Festive

Halwai May 24, 2025

Ingredients: • 3 cups – plain flour • 1 cup – solidified Ghee • 4 – ice cubes • 4 cups – water • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/4 tsp – yellow food color • 1 kg – Ghee (for deep frying) • For syrup: • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 1 cup – […]

Halwai May 23, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg -Jaggery or Brown sugar • 1 kg – Rice • 100 g – Sesame seeds • 2 tsp – Fry Ginger powder • Oil for frying. Method: Wash and dry the rice. Grind it into a powder then sift it. Heat the jaggery in a pan with a cup of water […]

Halwai May 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 – Potatoes • 250 g – Green peas • 4 – Tomatoes • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • Mustard Seeds -1/2 tsp • 6 Curry leaves • salt to taste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp -garlic paste • 2 – Green chillies • 1/2 tsp – Red […]

Halwai May 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 8 – strawberries • 1 – banana, peeled and cut in to slices • 1 cup – yogurt/curds • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 5 – ice cubes Method: Wash and trim stalks of the straw berries. Chop into thick slices. Blend all the above ingredients together in a blender/mixer till smooth. Serve […]

Halwai May 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 – onion, chopped • 1/4 cup – Butter • 1/4 cup – flour • 2 cups – Milk • 1/3 cup – mayonnaise • 2 tbsp – prepared mustard • 1 (10 oz.) – frozen Cauliflower • 1 (6 oz.) – can tuna, undrained • 1/4 lb – Egg noodles, cooked • […]

Halwai May 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 12 frankfurters (Cut in small pieces) • 2 cups basmati Rice • 3 Onions • 1 maggi Chicken cube • 3 tsps Garam Masala • 2 tsps Red Chilli powder (More if spicier required) • 2 tsps coriander powder • 1 tsp garlic-ginger paste • 2 tsp soya sauce • Salt for taste […]

Halwai May 19, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Mixed dried fruit • 1/2 cup – dried Cranberries • 3/4 cup – pitted dried dates, chopped • 1/4 cup – diced dried Apricots • 1 cup – sultanas • 1/2 cup – red glace cherries, quartered • 1 cup – firmly packed Brown sugar • 125 gms – butter, […]

Halwai May 19, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg- Sweet Potato • 1/4 cup -sabudana flour • 1/4 cup -arrowroot • 1 cup -ghee • 1 tbsp -cashew nut, almond, powdered • 1 tsp- Cardamom powder • Milk • 1 cup -ghee • 2 cups- Sugar for syrup • Rose petals for garnishing Method: Boil sweet potatoes, peel and mash. […]

Halwai May 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 litre – whole Milk • 400 g – condensed Milk • 100 g – khoya or Milk powder • 1/4 tsp – kewra or Saffron essence • 1/2 tsp – Saffron strands • 1.2 tsp – Cardamom powder • Grind coarsely: • 1 tbsp – green Pistachios • 1 tbsp – Almonds […]

Halwai May 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 250 g – tender lotus stems, peeled and sliced • 1.5 cup – Rice flour • 1 tbsp – plain flour • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – red chilli, crushed • 1 tbsp – hot oil • To deep fry – oil • To taste – salt Method: Sprinkle […]

Halwai May 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Almonds • 2 cups -Milk • 3 tbsp- Sugar • 5 crushed- Cardamoms • A pinch – Saffron (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm Milk Method: Boil half a litre of water in a sauce pan. Add almonds when the water starts boiling and cook for 2 mins. Remove and drain. Grind […]

Halwai May 16, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup white- puffed Rice • 1 /2 cup -coconut grated • 3/4 cup- granulated Sugar • 5 spoonful – Milk • Cardamom • 1/4 cup -ghee Method: Take the puffed rice and heat it in a fry pan. Stir well. Cool it for 5 minutes. Grind aval, coconut, sugar & cardamom in […]

Halwai May 16, 2025

Ingredients: • 8 – eggs (beaten) • 1 lb – sharp cheddar cheese grated • 1/4 cup – drained, chopped Pimentos or Tomatoes • 3 – jalapeno peppers, deseeded & chopped Method: Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees centigrade until it becomes firm. Cool before serving. Recipe […]

Halwai May 16, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1 cup – Jaggery • 100 g – Ghee • 50 g – Cashew nuts • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – coconut, grated Method: Soak rice for half an hour. Drain and spread on a cloth to dry. Dry grind coarsely. Boil three cups […]

Halwai May 16, 2025

Ingredients: • 200g -button Mushrooms • 1/2 cup- fresh Corns • 1/2 cup-green peas • 1 cup -mint leaves (ground to paste with little water) • 2 – large Tomatoes (grind) • 1 – large onion(finely chopped) • 1 tbsp -ginger- Garlic paste • 1 tsp -garam masala powder • For the white sauce you […]

Halwai May 16, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – flour • 1 tbsp – Sugar • 3.5 cups – diced apples • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg • 5 tbsp – Cream • 1 cup – shredded Cheddar cheese (use old cheese) Method: Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry and sprinkle the bottom with […]

Halwai May 13, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 – large eggs • 600 ml – Milk • 4 oz – fresh breadcrumbs • 1 tbsp – chopped Parsley • Some chopped Thyme • 2 tbsps – chopped chives or scallions • Salt • Pepper • 2 tbsps – Butter Method: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat the eggs […]

Halwai May 12, 2025

Ingredients: • 6 – white chocolate squares • 6 oz – soft lady fingers • 2 pack – cheese • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Lime juice • 1 – gelatine packet. unflavoured • 2 tsp – Lime peel, fine grated • 1 cup – Whipping cream, whipped • strawberries • Lime […]

Halwai May 11, 2025

Ingredients: • 500 g – prawns, shelled and cleaned • 3 – onions, chopped finely • 1 – onion, thinly sliced • 2 tbsp – Tamarind pulp • 1 tbsp – Jaggery • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 3 tbsp – oil • Salt as per taste • 2 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves […]

Halwai May 11, 2025

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Long grain Rice • 1 cup – Tomato puree • 2 – Onions, chopped • 2 – Green chillies (Slit) • 1/2 tsp – Ginger paste • 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 bunch – Spring onion, chopped finely • 1 tbsp – Coriander, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp […]