Festive

Halwai January 17, 2024

Ingredients: • 250 g – fresh green grams • 250 g – Milk powder • 100 g – mawa • 150 g – Sugar • 1 tsp – elaichi powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • silver warq • 1 -2 drops – green colour • 1 cup – Milk Method: Heat ghee in a […]

Halwai January 16, 2024

Ingredients: • Coconut, grated – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup Method: Mix the coconut and sugar well in an electric rice cooker. Switch on the “cook” mode. Once it goes to the “keep warm” mode, stir and switch on the “cook” mode again. When it moves to “keep warm” mode again, remove the […]

Halwai January 16, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tbsp – fruit juice (for stiffer icing) or 1.5 tbsp – fruit juice (for flowing icing) • 2-3 drops – food colour, as desired • 2-3 drops essence to match • 1 cup – cocoa powder • 1 – plain, un-iced cake Method: Add icing sugar, cocoa […]

Halwai January 15, 2024

Ingredients: • Milk – 500 ml • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Green Cardamom – 5 • Bay Leaves – 2 • Ghee – 4 tbsp • Saffron – 1 pinch • Rose water – 6 drops • Basmati Rice – 1/2 cup Method: Wash the rice, drain and fry in a tbsp of ghee […]

Halwai January 15, 2024

Ingredients: • 250 g – Paneer • 2 big – Onions • 2 big – Capsicum (smile mirch) • 2 tsp – soya sauce • 1 tsp – Vinegar • 2 – Green chillies • salt and black pepper to taste Method: Cut onions and capsicum into long pieces. Fry 2 tbsp vegetable oil in […]

Halwai January 14, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 kg – chicken, cleaned and cut into 12 pieces • 2 to 3 cups – Coconut milk, extracted from 1/2 grated Coconut • Salt and Sugar to taste • For paste: • 10 to 15 – dried chillies, soaked till plump • 6 – large Bombay Onions • 10 Cloves – garlic, […]

Halwai January 14, 2024

Ingredients: • Milk – 1 litre • Cauliflower – 1 • Sugar – 1 cup • Ghee – 1 tsp • Cashew – 25 g • Almonds – 25 g • Raisins – 25 g • Cardamom – 4 Method: Clean cauliflower and gate it. Boil it till cooked well, drain and keep aside. Boil […]

Halwai January 13, 2024

Ingredients: • Eggless sponge cake: • 1/2 cup – chopped nuts (walnut, almonds, cashews, raisins, etc.) • 1/4 cup – tutti frutti bits • 8-10 – dried figs, chopped • 1 cup – white Butter icing • 1/2 cup – cream, fresh • 1/2 cup – icing Sugar • 1/4 cup – water • 2 […]

Halwai January 13, 2024

Ingredients: • Fresh set Curd – 1 cup • Mixed fruit tin – 1 • Milk – 1 cup Method: Blend fresh curds and milk together in a mixer till it looks like fresh cream. Open the mixed fruit tin and add the cream gently. Mix with light hands and keep in the fridge to […]

Halwai January 13, 2024

Ingredients: • Sev – 250 g • 2 cups – Besan • 1 cup – Sticky Jaggery • 1/2 cup – Water • a pinch – Salt • 1 tbsp – Oil • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tsp – Ghee • Oil to deep fry Method: Mix besan with the salt Add […]

Halwai January 13, 2024

Ingredients: • 250g – Paneer • 2 tbsp – cocoa powder • 2 tsp – powdered Sugar • A few pieces of chocolate • 100ml – Milk • 250ml – rabri • Chocolate sauce Method: Wash paneer and hang in a muslin cloth till the water is drained (approximately 2 hours). Remove and gently knead […]

Halwai January 10, 2024

Ingredients: • 12 – thin Mutton lamb cutlets • 1 – medium onion, grated • 1 tsp – crushed garlic, • 1 tsp – Turmeric • 1.5 tsp – salt • 1.5 tsp – ground black pepper • 2 tbsp – soft dark brown or palm Sugar • 1/3 cup – desiccated Coconut • 2 […]

Halwai January 9, 2024

Ingredients: • For the cake: • 2.5 cups – cake flour, sifted • 2 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1.5 sticks (3/4) cups – unsalted butter, softened • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 4 – large eggs • 2.5 cups – mashed Bananas • 2 – whole Bananas • 1 […]

Halwai January 9, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Butter • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 3/4 cup – flour • 1/4 cup – unsweetened cocoa • 2 tsp – vanilla • 2 tsp – instant coffee of any variety • 2 cups – finely chopped Pecans • 2 tbsp – powdered Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt […]

Halwai January 7, 2024

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – cake flour, sifted • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – butter; softened • 1/2 cup – Milk • 2 – eggs • 1 tsp – vanilla • For the Bunny : • Smarties or M&Ms • Liquorice […]

Halwai January 6, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 lb – Mutton • 1 tbsp – ginger-garlic paste • 4 – Potatoes • 4 – onions, chopped fine • 3 – Bay Leaves • 2 inch piece – Cinnamon stick • 8 – Cloves • 1 cup – plain Yoghurt • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – […]

Halwai January 5, 2024

Ingredients: • 2 lbs – ground Pork butt • 2 tsp – finely minced Garlic • 2 tsp – minced fresh Ginger • 1/3 c – hoisin sauce • 1/3 c – soy sauce • 1/4 c – granulated Sugar • 1/4 c – sweet Rice wine (mirin) • 1/4 c – minced Water Chestnuts […]

Halwai January 4, 2024

Ingredients: • For vadas: • 1/2 cup – Urad Dal • 1/2 cup – chavla dal (black eyed bean) • 1 cup – moong dal (yellow) • Oil to deep fry • For topping: • 3 cup – fresh Curd • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – Tamarind chutney • 1/4 cup – […]

Halwai January 4, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 l – Milk • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 15 strands – saffron, crushed and soaked in 1 tsp of hot Milk • 10-12 – Raisins • 10-12 – Currants • 10-12 – almonds, slivered • 10-12 – pistachios, slivered • 5-6 – dried peaches, quartered […]

Halwai January 3, 2024

Ingredients: • 1 litre – chilled whole fat Milk • 1/2 cup – fresh cream, beaten well • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 – banana, ripe • 1 – Apple • 1 – chickoo • 1/2 cup – Pomegranate • 1 – thick slice, Papaya • 1 – ripe Mango • 1/2 cup – […]