Monday, April 14, 2008

Red Grape Juicy Ice Candy

For the Sweet-Series Event of TOI
Ingredients

Grapes 400 gms
Sugar 4tbsp
Black Salt 1/2 tsp
Khus Syrup for garnishing

Method
1. Combine all ingredients except the khus syrup in a mixer and grind them.





2. Strain the juice and fill it up in plastic disposable glasses. Cover the glasses with a aluminium foil and insert a long and thick toothpick in it.







3. Freeze it in the refrigerator. Once it is frozen take out and leave it for few min. Remove the aluminium foil and put the candies in a glass. Serve topped with the khus syrup.



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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Mava Matar

Ingredients

Khawa (mava) 100gm
Matar (Green Peas) 2 cup
Tomato 1 large
Cloves 4-5
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida 1/2 tsp
Green Chilli (chopped) 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Ginger (chopped) 1/2" piece
Dry Ginger powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Ghee 2 tsp





1. Heat ghee in a pan add cloves, asafoetida & khoya and fry on slow flame till the khoya turns reddish in colour.












2. Add the turmeric powder, peas, green chilli, red chilli powder, chopped ginger, dry ginger powder, garam masala, coriander powder and mix all the ingredients. Let it cook covered for 10 minutes.










3. Add chopped tomato and again cook for 5 min. Serve hot with Roti/ Naan/ Kulchas.


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Red Pumpkin & Spinach Parathas

For the WBB-Express Breakfast event of toi

This recipie is specially for the Roti mela event
Ingredients

Red Pumpkin (peeled and grated) 2 cups
Spinach (roughly chopped) 1 cup
Wheat Flour 4 cups
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Asafoetida 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste.
Oil





1. Roughly chop the spinach and fry it with 1/2 tsp oil for 2 minutes.
Remove from fire and take it in a bowl. Peel the red pumpkin and grate it. Mix all the ingredients and make a dough. Use water as required.








2. Leave it to rest for 10 minutes. Make balls of the dough and roll them thick and roast them with little oil on the roti tava. Serve hot with tomato ketchup/ chutney/ pickle. Good for breakfast.

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Kesar Rolls

Ingredients

Khawa (Mava) 1cup
Sugar powder 1/4 cup
Cashew powder 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder
1/4 tsp
Saffron food colour 1/8 tsp
Saffron (Kesar) strands a few & Silver foil for garnishing.


1. Take Khawa in a thick bottomed non stick pan and fry for 2 minutes. Then add sugar and fry both together on low flame till the ghee separates from the mixture (5-10 min). Keep
the flame of gas slow or the rolls will have a grainy texture.







2. Once th
e mixture starts leaving ghee from sides remove from gas and add the cardamom powder and mix. Make two portions of the mixture and add Saffron food colour to one part and cashew powder to another part. Leave it to cool.







3. Once completely cool roll the saffron colour mixture and then roll out the
cashew powder mixture. Keep the cashew mixture roti on the Kesar roti and roll it. Then leave it to rest for some time. Cut into small pieces garnish with silver foil and saffron strands. Serve



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Friday, April 4, 2008

Pista Cashew Basket

Ingredients

Khawa (mava) 1 cup

Sugar powder 1/4 cup
Pistachio powder 1/4 cup

Cashew powder 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp
Green food colour 1/4 tsp

Saffron strands a few & Silver foil (varq) for garnishing

Method


1. Take Khawa in a thick bottomed non stick pan and fry for 2 minutes. Then add sugar and fry both together on low flame till the ghee separates from the mixture (5-10 min). Keep the flame of gas slow or the basket will have a grainy texture.



2. Once the mixture starts leaving ghee from sides remove from gas and add the cardamom powder and mix. Make two portions of the mixture and add pistachio powder and green food colour to one part and cashew powder to another part. Leave it to cool.



3. Once completely cool make small baskets of the pistachio powder mixture as shown in the picture and fill it with the cashew powder mixture and with the crushed pistachios, saffron strands and silver foil. Serve


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Cashew Rolls

Ingredients

Khawa (Mava) 1cup
Sugar powder 1/4 cup
Cashew powder 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder
1/4 tsp
Saffron (Kesar) strands a few & Silver foil for garnishing.

Method


1. Take Khawa in a thick bottomed non stick pan and fry for 2 minutes. Then add sugar and
fry both togeth
er on low flame till the ghee separates from the mixture (5-10 min). Keep
the flame of gas slow or the rolls will have a grainy texture.




2. Once the mixture starts leaving ghee from sides remove from gas and add the cardamom
powder, cashew powder mix and keep it to cool.






3. Once completely cool make small rolls and garnish with the saffron strands and
silver foil. Serve


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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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