…ks To Sandwich / Filling / Topping: Your favorite Jam or Preserves (I used Strawberry Jam) Procedure: First, place the blanched almonds on a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 180C or until very lightly brown. Grind the cooled almonds with 50 gm sugar to a very fine powder. In sufficiently large bowl, sift flour and salt together. Whisk in lime zest. Beat butter with remaining sugar until light and fluffy. Next beat in vanilla, egg yolks,…
…tine’s Day’. Ingredients: For the heart cut outs I used my Chocolate & FreshStrawberry Cake recipe. For the covering cake mix I used my Vanilla Sponge Cakerecipe. Add red food color to tint the cake batter to a pink shade and strawberry essence to flavor it. For the Chocolate Hearts: Bake the chocolate cake batter in a square or rectangular pan. Cool the cake completely and then use a sufficiently small heart shape cookie cutter to get heart c…
…Serve the Gulab Jamun hot or cold garnished with saffron, pistachios or almonds. You can even serve them with vanilla ice cream….
…ning onto a cooling rack. Cool the cake completely before slicing. Slice to reveal the mango-choco-vanilla swirl pattern. Serve as a dessert with ice cream or simply enjoy with your favorite cup of tea or coffee….
…rred to as Aam (mango)Panha or Aam Panna in Hindi. It is a great natural refreshing drink which truly satisfies your thirst in the hot summer months. It is always better to select a natural drink to 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 fo…
…gue stands in firm peaks when the beater is lifted. Scoop meringue with an ice cream scoop or a large spoon & float gently on simmering milk & cover. Float 3 to 4 puffs at a time or depending on the size of the skillet. Simmer over very low heat for about 5 minutes. Gently, lift each meringue puff with a slotted spoon; drain on a cookie sheet/flat plate/tray covered with an absorbent towel. Make all puffs with the remaining meringue in t…
…flavor and color. We are fond of Dasseri and I do use it to make kulfi and ice cream. Store bought mango pulp may sometimes lack in quality but you can extract pulp and freeze and use. Everyone knows fresh fruit pulp is always the best but in case you don’t have it then you may opt otherwise. Mango Kulfi is simple, quick, easy and absolutely delish! Like all kulfis it does not need churning and you will get the creamy texture and beautiful golden…
…ally since my hubby loves it. The boys are happy with cold drinks, juices, ice cream and milk shakes to beat the heat but I am happy with my fruits and veggies. Salad making is so easy and it brings out the artistic side of me. Like an artist, the shape, color and texture of salad ingredients excite me. Just check out the vibrant colors … I find the Indian summer very drab and I long to see the bright refreshing greens, beautiful colors which make…
…ful New Year. 🙂 Ingredients for Coconut Cordial 600 gm Caster Sugar 350 gm fresh Coconut (finely scraped) 100ml Rose Water or a few drops of Rose Essence. 1 Egg White (lightly beaten) ¼ tsp liquid Glucose (optional) 100 ml Water A few drops of Pink & Green Edible liquid Colour For the Shortcrust Pastry Tartlets / Baskets: Use the recipe mentioned in the Lemon Tart post to make the baskets / tartlets / canapes. Preparation of Coconut Cordial: I…