Bread Halwa
- 12
- February
- 2007
Bread Halwa:(version 2) Weight watchers Bread Halwa. Easy to fix with left over bread. Unlike ‘Double ka Meeta’/ ‘Shahi Tukre’…this is comparatively very very light bread halwa. Ingredients: White bread slices 4-6Sugar 4-6 spoonsMilk 1/2 cupCardamom crused 3Saffron few strands Kewra essence few dropsPistachios sliced for decorationButter 1/2 cube. Method: Trim the brown parts from […]
Sathu Maavu Kanji / Health Mix Porridge
- 01
- February
- 2007
Sathu Maavu Kanchi: Malted Grain’s Powder. Malted Health Drink. Health Mix. Healthy Drink. Balanced Morning Soup. Mixed Whole Grain Soup. Ingredients: Whole wheat 100 gramsBlack Urad dal 100 gramsRagi/finger millet 100 gramsKambu/ Indian millet 100 gramsSoya 100 gramsGreen gram/moong dal 100 gramsPar-boiled rice 100 gramsRoasted Chana dal 100 gramsSaago/saboodana 100 gramsGround nuts/peanuts 100 gramsCashew nuts […]
Thaen Jilebi
- 19
- December
- 2006
Thaen Jilebi: Honey Jilebi. Honey Jelabi.Ingredients: Maida flour/all purpose flour 1 cupSaffron 1/2 spoonSodium bi carbonate – 1/4 spoonHoney 2 cupsSour curd or yogurd 1 cupSugar 1/4 cupGhee for deep fryingSauce Bottle with thin nossil. Method:Mix maida flour with soda-salt and well beaten curd. Add ‘yellow food color’ or saffron strands(crushed with 1 spoon of […]
Raagi Malt – Home Made Health Drink
- 17
- November
- 2006
Raagi Malt:Malted Finger-Millet health drink. Kezhvaragu Kanjji. Kezhvarugu Paal. Ragi Malt. Ingredients:Finger-millet 1 cup(sprouted)Almonds 10Cashew nuts 10Cardamon seeds alone 1-2 spoonsSaffron strands 1 spoon/any food color(Mommy used orange)SugarFarm fresh milk 1-2 cups. Mommy’s Directions for Making Raagi Malt Sprouts: Wash and clean finger-millet. Throw away the excess water. Spread them in a clean bowl, with […]
Kashmir Biriyani
- 31
- October
- 2006
Kashmir Mutton Biriyani:(Kashmir Style)Yakhni Biriyani. Yakhni Pilaf. Lamb Pilaf or Yakhni Pilaf. Kashmiri Rice, Kashmiri Goat Biriyani. Kashmir Gosht Biriyani. Kashmir Style Biriyani. Fruits-Nuts Biriyani. Ingredients: Marinate Meat with this: Mutton/ Goat’s meat 1/2 kiloMilk 1/2 cupGhee 1/4 cupSaffronPapaaya fruit diced 1/2 cup To Garnish: Almonds 1/4 cup (whole)Cashewnuts 1/4 cup (whole)Walnuts 1/4 cupDry green […]
Saffron Infused Basanthi
- 12
- October
- 2006
Baasanthi:(Version 1) Basanthi. Basanti. Saffron Baasanthi. Creamy Indian Dessert. Ingredients:Whole milk 2 litresSugar 3/4 cupSaffron few strands Method:In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat milk over medium heat. Do not stir them. Each time when milk forms thin cream layer…..try to have them(paal aadai in Tamil), using a wooden spatula. Each time…gather the cream formed above […]
Kalkandu Bath / Misri Pongal / Kalkandu Pongal
- 04
- October
- 2006
Kalkandu Bath:(Chettinad Style)Karkandu/Kalkandu Saadham/ Lump Sugar-Rice/ Misri Ki Chaawal/Sugar-Candy Rice/Chakara Pongal/Chakara Pongali. Ingredients: Raw rice 1 cupMilk 4 cupsSplit Moong dal 1/4 cup(optional)Lump sugar 2 cupsGhee 1/2 cup + 1/2 cupCashew nuts 10-15(slitted)Raisins/Dry grapes(from green grapes)-1 fistfulCardamon seeds powder 1/2 spoonSaffron strands 1/2 pinchDry Camphor (Pachai Karpooram) 1 pinchSalt 1 pinch Method:Using few spoons of […]
Double ka Meetha
- 07
- September
- 2006
Double Ka Meetha:(Hyderabadi dessert) Shahi Tukda or Shahi Tukre. Double Ka Meeta. Rich Bread Halwa. Its one of the rich dessert, heavy in cream and ghee. Its kind of traditional Mughal dessert in Hyderabad. It is generally served after a heavy Mughal biriyani. Its delicious and very easy to make. Ingredients:White Bread slices 8- each […]
Kunkumapoo Paal
- 14
- August
- 2006
Saffron Milk: Warm Saffron Milk. Kunguma Poo Paal. Kesar Ka Dhoodh. Flavoured Milk. Ingredients:Whole milk 1 cupSpanish or Indian saffron 1 pinchCardamon 1 podHoney/sugar 1-2 spoons Method:Gently crack the cardamon pods. Add cardamon, saffron to milk. Bring it to boil. Then filter it. Now the milk looks pale yellow in color (it gets colored so….from […]
Gasa Gasa Payasam / Poppy Seeds Kheer
- 21
- February
- 2006
Cas Cas Payasam:(Poppy Seeds Payasam) Casa Casa Payasam. Gasa Gasa Payasam. Cas Cas Kheer. Gasa Gasa Kheer. Poppy Seeds Kheer. Ingredients: Poppy Seeds 1/2 cup(slightly roasted, yet still half-white in color. soaked in warm milk)Sugar 1/2 cupCashew nuts 5-6 soaked in warm milkCashew nuts 10-15(split ted)Raisins 15-20Saffron 1/4 spoon – soaked in warm milkGreen cardamom […]
