250 Grams Chholar Dal (Split Peas)3 Bay Leaves3 Red Chillies1 Coconut3 tablespoons Olive oil2 teaspoons Cumin seeds2 1/2 Grams Chilli Paste1 inch GingerGheeBoil dal with double the amount of water, till thick consistency. Take the coconut flesh and c
Read more…Fried Peanuts - 1-1/2 cups
Sugar - 1-1/2 cups
Coarsely powder the fried peanuts. Heat up the sugar in a heavy bottomed vessel. DO NOT ADD even a drop of WATER. Once the sugar melts completely, reduce the heat to low. Grease the reverse side of a plate
Read more…1 cup milk 2 Tbl. Ghee or butter
2 cups sugar
1 coconut, shelled and grated
1 tsp. ground green cardamom
Lightly grease a medium size shallow baking pan or cookie sheet. In a large saucepan, bring the milk and ghee to a boil over medium heat. Stir in the
Read more…kaju (cashews), pista (pistachio), and badam (almond), with skin - 1 cup of mixed powder
elaichi -5 pieces
sugar - 1 cup
ghee - 1/3 cup
milk powder - 1/2 cup
Grind kaju, pista, badam and elaichi together until it becomes soft. Make sugar syrup with enough
Read more…Full cream milk - 2 litres (8-1/2 cups)
Lemons - 2
Sugar - 2 cups
Water 3¼ cup
Ghee - ½ cup
Milk powder - 2 cups
Cardamom powder - 2 tsp
Almonds to decorate
Rose essence - ¾ tsp
Use lemon and milk to make paneer in the usual way. Make a syrup to thread consi
Read more…Ghee 1 Cup
Fresh shredded coconut 2 Cups
Sugar 3 Cups
Milk 4 Cups
Add all the four above mentioned ingredients to a deep non-stick vessel. Allow the milk to boil on low flame, stirring the contents occasionally. Once the milk starts thickening, check if
Read more…4 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup blanched almonds, pulverised
Pinch of ground cardamom
2 tbsp pista (pistachio) nuts, blanched
Edible silver leaf-optional
In a heavy saucepan or large frying pan boil the milk over fairly high heat, stirring all the ti
Read more…1-1/4 cups groundnut (peanuts)
1-1/2 cups powdered (icing) sugar
1 tablespoon milk
a few cherries
Heat a fry pan/karai without any ghee and roast the nuts. Cool and peel the skin off the roasted nuts. Grind them to powder in a mixer. Heat a nonstick pa
Read more…Wheat Flour (Atta) - 3/4 cup
Milk - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1-1/2 cup
Cardamoms - 2
Food Coloring
Cashews - 6
Add 1/4 cup water to the milk and mix the maida and the coloring agent in it. Beat to mix evenly into a smooth batter. Set aside for 1/2 hou
Read more…1 cup wheat flour
1 stick unsalted butter
2 cups water
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 tbsp. chopped almonds
1 tbsp. raisins
Heat butter in a pan on low heat. Add wheat flour and fry until light brown. Then add water and sugar. Stir constantly until it thickens. Serve
Read more…4 ripe but firm sweet pears
½ medium cucumber
½ cup black or green seedless grapes
Peel and core the pears. Dice three of them and thinly slice the fourth. Slice the cucumber in half lengthways, and scoop out seeds. Slice ½ of the cucumber into thin sli
Read more…2 1/2 T fresh Lime Juice
2 lg Mangoes
1 ts Salt
1 cup fresh orange juice
2 Serrano or jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced
1/8 tsp. asofoetida
Fresh coriander leaves
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of water with the salt. Slice the mango flesh off the skin, a
Read more…1/2 a cucumber, finely chopped
1 carrot, shredded
1 small beetroot, shredded
1/2 cup finely chopped radish
2 medium-small tomatoes
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
juice from
2 1/2 cups Basmati rice
2 cups thick yogurt
Chopped vegetables (carrots, beans, small cauliflower florets, peas)
6 med tomatoes, diced,
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. Fennel powder or crushed seeds
2 star anise
6 cardamoms
6 cloves, powdered
6 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp. t
Potato (small & round) - 1 pound
Ghee - for frying
Salt - to taste
Ginger Paste - 30 gms.
Curd (yoghurt) - ¼ cup
Red Chilli Powder - 1-1/2 tsp.
Cloves - 6
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Cardamom - 5
Cumin Seed - 1 tsp.
Turmeric - 1-1/2 tsp.
Asofoetida - ½ tsp.
Garam
1 big bunch fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves
3-4 potatoes
1 tsp. cumin seeds
2 tbsp. ghee
1 tsp. green chili paste
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder and red chili powder
1 tsp. sugar
Salt to taste
Finely cut and the wash the fenugreek leaves. Peel and cut the potatoes
Read more…2 cups Maida (regular flour)
½ cups Sooji (semolina)
½ Tsp Salt
5 Tsp Ghee
Warm Water to knead the Dough
1 Tsp Ajwain seeds
3 Tbsp dried Fenugreek Leaves (kasoori methi )
Ghee for Deep Frying
Knead all the Ingredients together to make a stiff Dough. Cover w
Read more…1/3 cup white flour
2/3 cup buckwheat flour
salt to taste
1/8 tsp. anise
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cardamom
Mix all dry ingredients together, add milk and beat gently until batter flows nicely. Drop batter into hot frying pan in b
Read more…1 cup Whole Weat Flour
1/4 cup Melted Butter
Warm water
Mix the flour and water together, adding water gradually until dough is soft but not wet, and can be kneaded. Knead the dough until it's fairly soft (8 to 10 minutes). Cover and let dough rest for
Read more…1 cup regular flour (maida)
1/2 cup wheat flour (atta)
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 cup green peas
1 inch fresh ginger, minced
1 tbsp. aniseeds
4 green chilies, paste
ghee for frying
salt to taste
Heat ghee in a pan, add the ginger, chilli paste and the aniseed. Fry th
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