…this soup is so comforting irrespective of the weather and climate. Combat cold and feel the warmth with this piping hot nutritious soup with crunchy noodles. It is the crunchy deep fried noodles which makes Manchow soup special and unique. My family loves soup and we always have a pot of soup ready to tuck in. We all enjoy a bowl of soup when dining out but it is even better when prepared at home. You can always add vegetables you love and custom…
…tual to visit Coronation Restaurant opposite Alankar Cinema on that really cold winter 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! Ma…
…ds? Moist with a delicate crumb! Awesome with a cup of hot tea / coffee or cold coffee, milk, milk shake or simply enjoy plain! Ingredients: 250 gm Cake Flour 200 gm Caster Sugar 120 gm unsalted Butter @ room temperature 150 gm Mawa / Khoya / Khoa @ room temperature 1 tsp Baking Powder 2 Eggs ¼ tsp Salt ¼ cup Milk @ room temperature 1 ½ tsp freshly powdered Green Cardamom ½ tsp Vanilla Essence or Extract (optional) 1 tbsp Rose Water (optional) Sli…
…sed Milk (Nestle) 2 tbsps. unflavored Gelatin 4 ½ cups boiling Water ½ cup cold Water Procedure : For each flavor, dissolve one box of Jell-O in one cup of boiling water; stir thoroughly & pour in containers. Chill the jelly for about 3 hrs. or preferably overnight. After chilling the four flavors cut the set & firm jelly into cubes, rectangular blocks or any desired shape. Carefully mix the cubes/blocks in a 9×13 dish. In a separate…
…y to prepare and is usually served as a dessert. It can be relished hot or cold. You can even pressure cook it if you wish to save time in preparing it. So here’s the recipe for a quick halwa! 😀 Ingredients : 500 gms. Dudhi/Ash Gourd (peeled & grated); discard seeds if any 200 ml. Hot Milk 150 gms. Sugar or to taste 100 gms. Mawa/Khoya or to taste (optional) 2 tbsp. Pure Ghee 100 gms. Mixed Dry Fruits (Raisins, Cashewnuts, Almonds, Pistachios)…
…o quench your thirst than to opt for artificially flavored & sweetened cold drinks. Mangoes are in abundance in summer. Raw mangoes are usually available & in plenty in March & April. You can easily store thick raw mango pulp in the fridge for a month & can be used to make Kairiche Panhe. Beat the heat this summer with “Kairiche Panhe.” 😀 Ingredients : 2 Raw Mangoes Jaggery or Sugar to taste ½ tsp. Green Cardamom Powder ½ tsp. Chaa…
…ients : 115 gms. Refined Flour (Maida) 60 gms. Butter 2 tsps. Castor Sugar Cold water for binding Lemon Curd for filling Baking of Tart Cases : Sieve flour & rub in fat lightly with your fingertips till it resembles bread crumbs. Mix in castor sugar. Add enough cold water to bind to a dough; place in a bowl & cover with cling film. Keep aside for a about 15 mins. in the lower shelf of your fridge. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured…
Tizann is a hot porridge or cold pudding made with nachne (Konkannim), Nachani (Marathi & Gujarati), Ragi (Hindi), Finger Millet (English)… Nachne is very nutritive & healthy. Since it contains iron & calcium, it is excellent for lactating mothers & growing children. However, it is especially valuable to people who consume a lot of starchy foods as nachne contains the amino acid methionine which is essential for good health. You…
Falooda is a sweet, cold beverage assembled with many ingredients & is very popular in South Asia. There are many variants of falooda in different countries. Falooda is originally a Persian dessert known by the name ‘faloodeh.’ It was introduced in India by the Mughals. Though this cooling dessert is prepared in summer as the ingredients used to prepare it helps to cool the body but can be enjoyed throughout the year as the flavors are very…
…t to serve your guests as well as at kids’ parties. They taste good with a cold glass of milk too. So here is the recipe for this delightful cookie… How about baking it right away?… Enjoy baking! 😀 Ingredients : 200 gms. Maida (Refined Flour) 115 gms. Unsalted Butter (softened) 200 gms. Castor Sugar or Sugar pwd. 100 gms. Dark Chocolate Chips 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence 1 Egg ½ tsp. Soda Bicarb ¼ tsp. Baking pwd. ¼ tsp. Salt Procedure : Pre-heat…