Festive

Halwai June 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 3/4 cup – fine vermicelli • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 to 12 strands – Saffron • 10 – almonds, crushed coarsely • 5 – pistachios, crushed coarsely • 1 cup – chopped Banana • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Heat ghee in a deep pan. […]

Halwai June 16, 2025

Ingredients: • For Stuffing: • (Hoorana): • Channa dal – 1 cup • Toor Dal – 1 cup • Jaggery – 1/2 kg • Cardamom – 3 pods • Dry Ginger (optional) • Fresh Coconut grated – 1 cup • For Covering: • (Kanaka): • Wheat Flour -1 cup • Maida – 1 cup • […]

Halwai June 15, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all-purpose flour • 2 cups – confectionery Sugar • 2 – eggs • 1/2 cup – unsalted Butter • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – yogurt or buttermilk Method: Sift flour, baking powder and baking […]

Halwai June 15, 2025

Ingredients: • 250 g – fine Wheat flour • 250 g – jaggery, grated • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1.5 cup – water • Ghee for Deep Frieding • Few strands of Kesar • For garnishing: • chopped Almonds and Pistachios Method: Dissolve kesar in 2 tbsp warm milk. Add water to jaggery […]

Halwai June 15, 2025

Ingredients: • Tart base: • Unsalted Butter 100 gm • Icing/ Confectioners’ Sugar 50 gm • Salt 1 pinch • Milk 2 Tbl spoon • All-purpose flour 150 gm • Vanilla extracts few Drops • Mascarpone Cream for filling: • Whipped topping Cream 100 gm • Mascarpone cheese 100 gm • Vanilla extracts few drops […]

Halwai June 14, 2025

Ingredients: • eggs – 2 • Maida – 2 cups • Cocoa powder – 1/2 cup • Baking soda – 1/4 tsp • Curd – 1/2 cup • Powdered Sugar – 2 cups • Ghee – 1/2 cup • Boiling water – 1/2 cup Method: Add all the above ingredients together. Stir for at least […]

Halwai June 14, 2025

Ingredients: • 100 g – Almonds (badam) • 1/2 litre – Milk • 150 g – Sugar • 1/2 litre – boiled and chilled Milk Method: Soak almonds in hot water for an hour. Peel and grind it to form a smooth paste. Add 1/2 litre of milk and mix well. Add sugar to it. […]

Halwai June 14, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 – potatoes. • 2 – eggs, beaten. • Salt to taste. • 1 cup – dry bread crumbs. • 1 tsp – pepper powder. • 1 cup – plain flour. • 6 cups – water. Method: Boil the unpeeled potatoes till tender (approx. 15 mins). Peel and mash using a potato smasher. […]

Halwai June 13, 2025

Ingredients: • 8 tbsp – mashed ripe Banana pulps • 1 tbsp – chopped Walnuts • 4 tbsp – self-rising flour • 1 – Egg • 3 tbsp – oil • 3 tbsp – water • 1 pinch – salt Method: Grease a strong thick large mug (one that holds 2 cups of water). Add […]

Halwai June 13, 2025

Ingredients: • Watercress -2 bunches • Medium sized Potato – 1 • Tomato – 2 • Onion-1 • Garlic Flakes -4 • Turmeric powder – 2tsp • Garam Masala – 2tsp Method: Wash watercress, trim stems. Peel and cut potato lengthwise. Saute onion, tomato and garlic paste. Add turmeric, salt, red pepper powder, garam masala, […]

Halwai June 13, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – rava • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 cups – water • a small quantity- Cashew nuts • a small quantity – Raisins • 2 – elaichi/cardamom • 1 pinch -orange colour • 1 drop -essence Method: Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a kadai/pan, […]

Halwai June 13, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 – Chicken legs – • 10 – Cinnamon sticks, medium-sized • 1 – Papaya, medium-size [grated] • 4 tbsp – Olive oil (to fry) • Salt and Sugar to taste Method: Marinate the chicken legs in grated papaya and keep it in the fridge for 3 to 4 hours. Now take a […]

Halwai June 12, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Sweet Potato • 1/4 cup – Sugar • 10 – badam, slit • 10 – Pista • 2 tbsp – Ghee • some Saffron • elaichi powder • Nutmeg powder Method: Cut thin round slices of sweet potato Heat ghee in a pan, add slices, cover and cook till soft. […]

Halwai June 12, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Bhetki Fillets • 100 g – Cheese, grated • 200 ml – oil • 1 – whole Lime • For marination: • 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Green chilli • Coriander paste (4 Green chillies ground with 1/2 bunch of […]

Halwai June 11, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 -bread slices • 1 tbsp- sour Yoghurt (curd) • 1 teaspoon -grated Ginger • 1- Green chilli cut into small pieces • 1/2 tea spoon- Mustard Seed • 1/4 tea spoon- Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp- Ghee or Butter • Coriander leaves to garnish • salt Method: Mix salt, chilli, ginger and […]

Halwai June 10, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup clarified Butter • 1/2 cup Sugar • 1/2 tsp-ground Cardamoms • 1/2 tsp-ground Cinnamon • 2 tbsp-whipping Cream • 1/4 tsp-saffron dissolved in 1 tbsp. warm Milk • 2 tbsps-cashew nuts • 1 tbsp-pistachio nuts • 2 tsp-pure Ghee • 1.5-cups Rice • 1 and 3/4th cups water • 1 cup […]

Halwai June 9, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 – Coconut, grated • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Heat a pan or kadai and put all the ingredients together. Keep frying till sugar and coconut are mixed well and are light brown in colour (it will stick to your fingers). Remove from heat and let […]

Halwai June 9, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 ripe Tomatoes • 2 cups Sugar • 1 cup mixed fruits (Apple, Banana, Pineapple, Ripe Mango etc) • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence (Optional) Method: Blend two tomatoes into a smooth paste in a mixer after adding a cup of water. Pour this juice in a pan. Peel the fruits, dice them into […]

Halwai June 9, 2025

Ingredients: • Chicken – 1 – 1.5 lb (preferably use large drumsticks, thighs pieces) • Onions – 2 big • Tomatoes – 1 big • Green chillies – 3 – slit halfway lengthwise • Ginger Garlic paste – 2 to 3 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Chilli powder – 2 tsp • […]

Halwai June 8, 2025

Ingredients: • 300 g – semolina or sooji • 1 cup – Milk • 200 g – Butter • 150 g – Sugar powdered • 5 – eggs, beaten well • 100 g – blanched and chopped Almonds • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 2 tbsp – rosewater […]