Month: April 2018

How To Make Perfect White Rasgulla (वाइट रसगुल्ला)- Bengali Rosogulla–Paneer / Chena Rasgulla

Ingredients –

  1. Whole milk – 1 liter
  2. Lemon – 1-2 (you can also use vinegar)
  3. Sugar – 1 cup (as per your taste)
  4. Cardamom powder – 2 pinch
  5. Pistachio (pista) for garnishing

Method –

  • To make rasgulla, you need to first make paneer/chena from the milk. You can also use unsalted paneer from market.
  • Heat whole milk in a non-stick pan and bring it to boil.
  • Keep stirring once a while.
  • When milk is boiled, remove the milk from heat and keep aside for 1-2minutes.
  • After 1-2 minute add lemon juice, as the milk starts to ferment stop adding lemon juice.
  • Once the milk is fermented, filter it and remove excess water.
  • Place a muslin cloth/cotton cloth in a strainer and put the fermented milk on it to separate remaining water from chena.
  • Put the sugar in a pressure cooker or pan with lid, add 2.5 cup of water and cardamom powder in it and allow sugar chashni to come to boil.
  • Now put chena on the plate and using your hand press for 5-6 minutes until chena becomes completely smooth (You can use blender also).
  • Take the small portions of chena in your hand and shape them into balls.
  • Roll the chena balls between your palms and keep all of them on a plate.
  • Once sugar syrup starts boiling add 1 tsp milk, after adding milk a brownish froth will start appearing on the surface of the chashni, remove all the forth using a spoon.
  • Now put all the paneer balls in boiling chashni and close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook on high flame until it simmers (whistle) once.
  • Reduce the flame to medium heat and cook for 13-15 minutes more while the lid is still closed.
  • Turn off the stove and let it cool down completely. Once the pressure cooker cools down open the lid.
  • Rasgullas has become puffy and doubled in size.
  • Now take them out in a bowl .
  • Garnish with pista powder and serve it.

Khoya / Mawa Barfi (खोया बर्फी )- Milk Khoya Burfi–How To Make Barfi

Ingredients –

  • Mawa Or Khoya Or Dried evaporated milk solids – 2 cups
  • Milk Powder – 2 tbsp.
  • Sugar Powder – 3/4 cups (as per your taste)
  • A tray covered with Aluminum foil

For Garnishing –

  1. You can garnishing with tutti frutti, Blanched Pistachio (Pista),  almonds , Silver warq (optional)

Method –

  1. Crumble it the khoya nicely.
  2. Add khoya, milk powder and sugar powder into the pan.
  3. Begin to cook on a low heat stirring.
  4. Sugar melts and makes the mixture gooey.
  5. Keep stirring for 3-4 minutes so it doesn’t burn..
  6. When the mixture becomes slightly thick and start leaving the side of the pan.
  7. Switch off the heat.
  8. Transfer this to the foil and spread it with the spatula.
  9. Allow it to cool down for 10 minutes.
  10. After 10 minutes garnish with sliver warq.
  11. Keep it in fridge for sometime, so it can settle down.
  12. Once the khoya barfi cool down, remove Aluminum foil from khoya mixture.
  13. Cut to desired shapes with knife.
  14. Khoya Barfi is ready to serve.
  15. Refrigerate and use with in 4 to 5 days.

Rice Kulfi– (चावल कुल्फी )- Recipe For Kids –Summer Recipe- Dessert Recipe

Ingredients –

  • Rice (Chawal) flour – 1 1/2 tbsp.
  • Whole Milk – 3 cups.
  • Coconut powder – 2 tbsp.
  • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp.
  • Sugar – 2 tbsp (as per your taste)

Method –

  1. Heat Whole milk into the pan.
  2. Let it boiled on medium heat.
  3. Add sugar, Coconut powder and Cardamom powder mix well on low heat.
  4. Add little water into rice flour, dissolve it completely..make sure there are no lumps.
  5. Pour the rice flour mixture into the milk on low heat.
  6. Keep stirring and make sure there are no lumps.
  7. Cook till it becomes slightly thick consistency.
  8. Turn off the heat, let it cool down completely.
  9. Add chopped pista and mix well.
  10. Pour the rice kulfi mixture in kulfi moulds.
  11. Keep in the freezer for the kulfi to set.
  12. Once set, serve the rice kulfi sprinkled with coconut powder and chopped pista.
  13. Serve Rice kulfi immediately.

Suji / Semolina Potato Patties (सूजी आलू के चटपटा पेटिस )–How To Make Pockets –Breakfast Veggie Patis

Ingredients –

  • Suji / Semolina – 1 cup.
  • Boiled and Mashed Potatoes –2 medium size
  • Tamarind Sauce / Chutney- 2 tbsp.
  • Chopped medium size Onions – 1.
  • Ginger- Garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
  • Red Chilli powder / Chopped green chili – 1 tsp (as per your taste).
  • Turmeric Powder -1/ 2 tsp.
  • Salt to taste
  • Whole Cumin seeds – 1/ 2 tsp.
  • Garam masala -1 tsp.
  • Green Peas – 1/2 cup.
  • Chopped Carrot – 1/2 cup.
  • Vegetable Oil / Butter.

Method –

  1. Heat vegetable oil into the pan on medium heat.
  2. Add whole cumin seeds.
  3. Add chopped onion and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add chopped carrot, garlic ginger paste and salt.
  5. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  6. After 2-3 minutes add green peas, garam masala, red chilli powder and  turmeric powder.
  7. Cook for 1-2 min.
  8. Add mashed potatoes and mix well.
  9. Cook for 1-2 min on medium heat.
  10. Turn off the heat.
  11. Add chopped coriander leaves and tamarind sauce.
  12. Mix well and let it cool down.
  13. Add salt and 1/2 tsp vegetable oil into the suji / semolina and mix well.
  14. Add little water and mix well.
  15. Cover and keep it aside for 10 – 15 min.
  16. After 15 minutes mix well again.
  17. Divide the dough into small lemon sized equal portions.
  18. Take each dough ball, on the rolling board.
  19. Roll the dough into small circular shaped disc.
  20. Keep stuffing into the center and fold it.
  21. Repeat the same for rest of the dough.
  22. Heat vegetable oil into the pan/ kadhai on medium heat.
  23. Shallow fry until it turns crispy and golden in color.
  24. Drain them to a kitchen towel.
  25. Suji / Semolina Potato Patties are ready to serve… Enjoy !!!

     

How To Make Flavored Paneer(स्वादिष्ट पनीर )–Indian Herbs Paneer–Party Starters–Cottage Cheese

Ingredients –

  • Whole milk –1 liter.
  • Lemon or vinegar.
  • Whole Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp.
  • Red chili flakes (as per your taste).
  • Salt to taste.
  • Chopped Garlic – 1 tbsp.
  • Chopped Coriander leaves/Mint leaves/Garlic leaves – 1 tbsp.

Method –

  1. Bring the milk to boil on medium heat.
  2. When milk comes to boil, switch off the heat.
  3. Add the lemon juice or vinegar and gently stir the milk.
  4. If the milk does not curdle within a short while, add little more vinegar.
  5. Add all ingredients into the curdle milk and mix well.
  6. Place Muslin or Cotton cloth over the container.
  7. Pour the curdle milk into the muslin cloth, drain all the water and squeeze off excess water.
  8. You can use this water later for preparation of  roti/chapati or paratha dough or in vegetable curries.
  9. Add little water to the paneer, while the paneer is still in the muslin cloth to wash away the lemon flavor.
  10. Keep the muslin cloth on a plate, place a heavy object on it for the paneer to set.
  11. Allow the paneer to set for about 20-25 minutes.
  12. After 20-25 minutes remove the cloth from the paneer and cut it to cubes.
  13. Flavored Paneer is ready Enjoy!!!