Ingredients -
Gram flour (besan) - 2 cups
Clarified butter ( ghee pure) - 1 cups
Sugar - 1 cups
milk - 1/2 cup
khoya ( mava) - 100 g
Cashewnuts - 10 - 12
Almonds - 10 -12
Pistachio - 10 - 12
Cardamom coarsely pounded - 1 tsp
Charoli - 1 tbsp
Method -
1. Take a big bowl and put the gram flour in it.
2. Put 3 tbsp of ghee on the flour and rub it nicely.
3. Add the milk, mix it thoroughly and knead it like a
dough, cover and keep it aside.
4. Put sugar in a pan, add 1 cup of water, boil and make
a thick syrup of one thread consistency.
5. Remove from fire but don't let it go cold, slice all the
nuts, add the cardamom powder n nuts ( save some nuts
for decoration) in this syrup.
6. Take a deep bottomed karahi, heat the remaining ghee
and fry till the besan turns light brown and a nice
aroma emerges from it.
7. Add khoya and fry it till the mixture turns soft, smooth
and golden.
8. Add sugar syrup to it and keep stiring all the while,
when the mixture turns thick and starts leaving the sides
of the karahi, remove it from fire.
9. Grease a thali properly with ghee, put the whole mixture
in it and spread it evenly, leveling the surface.
10. Decorate it with chopped nuts, cut it into squares
and serve it on this auspicious occasion of
Diwali n Bhai Dooj.
Ingredients -
Rice flour - 2 cups
Skinned black gram dal flour ( udad dal dhuli ) - 1 cup
Moong dal flour ( green gram dal skinned ) - 1 cup
Bengal gram flour (besan) - 1 cup
Sesame seed ( til) - 2 tbsp
Carom seeds (ajwain) - 1 tsp
Cumin seed (jeera) - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida ( hing ) - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 3/4 cup + for frying
Water - for kneading the dough
Method -
1. Take a big bowl and mix all the flours, add sesame
seeds, carom, cumin, red chilli powder, asafoetida, salt
and 3/4 cup of oil. Mix it nicely.
2. Add water gradually and make a soft dough, the
consistency of the dough should be like parantha dough,
cover and keep it for 1/2 an hour.
3. Take a small amount of dough, make a sylindrical shape
and put it inside the chakli maker, close it.
4. Spread a parchment paper or foil paper on a smooth surface
and make some round chaklis on the foil paper beforehand.
5. Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan or karahi with oil in it,
the oil should not be too hot.
6. Deep fry the chaklis till it gets golden brown on both the
sides on low heat, do not fry it on high heat other wise it
will remain uncooked.
7. Make all, take it out on a big plate and when it comes
to room temperature store it in an air tight container.
Note - If you find it difficult to get the black gram dal flour and moong dal flour in stores then you can make it at home too. Wash and sun dry the dal, heat a karahi and dry roast it until it slightly changes it's colour, let it come to room temperature. Grind it in a
grinder mixer to a fine powder, it is ready to use.
All purpse flour - 2 cups
Brown sugar - 1 1/4 cups
Coco powder - 4 tbsp
Cooking chocolate - 1/4 cup
Egg - 2
Butter - 100 g
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Granulated sugar - for dusting
Method -
1. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla essence and mix until combined .
3. In a large plate sift the flour , baking soda and salt.
4. In a small saucepan melt the chocolate with little milk
(4-5 tbsp).
5. Add the melted chocolate and cocoa powder to the butter
sugar mix.
6. Gradually add the flour in the mixture and continue
mixing until incorporated well.
7. Divide it into two portions and shape it into a disc,
wrap a cling film around it.
8. Refrigerate it for 3 hours until thoroughly chilled
9. Apply little oil on your palms, make round cookies of
1 1/2 inch thickness, flatten a bit with your palms,
sprinkle granulated sugar on each cookie.
10 Line a baking tray with parchment or foil paper, arrange
some cookies on it and bake it until all the cookies are
perfectly baked.
11. Homemade, perfectly baked yummy cookies are ready,
let it come to room temperature.
12. Store in an airtight container. You can gift this homemade cookies to your friends in a hamper on diwali or serve this yummy cookies whenever someone is felling hungry :-))))
Ingredients -
Bhindi ( ladyfingers) - 20 ( small size)
Besan (Gram flour) - 2-3 tbsp
Ajwain ( carom seeds) - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Amchur powder ( dry mango powder) - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for frying
Method -
1. Take the bhindi wash it thoroughly, wipe it dry and slit it lengthwise, keep it aside.
2. Add the gram flour, ajwain, turmeric, red chilli n amchur
powder, salt in it.
3. Rub it nicely with fingertips. The moisture in the bhindi
will help to bind everything together.
4. If it dos'nt come together add 2-3 drops of water.
5. Take a karahi and fill it up with sufficient oil in it.
6. Deep fry the bhindi in 2-3 batches on a medium to low
heat untill its cooked and crispy.
7. Serve it with rajma and rice and enjoy the crispy fried
yummy bhindi, its a great hit in parties too.
Ingredients -
Capsicums - 4-5
Moong sprouts - 1 1/2 cup
Potato chopped - 2 medium size
Onion - 1 med
Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1/2 cup
Method -
1. wash the capsicums, slice off the tops, remove the seeds,
rinse it again in water and pat it dry with a kitchen towel,
keep it aside.
2. Take a non stick karahi and put 2-3 tbsp oil in it, add
cumin seeds and let it splutter.
3. Add the onions and fry it until light brown, add turmeric,
cumin, coriander and red chilli powder, fry it for a minute.
4. Add sprouts in it and sauté it a bit until its tender, add
chopped potatoes and salt, mix it all and fry it for
5 -7 minutes on a low heat, take it off the heat and let it
cool a bit.
5. Take the hollowed capsicums and fill it with the sprouts
filling .
6. Heat a big frying pan or karahi and put 4-5 tbsp oil in it,
put the stuffed capsicum in it, cover it and let it cook
from all the sides, turning it in intervals.
7. cook until fried and tender, enjoy this tasty stuffed
capsicums with rice , roti or any flat bread of your choice !!!
Ingredients -
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Butter - 100
Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Coffee - 1 tbsp
Eggs - 3
Water hot - 1 tbsp
Coffee Icing -
Butter - 60 gm
Icing sugar - 3/4 cup
Cofee - 1 tbsp
Hot water - 1 tbsp
Filling -
Chocolate spread or chocolate sauce.
Method-
1. Grease and line a baking dish, preheat the oven.
2. Sift flour and baking powder.
3. Take a big bowl, add sugar and butter into it and whisk it
until pale and fluffy.
4. In an another bowl put the eggs and beat it with a fork for
5 minutes.
5. Add the eggs in the butter mix alternating with the flour,
putting one tablespoon at a time, make sure all the flour is
not used.
6. Add rest of the flour and fold in gently.
7. Dissolve coffee in 1 tbsp of boiling water and fold in the
batter.
8. Pour the mixture into the greased baking tray and put to
bake for about 20-25 minutes or until its cooked, when inserted with a skewer it should come out clean.
9. Take it out from the baking dish after few minutes and
let it cool down on a wire rack before icing.
Coffee icing -
1.Take a bowl and cream the butter and sugar, beating it with
an electrical mixture, until light and fluffy.
2. Dissolve the coffee in 1 tbsp lukewarm water and mix it
in the icing.
To decorate -
1. Take a serving plate and put the cake on it, take a sharp knife and slice the cake into two parts horizontally.
2. Spread the chocolate spread generously over it.
3. Sandwich both the parts and spread the coffee icing on top
and sides of the cake liberally, sprinkle choco chips over it.
4. Re-fridge it for a while before serving this delicious cake!!!
Ingredients -
Almond roasted - 3/4 cup
Chocolate semi sweet coarsely chopped - 1 cup
Honey - 2 tbsp
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Olive oil or canola - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Method -
1. Roast the almonds in slow flame until its roasted crisp
and brown.
2. Melt the chocolates in a double boiler.
3. Grind the almonds in a grinder finely, mix honey,
salt, milk, cocoa powder and run the grinder again.
4. Scrape the sides and grind it all smoothly.
5. Pour all the chocolate and olive oil into the grinder
and keep grinding it until all incorporated well and turns
into a smooth paste.
6. Take it out and pour the contents into an airtight container.
7. Serve it with breakfast on breads or can be spread on
cupcakes too.
8. Kids are going to love this tasty and healthy spread which is made at home.
Ingredients -
Wheat Flour - 2/3 cup
All purpose flour - 2/3 cup
Baking powder -1 1/2 tsp
Dried Figs chopped - 1/3 cup
Dates pitted n chopped- 1/3 cup
Almonds chopped - 10
Blue berries - few (optional)
Nutmeg powder- 1/4 tsp
Ground cloves - 2
Sour milk - ( take 3/4 cup of warm milk, put juice of 1/2 lemon
and let it stand for 10 minutes)
Eggs - 2 large
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup
Lemon rind grated - 1/2 tsp
salt - a pinch
Olive oil/ sunflower oil - 2 tbsp
Method -
1. Combine buttermilk, lemon rind, nutmeg, and cloves, heat
it on a low flame.
2. Remove it when just warm ( don't boil) and add the figs
and dates, let it stand for 20 minutes.
3. Take a big bowl and combine eggs, oil, sugar and whisk it
for a while, pour the buttermilk mixture in it, mix and keep
it aside.
4. Combine flours, baking powder, salt in a big bowl, make a
well in the center and pour the buttermilk and egg mixture
in it, mix it until well blended.
5. Grease a loaf tin and spoon the mixture into it, spread
the almonds and blueberries over it evenly.
6. Bake it on a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until perfectly baked, when inserted with a knife it should come out clean.
7. Let it cool on a wire wrack for 10 minutes, remove n serve
this tasty bread with breakfast.
Ingredients -
Granulated sugar - 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp
Cornflour - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch
Milk - 2 3/4 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
Method -
1. Take a pan and put the coco powder, sugar, cornflour and
salt, mix it all.
2. Pour the milk in it, heat it on a low flame, stirring it continuously, to avoid any lumps.
3. Bring it to boil, cook until mixture is thick enough to
coat the back of a spoon.
4. Remove from heat and put the butter and vanilla essence,
let it come to room temperature.
5. Refrigerate, serve it chilled, and don't forget to sprinkle
some choco chips before serving.
Ingredients -
Butter, melted - 1/2 cup / 60 g
Sugar granulated- 1 cup
All-purpose flour - 1 cup
Baking powder - 2 tsp leveled
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Milk - 1 cup
Apple - 2 cups peeled n chopped
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Method -
1. Combine butter, sugar in a bowl and beat until light.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt, mix it with the butter
mixture alternating with milk until smooth.
3. Combine apples and cinnamon in a bowl and put it in
the oven for 2 to 5 minutes or until apples are soft.
4. Mix the apples softly into the batter.
5. Preheat the oven at 190 degrees C, bake in the preheated
oven for 30 minutes, or until golden.
6. Serve it hot with vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce.
Ingredients -
Biscuits - (Marrie/glucose) - 250 g
Butter - 50 g
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Milk - 3-4 tbsp
Coco powder - 2 tbsp
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
Walnuts/Almonds - 4 tbsp
Chocolate (cooking) - 1/2 cup
Method -
1. Powder the biscuits in a grinder and put it in a bowl.
2. Take a pan and mix the butter, sugar, milk, coco,
chocolate and heat it on a slow flame until chocolate
is melted and all are incorporated well.
3. Remove from heat, add the essence, almonds or walnuts, powdered biscuits and mix well.
4. Grease an 8 inch baking dish or a swiss roll tray and press
the mixture evenly on it.
5. Put to set it on a fridge for 20 minutes.
6. Cut it and serve it with whipped cream or any ice cream
of your choice.
Ingredients -
Til ( white sesame) - 250 g
Mawa - 1/2 kg
Bura (or granulated sugar) - 250 g
Green cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Method -
1. Take a karahi and fry the sesame on a low heat
for some time until it has changed it's colour to
very light brown, don't over fry it at all.
2. Fry the mawa nicely until it's light golden brown,
let it cool down a bit.
3. Grind the sesame coarsely in a grinder when it has
come to room temperature.
4. Take a big bowl and mix the ground sesame, sugar,
cardamom powder in the mawa thoroughly.
5. Grease your palms with a little ghee, divide the mixture,
make round laddus of this mix of your desired shape,
make all.
6. Keep it in an airtight container.....it's ready to eat!!!!
7. It can be stored for days!
