Showing posts with label festive special. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festive special. Show all posts

22 Nov 2015

EASY MALAI LADDOO

Hello everyone 

Festive season is on its peak these days one after another , festivals are knocking every other day. And without sweets, festivals are incomplete. Today I have a very easy yet super yummy sweet which I made with cuddled milk. Accidentally one litre milk got cuddled and I thought why not to try something new with this and suddenly dimag ki batti jali and the outcome is tempting delicious malai laddoos. These are so easy to make that even an amateur can make it perfectly and also is perfect use of cuddled milk. This is a perfect tasty and eye treat to sweet tooth.
Step wise recipe is  given below, hope you will definitely try this.

EASY MALAI LADDOO






Yield: 12-15 pcs
Time : 20 mins

Ingredients 

1 cup fresh chhena ( crumbled cottage cheese made of 1lt milk)
3/4 cup milk powder
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp ghee 
1/2 tsp kewda essence ( optional)
12-15 strands of saffron (kesar), soaked in 1 tsp warm milk

Method:

Heat a nonstick wok at low heat and add chhena. Let it be warm then add sugar, ghee , milk and milk powder.


 Mix well and cook till it become little dry and starts leaving edges of wok and not leaving water trail behind it. Switch off the flame and let it get warm. 


Now add kewda essence and mix well. 
Grease your hand with some ghee and Make laddoos of desired size . Now garnish it with saffron strands and serve.




 Your delicious sweet is ready in minutes. Whenever you have cuddled milk at your home and wondering what to do, then try this and win praises. 



Make sure to use fresh chhena to make this sweet . As moisture of fresh paneer is must for a perfect malai texture of the sweet. While straining whey from chhena don't squeeze hard . 
You can increase or decrease sugar as per your taste. 
Kewda essence can also be replaced by cardamom powder.



This is a perfect festive sweet, as takes minimum time and is much more delicious than store bought ones. 



Hope you all will love this delectable sweet recipe and definitely love to try once. Please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here, they meant a lot.

Happy cooking....

29 Oct 2015

MUHALLABIA ( A MIDDLE EASTERN DESSERT)

Hello everyone

On the occasion of sharad purnima generally we used to prepare kheer but this time I thought to give it a new twist and made muhallabia, which is much similar to kheer and taste is really amazing. This can be prepared on any occasion like Diwali, holi, Eid or even during Ramadan fasting too. You can prepare it very easily and please your guests in a different way. It's perfect for those kids who don't likes bits of dry fruits or rice in their kheer, like my younger one. And luckily he loved it too much and finished in no time. So you can also serve this yummy cum healthy dessert to your fussy eaters.
Recipe is given below, hope you all will definitely give it a try.

MUHALLABIA 





Serves: 7-8
Time: 45 mins 

Ingredients 

4 cup milk
1/3 cup rice powder
2 leveled tsp corn flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup almond powder
Few drops Rose or kewda essence 
Pista and rose petals to garnish


Method:

First of all Boil 3 cup milk in a pan. 




Now dilute rice powder and corn flour in 1 cup milk.




 Add slowly in boiling milk stirring constantly to avoid lump. 




Let it get thick then add almond powder in batches and mix well to avoid lumps. 




Then add sugar. Cook for 4-5 mins. 




Now off the flame , let it cool for 5 mins then add essence. 




Now pour in serving bowls and garnish. Chill before serving.





Your yummy dessert is ready to serve.




You can use any dry fruit or cherry to garnish the dish.
You can also make it with different flavours by adding strawberry syrup and crush,rose syrup , dates, cocoa powder etc. 
Add sugar as per your taste.
If you don't get almond powder then soak nearly 3/4 +cup of whole almonds in hot water for 2-3 mins then peel it and let it dry and grind to fine powder. 





 Use your creativity and give this dish the flavour of your choice.




Enjoy this middle eastern dessert in your way and please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here ,they meant a lot.

Happy cooking....

16 Jul 2015

EASY KALAKAND

Hello everyone


Sweets are the heart of each and every festival. No festival can be completed without having some sweets in menu. So here I am having a very easy , quick but tempting Indian sweet, kalakand. It needs minimum ingredients and time but turn out to be a droolsome awesome dessert. Any sweeth tooth can never say no to this scrumptious dessert. Whenever you want to please your guests without any fuss then go for it, you will never regret.
Recipe is given below, must give it a try. Hope you will like it.

EASY KALAKAND





Yield: 15-20 pieces
Time :15 mins

Ingredients

2 cup mashed soft paneer or chhena ( cottage cheese)
1 tin condensed milk ( 400 gms)
1/2 cup milk powder
1/2 tsp kewda or rose essense or green cardamom powder
1 tbsp finely chopped pistachios or almonds

Method:

 Heat a nonstick wok on medium flame then add mashed paneer, condensed milk and milk powder. Cook , stirring continuously to avoid burning, till it starts leaving edges of the wok. Then add essence or cardamom powder and mix well. 



Spread it in a greased tray evenly and sprinkle chopped pistachios or almonds all over it and press a little to stick them firmly. 



Now let it cool completely then cut desired slices and serve. Your easiest yummy sweet is ready to hog on๐Ÿ˜Š.




Once it starts leaving edges of the wok means it's ready to spread, so don't over cook the mixture otherwise it may become little chewy.
Always use soft paneer to get nice texture of sweet, also put every thing together in the wok . If you cook paneer first then it may become chewy. 
You can use any essence or dry fruit of your choice or simply skip it.




This is kids friendly as well as sweet tooth favorite sweet treat . So definitely give it a try ,you will never regret. Hope you all will like this easy ,simple , quick and yummiest dessert, please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here, they meant a lot.

Happy cooking....