Sweet Puri / Pakatli Puri

Time 30 min.

Ingredients

Wheat flour 1 cup

Semolina / Rava 1/2 cup

Salt as per taste

Ghee 1 tablespoon for making dough

Curd 2 tbsp
Water per requirement to make stiff dough
Oil for deep frying
For sugar syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water 
pinch of cardamom powder 

Method

For sugar syrup

Heat sugar and water in pan. It will start boiling. Make syrup of one string consistency. Add cardamom powder to it. Keep it aside.

In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, semolina,  and salt. Mix very well. Heat ghee in a saucepan, then pour into the mixing bowl over the flour. Probably make a small dig in the flour and add ghee into it. And then pour flour from sides into the ghee. Add curd and 1 tbsp or more water and knead the dough. The dough should be not too hard or too soft. Keep it for 1/2 in freeze. Take our keep for 15 min. Then knead the dough. Make small portions of dough of 4 inch. Start rolling it, it should not be too thin or thick, make chapati of big size then using cover of small round tiffin make 10-12 puris. Deep fry in oil. Take out on tissue paper to remove excess oil. Deep in hot sugar syrup. Serve hot.

Tip

Sugar syrup should be hot when dipping the puris..

Lal Bhoplyachi Upvas Kheer / Red Pumpkin Kheer

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Peeled grated red pumpkin/lal bhopla 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/4 cup or more as per your taste

Warm full fat milk 2-3 cups

Ghee 1 tbsp  

Almond and Pista sliced  1 tbsp

Method

Heat ghee in thick bottom pan. Add grated pumpkin. Stir well. Then add warm milk. Mix well. Cook for 7-8 min. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and dry fruits. Mix well. Cook for other 4-5 min. Serve hot. 

Kadabu

Time 15 min

Ingredients

For stuffing

Chana daal 1 cup

Jaggery 3/4 cup or more as per the taste

Cardamom / Velchi powder 1/2 tsp

Dough

Wheat flour 1 cup

Semolina 1 tsp

Oil 2 tsp

Water 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method

For dough

First prepare dough. Add oil, salt and water to the semolina and wheat flour. Then knead the dough. It should be not hard or soft. Keep it aside.

For stuffing preparation

Pressure cook chana daal for 4 whistles. After the lid is removed take daal in non stick pan. 

Switch on the flame. Then add grated jaggery and cardamom powder. Let jaggery melt. Mix well. It should not stick to pan. Your stuffing is ready.

Actual method

Now make 7-8 balls  of dough of 1 inch in size. Roll one ball with rolling pin round in shape for about 4 inch. Add stuffing at the center and then put half of on the remaining half portion of kadabu. Using fingers gently press at the corners. Follow the same procedure for remaining balls. Deep fry till golden brown in colour. Serve hot.

Mango Burfi

 Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Mango pulp 2 cups
Sugar 3/4 cup
Ghee 1/4 cup 
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp

Method

Blend in blender mango pulp and sugar. Pour this pulp into thick bottom pan, stir continuously atfer 5-6 min, water of mango will go away and it will become condensed. Allow it to cool. Keep it aside.

Grease the plate with ghee. Keep it aside.

Take thick bottom pan, dry roast besan for 5-6 min. Then add ghee and roast continuously ( low flame throughout the procedure). Roast around 6-7 min till it turns light brown and spreads nice aroma. To this add mango pulp & Cardamom powder. Mix well. stir for 6-7 min, till it becomes like halwa. 

Pour this mixture on greased plate sprinkle sliced almond and pistacho. Allow it to cool. Cut into pieces. 

Dudhi Kheer

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Peeled grated doodhi/Bottlegourd 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/4 cup or more as per your taste

Warm full fat milk 2-3 cups

Ghee 1 tbsp  

Almond and Pista sliced  1 tbsp

Method

Heat ghee in thick bottom pan. Add dudhi. Dudhi will leave water. Continuously stir till it turns translucent.  Then add warm milk. Mix well. Cook for 7-8 min. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and dry fruits. Mix well. Cook for another 4-5 min.. Serve hot. 

Lal Bhoplyacha Halwa / Red Pumpkin Halwa

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Peeled grated red pumpkin/lal bhopla 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/4 cup or more as per your taste

Warm full fat milk 1 cup

Ghee 1 tbsp  

Almond and Pista sliced  1 tbsp

Khoya 1 tbsp (optional)

Method

Heat ghee in thick bottom pan. Add grated pumpkin and 1 tbsp water. Stir well. Cover with lid and cook for 5 min. Then add warm milk sugar and cardamom powder, (Khoya) and dry fruits. Mix well. Cook for another 4-5 min till it gets thickened like halwa. Serve hot. 

Mango Kalakand

Time 15 Min

Ingradients

Whole milk 1 lit
Mango pulp 1/2 cup
Cardamom / velchi powder 1/4 tsp
Finely chopped pista and almonds

Sugar 1/2 cup
Vinegar 3-4 tsp

Method
Boil the milk. When it get cool 70 % then add vinegar and stir well. It will get curdled. Then hang the paneer in a muslin cloth in a cool place for approximately 0.5 hour until the liquid has drained off. 
Grease plate with ghee. Keep it aside.
Heat nonstick pan add mango pulp and sugar. Cook until it becomes thick approximately 5-6 min. Then add paneer. Mix well. Cook for 6-7 min until it becomes thick. (But remember it should not be very thick kalakand is soft not hard). (After it cools down it becomes little hard, so always keep this in mind).
Then add  cardamom powder. Mix well.
Now pour kalakand mixture on greased plate. Spread sliced pista and almond. Allow it to cool. Cut into desire size and shape.

Paneer Whey Kheer

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Leftover panner water 1/2 lit (whatever water left out after making panner)

Jaggery 1/4 cup or as per ur taste

Cardamom / Velchi popwder 1/4 tsp

Semolina /Rava 2  tbsp

Ghee 1 tbsp

Pinch of salt

Method

When milk is curdled while making paneer we hang in that milk in muslin cloth so whatever water is left out i have used for making this kheer

Boil the whey in pan. Add roasted semolina. Stir well. Rava will get swell. Now add jaggery,  pinch of salt and cardamom powder. Stir well to get uniform consistency. Cook for 5 -6 min. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool. Keep it in refrigerator. Serve chill. 

 Whey

 Roasted Rava

Amrakhand

Preparation time 3-4 hrs

Time 10 Min

Ingradients

Thick curd 500 gm
Mango pulp 1/2 cup
Cardamom / velchi powder 1/4 tsp
Finely chopped pista 

Powdered sugar 1/2 cup or little less

Method
Hang the curd in a muslin cloth in a cool place for approximately 3-4 hours until all the liquid has drained off. Blend in blender sugar and pulp. Mix together pulp with hung curd and cardamom in a mixing bowl. Mix well till pulp blend with curd. Garnish with pistachio and almonds. 

Mango Lassi / Mango Yoghurt Smoothie

Time 5 min

Ingredients

Ripe mango pulp 1/2 cup

Thick curd 2 cups 

Sugar 2-3 tbsp

Cardamom powder 3-4 pinch

Method

Blend in blender first mango pulp and curd. Then add sugar and cardamom powder blend again. Then add 3-4 ice cubes blend again. Serve chill.

Sakhar Bhat / Sweet Rice

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Mogra Basmati Rice 1 cup

Suar 3/4 cup

Cashewnuts and kismis 1 tbsp

Ghee 1 tbsp

Water 2 cup or more (it depends on how old is your rice)

Method

Wash rice and keep it aside.

In a small pressure cooker around 1.5 or 2 liter, heat ghee, add cardamom. Then add rice and water pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Immediately remove lid so that it will not be sticky. In separate vessel add sugar with 1/4 cup of water. Make ektari sugar syrup. Then add to rice. Also add cardamom powder, cashewnuts and kismis. Cook for 4-5 min till rice absorb syrup. It tastes yummy. 

Satynarayan Prasadacha Sheera

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Semolina 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 3/4 cup

Milk 1.5 cup + 0.5 cup water (0.25 cup water more if u want sheera very soft)

Ghee 2 tbsp  

Ripe Velchi Banana 3 medium size

Cashewnut, kismis 1 tbsp

Method

Microwave semolina on high power for 2 min. Please do mix atleast once while it is in microwave otherwise it will burn on one side. After 2 min it will turn golden brown in colour.   Then add cardamom powder and cashewnuts. Microwave for 10 sec. Then add smashed banana and kismis mix well. Microwave for 10 sec. Then add hot milk mixed with water. Mix well. Microwave for 2 min. Meanwhile mix atleast once while microwaving. If you feel you want more soft then add 0.25 cup more water or milk. Then add sugar mix well, microwave for 2-3 min. Switch off microwave. Keep in microwave covering lid for 4-5 min. Then add tulsi patta and offer to GOD first and then u enjoy. 

Gul Shevya

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Roasted vermicelli 1 cup 

Jaggery 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Hot water 1/2 cup or little more

Ghee 1.5 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in pan, shevya roast for 4-5 min on medium flame till turns light golden in colour. Then add hot water and smashed jaggery. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 min till jaggery is melt and water is soaked. If it becomes very dry add 1-2 tbsp water. Serve as it is or with milk.

Tip

I do use homemade whole wheat shevya.

It is also called aalavanichya shevya.

Gul Shevya

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Roasted vermicelli 1 cup 

Jaggery 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Hot water 1/2 cup or little more

Ghee 1.5 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in pan, shevya roast for 4-5 min on medium flame till turns light golden in colour. Then add hot water and smashed jaggery. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 min till jaggery is melt and water is soaked. If it becomes very dry add 1-2 tbsp water. Serve as it is or with milk.

Tip

I do use homemade whole wheat shevya.

It is also called aalavanichya shevya.

Dink Ladoo

Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Dry coconut powder 100 gm
Dry kharik powder 100 gm
Dink 50 gms
Almonds 50 gms
Pista 50 gms
Cashew nuts 50 gms
Kismis 50 gms
Roasted poppy seeds 1 tbsp
Ghee 1 cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
For Syrup: Sugar 2 cup + water 1/2 cup

Method
Take thick bottom pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee, dry roast kharik powder for 3-4 min on low flame. Repeat the procedure for coconut, almond, pista, cashew nuts  Keep it aside. In kadai heat 1/2 cup ghee, fry dink. Take out dink and keep it aside. Now in blender make coarse powder of almond and pista. Keep it aside. Now in mixing bowl, mix all ingredients kharik powder, coconut powder, coarse powder of almond pista, kismis, cashew nuts, roasted poppy seeds, cardamom powder.  Keep it aside.

Now make sugar syrup. For that put the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil keeping medium-high flame. When the syrup comes to a boil, turn the heat down to medium and stir to dissolve the sugar completely. Let it simmer until the syrup turns ektari syrup. Pour this syrup in the mixing bowl. Mix well. Take a spoonful of mixture in hand and make laddos.

Tip
I keep separately one cup of mixture aside and then i add syrup. Sometimes syrup becomes less that makes ladoos dry.  

Dink Ladoo

Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Dry coconut powder 100 gm
Dry kharik powder 100 gm
Dink 50 gms
Almonds 50 gms
Pista 50 gms
Cashew nuts 50 gms
Kismis 50 gms
Roasted poppy seeds 1 tbsp
Ghee 1 cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
For Syrup: Sugar 2 cup + water 1/2 cup

Method
Take thick bottom pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee, dry roast kharik powder for 3-4 min on low flame. Repeat the procedure for coconut, almond, pista, cashew nuts  Keep it aside. In kadai heat 1/2 cup ghee, fry dink. Take out dink and keep it aside. Now in blender make coarse powder of almond and pista. Keep it aside. Now in mixing bowl, mix all ingredients kharik powder, coconut powder, coarse powder of almond pista, kismis, cashew nuts, roasted poppy seeds, cardamom powder.  Keep it aside.

Now make sugar syrup. For that put the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil keeping medium-high flame. When the syrup comes to a boil, turn the heat down to medium and stir to dissolve the sugar completely. Let it simmer until the syrup turns ektari syrup. Pour this syrup in the mixing bowl. Mix well. Take a spoonful of mixture in hand and make laddos.

Tip
I keep separately one cup of mixture aside and then i add syrup. Sometimes syrup becomes less that makes ladoos dry.  

Fruit Custard

Time 10 min
Ingredients
Very small pieces of Apple, Chikku, Grape, Pear, Orange, Strawberries 2 cups
Custard powder 3 tsp
Milk 2 cups
Dry fruits 1 tbsp
Sugar 3 - 4 tsp

Method
Heat milk. In a separate bowl, dissolve custard powder in 1/2 cup hot milk. Heat remaining milk, then add dissolved custard powder in the milk and stir continuously, till custard thickens. Switch off the flame, allow it to cool then add fruits, dry fruits mix well, refrigerate it. Serve chill.

Fruit Custard

Time 10 min
Ingredients
Very small pieces of Apple, Chikku, Grape, Pear, Orange, Strawberries 2 cups
Custard powder 3 tsp
Milk 2 cups
Dry fruits 1 tbsp
Sugar 3 - 4 tsp

Method
Heat milk. In a separate bowl, dissolve custard powder in 1/2 cup hot milk. Heat remaining milk, then add dissolved custard powder in the milk and stir continuously, till custard thickens. Switch off the flame, allow it to cool then add fruits, dry fruits mix well, refrigerate it. Serve chill.

Bhagar Sheera

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Bhagar 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/2 cup

Hot water  1 cup or more

Pinch of salt 

Ghee 2 tbsp  

Cashewnut, kismis 1 tbsp

Method

Heat ghee in kadai, add bhagar, pinch of salt. Roast in ghee for 5-6 min till bhagar turns light golden in colour. Then add cardamom powder, hot water, cook by covering lid for 4-5 min. Then add sugar and dry fruits, mix well cover with lid. Cook for 3-4 min. Serve hot. 

Tip

Do not add sugar with water otherwise bhagar will not get cooked properly. So first add water, let bhagar to  cook and then add sugar.

Sweet Potato Kheer

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Full fat milk 3 cups

Boiled and smashed sweet potato 1/2 cup

Grated fresh coconut 1 tbsp

Sabudana 1 tbsp

Sugar 1/4 cup or more as per ur taste

Cardamom / Velchi powder 1/4 tsp

Method

Soak sabudana overnight in little more than sufficient water. 

Heat thick bottom pan, add milk, then add sabudana, mix well cook for 4-5 min. till sabudana gets swollen. Then add sugar, smashed potato, coconut and cardamom powder. Cook for 4-5 min. Serve hot.