…briefly. Pour out in a jug. Add the sweet spices (cardamom, nutmeg). Stir well and chill until serving time. To serve: Pour into tall chilled glasses with a tablespoon of thick clotted cream (Balai), 2-3 ice cubes. Garnish with nuts, a pinch of sweet spices and a few strands of saffron. Serve the Sweet Flavored Lassi immediately….
…he oven at 180C. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners or you may use paper ice–cream cups like I did. Peel the bananas & mash them to a puree with your hands or with an electric mixer/blender & keep aside for later use. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking pwd., baking soda & salt & combine well. In another small mixing bowl, add egg, melted butter, olive oil, milk & vanilla essence & mix gently to combine w…
…ong the layers. Serve sliced into wedges or slices with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream or enjoy plain. Tips & Suggestions: Please note baking in a conventional oven; all depends on individual oven settings. If you have top and bottom heating mode, please use them to adjust if required to avoid burning of the bottom most layer. Use good quality ghee so as to avoid clumps or granular pieces of ghee in the finished cooled Bebinca. To get neat slice…
…mine from the local paanwala. This is an essential ingredient to get firm, ice like crunchy petha from within. It retains the structure and texture of the white pumpkin / winter melon / petha /ash gourd pieces. So dear visitors, if you share my sentiment of making a little something for the ones you love and share homemade joy then this long awaited post for the Agra Petha is for you. Agra Petha makes a great no mess dessert. Great to enjoy and gi…
…t 180C. Place paper liners in 12 muffin cups (or you may use moulded paper ice–cream cups like I did). Toast the walnuts for about 8 mins. or until lightly browned & fragrant. Turn the walnuts from time to time so that they are evenly roasted. Be alert while toasting or they may burn! Let the walnuts cool completely & then chop them roughly. In a large bowl, sift & then whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking pwd., salt &a…
…mer… Ingredients : ½ litre (500 ml.) fresh Plain Curds/Yoghurt ½ cup fresh Milk 2 fresh Mangoes (only pulp) (I used fresh Alphonso) Sugar to taste A dash of fresh Green Cardamom pwd.(optional) Few Ice Cubes Garnishing (optional): Use as per preference. Powdered Cardamom Whipped Cream Few strands of Saffron (Kesar) Procedure : Whiz together all the above mentioned ingredients in a blender till frothy & thick. Chill in the mango lassi in t…
…lightly beaten egg with melted butter & milk. Stir well & add it to the flour mixture. Mix lightly with a fork until all the ingredients are combined. The mixture should be coarse & lumpy. Do not over mix the muffin mixture or it will become tough & dry. Drop heaped ice–cream scoops or spoonfuls in well lined & greased muffin cups/trays or in individual paper ice–cream cups. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 20 mins. or unt…
…hoice. Jujubes are popular in fruity & citrusy flavors viz. raspberry, strawberry, lemon, orange & black currant. Jujubes are loved by kids & adults alike. They are usually half moon shaped or cubed. Some jujubes are sticky & gummy.. Today’s post of jujubes is very easy & quick to prepare. They are light & melt in the mouth. We make these for Christmas & they look very festive when served & taste awesome! We enjoy t…
…d Cup cake Silicone Moulds/aluminium/non-stick moulds & cupcake liners Strawberry /Mixed Fruit Jam Dry Dessicated Coconut Edible Red Color (optional) Method : Pre-heat the oven at 170 C. Prepare the cake batter as per the recipe. Add color depending on how rich you want it to be. Fill the cup cake moulds to about ¾ capacity or about a tablespoon or depending on the depth of your moulds. Bake in a pre-heated oven till the cup cakes are done. Do…
…eshly scraped Coconut 2 triangles grated, Goa Pyramid Jaggery or as per choice (to taste) ¼ tsp fresh Green Cardamom powder ½ tsp Poppy Seeds A few chopped nuts & raisins (optional) 1 tsp Rice Flour ½ tsp Oil or Pure Ghee To prepare the Sweet Stuffing: First melt grated jaggery with a couple of tablespoons of water and strain to separate impurities if any. Then in a sufficiently deep and thick bottomed pan, heat ghee or oil. Sauté lightly for…