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Halwai April 23, 2026

Ingredients: • 3 cups – very fine gram flour • 2 cups – Sugar • 3 cardamoms, powdered • 1 tbsp – Raisins • Ghee for frying Method: Mix the gram flour with water and make a thick batter. Make syrup – one thread consistency – out of sugar and add powdered cardamoms. Sieve the […]

Halwai April 21, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup fine semolina • Sugar as required in recipe • Ghee 1 to 1.5 cups, as required in recipe • 1/5 tsp. citric acid powdered • 1/2 cup blanched, peeled Almonds halved • 1/4 cup green Pistachios halved • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder • Saffron as desired • food color red/green/yellow, as […]

Halwai April 21, 2026

Ingredients: • Rice flakes (poha) – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Cashews – 5 • Cardamom – 1/4tsp • A pinch of Saffron colour Method: Heat the kadai with 1 tbsp ghee. Roast the cashews and keep them aside. Roast the rice flakes until golden brown in […]

Halwai April 21, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 15 – french beans, sliced in to inch-long pieces • 1/2 cup – peas, shelled • 1 – carrot, peeled and sliced into inch-long strips • 1 – green capsicum, sliced into long slivers • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 12 – cashews • 12 – […]

Halwai April 21, 2026

Ingredients: • 250 g – black button supari (betel nut), pounded coarsely • 100 g – ajwain (carom seeds) • 50 – rock Sugar (misri or khansari) • 20 – Cardamoms • 10 g – dill seeds (suva) • 15 – Cloves • 1/2 – nutmeg, crushed • 1/4 tsp – black salt • 2 […]

Halwai April 20, 2026

Ingredients: • 1/4 kgs – Karela • For stuffing paste and gravy: • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 2 tsp – Besan • 2 tbsp – Powdered groundnut • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Coriander seed powder • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seed powder • Lime juice of one […]

Halwai April 19, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated Corn • 500 ml – Milk • 1 tsp -almonds • 1 tsp – Pistachios • 1 tsp -cardamom powder • Saffron • Sugar Method: Add grated corn, milk (reserving one tsp milk for later use) and sugar in a large casserole. Microwave on high for 5 mins without […]

Halwai April 19, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1 cup – Jaggery • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 3 cups – water • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • A pinch of salt • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tbsp – chopped cashews • 1 tbsp – Ghee Method: Take the rice flour […]

Halwai April 19, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – chopped, dried Apricot • 250 gm packet – crushed wine biscuits • 125 gm – Butter • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1/2 cup – soft Brown sugar Method: Heat the butter, brown sugar and condensed milk till the butter melts. Do not boil. Add chopped apricots and crushed […]

Halwai April 18, 2026

Ingredients: • For Khaman: • 1 cup – Channa (Bengal gram) dal washed and soaked for 4-5 hours • Salt, to taste • For topping: • 1/4 cup – Tamarind chutney (refer chutneys) • 2 tbsp – green chutney (refer chutneys) • 1 cup – fine bland sev • 2 – Onions chopped finely • […]

Halwai April 18, 2026

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Rice • 3.5 cups – Sugar powdered • 1/2 to 3/4 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Khus Khus (poppy seeds) • 3 cups (approx.)- Ghee Method: Wash and soak rice for 3 days, changing water each day. Wash and drain water, dry on a thick soft cloth, till […]

Halwai April 18, 2026

Ingredients: • Bread – 5 loaves • Sugar – 1 cup • Cardamom 2 • Oil to fry Method: Remove the outer brown part from the bread and grind it into a paste which can be rolled into balls. Make syrup out of the sugar. Powder the cardamom and add to the syrup. Make balls […]

Halwai April 18, 2026

Ingredients: • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1.5 cups – Rice • 1/4 cup – yellow moong dal, washed • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tbsp – cashew bits • 4 to 5 – Cardamom pods, crushed • 2 – cloves, crushed • 1 – ping pong ball sized, lump Jaggery • 2 […]

Halwai April 18, 2026

Ingredients: • Besan- 1 Cup • Sugar- 3 Cups • Refined Oil- 1 Cup • Grated Coconut- 1 Cup • Milk- 1 Cup • Cardamom- 5-6 pieces (pod removed and powered) Method: Roast besan in a tsp of ghee till the raw smell goes. Turn off the stove and add all the other ingredients one […]

Halwai April 17, 2026

Ingredients: • Ghee – 100 to 125 g • Cashew nuts – 4 tbsp, finely chopped • Besan (chickpeas flour) – 200 g • Sweet khoa – 200 g • Powdered Sugar – 200 g • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Saffron or yellow food colour – a little Method: Heat 1 tbsp of […]

Halwai April 17, 2026

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Flour • 1/2 tsp – Baking soda • 1/2 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – Cloves • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg • 1/2 tsp – All spice • 1/2 cup – Shortening • 1 cup – Packed Brown sugar • 1 – Egg • […]

Halwai April 16, 2026

Ingredients: • 250 g – Refined flour or Maida • 50 g – Nescafe • 300 g – Sugar (powdered) • 250 g – Butter • 5 – eggs • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 2 level tsp – baking powder • 3 tbsp – icing Sugar Method: Sift the Nescafe, flour and baking […]

Halwai April 15, 2026

Ingredients: • 4 cups – besan • 12-15 Cashewnuts • 12-15 Almonds • 1 cup – Ghee • 1 small tsp – white Cardamom powder • 2 cups – powdered Sugar Method: Sieve the besan in a fine sieve and keep it aside. Cut small pieces of the cashew nuts and almonds. Melt the ghee […]

Halwai April 14, 2026

Ingredients: • 3 cup – finely grated Carrot • 3 cup – Milk • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – powdered Cashew nut • few drops- Almond essence Method: Pour ghee in a kadai. Add carrot and cook stirring for 2 minutes. Add milk. Cook till the milk […]

Halwai April 14, 2026

Ingredients: • 250 g – gram flour • 250 g – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1.5 tbsp – soft semi-solid Ghee • 1/4 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – curds • 150 g – Ghee Method: Take flour in a large shallow dish. Mix in semi-solid ghee and rub through […]