Showing posts with label Sweets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweets. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Godhumai Halwa


Once my mom brought Godhumai Halwa ( Wheat Halwa) from shop and the moment i tasted them i loved it.
Since then wanted to try the same at home...
And here goes...

                                                  

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Peanut Sweet Balls


Peanuts... What a super nut it is.
Can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted, God!!! and so many recipes can be made out of them.
Full of protein as well.

I opted for the sweet peanut balls as am inclined towards the sweet toothe :-) :-)

Ingredients Reqd:

1 cup Peanuts
Half round Jaggery
2 sp Ghee





Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Laddoos.. Hurray....


Wanted a quick try on the traditonal laddoos.. Yes cooking ofcourse.

Ingredients Reqd:
For the Bhoondhis:
1 and half cup Gram Flour
1 cup water

For the Sugar Syrup:

2cups sugar ( if you are sweet toothe else 1 and quarter/ 1 and half)
Powdered Cardamom - 1sp
Chopped almonds to garnish
Few petals of Saffron.
1 cup water

Process:
Immerse the sugar in water and allow to boil ( in sim)
Put the cardamom powder.
Keep stirring till the syrup goes thick.
1 string consistency would be enough

Meantime pour water into gram flour and make a batter.
Batter should be neither thick nor loose.
Take the bhoondhi ladle and pour in the batter into hot oil.
Fry for few secs and take away the fried bhoondhis into the sugar syrup.

When all bhoondis are done, and the sugar bhoondhi syrup goes little chill
make balls.
Place chopped almonds on the laddoos...

They are ready for the party now.

 

Friday, November 13, 2009

Badam Cake

One evening i got very bored when my son fell asleep. Then i thought of keeping me occupied till he wakes up. Only then i tried this following dessert. This one called as Badam cake came out very well...and you know what..i was able to give a rich snack for my son when he woke up and he enjoyed showing a yummy yummy face.

Ingredients:

1 cup Almonds
2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Ghee
1/2 pinch Saffron
1 tbsp Milk

Instructions:
1. Soak almonds in warm water and peel the skin.
2. Grind the almonds using milk to make paste.
3. To this paste add the sugar and 2 tsp ghee and heat this mixture in a heavy non-stick pan.
4. Keep adding the rest of the ghee, Keep stirring.
5. Once it reaches a layered consistency, pour it onto a greased plate, spread the mixture, allow it to cool and cut into desired shapes.

Serve it after the dessert gets a little cold.