Ingredients (makes 8-10 pancakes): 1 no: Large potato 1 big chunk Pumpkin 1 cup: Kootu flour 1/2 cup: Singhara flour 1/4 cup: Curd 2 no: Green chilies 1″ piece: Ginger 1/2 cup: Coriander finely chopped Oil to shallow fry Salt to taste Method: Run ginger and chilies in a mixer to crush finely. Grate potato [...]
Ingredients: 4 cups: Milk 1 tbsp: Sago granules 3/4 cup: Sugar 1/4 tsp: Cardamom powder 1 cup: Water Method: Wash and drain sago, keep aside for 10 minutes. When moisture is absorbed, loosen grains. Heat water. Add sago, bring to a boil while stirring. Reduce heat, simmer for 5-6 minutes, and add a tbsp. more [...]
Ingredients: (makes 20 pieces) 200 ml: Milk 250 gms: Cashew nuts 250 gms: Sugar Silver foil for decoration (optional) Method: Blend together cashews and milk very finely, in a blender. Put the paste in a kadhai, add sugar and cook over low flame. Stir till the sugar dissolves and then bring to a boil. Continue [...]
We all know that today is shivratri. Most of you have kept fast today. So Here i am giving you some special reciepies for you for your fast: List of Shivratri Recipes: Lauki ka halwa Thandai Cashew Nut Barfi (Kaju Katli) Saboodana Kheer Potato Pumpkin Pancakes Shivratri Raita Aloo Khichdi Aloo Tikki Green Gram Fry [...]
Ingredients(makes 8 glasses): 1 cup: Milk 1½ cups: Sugar 1/4 cup: Dried or fresh Rose petals (gulkand variety) 1½ litres: Water 1 tbsp: Almonds 1 tbsp: Kharbooj/Tarbooj seeds skinned (commercially available) (these are skinned dried seeds of watermelon and cantaloupes) 1 tsp: Peppercorns (whole) ½ tbsp: Khuskhus (poppy seeds) ½ tbsp: Saunf (aniseed) ½ tsp: [...]
Ingredients: 1/2 lit.-milk(fatty) 1/2 peeled -lauki 3/4cup-sugar 100 gms.-khoya 1 tsp.-elaichi powder 1 tbsp.-dry fruits(almonds,raisins,cahwes) Method: Peel lauki & grate it with a grater. Boil lauki in a pan in a very small quantity of water(1/2 cup), when it gets boiled drain whole water so that only soft boiled lauki is left. Put milk in [...]
Festival of Mahashivaratri is the most important festival for the millions of devotees of Lord Shiva. The festival has been accorded lot of significance in Hindu mythology. It says that a devotee who performs sincere worship of Lord Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivratri is absolved of sins and attains moksha. Significance of Shivaratri [...]
Streusel: 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped (micro-toast for 2 minutes) 2 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Cake: 1 cup lightly spooned and swept whole wheat flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons softened butter 1/2 cup milk 2 tablespoons lightly beaten [...]
Ingredients: 1 Cup – Whole wheat flour(Atta) 1 Cup – Sugar (ground) 1 Cup – Olive Oil/Cottonseed Oil 3 Nos – Ripe Bananas 1 tsp – Baking powder 1/2 tsp – Baking Soda 1 pinch – Salt 1/2 cup – Chocolate chips/tutty fruity bits (optional) Method: Peel and mash bananas, add oil & sugar, mix [...]
Ingredients: 4 – wheat bread 1/2 cup – finely chopped pistachios, almonds, cashews 1/2 cup – honey Method: Method Take one slice of the bread and spread the honey on the bread. Then place a mixture of the dry fruits and top it with another wheat bread. If needed, toast it in a toaster else [...]