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Halwai February 5, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – fresh cut Ginger • 1.5 tsp – Coriander seed • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1/2 tsp – ajwain • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 3 tbsp – Brown sugar powder. Method: Soak ajwain, jeera and coriander seeds for 2 hours and grind it to a fine paste with ginger. […]

Halwai February 5, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 packet – Britannia Marie Gold biscuits • 2.5 tbsp – Milk • 1 cup – chocolate powder • Method: Preparation for filling: Take coconut powder, sugar and butter in a large bowl. Mix it very well. Add cardamom powder in it. Grind Marie Gold biscuits in a mixie. Sieve biscuit flour. Add […]

Halwai February 3, 2025

Ingredients: • 100 gms – Milk khoya • 20 gms – flour (maida) • 20 gms – semolina • 200 ml – Milk • 5 gms – Fennel seeds • Ghee to fry • 500 gms – Sugar • 2 cups – water • 2 tbsp – dry fruits • 400 gms – Maida for […]

Halwai February 3, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – ground Rice powder or 2 cups of raw Rice • 1.5 cups – grated Jaggery • 1.5 cups – water • 2 tbsp – moong dal • 6 – Cardamoms • 4 tbsp – grated Coconut • 6 – Cashew nuts • 2 tbsp – Ghee • Salt, a pinch […]

Halwai February 3, 2025

Ingredients: • 500 grams – beet root • 250 grams -milk • half tin – condensed Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 10 grams – cashew, chopped • 10 grams – almonds, chopped • 1 tbsp – custard powder with little water • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder. Method: Wash peel and grate beet […]

Halwai February 3, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 packet – Macaroni or Pasta • For grinding: • 1 cup – grated Coconut • Green chillies – a few • Coriander leaves -2 sprig • Curry leaves – a few • Ginger – 1/2 inch piece • Onion – 1 • Salt to taste • For tadka: • Cumin seeds -1/2 […]

Halwai February 2, 2025

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Whole Wheat • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Ghee • 1 cup – Almond flakes • Food colour -orange (few drops) Method: Soak whole wheat overnight. Next morning grind it with water and extract the milk. The ratio is (1 wheat milk:2 sugar:2 ghee) Let the milk […]

Halwai January 31, 2025

Ingredients: • Rice – 1 cup. • Coconut – 1/2 cup. • Green chillies – 2. • Ginger – 1 small piece. • Green peas – 1/2 cup. • oil – 2 tsp. • Cardamom – 1. • Cloves – 4. • Cinnamon – 1. • Salt to taste. • Coriander leaves. • Mustard seeds. […]

Halwai January 31, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – coarse grained semolina (rava) • 1/2 cup – yellow moong dal • 1 tbsp – broken cashews • 1 tbsp – small Raisins (soaked in hot water) • 10 to 12 – Saffron strands (soaked in 1 tbsp hot milk) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 – Cloves […]

Halwai January 31, 2025

Ingredients: • Soak in brandy: • 575 g – Raisins • 575 g – Sultanas • 225 g – Mixed peel • 450 g – Dates • 225 g – Cherries, glazed • 780 g – Ginger Preserve • 250 g – Cashew nuts • 20 ml – Essence, vanilla mix • 20 ml – […]

Halwai January 30, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan • 1 cup – paneer, grated • 2 tsp – Red Chilli • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – ginger/garlic paste • 1/2 cup – Cashew nuts • Fresh coriander • Oil to deep fry • Water to mix • […]

Halwai January 29, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semolina • 1 cup – ground white Sugar • 1/2 cup – almonds, coarsely crushed • 1/2 cup – desiccated Coconut • 1 tbsp – skinned melon seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 cup – Ghee Method: Melt ghee in a heavy pan. Add semolina and cook […]

Halwai January 29, 2025

Ingredients: • 500 g – Icing Sugar • 50 g – Cocoa powder or drinking chocolate • 100 g – Butter • 1 tsp – Vanilla essence • 1/4 tsp – Salt • 2 bars – Cooking chocolate melted • 1/2 cup – Warm water. Method: Blend the icing sugar, cocoa powder/drinking chocolate, butter, vanilla […]

Halwai January 29, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Channa dal, soaked for 3 • 1 cup – fresh coconut, scraped • 5 – green chillies, sliced fine • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – coriander leaves, finely […]

Halwai January 29, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Channa dal • 1 cup – jaggery, chopped • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 to 12 – cashews • 2 cups – water • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Fry cashews […]

Halwai January 29, 2025

Ingredients: • For the syrup: • 400g – Sugar • 400g – water • Saffron strands • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • For the malpua: • 250g – Maida • 100g – khoya • 150g – Milk • Ghee • Water as required • Slivered Almonds and Pistachios to garnish Method: For the syrup: […]

Halwai January 28, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 – eggs • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon powder • salt to taste • Sugar to taste • 1/2 cup – whipped Cream • 1 tbsp – icing Sugar • 2 cups – ice-cold Milk Method: Separate the egg white from the yolk. Beat the yolk with […]

Halwai January 28, 2025

Ingredients: • 750 gm tori or torai (ridge gourd) • 2 tbsp. Ghee • 1 tsp. Cumin seeds • 1 tsp. ginger, finely grated • ½ tsp. chilli powder • 2 tsp. coriander powder • 1 and 1/2 tsp. sendha namak (rock salt) • 1/2 tsp. Sugar • Green chillies, cut lengthwise, for garnish Method: […]

Halwai January 28, 2025

Ingredients: • Bread – 1 loaf (trim the crusts) • Sugar – 2 tbsps • Cashew nuts – 1/2 cup • Elachi powder – A pinch • Water Method: Tear the bread into very small pieces. Add all the ingredients into it (except water). Add just enough water to turn mixture into a dough. Keep […]

Halwai January 28, 2025

Ingredients: • 250 g – Almonds • 250 g – Sugar • 200 g – Icing Sugar • 2 – Egg whites • 1 tsp- rose water for grinding • 1/4 tsp – Almond essence • Royal icing. Method: Grind the almonds with the egg whites and rose water into a smooth paste. Transfer the […]