Entries Tagged as ‘milk’

November 6, 2007

Manju Cake

IngredientsPoppy seeds 5 partsSugar 5 partsGhee 2 partsCardamom powderKesari powder (optional)Milk (preferably cow’s milk)Cashew nuts 2 parts
Get Cooking!1. Clean the poppy seeds of impurities and soak it in sufficient amount of milk for 3 hours.2. Drain the excess milk and grind it to a soft paste almost like butter.3. Add cardamom powder, cashew nuts, kesari [...]

November 4, 2007

Raghavdas Ladoo

This is a Maharashtrian sweet.
Ingredients
Fine semolina 2 cups
Grated Coconut 1 cup
Sugar 1½ cups
Raisins
Milk
Cardamom powder
Get Cooking!
1. Roast the sooji with a few drops of ghee and set aside.
2. Stir fry the grated coconut a little and set aside.
3. Mix in the milk and the rava in a kadai which is kept on a low flame.
4. Then [...]

February 26, 2007

Eggless Dates Cake

Serves : 3-4Preparation time : 45minIngredients
Dates 18Milk 3/4 cupSugar 1/2 cupAll purpose flour (Maida or wheat flour) 1 cupOil 1/2 cupBaking soda 1 tsp (or baking powder which makes the cake a little harder)Cashews, walnuts (optional) 1 tbsp
Get Baking!
1. Soak the dates in warm milk. Remove the seeds if any.2. Grind the soaked dates, sugar [...]

October 5, 2006

Carrot Halwa (in a jiffy)

A mouth-watering dessert made of carrots, milk and sugar. Given below is the microwave recipe.
Serves 4 people
Ingredients
Milk ¼ cupCarrots grated 1 cupSugar ½ cupKhoaGhee (clarified butter) 1 tbspGet Cooking!
1. Microwave milk and the grated carrot on high for 4 minutes in a closed container2. Add sugar, stir well, microwave on high for 5 minutes [...]

May 26, 2006

Mishti Doi

Mishti Doi means sweetened curd.

Ingredients

Plain yogurt 1 litre
Sweet condensed milk 1 jar
Evaporated milk 1 jar

Get Baking!
1. Blend all ingredients well.
2.Heat oven to 170 deg
3.Keep the blend inside small bowls in which u serve for around 1 ½ to 2 hours.
4.Check by inserting a fork. The fork should come clean.

May 13, 2006

Rosogolla

Rosogolla (cottage cheese balls in sugar syrup) is one of the most widely available and popular sweetmeats in eastern India and Bangladesh.

Serves 6

Ingredients

Milk 1 litre
Vinegar: Water 1:6 (u can take about 1 tbsp of vinegar for 1 litre milk)
Maida (refined flour) ½ tsp
Sooji ½ tsp
Sugar 1 cup
Water 3 cups
Rose essence a few drops

Get Cooking!

To make [...]

April 25, 2006

Gajar Halwa

This is a popular dessert made with carrots.Serves 4 Ingredients1 kg carrots 1½ litre milk 8 cardamoms 5-7 tbsp ghee 5-7 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp raisins 1 tbsp shredded almonds 2 tbsp chopped dates Get Cooking!1. Peel and grate the carrots. 2. Simmer in milk with [...]

April 17, 2006

Dal Makhani

A celebrated delicacy from Punjab, a flavourful robust lentil preparation. Rajma and whole urad provide protein and calcium which are extremely important for maintenance of your body cells and healthy bones. Cooking the dal in tomato purée adds a little sharpness to this dish and also enriches it with lycopenes, folic acid and vitamin A. [...]

April 16, 2006

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun is a popular Indian sweet dish comprised of fried milk balls in sweet syrup flavoured with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron. Mixes and finished products are often available in supermarkets, though it is still popular to be made from scratch.

Ingredients

Milk Powder 2 cups
Fine Sooji 1/4 cup
Maida 1/4 cup
Heavy whipping cream
Oil/ghee
Sugar syrup (with [...]