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Beetroot Barfi / Burfi ( चुकंदर की बर्फी )– Beetroot Recipe–Indian Sweets

Ingredients –

  • Grated Beetroot (Peel and finely grate with grater) – 1 medium size 
  • Ghee / Butter – 1 tbsp.
  • Khoya / Mawa / Dried evaporated milk solids – 1/2 cup
  • Sugar – 1 cup (as per your taste)
  • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tbsp.
  • Milk – 1/2 cup
  • Chopped Cashew nut – 1/2 cup
  • Wafers (as per your choice) – 1 packet
  • Aluminum foil

Method –

  1. Heat non-stick pan/ Khadai with ghee then add beetroot and sauté.
  2. Add crushed Khoya, Sugar cook  well till melts.
  3. Add Cardamom powder, Milk and mix.
  4. When the mixture becomes slightly thick and start leaving the side of the pan, turn off the heat.
  5. Add half chopped Cashew nut and mix.
  6. Transfer this to the Aluminum foil and  spread it with the spatula.
  7. Spread out the mixture evenly.
  8. Let cool down and set for 30 minutes.
  9. With the help of knife cut the wafers in 2 halves, now split the wafers.
  10. Barfi mixture is settled down, place the wafer pieces gently over the barfi.
  11. Using a knife, cut the mixture into the shape of barfi.
  12. Take one piece of a barfi at a time and cover the other side also with wafer split.
  13. Enjoy the delicious beetroot barfi.
  14. Refrigerate and use within 2 weeks.

Milk Cake(मिल्क केक)–Indian Sweets–How To Make Milk Barfi/ Burfi–Festival Recipe

Ingredients –

  • Milk – 2 liter
  • Sugar – 1 cup (as per your taste)
  • Ghee / Butter – ½ tsp.
  • Citric Acid – 1/2 or Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.
  • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp.

Method –

  1. Bring the milk to a boil in a large thick-bottomed non-stick kadhai on high heat.
  2. Continue to cook, stirring continuously, for about one and a half hours, or till the milk becomes grainy and begins to thicken.
  3. Now add green cardamom powder, lemon juice  in to the mixture and mix well.
  4. Cook till the mixture begins to leave the sides of the kadhai.
  5. When the milk gets thick and grainy in texture, add sugar and mix well.
  6. When the milk gets thick in consistency, the color gets brown in color and it emits good aroma.
  7. Turn off the heat.
  8. Take a tray for setting the milk cake and grease it nicely with some ghee/ butter.
  9. Immediately, pour this hot mixture into the tray and spread it evenly.
  10. Keep aside the tray to set. Within 24 hours, milk cake sets completely.
  11. Milk cake is ready, cut into squares and serve.
  12. Refrigerate and use within 2 weeks.

Homemade Chocolates and Lollipops–How To Make Chocolate At Home- Kids Recipe

Ingredient –

  • Brown chocolate (Bars or Chips)
  • If you are using bars then break the chocolate bars into the  small pieces
  • White chocolate (Bars or Chips)
  • Butter / Vegetable oil – 1/2 tsp.
  • Chocolate Mold and Lollipop Mold
  • Lollipop Sticks (for lollipop chocolates)
  • You can use the chocolate wrapping papers/or foil to wrap the chocolates and Lollipops.

Method –

  1. Boiled 2 cups of water into the pan on medium heat.
  2. Place Melt the white chocolate chips in a bowl either using double boiler or in microwave.
  3. Add Butter / Vegetable oil – 1/2  tsp.
  4. Keep stirring until it melts completely and keep aside.
  5. Do the same for brown chocolate also.
  6. Wisk till it become smooth.
  7. Now drop the melted chocolates into molds with the help of spoon, make sure not fill it completely.
  8. You can mix fruit flavor color into melted white chocolate to prepare two different color.
  9. Similarly you can use lollipop sticks and mold to prepare different colors of lollipops,
  10. Pat the mold on surface to spread the chocolate evenly into the mold.
  11. This will help the chocolate to reach into all the corners of the mold.
  12. Keep it in fridge for sometime, so it can settle down.
  13. Once the chocolate cool down, remove from molds.
  14. You can use the chocolate wrapping papers/or foil to wrap the chocolates.
  15. Chocolates and lollipops are ready.. 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!!!

हलवाई जेसा बनाये स्वादिष्ट बादाम का हलवा- Almond Halwa–How To Make Badam Halwa

Ingredients-

  • Almonds (badam) – 1 cup
  • Ghee / Butter – 1 tbsp (if required you can add more)
  • Milk – 1/2 cup (if required you can add more)
  • Sugar – 1 cup (as per your taste)
  • Cardamom (elachi) powder- 1/2 tsp
  • For Garnishing – Sliced almond, chopped pista etc.

Method

  1. Soak almonds (badam) in a bowl with enough water for 7-8 hour.
  2. Drain and de-skin the almonds.
  3. Add almonds and milk in a mixer jar and blend them.
  4. Make a fine paste.
  5. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai,
  6. Add the almond mixture, mix well & cook on medium to low heat.
  7. Keep stirring constantly otherwise it will get burnt.
  8. Cook till the halwa thicken.
  9. Add sugar and cardamom powder, mix well.
  10. Once halwa will start leaving the side off the pan.
  11. Switch off the heat.
  12. Add dry fruits and mix well.
  13. Almond(Badam) Halwa is ready.
  14. Serve warm or store in an air-tight container.

Blueberry Juicy Rasgulla (ब्लूबेरी रसगुल्ला)– Fresh Blueberries Dessert– Indian Recipe- Rosogulla

Ingredients –

  • Paneer / Chena – 1 cup
  • Sugar (as per your taste) – 1 cup
  • Blueberry – 1/2 cup (as per your taste)

Method –

  1. Put sugar in a pan with lid, add 2 cups of water and  mix it.
  2. Put blueberry into the mixer jar and make a paste.
  3. Add Blueberry paste and mix well.
  4. Allow sugar chashni to come to boil.
  5. 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).
  6. Take the small portions of chena in your hand and shape them into balls.
  7. Roll each portion of paneer into a smooth ball between your palms, making sure there are no cracks.
  8. Now put all the paneer balls in boiling chashni and close the lid.
  9. Cook on high heat for 9-10 minutes.
  10. After 10 minutes, open the lid and check the rasgullas..
  11. Again cook for 10 minutes.
  12. Turn off the heat.
  13. Blueberry Rasgullas has become puffy and doubled in size.
  14. Now take them out in a bowl .
  15. You can store in refrigerator up to a week.
  16. Blueberry Rasgullas are ready to serve.

Holi Special (होली स्पेशल)- Chena / Paneer Rolls– Indian Sweets- Festival

Ingredients –

  • Mawa / khoya for stuffing
  • Yellow Food color (optional)
  • Sugar as per your taste
  • Chena (Paneer) – 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder (optional) – 2 pinch

Method –

  1. Put Mawa/khoya on the plate, add sugar(as per your taste) and  food color.
  2. Using your hand press for 5-6 minutes until it becomes completely smooth.
  3. Take small portion of khoya in your hand and shape them into oval shape.
  4. Khoya Stuffing is ready.
  5. Prepare all khoya stuffing in same way.
  6. Put the chena /paneer on the plate.
  7. Using your hand press for 5-6 minutes until it becomes completely smooth.
  8. Take small poison of chena on your hand and flatten.
  9. Place the khoya stuffing in the chena and cover.
  10. Chena roll is ready, prepare all in same way.
  11. Heat a pan on medium heat.
  12. Add 1 cup sugar(as per your taste) 1 1/2 cup of water into the utensil and let it boil.
  13. When chasni starts boiling, put chena rolls in boiling chashni.
  14. Cover and cook for 5 – 7 minutes on high heat.
  15. After 5-7 minutes, open the lid.
  16. Flip the chena rolls, cover and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
  17. After 15 min, turn off the heat.
  18. Once ready, let it cool down.
  19. Take them out in a strainer to drain extra sugar syrup.
  20. You can garnish with pistachios  (Pista) and saffron.
  21. You can store in the refrigerator for almost a week.
  22. Chena / Paneer Rolls  are ready to serve…

फ्रेश नारियल / खोपरा बर्फी -Coconut Barfi–Nariyal Barfi–Kobbari Mithai

Ingredients –

  • Fresh Grated coconut
  • Sugar – 1/3 cup (as per your taste)
  • Green cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
  • A tray covered with Aluminum foil

For Garnishing –

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

Method –

  1. Heat a pan, on a medium heat.
  2. Cut coconut pieces into small pieces into the mixer jar & make a fine powder.
  3. Add coconut powder, sugar and cardamom powder into a pan.
  4. Keep Stirring constantly, let the sugar dissolve completely.
  5. Mix and begin to heat on a low heat.
  6. In a few minutes, the sugar will begin to dissolve.
  7. When the coconut burfi is almost done, the mixture will start leaving the sides of the pan and you will also see foamy bubbles rise from it.
  8. Keep stirring for 3-4 minutes so it doesn’t burn..
  9. Cook until all the sugar water is absorbed and begins to smell good.
  10. Turn off the heat.
  11. Immediately, pour this hot mixture into the tray and spread it evenly.
  12. Pour the mixture and then spread it evenly.
  13. Let it cool down for sometime, so it can settle down.
  14. Once coconut barfi  settled, cut it into pieces as per shape of your choice.
  15. Fresh Coconut Barfi is ready to serve.
  16. Store in the refrigerator for a week.

Ghee Rice/ Neychoru –South Indian Recipe–How To Make Ghee Rice- Kids

Ingredients –

  • Basmati rice (Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.) – 1 cup
  • Ghee / Butter –  1 tbsp.
  • Bay leaves – 1-2
  • Clove – 2-3
  • Green cardamom – 1-2
  • Star anise – 1
  • Onions (cut into length wise) – 1/2 cup

For garnishing – Fried onions, chopped coriander

Method –

  1. Heat a pan on medium heat and ghee to a pan.
  2. Add Bay leaf, Clove, Green cardamom, Star anise, and fry for a min.
  3. Add cashew, raisin and fry till lightly golden in color.
  4. Add onions (cut into length wise) fry for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add drained rice and fry for for  minutes.
  6. Add 1.75 cup water, salt as per your taste,
  7. If you want you can add sliced chilly.
  8. Mix well, cover and let it boil.
  9. Cook until all water has evaporated.
  10. You can check once or twice while the rice is cooking.
  11. Open the lid and fluff up.
  12. Ghee Rice is ready.
  13. Garnish with fried onions, chopped coriander leaves and serve..

(चटपटा आलू की सब्जी)- Aloo Katli Curry–Simple Aloo Ki Sabzi- Indian Potato Curry

Ingredients –

  • Boiled potatoes – 2
  • Ginger- Garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Ripe tomato puree – 1 cup
  • Chopped onions – 1 cup
  • Vegetable oil / Butter- 1 tbsp.
  • Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
  • Green chilly (as per your taste)
  • Salt as needed
  • Red chilly powder (optional)
  • Whole cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp.
  • Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala – 1/2 tsp

Method –

  1. Heat a oil into a pan on medium heat.
  2. Add cumin seeds, and fry until the seeds begin to crackle.
  3. Add chopped onion, cook till onions become transparent.
  4. Sauté ginger- garlic paste  for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add tomato puree, salt and turmeric powder, mix well.
  6. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
  7. Keep stirring, time to time.
  8. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well.
  9. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  10. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
  11. Peeled the potatoes and cut them into thin pieces.
  12. Add potatoes and water just as needed.
  13. Stir well, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  14. Aloo(potato) curry is ready.
  15. Serve potato curry with roti, puri or rice