Tantalizing Desserts
Mango Kulfi – Yummilious!
- 21
- August
- 2011
Mango Kulfi: Ingredients: Mango 1 large Cardamom 1-2 – powdered Sugar as per taste Evaporated milk 1 can Pistachios 2-4 crushed. Method: Peel, de seed and chop the flesh of mangoes. Now mix all the above mentioned ingredients and blend the same. Pour them into small flannels or pop-sickle molds. Freeze for 2-4 hours. Serve […]
Chocolate Peda: It is not very new that I dream about ‘sweets’ all the time. My mother thinks that all my 28 teeth (that’s right, 4 wisdom teeth never grew…am evolved, hehe) are literally made of sugar!! Well, I blame it on my constant depression, rare jubilation, occasional victory(over something stupid), mere joblessness, lazy afternoons…crazy […]
Beetroot Halwa: Today, I was asked to fast for a day long. Well, it was ‘piece of cake’…as I planned a good eat yesterday night:) Considering the fact, I have errands to run today and a good bit of shuttling schedule…I felt compelled to eat a relatively carb rich diet, last night. Otherwise, I am […]
Bobatlu – Ugadi Shubhakankshalu
- 03
- April
- 2011
Other Names: Bobbatlu, Puran Poli, Paruppu Poli, Boli, Obbottu, Bobatlu. Polelu. Poli. Ingredients: Maida/All purpose flour 3 cups Salt Turmeric 1/4 spoon Cooking soda 1/4 spoon Warm water 1 cup Ghee/clarified butter/sesame oil 1 cup No working flour/dusting flour Dough Preparation: In a large bowl add flour. Mix salt, turmeric and soda in warm water. […]
Carrot-Walnuts Fudge – Its Purely Decadent!
- 03
- March
- 2011
Gajjar-Akhrot Halwa: Ingredients: Carrots 1/4 kiloWalnuts/Pecan 1 and 1/2 cupsCondensed milk 1/4 cupBrown sugar 3/4 cupMilk 1 cupCardamom powder 1 spoonGhee 1/4 cup.Method: Peel the carrot and chop them down. Cook the carrots in milk till tender, puree the same. Heat ghee in a deep, heavy bottomed vessel. Add sugar, condensed milk, cardamom and carrot […]
Urad Dal Laddu: Curbing that 4 O’ Clock sugar rush is a big thing to me! When I stock my pantry with only picky healthy ingredients…gosh, I am saved! I won’t be carried away to make any unhealthy choice like pastries-cookies-chocolates! Good, to keep a track of what I put on the shelves, I started […]
Kesari / Sooji ka Halwa – How Sweet Is That?
- 23
- February
- 2011
Zaffroni Sooji Ka Sheera: Saffron Infused Semolina Halwa. Rawa Halwa. Rawa Kesari. It isn’t what I exactly planned it to be, blogging about nothing! I mean the usual stuff, I know sometimes (okay, okay kool…many a times) my recipes are not so blog worthy. Come on, how many people would actually ruin a simple dessert!! […]
Snow Cones From My Back Yard:)
- 16
- February
- 2011
Snow Cones with Roof Afsa Syrup It has been a long, frightening winter…with lots of cold and dark days n nights. Its officially Spring, though sleet won’t stop. One thing I like about snowy, breezy evening is…not watching TV, just go gaze through the plain window for a natural show. Most of the time’ step […]
Vermicelli Fudge / Semiya Fudge – Valentine’s Day Special
- 14
- February
- 2011
Vermicelli Fudge: Ramzaan Halwa. Semiya Halwa. Ingredients: Extra fine vermicelli 1 cupCondensed milk 1/4 cupMilk 2 cupsCardamom powder 1/4spoonSaffron powder 1 pinchSalt 1 pinchSugar syrup 1/2 cupGhee/melted butter – 1/4 cup. Method: In a wide wok, heat few spoons of ghee. Add the sugar syrup, cardamom and saffron. Now add the vermicelli and 2 cups […]
Macaroni Kheer / Macaroni Pudding / Macaroni Payasam
- 14
- January
- 2011
Macaroni Kheer: You know, whenever I come up with this kind of weird recipe…’I am off the hook, dude’. So, it was a crazy noon, I had nothing to play with…and I discovered this abandoned box of macaroni shells lying in the pantry. Beyond those internationally acclaimed recipes…I had countless ideas of whipping them out!! […]
