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Showing posts with label laddu. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2008

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.