…My large hearted friend Fakhri gifted me the most aromatic rose petals and raw pistachios which she knows I love so much and I used them to make this Shahi Gulab Kulfi which my family relished and enjoyed. Can’t thank you enough Fakhri Arabiyan for the sweet aromatic dried rose petals and raw pistachios from Iran. Thank you for your generosity, love and prayers. God Bless you abundantly my dear friend. Ingredients: 1 litre pure creamy Milk 1 tin s…
…rticular about the perfection of meat and liver cubes and the finely diced raw ingredients. For us the final texture, color and taste of sorpotel also does matter a lot. It takes much time to dice the ingredients but worth the effort. It is the addition of tamarind which accentuates the thickness of the gravy but addition and combination of souring agents is a matter of choice. In Goa, cashew feni or coconut feni may be added depending on personal…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…musk melon, chikoo/sapodilla, pomegranate, pear, kiwi, seedless grapes, strawberry, mango, etc.) Preparation of Custard: First prepare the custard as per packet instructions or as mentioned below: Mix the custard powder with a few tablespoons of milk or water to make a smooth paste without any lumps. Set aside. Place milk in a deep pan preferably non-stick and let it come to a boil. Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Reduce heat, give the prepared c…
…Pepperoni, Prunes & Port Wine, Edam with Apple & Roasted Walnuts, Mango & Mint Gouda, Edam with Morrels, Goat Cheese (a year old well ripened), etc. The cheese tasting was fun and the cheese I loved the most was Edam Cheese. I enjoyed the various cheese dips which were put up for tasting. My favorite being the smoked ham dip. The ABC Farms Lemsi (lemon flavored lassi) which is another of my favorites and some wonderful cheese cakes &a…
…Red Chilli pwd. or to taste ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1/3 tsp. Amchur pwd. (dry Mango pwd.) (optional) ½ tsp. Garam Masala pwd. 1/3 tsp. each Cinnamon & Clove pwd. 2 cloves Green Cardamom & 1 Black Cardamom (peeled & pwd.) 4 tbsp. Cooking Oil A large pinch – Sugar A pinch – Hing (Asafoetida) Salt to taste For the Tempering : 1 tsp. Pure Ghee/homemade Ghee For the Garnishing : 2 tbsps. freshly chopped Coriander Leaves Procedure : Wash and so…
…ryone would look forward to the prasad. People would offer huge baskets of rawa ladoos, besan ladoos, boondi ladoos, banana sheera, rawa kesari, dahi with bananas, pineapple sheera, gulab jamun, jalebis, assorted barfis /burfis, neuris, karanjis, murukkus, chakli, assorted fruits and above all the favorite sweet of Ganapati Bappa… Ukadiche Modak. You won’t believe this! Each household would bring modaks to distribute as prasad on the day assigned…
…esar/jaffrani (saffron). Now, you may even find the fruity ones like fresh mango, chickoo, custard apple as well as vanilla, butterscotch & chocolate. My family loves kulfi all the year round. The beauty of this wonderful cool Indian dessert is that it is simple & requires very few ingredients. It can be made well in advance & served at a short notice. It is a pure wholesome & healthy dessert. It is an awesome treat visually as wel…
…Cumin pwd. (Jeera pwd) ½ tsp. roasted Ajwain pwd. (Carom Seeds) ½ tsp. dry Mango pwd. (Amchur pwd.) ½ tsp. Chaat Masala pwd. or to taste ¼ tsp. Rock Salt (Kala Namak) ¼ tsp. Kasuri Methi; powdered (dry fenugreek leaves) (optional) A pinch Black Pepper pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Lime Juice 1 tsp. Vegetable Oil Salt to taste For Basting: Cooking Oil/Ghee or Butter – use as per choice. Pre-preparation : Soak wooden skewers in normal water for an hour. If the…
…me baking. If you like cheesecake, then here are some which you could try… Mango Cheesecake (No bake and Eggless) Baked Blueberry Cheesecake It wasn’t easy for me to bake this one which I did a few years ago and lying in the drafts until now! I was happy with the taste but texture can improve if I keep trying. 🙂 Here is the recipe if you would like to give it a try. Japanese Cheesecake is nice to serve at tea time or as a dessert. Can be co…