/chopped) To Decorate : Candied Cherries Method : In a sufficiently large bowl, beat eggs with sugar until white & fluffy (I used an electric beater). In a separate bowl, sift together flour & baking pwd. Pour fanta & oil into the egg mixture & blend carefully. Then add flour…
…jaggery will do. This imparts a unique taste of sweetness to the sambhar. Sugar is optional but if adding tomatoes then it is necessary as it cuts the acidy in the tomatoes. Sugar also helps to add gloss to the sambhar. Freshness of vegetables, spices & fresh curry leaves helps in retaining overall freshness & flavor of the sambhar. Try & use fresh ingredients. Depending on tolerance of spice & tang you may adjust the chilli p…
…cup Curds (slightly sour) ½ tsp. Baking pwd. 1 Egg (lightly beaten) ¼ tsp. Sugar Salt or to taste Sufficient water to make dough. Vegetable Oil for deep frying Method : In a sufficiently large bowl, sieve maida with baking pwd. To this add semolina & mix together with salt. Dissolve sugar in curds. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the beaten egg, curd mixture & combine lightly. Add a little water at a time & knead to a…