Festive

Halwai January 27, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Almonds (finely powdered, with skin) • 1 cup – besan (gram flour) • 1 cup – Milk • 3 cups – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Ghee (clarified butter) • 2 tsp – finely chopped Pistachios and Almonds Method: Take a big microwavable bowl, add sugar and milk to it. […]

Halwai January 26, 2025

Ingredients: • Fish fillet (pomfret or seer) – 1/2 kg • Rice (raw) – 1/2 cup • Ginger – 20g • Garlic – 20g • Red Chilli powder – 3 tsp • Cumin powder (roasted) – 2 tsp • Pepper – 1/2 tsp • Lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Green chilli – 2 • […]

Halwai January 25, 2025

Ingredients: • 500 g – fresh mava (khoya) • 300 g – sugar, powdered • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powdered • Colour as desired • Essence to match colour • Silver foil to decorate Method: Crumble mawa into a heavy duty pan. Sprinkle milk, cardamom, mix well. Heat and stir, […]

Halwai January 24, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1 cup – Maida • 4 tbsp – rice, soaked • 1 pinch – soda bicarbonate • 1.5 cups – fresh coconut, grated • Ghee – 1 tsp • Nuts and Raisins chopped • Water to make a thin batter Method: Mix the condensed milk, coconut, nuts […]

Halwai January 24, 2025

Ingredients: • Milk powder – 1 cup • Khoya – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Cooking oil – 3 tbsp • Water – 1 cup Method: Add the milk powder to a mixing bowl and pour the cooking oil slowly, all the while mixing with your fingertips to get a mixture that […]

Halwai January 24, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 cup – grated Coconut • 2 cup – Sugar • 10-15 – cashews, broken into small pieces • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tsp- Ghee • 1/4 cup – Milk • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Take a heavy bottomed vessel. Add grated coconut, sugar, cashews, 2 tsp ghee and […]

Halwai January 24, 2025

Ingredients: • For crust: • 300 g Marie or other unsalted biscuits • 1 tbsp – melted Butter • 1 tbsp – icing Sugar • For filling: • 1 cup – chopped canned Pineapple • 1 cup – drained syrup • 1.5 tbsp – Corn flour • Few drops yellow colour • 1/4 tbsp – […]

Halwai January 23, 2025

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – flour • 4 ounces – Butter • 3/4 cup – Sugar Method: Leave the butter out of the fridge to soften a little. Cut it into pieces and rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips. The result should be like fine breadcrumbs. Then mix the sugar. Grease the […]

Halwai January 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 100g – thick Sev • 1 Onion- sliced • 1 Tomato- diced • 1 Green chilli- chopped • 2-3 cloves- Garlic, chopped • 1/2 tsp- Coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • A pinch – Turmeric powder • salt to taste • Coriander leaves – a small bunch Method: Heat […]

Halwai January 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 Pomfret (Butter Fish). • 1 onion, chopped finely. • 6 Garlic flakes. • 4 green chillies. • 1 bunch coriander leaves. • 1/2 cup groundnuts. • 1/2 cup finely grated coconut. • 1 tsp coriander seeds. • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds. • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds. • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder. • […]

Halwai January 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 3 – Tomatoes • 1/2 bunch – coriander • 10 – Green chillies • Salt to taste • 4 tbsp – Tamarind juice • 1/2 tbsp – Turmeric • 1 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tbsp – Channa dal • 1/4 tbsp -asafoetida Method: Grind 1 tomato, coriander, tamarind juice, salt and […]

Halwai January 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 200 gm – Red Millet flour • 1 tbsp – fried Cashew nuts • 1/2 cup – Coconut, grated • 2 – Cardamoms • 1 tsp – Sesame seeds • Ghee as needed • 50 gm – Jaggery • Salt to taste Method: Dissolve a little salt in water. Mix enough salt water […]

Halwai January 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 – valappu (plantain inflorescence) • 1 cup – roasted Chickpeas • 4-5 – Green chillies • 3 – Onions • 2 inches stick – Cinnamon • 2 – Cardamom • 6 – Cloves • 1-1.5 tsp – Fennel seeds (saunf) • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 2 tbsp – Corn flour […]

Halwai January 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 litres – milk. • 1 cup – curds. • 1 tsp – Lemon juice strained. • 1/2 cup – sugar. • 4 to 5 slices – canned pineapple, drained well. • 2 to 3 drops – vanilla essence. Method: Heat milk in a large vessel. Dissolve lemon juice in curds. When milk […]

Halwai January 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 6 – bread slices • 50g – Green peas • 1 – Carrot • 1 – Tomato • 1 – Potato • 1/4 tsp – chilli powder • 3/4 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 cup – water • salt • cooking oil Method: Take 2 tsp […]

Halwai January 21, 2025

Ingredients: • Cottage cheese – 500g • 4 – Egg yolks • 1 – whole Egg • salt to taste Method: Press cottage cheese through a sieve. Beat egg yolks and whole egg together until very light and creamy. Combine with cheese; beat well. Season to taste with salt. Spoon mixture into a well-buttered baking […]

Halwai January 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – plain flour • 3 tbsp – Corn flour • 5 tbsp – Ghee melted • Ghee for deep frying • For filling: • 100 g – soft khoya • 100 g – almonds, crushed coarsely • 50 g – green pistachios, chopped finely • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • […]

Halwai January 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 cups – dry Coconut powder • 1 cup – ricotta cheese • 1 cup – carnation Milk powder • 1 cup – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Ghee • A few strands – Saffron • To decorate: • 8-9 – Almond and Pistachio (cut into slices) Method: In a big microwave bowl, […]

Halwai January 20, 2025

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – soyachura • 1 – Onion • 2 – Tomatoes • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 2 tsp – dhaniya powder • 4 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped • 1.5 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • Salt […]

Halwai January 19, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 1 – Onion • 1 – big Capsicum • 1/2 cup – Cabbage • 1/2 cup – sprouted green gram • 1 bunch – Spring onion • 1/4 tsp – ajinomoto • 2 tsp – Sugar • 3/4 tsp – soya sauce • 1/2 tsp – white […]