…your choice Chocolate wrapping foil For the Filling : 150 gms. Dessicated Coconut 100 gms. Sugar 1 tbsp. Liquid Glucose Edible Red Food Coloring Preparation of Coconut Filling : In a deep sauce pan place sugar & a few tablespoons of water. Heat the sugar on med. heat till it dissolves completely & forms a syrup. Add liquid glucose & stir till it dissolves completely. Reduce the heat to simmer & add the dessicated coconut & sti…
…fresh coconut is just amazing. Almost all Goan sweets are made with fresh coconut & so you do need a knack to crack open the coconut. But even if you are not an expert you could get this done from the coconut seller. This Christmas discover the joy of making your very own Bolinhas & believe me you would want to always have freshly baked homemade ones. Bolinhas are addictive too…once you bite into this piece of heaven you just cannot do wi…
…tegrate into the curry. You may use a combination of scraped coconut & coconut milk. If you do not like excess coconut then you may use half coconut. You can grind the masala paste; use warm water to extract juice & then make curry. You can use only tamarind pulp or only tomatoes, bimlees or bindi sol which is also known as sol/sola/amsol/kokum. Using coconut oil gives a good flavor. Coconut oil is used to prepare traditional curries. You…
…Urad Dal 35 gms. Poha (beaten rice flakes) 1 Coconut thick milk or 100 ml. Coconut Milk (Dabur Hommade) 1 tsp. Baker’s Yeast 50 ml.Warm Water 150 gms. Sugar or to taste Salt to taste Method : Wash & soak rice, dal & poha separately for about 4 hrs. Drain & reserve the water. First grind the dal using very little reserved water to a smooth, thick & fluffy paste. Transfer the dal paste in a sufficiently large & deep vessel so tha…
…you all A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2013. Ingredients : ½ cup Milk Powder 3 tsp. Cocoa Powder 4 tbsp. Unsalted Butter (@ room temp.) 2/3 cups Sugar 2/3 cups Water 3 tbsps. Mixed dry fruits (chopped) Procedure : First, sift together milk powder & cocoa powder. Set aside. In a non-stick pan, dissolve sugar in water & allow it to boil on med. flame for about 10 mins. Keep stirring till it reaches a one thread consistency. To test…
…r (optional) 3 tbsp Ghee ¼ tsp Salt ¼ cup Water for grinding fresh scraped Coconut Procedure: Grind scraped coconut with ¼ cup water to a rough paste. Set aside. Beat ghee and sugar powder until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and beat further until the mixture turns pale and creamy. Add rawa / semolina / suji / rulao, coconut paste, salt, cardamom and nutmeg powder. Stir well to combine. Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside to rest for ab…
…ter and let it cook till almost dry. Sprinkle garam masala powder and fry for a few seconds. Add a dash of vinegar and salt to taste. Stir well to combine. Taste to check the seasoning. Finally toss in the freshly scraped coconut and give it a good stir. Serve piping hot garnished with some more scraped coconut. Enjoy with your favorite Indian bread, dosas, neer dosa, bread, pav or serve on the side with pulao or steamed rice and curry….
…tly the spice paste is tempered in oil. The poppy seeds, fresh coconut and coconut milk help to thicken and form a smooth and creamy textured curry. The beautiful yellow color of the curry is due to the use of turmeric. This curry is very mildly spicy since it is made with minimal use of red chillies. The flavor is further enhanced in this curry recipe with white pumpkin. The flavor of this curry improves and tastes even better the next day. It is…
…es when I use dessicated coconut too if I have the urge and craving to eat coconut. For us, fresh or dessicated coconut enhances the flavor of the prepared Poha / Pohe a notch higher. In this recipe for Pohe / Poha, I have used Matar / Green peas and Palak / Spinach Sev. I love the combination of both these ingredients and I think it’s a perfect pair whenever I decide and prepare it. I am also liberal with onions, fresh coriander, peanuts, coconut…
…inter night after mass. We would enjoy hot Irani Chai & Samosas or hot milk & the rich, milky Mawa Cake. I must say, it was pure bliss!!!Sadly,Coronation Restaurant no longer exists. I feel Mawa Cake is manna from heaven. Whenever I held a mawa cupcake or a slice in my little hands, it was so precious to me… just like I am holding a piece of treasure! Mawa or Khoya/Khoa is just solidified milk, which has very little moisture. The aut…