Cashew nut kheer

Ingredients

•     1 litre milk
•     3/4 cup cashew nuts soak for 3-4 hours in warm water
•     1/2 cup sugar
•     1 tsp. each almonds & pistachios, slivered thinly
•     1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
•     1/4 tsp. saffron, soaked in a tbsp. hot milk

How to prepare

                 

•     Rub saffron with pestle till dissolved, keep aside.
•     Drain water from cashew nuts, grind to a smooth paste, saving some for garnish.
•     Put milk to boil in a large heavy pan
•     Add sugar, allow to simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
•     Add cashew nut paste, stir and resume boil, simmering on low for 2-3 minutes.
•     Add slivered dry fruit, mix, take off fire.
•     Pour into individual bowls.
•     Pour into individual bowls.
•     Sprinkle bits of cashew on each.
•     Spray some saffron milk on top, with a small kitchen brush or with hands.
•     Serve hot, and fresh.
•     And enjoy the taste!!

Petha sweet dish

Ingredients

•     Red pumpkin (bhopla/kaddu),grated    5 tablespoons
•     Ghee    2 tablespoons
•     Milk    1/2 cup
•     Mawa (khoya),grated    3 tablespoons
•     Powdered sugar    2 tablespoons
•     Assorted nuts (almonds, cashew nuts, walnuts),chopped    for garnish

       

How to prepare

• Heat ghee in a non stick pan, add red pumpkin and sauté till it forms a lump. 
• Add milk stirring continuously. 
• Add mawa and mix well. 
• Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add sugar and mix well till sugar blends with rest of the ingredients. 
• Transfer into a serving dish, garnish with assorted nuts and serve hot.
• And enjoy the taste!!!

Pumpkin Rice

Ingredients

•     Pumpkin,grated    1 cup
•     Basmati rice,soaked    1 cup
•     Ghee    1/4 cup
•     Cashewnuts    1/2 cup
•     Almonds    1/2 cup
•     Raisins    1/2 cup
•     Green cardamoms    3-4
•     saffron strands soaked in 1 tablespoon warm milk    a few
•     Sugar    1 cup

        

How to prepare 

Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, 

Add cashew nuts, almonds and raisins and sauté for a minute. 

Add grated pumpkin, green cardamoms, rice, half cup of hot water and saffron milk. 

Mix well and cook for five to ten minutes or till the rice is done. 

Remove from heat and set aside.

Cook sugar with half cup of water in another non-stick pan till you get a syrup of one string consistency.

Add the syrup to the rice and mix well. 

Cook for a minute on medium heat. 

Serve hot.
And enjoy the taste!!!
Source : Sanjeev kapoor

Mixed Fruit Burfi

Ingredients

• Slightly overripe peaches    2
• Plums    3
• Khoya/mawa,grated    2 cups
• Sugar    1/4 cup
• Mixed nuts,finely chopped    as required
• Green cardamom powder     1/4 teaspoon
• Ghee    for greasing

     

How to prepare

• Peel peaches and chop them finely.
• Finely chop plums. 
• Heat a non-stick pan, add khoya, sugar and green cardamom powder and cook till khoya melts and sugar dissolves.
• Grease a tray with ghee. 
• Spread some of the nuts over it. 
• When the khoya melts, add plums and peaches and mix till well blended. 
• Spread this mixture in the tray over the nuts and sprinkle the remaining nuts over it. 
• Place the tray in the refrigerator and allow it to set. 
• When burfi sets, cut and serve.
• To enjoy the taste!!!

Rabri

Ingredients

       

•     Milk    4 cups
•     Sugar    2 tablespoons
•     Rose water     1 teaspoon
•     Green cardamom powder     1 teaspoon
•     Almonds     a few
•     Pistachios     a few

How To Prepare:

      

• Blanch the almonds and pistachios, peel and slice them thinly. 
• Bring the milk to the boil then cook slowly on low heat for at least two hours.
• Stir frequently and let the cream thicken at the edge of the pan.
• Serve and enjoy the taste.

Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of clarified butter (ghee)
• 2 cups of fine semolina (or cream of wheat)
• 4 cups of  milk
• 4  ripe bananas cut in fine roundels
• 1 cup of sugar

Recipe:

1.  Heat the clarified butter (ghee) in a pan and roast the semolina on low heat stirring continuously for about 3  minutes or till the raw smell is gone and it gives a nice aroma.
2. Add the milk and sugar. 
3. Stir well.
4. Add the banana roundels and mix well. 
5. Keep stirring on very low heat heat for about 3  minutes or till all the moisture has evaporated.
6. Serve and enjoy the taste.