Yummy Yummy Simple Basundi

Anyone can make this sweet it's very simple but little bit of time consuming,the only one thing which you have to do is keep reducing the milk and keep stirring it often, so nothing catches in the bottom of the pan and if it do burn it makes the taste bad (I had this experience earlier)It has a peculiar smell which tastes bad it spoils the taste as well as your mood & efforts....So keep a eye on it..This sweet is loved at my place..
Ingredients:

Toned Milk - 1 litre
Condensed Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3 tsp
Cardamom Powder / elaichi powder - 1/2 tsp
Almonds/Badam -1/2 cup cut into strips(Soaked in water & skin peeled)
Cashews - 1/4 cup cut into strips
Pista - 1/4 cup chopped finely(I didn't add)

Method:

In a non stick pan add milk, sugar, condensed milk and heat it up. Bring it to a boil,simmer the pan and cook on medium heat, keep stirring it continuously or else the milk will get stuck to the pan.

Now it will form crust on top, fold that into the milk and mix it. keep cooking till it gets thick.

Take it off the heat and add all the other ingredients and mix it well.Now pour into a bowl and chill it for 3-4 hrs.Serve cold.

Note:

1)If it gets very thick after chilling, add some more milk and mix well.Serve chilled.....

Njoy!!!!

Sabudana or Sago Kheer

Sabudana / Sago Kheer or payasam

I never liked Sabudana Kheer... I had tried  for the first time in one of the restaurants in Bangalore and I had liked it very much so thought of  giving it a try and made it the next day.I always loved sabudana in vada or khichdi form..So do try it and let me know how it turns out..I am sure you should like it......

Ingredients:

2 cups Sago / Sabudana
1 litre Milk
1/4 cup Sugar
half tin of Milkmaid / Condensed Milk
Cardamom Powder
Half cup of  Nuts (I used cashew nuts)
1 tsp Ghee  for tadka

Method:

Wash sabudana well in water and soak  for 2 hrs.

Take a pan,add milk and bring it to boil. Simmer till it has reduced a little. It will take around 20-25 mins.Now add in sabudana and mix well.Simmer the flame and cook for 30 mins add sugar, condensed milk and mix well.Once it's mixed well add cardamom powder and nuts.Switch off the flame. 

For Tadka:

Heat ghee in a tadka pan and fry up the nuts add to the kheer and mix well and serve warm or cold.

Njoy!!!!!

Aam Ras

Aam Ras

Ingredients:

9-10 mangoes
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder/elaichi
Sugar to adjust the sweetness

Method:

Peel the mangoes and chop into pieces. Try to take our maximum pulp from the mangoes.

In a mixer grind everything together till it becomes creamy and smooth.
Refrigerate at least for few hours and then serve cold.

Enjoy!!!

Fruit Salad with custard

Fruit Salad with Custard

Ingredients:

• Half litre of milk  (I have used Amul toned milk)
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 1.5 tbsp vanilla custard powder
• Half cup of milk taken to mix the custard powder
• Mixed seasonal fruits (I have used Pomegranate,banana, apples, green & black grapes) U can use as per ur choice....

Method:

1. Warm the milk just lightly don't over heat it if using dairy milk, then heat it.
2. Now take half cup of milk from the warm milk and make a smooth paste with the custard powder also make sure there are no lumps and keep aside.
3. Now add sugar to the warm milk and stir till the sugar dissolves, add the custard paste to the warm milk.
4. Keep it on a low flame and keep on stirring till the milk begins to thicken you have to stir continuously as to avoid forming lumps in the custard.
5. Switch off the flame and allow the custard to cool you can also refrigerate it. Now remove from fridge & add fruits and mix well and serve the fruit custard.
6. You can also chill the fruit custard and serve it later.

Moong dal kheer

Moong dal kheer

This sweet dish is prepared during ugadi (Mangalorean new year).... Enjoyed by each n everyone....

Ingredients:

1/2 kg yellow moong dal washed n soaked for 4 hrs

2 cups jaggery

Cardamom pdr

1 small cup rava

4 tbsp Dry fruits ( cashew nuts n raisins)

1 full fresh coconut grated n grinded n milk  extracted

2tsp ghee

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker cook the moong dal with equal level of water give 2 whistles... Switch off n let it cook.

2. Meanwhile grate the coconut and grind it by adding with water n extract the milk by squeezing it do this process for 2-3 times... Keep the extracted milk aside.

3. In a large vessel add the cooked moong dal , jaggery, coconut milk, dry fruits n rava mix gently keep stirring it to avoid the mixture getting stuck to d vessel....

4. Onces done switch off d flame add 2 tsp ghee.... Serve hot n cold.....

Note: (Rava is added so that the kheer becomes bit thicker)