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Laddu or laddoo are ball-shaped sweets popular in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.
Besan laddu is a popular Indian sweet dish made of (chickpea flour or gram flour), sugar and ghee. Besan is roasted in ghee till golden brown appearance with nutty fragrance. Then sugar is added to it. Pistachio pieces are also mixed in this mixture optionally. Sweet balls are then made from this mixture. It has a long shelf life. It is often served at festivals, family events and religious occasions in India.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups besan / chick pea flour
-1 ¼ cup sugar
-3 to 4 green cardamoms/ elaichi
-1 to ½ cup ghee
-¼ cup Cashews chopped
-½ cup raisins
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1. Add 1 ¼ cup sugar, 3 to 4 cardamoms and little sugar to a blender jar and make a fine powder. Set…
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Gajar ka halwa also known as gajrela or gajorer halwa, is a sweet dessert pudding originating from the Indian subcontinent, associated mainly with North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is made by placing grated carrot in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk and sugar and then cooking while stirring regularly. It is often served with a garnish of almonds and pistachios. The nuts and other items used are first sautéed in ghee, a South Asian clarified butter.
The dessert is a favourite all over Northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is traditionally eaten during all of the festivals in India, mainly on the occasion of Diwali, Holi, Eid al-Fitr and Raksha Bandhan. It is served hot during the winter.
Nowadays, gajar ka halwa is a popular worldwide dessert with many variations such as red velvet halwa, carrot and beetroot halwa, and cheesy carrot halwa.
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Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-½ kg…
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Gulab jamun (also spelled gulaab jamun) is a milk-solid-based South Asian sweet, particularly popular in India, Myanmar, Nepal (where it is known as lalmon), Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is also common in Mauritius and the Caribbean countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and Jamaica. It is made mainly from milk solids, traditionally from freshly curdled milk. It is often garnished with dried nuts like almonds to enhance flavour.
The word "gulab" is derived from the Persian words gol (flower) and āb (water), referring to the rose water-scented syrup. "Jamun" or "jaman" is the Hindi-Urdu word for Syzygium jambolanum, an Indian fruit with a similar size and shape. The Arab dessert luqmat al-qadi is similar to gulab jamun, although it uses a completely different batter.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup milk powder
-¼ cup
-2 tbsp all-purpose flour / maida
-1 tsp ghee
-1 tsp ghee for greasing
-1…
DESCRIPTION:
Laddu or laddoo are ball-shaped sweets popular in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.
Common flours used for laddu include gram flour (chickpea flour), wheat semolina and ground coconut. These are combined with sugar and other flavorings, cooked in ghee and molded into a ball shape. Some laddu recipes are prepared using Ayurvedic medicinal ingredients, including methi laddu, multigrain and resin laddu. Nuts such as pistachios and almonds are commonly stuffed into laddus.
Whole wheat ladoo as the name suggests are made from whole wheat ( Atta ).
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups atta / whole wheat flour
-¾ to 1 cup sugar
-¼ cup solid ghee
-½ cup desiccated coconut
-¼ tsp cardamom powder or 3 elaichi
-½ cup raisins
-½ cup cashews
STEPS:
1. Heat ¼ cup…
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Kalakand is an Indian sweet made out of solidified, sweetened milk and paneer. The dish originated in Alwar, Rajasthan, India. This sweet item is most popular in India and it's sub-continents but few said it is rooted to Arabic cosine. Kalakand is a rich milk cake and one of the famous Indian desserts. The traditional process of making Kalakand takes long time. But now a days there are many quick recipes available and can be prepared in 10-15 minutes. The color of Kalakand is milky-white, most popular North and East India. The fried version of Kalakand is popular in West India which is also known as Ajmeri Kalakand.
Kalakand can be made off different type of flavors, like vanilla, Rose-water, saffron, etc. Kalakand is available in different sweet shops in India and the subcontinent of Indian during festivals and celebrations, such as Holi, Diwali, Navratri and Eid.
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Preperation time: 2 mins
Cooking time: 8 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 can (392 gms)…
Rasgulla is a syrupy dessert popular in the Indian subcontinent and regions with South Asian diaspora. It is made from ball shaped dumplings of chhena (an Indian cottage cheese) and semolina dough, cooked in light syrup made of sugar. This is done until the syrup permeates the dumplings. The dish originated in East India; in the past the present-day states of Odisha and West Bengal have variously claimed to be the birthplace of the dish.
To prepare rasgulla, the cheese (chhena) mixture is formed into small balls. These balls are then simmered in a sugar syrup. It can also be prepared using a pressure cooker or an oven. While serving add a drop of rose water to enhance the flavor and taste.
PREPERATION
Preperation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 liter whole milk
-½ cup curd / whisked yogurt
-1 liter ice cold water
-1½ cups sugar
-2¼ cups water
-¼ tsp. cardamom powder
-½ tsp. rose water
-Few saffron stands for garnishing
STEPS:
1.…
Ras malai or rossomalai is a dessert originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name ras malai comes from two words in Hindi: ras, meaning "juice", and malai, meaning "cream". It has been described as "a rich cheesecake without a crust". The sweet is of Bengali origin; according to K.C. Das Grandsons, it was invented by K.C. Das.
Ras malai consists of sugary white cream, or yellow-coloured (flattened) balls of chhana soaked in malai (clotted cream) flavoured with cardamom. It is cooked in sugar syrup and milk with saffron, pistachios and kheer as stuffing. Homemade ras malai is usually made from powdered milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder and oil, which are kneaded to form a dough, moulded into balls, and dropped into simmering milk cream.
PREPERATION
Preperation time: 2 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-12 rasgullas
-1 tin milk maid condensed milk
-2 cups milk
-⅛ Tsp. Green cardamom powder /
elaichi
-Few saffron strands
-Chopped Pistachios and…
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