Tuesday, 28 June 2011

CAULIFLOWER KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g Grated Cauliflower
  • 2Tsp Milk Powder
  • 5-6 Almonds (soaked, peeled and grated)
  • 15-20 Chiraungi
  • 4Tsp Sugar 
  • 2tsp Ghee
  • 2 Chotti Elaichi (powdered)
SERVES 4

METHOD 
  • Add Cauliflower in boiling water and boil for 1 minute.
  • Strain the extra water 
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry cauliflower until slightly brown
  • Boil milk in a pan and add sugar, chiraungi, almonds and milk powder
  • Boil the mixture for 10 minutes until it becomes thick 
  • Then add cauliflower and boil for another 20 minutes on low flame
  • Finally add elaichi powder and serve hot/chilled

APPLE KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 Big Apple
  • 200ml Milk
  • 1Tsp  Milk Powder
  • 3Tsp Sugar
  • 1tsp Ghee
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled )
  • 10-12 Chiraunji
SERVES 4

METHOD
  • Peel and grate apple
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry apple
  • Boil Milk in a pan 
  • Add milk powder and sugar. Boil for another 10 minutes
  • Then add apple, chiraunji and almonds
  • Cook till the mixture becomes thick in consistency
  • Garnish with almonds
  • Serve hot/chilled

MAKHANE KI KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g Makhana
  • 400ml Milk
  • 1Tsp Milk Powder
  • 4Tsp Sugar
  • 4tsp Ghee
SERVES 6

METHOD
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry makhana until crisp
  • Boil Milk in another pan
  • Add Milk Powder and sugar while boiling
  • Crush makhana to reduce it to moderately small pieces
  • Then add makhana to the boiling milk
  • Further boil it for 5 minutes
  • Serve hot/chilled as per choice

SUJI (SEMOLINA) KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 50G Suji (semoline )
  • 300g Milk
  • 1tsp Ghee
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled)
  • 8-12 Chiraungi
  • 10g Finely Grated Coconut
  • 4-6 Cashewnuts (cut to pieces)
  • 3tsp Sugar
  • 2 Chotti Elaichi (powdered) optional
SERVES 6


METHOD
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry semolina till it slightly changes its colour
  • Boil milk in another pan and add sugar, almonds, cashewnuts, chiraungi, coconut, chotti elaichi.
  • Boil for 5 minutes and add suji (semolina)
  • Boil for 5 minutes more
  • Serve hot/chilled

Monday, 27 June 2011

LAUKI (GOURD) KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g  Lauki ( gourd )
  • 300ml  Milk
  • 2tsp  Milk Powder
  • 3tsp  Sugar
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled)
  • 15-20  Chiraungi
  • 1tsp  Ghee
SERVES 4

METHOD
  • Grate the gourd (lauki)
  • Heat ghee in a pan and saute the grated lauki till all the water evaporates
  • Cook milk on high flame and add milk powder
  • Add grated lauki, sugar, chopped almond, chiraunji  to it
  • Cook till it becomes 2/3 rd of its original volume
  • Serve chilled/hot by choice

Mango Kheer


INGREDIENTS
  • 3 Cups  Milk
  • 2 Ripe  Mangoes
  • 6-8  Almonds(Soaked in water for 2 hours)
  • 4tsp  Sugar
  • 2tsp  Vanilla Ice-cream
  • 2tsp  Milk Powder
  • 2  Chotti Elaichi (powdered)
SERVES-6

METHOD
  • Boil the milk and cook till it becomes half of its original volume
  • While cooking add milk powder and sugar
  • Now cool the milk and keep it in refridgerator for 2 hours
  • Grate the Mangoes and add to the cooled milk along with chopped almonds 
  • Add Ice-Cream and elaichi powder to the mixture
  • Serve cold


Tuesday, 21 June 2011

SHAMMI KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 250g Keema
  • 2 Medium size Onions
  • 8 cloves of Garlic
  • 10g Ginger(grated)
  • 50g Chana Dal (soaked in water for 2 hours)
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1/2 Dalchini
  • 1/2tsp Jeera
  • 2 Badi Elaichi
  • 2 Choti elaichi
  • 8 Black pepper
  • 5-6 Green Chillies
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 10g Coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking oil
METHOD
  •   Take Keema in a cooker and add Garlic, Choti elaichi, Badi elaichi, Cloves, Dalchini, Jeera and Chana dal
  • Add one glass of water and place the lid
  • Cook for 10 minutes
  • Open the lid and cook the mixture on high flame to dry up the extra water
  • Now grind and blend the mixture properly
  • To the obtained fine paste add onions, coriander, green chilly, grated ginger, lemon juice and salt
  • Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and flatten to give them a circular shape
  • Heat oil in a pan and cook the kebabs on low flame until brown
  • Serve hot with chutney