…eaten the next day! 😀 Ingredients : ½ fresh Coconut (scraped or grated) 3 dry Red Kashmiri Chillies (discard stems & seeds) 1 med. Tomato (diced) 2 tbsps. dry Coriander Seeds ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds 3 Peppercorns (optional) 3 cloves fresh Garlic ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. Grind together the above mentioned ingredients with enough water, to form a fine smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl. Rinse the blender jar with some water and reserve for the curry. 1 me…
…ver the mouth of the jar with a cheese cloth or muslin. Keep it in a dark, dry place in your kitchen. On the 5th day, taste to check the sweetness. Adjust sugar if necessary. Then add the beaten egg white to the jar and give it a good stir with a wooden spoon. Cover again and keep in the same place for another 5 days. On the 10th day; decant very slowly and carefully without disturbing the sediments into a sterilized pan through a fine sieve lined…
…ke which is regal in all its splendour. Persian dry fruits, nuts, aromatic dry rose petals are well known. Commercial bakeries are known for their plain Mawa Cake while home fresh cakes and other goodies are made with a lot of love and one can take the liberty of including exclusive and quality dry fruits, nuts, rose water, rose petals, etc. Enjoy this gorgeous Mawa Cake / Irani Mawa Cake made with love in the shape of a heart and a touch of royal…
…paste 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste Salt to taste Cooking Oil – as needed Fine dry Rawa/Semolina – as needed Dry Spice Mix: 1 ½ tsp. Red Chilli pwd. or to taste 1tsp. Cumin/Jeera pwd. 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. ¼ tsp. Black Pepper pwd. (optional) Procedure: Wash & drain the fish slices. Combine ginger- garlic paste with salt to taste and lightly rub into the fish slices. Marinate for about 15 minutes in a bowl. Combine dry spice mix ingredients and spri…
Red Pumpkin is also known as Butternut Squash. Today’s preparation is lightly sweet, hot & tangy. This fresh coconut flavored red pumpkin dish tastes so good & is excellent with soft chappatis, phulkas or with any Indian bread. It goes well with rice too. This vegetable was my maternal grandmother’s favorite. Whenever I cook red pumpkin I think of her. Children will enjoy this too. In case you like it spicy then you may add chilli powd…
…-20 mins. Finally add the elaichi and nutmeg pwd. and give it a good stir. The dudhi halwa is ready! Serve hot or cold garnished with mixed dry fruits or your favorite combination of dry fruits….
…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 dry fruits & silver varak. You may also serve with vanilla ice cream if you so prefer. Tips & Varia…
…ed and served especially at weddings and almost all celebratory occasions. Dry fruits, nuts, candied peels, candied ginger and candied fruits are soaked in alcohol for year, sometimes for a few months and even for just a month which are then used in rich fruit cakes, light fruit cakes, economical cakes to add a depth of flavor. All the candied fruits, nuts and dry fruits can be used in combinations and varying quantities to emphasize the prominent…
…sh it…irrespective of age. If you are diet conscious then you may skip the dry fruit and use minimal ghee or oil. Diabetics can use sugar free and enjoy the goodness of Pineapple Sheera. Enjoy!… 🙂 Ingredients: 200 gms Rava / Suji / Semolina / Rulao 4 slices fresh or canned Pineapple (roughly chopped or cubed) 6 tbsp Pure Ghee ¾ cup Sugar or to taste 50 gm Cashew nuts (halved or chopped) 50 gm Raisins A pinch of Salt 3 cups Water or as needed…
…Tamarind Extract or paste (optional) For the Masala / Spice Paste: Lightly dry roast for a couple of minutes; separately each of the spices mentioned below: 50 gm dry Kashmiri Chillies (destem, deseed & break into pieces) 8 Cloves 8 Green Cardamom 8 Peppercorn 2 inch piece Cinnamon Stick / Cassia Bark 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera Soak and grind to a fine thick paste; the above mentioned dry roasted spices along with the tamarind extract, using s…