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Halwai July 2, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 – medium sized ripe mangoes • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 2 tbsp – moong dal • 5 tbsp – raw Rice • 1 cup – powdered Jaggery • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 4 tsp – chopped Coconut pieces • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 2.5 cups – water […]

Halwai June 30, 2024

Ingredients: • Split peas – 1 cup. • green Cabbage – 1/2 cup, chopped. • Green chillies – 2 chopped. • Onions – 1/4 cup, chopped. • Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp. • Coriander powder – 1 tsp. • Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp. • Jeera 1/2 – tsp. • Besan/ Maida – 1 […]

Halwai June 30, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fresh pineapple, chopped • 1/2 cup – walnut, roughly crushed • 1 cup – fresh curds, hung for 1 hour in muslin cloth • 1/2 cup – fresh Cream • 1 – green chilli, finely chopped (optional) • 1 tbsp – sugar, powdered • 1 tbsp – Sugar granules • […]

Halwai June 30, 2024

Ingredients: • 6 Mackerels (Bangda) • 1/2 Coconut • Red Chillies – According to your taste • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 2 tbsp – Coriander seeds • Salt to taste • 1 tsp Tamarind pulp • 2 tsp Coconut oil Method: Clean, cut and wash mackerels. Apply salt and keep aside. Roast fenugreek […]

Halwai June 30, 2024

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Kodo millet • 3 tbsp – Yellow moong dal • 3 cups – Milk • 1.5 cups – Rock candy Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • A few Cashew nuts • A few Raisins • Ghee (as needed) Method: Wash the kodo millet and moong dal and place […]

Halwai June 29, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – raw Rice • 1 cup – idly Rice or par boiled Rice • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • 3/4 cup – Coconut • 2 pinches – baking soda • Salt Method: Soak both rice for 2 hours. Grind it along with coconut and asafoetida by adding some water (less than […]

Halwai June 29, 2024

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – Kashmiri green tea • 1 inch piece – cinnamon, powdered • 5 – cardamom, crushed whole under a mallet • 10 – almonds, blanched and crushed • 5 – Saffron strands • 400 ml – hot water Method: Heat half water, add cinnamon, cardamom, simmer for 8-10 minutes. Add saffron, […]

Halwai June 27, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Full fat Milk • 1/4 cup – quick cooking oats • 2 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 cup – Water • 2 tsp – Rose water • Few Pistachio nuts for decorating Method: Heat the milk and bring it to boil. Add the lemon […]

Halwai June 27, 2024

Ingredients: • Potatoes, boiled – 2 • Soya granules, boiled and strained – 1/2 cup • Carrots, boiled – 1 • Onion, chopped – 1 • Green chilli, chopped – 1 • Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp • Coriander powder- 1 tsp • Turmeric – 1 tsp • Garam Masala – 1 tsp • salt […]

Halwai June 26, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 packets – Orange jelly • 200 gm – fresh Cream • 1 big cup – vanilla ice-cream • 8 tbsp – icing Sugar • 20 – Almonds (sliced) • 4 – Oranges • 1/2 tsp – Orange essence. Method: Make the jelly as per the instructions on the packet. Peel the oranges. […]

Halwai June 25, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Tomato puree • 1 tsp – chilli powder • D1 tsp – dried herbs • 1 tsp – cinnamon-clove powder • 1 tsp – Asafoetida powder Method: Add chilli powder, crushed dried herbs, cinnamon-clove powder, asafoetida powder to tomato puree. Bring to a boil, cool, freeze in ice cube trays. […]

Halwai June 24, 2024

Ingredients: • 3 – eggs, small or medium • 130 g + 3 tsp – Maida • 160 g – Sugar • 90 g – Melted Ghee or Butter • 125 g – Ricotta cheese spread • 3 tbsp – Full Cream Milk powder • 3 to 5 tsps – full Cream Milk • 1/2 […]

Halwai June 24, 2024

Ingredients: • Spinach – half a bunch • eggs – 2 • 2 tsp – White flour (Maida) Method: Blanch spinach in hot water. Blend semi-cooked spinach in blender. Do not puree. Add eggs into the spinach, add all-purpose flour and salt to taste. Heat oil in pan and pour the egg mix. Recipe courtesy […]

Halwai June 23, 2024

Ingredients: • 1-1/2 cup flour • 2 tsp ground Cinnamon • 1-1/2 tsp baking soda • 1 tsp Nutmeg (optional) • 1/2 tsp salt • 3 cups grated Carrot • 1-1/2 cup Sugar • 1 cup oil • 1 cup chopped Walnuts (can also use Almonds or cashew) • 3 eggs beaten Method: Sift together […]

Halwai June 23, 2024

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup Peanuts shelled, boiled • 1/2 cup tender water chestnuts, boiled, peeled, halved • 1/2 cup cucumber, chopped • 1/2 cup pineapple, chopped • 1/2 cup apple, chopped • 1/2 cup Paneer (cottage cheese), chopped • 1 tbsp paneer, grated • 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1 green chilli, crushed […]

Halwai June 23, 2024

Ingredients: • 8 ml – dry vermouth • 45 ml – gin • 1 – green Olive Method: Chill the martini glass with 2 ice cubes. Stir the gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with 3 ice cubes. Strain into the prepared glass and drop the olive into it. Recipe courtesy of Karthik

Halwai June 22, 2024

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 1 cup • Parboiled Rice – 1 cup • Salt – 1/2 tsp • Grated Coconut – 2 cups • Powdered Jaggery – 1.5 cups • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • Oil/ghee to grease Method: Soak raw rice and parboiled rice together for 3 hours. Drain and spread on […]

Halwai June 21, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Ghee • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Dry roast the besan until it is warm and keep aside. Grease a plate with ghee and keep aside. Add 1 cup of water to the sugar and boil well until all […]

Halwai June 21, 2024

Ingredients: • 5 – carrot, grated • 200 ml – Milk • 1 cup – Sugar • 6 – badams • 6 – Cashew nuts • 7 tbsp – Ghee Method: Heat 3 tbsp of ghee in a kadai. Add the grated carrot and saute for 2 mins Add milk and cook till the carrot […]

Halwai June 19, 2024

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp – active Dry yeast • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – warm Milk • 1/4 cup – warm water (if required) • Oil to Deep Fried Method: Add sugar to warmed milk. Sprinkle […]