INGREDIENTS:::::
Nankathai
Nankathai
Ingredients *
1 cup shortening *
1 cup powdered sugar*
2 cups all purpose flour*
Pinch of nutmeg powder*
1/4 tsp cardamom powder*
5-6 tblsp of pista powder
Method *
Mix the shortening and powdered sugar * Gently add the flour, cardamom, nutmeg, and pista powder * Make into small balls * Keep on a baking sheet 2" apart and bake at 300 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or till done.
Kesar Jalebi
Kesar Jalebi
Ingredients *
100 g. flour*
10 g. curd*
1/4 kg desi ghee*
2 cups water (approx. 480 ml.)
For Sugar Syrup * 250 g. sugar* 2 cups water* strands of saffron
Method For Sugar Syrup * Bring the sugar and water to a boil, make a thick syrup, add saffron strands.
Jalebi * Add curd and two cups water to the flour and mix well. * Cover and keep aside overnight for at least 24 hours to ferment. * Heat the ghee. * Put the jalebi mixture in a cloth with a hole and gently squeeze the cloth making round shaped jalebis directly in the hot ghee, fry till brown, remove in strainer and put them immediately in sugar syrup.
Besan Burfi
Besan Burfi
Ingredients * 1 cup gram flour*
1 cup fine rava*
1 cup grated coconut*
1 cup ghee*
1 cup milk*
2 cup sugar*
1/2 tsp cardamom
Method * Take a deep pan. Let the stove heat be medium. Put milk and sugar. Make a light syrup. * Put coconut, half quantity of ghee, cardamom in a sugar syrup. Keep stirring it. This should come to one boil. * Now start putting gram flour, fine rava in a small quantities and keep stirring. In a end put the rest of ghee. Keep stirring it until the solution start separating from the pan. Feel this by dipping a cake tester in it. * When done pour the thick solution in a gressed thali and cut it according to your favourite shape. * Heat should always be medium and continous stirring is required for best burfi.
PEDHA--MICROWAVE
PEDHA--MICROWAVE
Ingredients-1 - Milk pwd (which u get in Grocery store non fat dry milk)-2 cups
2 - Sweetened Condenced milk -14 oz can
3 - Butter unsalted - 4 ounce or 8 table spoons
Recipe-Take a microwave safe bowl put butter in it,put bowl into oven for 1 min and remove itthe butter should be melted in liquid form.(bowl should be big enough)Add milk pwd and condensed milk in it and mix it very welly put it in microwave for 1 min remove it stir it very nicely (STIRRING AND MIXING IS VERY IMP)and now stir it again very neatly and again this mixture goes to microwave for 1 mintake out the mixture and now the mixture is geting vey smooth mix it again very nice and now for the last time put it again in microwave for 1minNow let this cool down then make round balls like our pedas lookif u r making these for parties then u get BAking Cups in grocery stores u can put these pedas in those cups and serve...!!!put badam,kaji,raisin,pista anythg that u want ..!
Coconut Barfi (coconut fudge)
* 3 cups of fresh or dessicated coconut (fresh gives the best results)*
1 1/2 cans (400gms each) of sweetened condensed milk*
1/2 cup sugar*
1 tbsp cardamom powder*
5 tbsps ghee*
1 cup almonds blanched and cut into slivers
PREPARATION:* Heat a heavy-bottomed pan on a medium flame and add the coconut, condensed milk and sugar. Mix well and cook till the condensed milk is reduced to a quarter of its original quantity or till you get a fudge-like consistency.*
Add the ghee and mix well.# Cook till the ghee begins to separate from the fudge.
# Add the cardamom powder, mix well and turn off the fire.
# Grease a large platter, put the fudge on it and smooth out into a thick layer. Top the entire surface with the slivered almonds.# Allow to cool a little and cut into squares while still warm.
# Allow to set, remove from the platter and store in an air-tight container.