Thursday, 29 October 2015

Shahi Toast Pudding

by Kavita Kuriyal Chandola !

Here is one more quick fix sweet delight!



Ingredients:

Slices of bread (toasted) - 6
Milkmaid - half a cup
Dry Desiccated coconut - 1/2 cup

Method : Toast bread slices in a toaster. Cut them in quarters. Dip each piece in condense milk and layer the dish. Sprinkle dry desiccated coconut generously. Repeat the same process. 
Dig in and enjoy !

Puffed Rice Yogurt Chaat

By Kavita Kuriyal Chandola


When hunger strikes, fix yourself a bowl of easily made healthy chaat ! 

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice -1 cups 
Yogurt - 2 cups
peanuts (pounded coarsely) -1/2 cup

Finely chop following ingredient together - 1 cup
Onion, Ginger,green chilies and Coriander leaves

Seasoning :

Salt -as per taste
Sugar - 1/2 teaspoon
Chat Masala (optional) - 1/2 teaspoon


Season yogurt and whisk it smooth. Add all the dry ingredients. Enjoy !!  

Friday, 25 September 2015

Sooji ka Halwa...

.... or sooji ka prasaad is an absolute classic and very easy to prepare sweet-dish! Here's my personal (and twisted) version of the recipe.

Sooji (Semolina) - 1/2 cup
Ghee- 1/3 cup
Sugar- 1/2 cup

Water- 1 1/4 cup
Small green Cardamom - 2/3
Saffron strands - few (optional)

Nuts (Almonds, Cashews, raisins) - optional
Salt - a pinch (optional)

Put water for boiling. Add saffron and crushed green cardamom. Once boiled, keep it aside.

Dry roast sooji in a non-stick heavy bottomed pan for a minute or two. Add ghee and roast it till it's golden brown. Keep stirring continuously. Add nuts and let them roast along sooji.

Turn the flames down/off and pour the boiled water very carefully to the mixture in the pan. It will splutter so cover it with a lid. Let the added water get absorbed in sooji. Next, on medium flames stir the halwa vigorously for a min or two. Now add sugar and keep stirring until everything mixes nicely together. Saffron mixture can also be added now. cook for 5-7 minutes. Turn the flames off. Cover it with a lid and let it sit and steam cook for 3-5 minutes. It's ready to dig in ! 




Variations :
1. Cloves (2 no) and a small cinnamon stick can be added to water to give halwa a distinct taste.

2. Along with sooji, a tablespoon each of whole wheat flour and besan flour can be added.

3. A pinch of salt can be added at the end to enhance sweet taste of halwa.

4. Salted Butter used in place of ghee gives halwa a rich taste.

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