Tantalizing Desserts
Paal Thirattu / Thirattu Paal
- 12
- October
- 2006
Thirattu Paal:(Chettinad Style)Thirattu Paal/Paal Thirattu in Tamil. Condensed Milk Recipe/ Consolidated Milk Sweet. This is one of the great sweet recipe from Chettinad Kitchen. Other than the ‘panayyarams’ or ‘paal kozhukkatai’. This is the one I crave for. It turns out into ‘Rich Dark Brown Color’. Ingredients:Farm Fresh Whole Milk 2 litresPalm Sugar/Karrupatti in Tamil […]
Paal Kowa / Srivalliputhur Paal Kova
- 12
- October
- 2006
Paal Kova:(Kovai Style) Ingredients: Whole milk 2 liters Half and half/tetra pack milk – 1 liter Sugar 2 cups Ghee few spoons(optional) Cardamon seeds powder 1/2 spoon Salt 1 pinch. Method: In a non-stick and heavy bottom pan, grease little ghee. Add whole milk to it. Boil them over medium heat, with occasional stirring. Let […]
Akhrot Halwa / Walnut Halwa
- 04
- October
- 2006
Brain Boosters-Nuts: Akhrot Halwa:(Vellore Style) Walnut Halwa/Akhrot Halwa. Nuts:Brain requires lots of Oxygen rich blood. So anything that keeps your heart strong, such as exercise, ensures a steady supply to it. Besides include plenty of nuts in your diet. They prevent heart diseases. Its again my favourite Mughalai Style recipe. Myself and my Brother like […]
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 […]
Dry Fruits and Nuts Halwa
- 04
- October
- 2006
Dry Fruits and Nuts Halwa Ingredients:Good quality whole wheat 1 kiloClean extra white Sugar 2 kiloGood quality Ghee 2 kiloCardamon seeds powder 2-4 spoonsCrystal Clear Water 3-4 litresGhee fried splitted cashew nutsRed/ any dark food color 1/4 spoon(optional)Powdered saago 1-2 spoons(optional) Nut of my Choice: Cashew nuts halved 10-15Almonds whole 10-15Saarai Paruppu(not sure what thy […]
Sakaravalli Kizhangu Urundai
- 15
- September
- 2006
Starchy Sweet Potato Balls: (3 versions after few steps) Chakarai Valli Kizhangu Urundai/Laadu.Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Laadu. Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Inippu urundai. This recipe was prepared by my late aunty(my Dad’s sister). When Daddy was a little kid, there was severe famine in the country. His older sister used tapioca to preapare this laddu. The tapioca was the […]
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 […]
Chai Ice Cream
- 20
- August
- 2006
Chai Icecream: (Indian Tea Ice cream)Ingredients:Vanilla ice cream 250 gramsHard caramel candies 10Ground black pepercorns 1-2 spoonsGround ginger 1 spoonGround cloves less than a quarter spoonGround cinnamon less than a quarter spoonGround cardamon less than a quarter spoonGranulated strong tea – 4-5 spoonsHard caramel candies 2-4 for decoration.Mint leaves for decoration. Method:Place the hard caramel […]
Carrot Kheer / Carrot Payasam
- 17
- July
- 2006
Carrot Payasam:Ingredients:Carrots 4-6Almonds 25Poppy seeds 2-3 spoonsWhole milk 4 cupsCondensed milk 1 cupCardamom seeds powder 1 spoonSugar 1 cup To Garnish: Ghee/buttur 1 cupFried cashewnuts Fried raisinsorPumpkin seeds. Method:Chop 4 carrots and grate 2 carrots…..set them aside. Slice 10 almonds lenth wise. Soak other 15 almonds in hot water….maybe for few minutes and remove its […]
Raagi Laddu – Country Style
- 12
- April
- 2006
Raagi Laadu:(version 2)Ingredients:Raagi flour/finger millet- 1 cupDry Ground nut/peanuts 1/2 cupDry grated coconut 1/4 cupBrown/black sesame seeds 2 -4 spoonsJaggery/brown sugar 3/4 cupCardamom powder 1 spoonGhee for smearing. Method:Prepare a thick dough using limited warm water to the flour. Make equal parts out of it(small roundels…4 inch size) flatten them into thin fritters(over wet cloth….mounted […]
