QUICK BITES (3)

WHEAT (ATTA) LADDU:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 glass wheat flour
• 1 glass gram flour
• 1 glass sugar powder
• 3/4 glass ghee
• 1/4 cardamom powder
• 100 gms roasted cashewnuts, chopped into small pieces

METHOD:

• Roast gram flour and wheat flour for a few minutes with one tbsp ghee.
• keep aside.
• In a kadhai, heat the remaining ghee add the roasted flour, cashewnuts, powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Remove from heat.
• Make laddus while hot.
• It makes a very nutritious snack.

MANGO RASMALAI:

INGREDIENTS:

• 8 big slices of bread
• 1/2 tin milkmaid
• 1 cup mango, cubed
• 1 tsp almond paste
• 4-5 strands saffron
• 250 ml milk
• 2 drops rose water
• 3 cups water

METHOD:

• Soak bread in water for a few seconds.
• Squeeze lightly to remove water.
• Fill mango pieces in the bread and pack them softly.
• Add milkmaid to the milk and boil for a few minutes.
• Arrange the bread balls in a broad vessel.
• Pour the milk over them.
• Pour rose water and sprinkle the saffron strands.
• Decorate with dry fruits and serve chilled.

DELIGHTFUL DESSERT:

• You can prepare a dessert using leftover cakes, cookies, candies and fruits.
• Prepare thick custard (flavour of your choice).
• In a large deep bowl, arrange biscuits, cake pieces, cookies etc.
• Pour hot custard over this, spread it out evenly, arrange another layer of biscuits and cakes followed by custard.
• Top it with fruits, nuts and whipped cream.
• Keep it in the fridge to set.
• Serve chilled with a scoop of ice cream.