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Halwai December 15, 2024

Ingredients: • 4 cups – mixed vegetables into small pieces (French beans, raw banana, yellow and white pumpkins, snake gourd) • 1 cup – fresh Coconut scraped • 2 stalks – Curry leaves • 1/2 cup – Bengal Gram (channa dal) soaked overnight • 6 – whole Red Chillies • 1 tsp – each Urad […]

Halwai December 14, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup- Butter or margarine • 1/2 cup- Sugar, powdered, sifted • 1 tsp- Vanilla • 2.5 cup- Flour, sifted • 1/4 tsp- salt • 3/4 cup- Pecans, chopped Method: Cream butter in a large bowl. Add sugar and cream until fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Sift the flour and salt and mix in. […]

Halwai December 14, 2024

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Rice flour • 1 cup – Urad Dal flour (fry the Urad Dal directly in a pan till it gets a nice brown color and then powder it finely) • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1/4 tsp – asafetida powder • 2 tbsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tbsp – […]

Halwai December 13, 2024

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – butter, melted • 1 cup- Coconut Sugar • 1/3 cup -cold water • 4 -large Egg whites • 1 -large whole Egg • 3 tbsp -canola oil • 1 tsp -vanilla • 1.25 cups -whole Wheat pastry flour • 1/2 cup -unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 tsp -baking powder • […]

Halwai December 13, 2024

Ingredients: • Puff Pastry Sheet – 2 • Hazelnut Spread – 3 – 4 tbsp • Chopped Hazelnuts – 50 grams • Orange Marmalade – 5 tbsp • Golden Raisins – 50 grams • Butter – for greasing • Brown sugar – as required Method: Dust the table top with flour. Roll out 1 puff […]

Halwai December 12, 2024

Ingredients: • 3 cup – Milk • 1/4 cup – condensed Milk • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/4 cup – Sugar • 1 tbsp – almonds, blanched and slivered • 1 tbsp – pistachios, peeled and slivered • 3/4 tsp – cardamom, powdered • 1/4 tsp – kewra essence • 1/2 tsp – […]

Halwai December 11, 2024

Ingredients: • For Meatballs: • 1/2 kg – ground Meat • 1 cup – bread crumbs • 2 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder • 1 – onion, grated • 1/8 tsp – Garlic paste • Salt to taste • 2 – eggs, beaten • For Sauce: • 1 tbsp […]

Halwai December 11, 2024

Ingredients: • 250 g – seveiyan or vermicelli • 25 g – Almonds and Pistachios (blanched) silver or gold foil • 125 g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – grated Nutmeg • 2 tbsp – Honey • 75 g – Ghee • 1/2 tsp – Saffron essence • 100 […]

Halwai December 11, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 cups – white flour • 1 cup – Sugar • 4 tbsp – Ghee • 2 cups – water • Nutmeg powder • Elaichi powder • Cloves • Dry coconut, grated • Raisins • Almonds or cashews or pistas, chopped • Oil – 2 tbsp Method: In a saucepan, boil sugar with […]

Halwai December 9, 2024

Ingredients: • 3 – eggs (large) • 1.25 cups – all – purpose flour • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 3/4 tsp – baking powder • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1.5 tsp – vanilla • 2 tbsp – yogurt • 1/4 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – Butter (room temperature) • 1/2 […]

Halwai December 8, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Chickpeas (chole) • 2.5 inch – Ginger (3/4th of it shredded finely for garnish) • 2 tsp – garlic, finely crushed • 2 – Onions (chopped) • 3 – medium-sized tomatoes, chopped • 2 – green chillies, sliced | finely chopped Coriander leaves • 2 tsp – ground coriander • […]

Halwai December 8, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 l – whole fat Milk • 50 g – fresh khoya • 1/2 can – condensed Milk • 1/2 cup – Cream • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 10 to 12 – Raisins • 5 – almonds, slivered thinly • 5 – pistachios, slivered thinly • 3/4 tsp – Cardamom powder […]

Halwai December 7, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rajma • 1.5 cup – turnips, cut into medium pieces • 1 – large tomato, cut into pieces • 1/2 cup – yogurt • 8 flakes -garlic • 2 – Onions • Grated Ginger – 2 tsp • 4 -5 sprigs – Coriander leaves • 1/2 tsp – Haldi • […]

Halwai December 7, 2024

Ingredients: • Hokkien noodles – 800 g • Cooking Oil – 1 cup • eggs – 4 eggs • Garlic (Diced finely) – 4 Cloves • Soy sauce – 2 tbsp • Red Chilli paste – 1-1/2 tbsp • Chopped Onion – 1 bulb • Fish balls (Diced) – 6 whole • Dry Prawns pounded […]

Halwai December 7, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 liter – Milk • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 1/2 tbsp – Cardamom seeds, lightly crushed • 3 (about 750 g) – sweet, loose-skinned Oranges (peeled and segmented) Method: Bring milk and sugar to boil. Stir for about 8 minutes, until sugar dissolves. Lower heat, add elaichi and let it simmer for […]

Halwai December 6, 2024

Ingredients: • 1.25 cup – polenta (cornmeal) • 1 cup – Milk • 1 cup – fresh Corn • 3/4 cup – all-purpose flour • 1/4 cup – caster Sugar (or plain) • 1 – Egg • 1 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – Butter • 3/4 tsp – baking powder • 1/4 tsp […]

Halwai December 6, 2024

Ingredients: • For topping: • 4 tbsp – golden syrup. • 1 tin – sliced pineapple| For cake: • 2 – eggs. • 200 gm – flour. • 1.5 tsp – baking soda. • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon powder. • 115 gm – Butter or margarine. • 140 gm – castor sugar. • Milk – […]

Halwai December 6, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grainy rave • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 10 to 12 – small raisins, washed • 5 to 6 – Almonds finely slivered • 2 – whole cardamoms, seeded, crushed lightly • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 2.5 cups – hot Milk Method: Heat […]

Halwai December 6, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 cup – all purpose flour • 1 cup – powdered Sugar • 1/2 cup – Butter • 2 tbsp – baking powder • 3 tbsp – Milk powder • 15 – almonds, slit in halves, skin removed • 4 tsp – Almond essence Method: Heat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Lightly coat […]

Halwai December 5, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 – Wheat flour tortilla (buy in special stores) • guacamole • 1 – Avocado (almost ripe, skinned and cubed) • 1 – spanish Onion (peeled and finely diced) • 1 – small red or Green chilli (deseeded and finely diced) • 1/2 inch – Ginger (finely grated) • 1 tbs – Coriander […]