Recipe: Gajar Halwa With Orange & Saffron Gajar Halwa With Orange & Saffron is a fusion recipe whereby I’ve prepared the traditional gajar or carrot halwa but have added fresh orange juice too. Absolutely delicious and pure indulgence with flavours of orange and saffron to celebrate any occasion like India’s Independence Day. Our#FoodieMonday#Bloghop group is celebrating Independence in style through food. Our 53rd theme is #tricolorteamrecipes. For this theme the members are divided into three groups: Saswati who made Zarda pulao and I are in the Orange group. Wagmee made Triple C ladoo, Sujata made Kesar Pista Sandesh They are in the White group. Kriti made hara bhara seekh kebab Nisa made Peas coconut halwa as they are in the green group. What is Independence?…
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Continue ReadingFRESH COCONUT BARFI Moist, soft, delectable fresh coconut barfi that is made from freshly grated coconut, sugar, milk and khoya. A bit of cardamom and saffron is added and a delish sweet is ready. Although, it takes a little longer than the quick barfi version this one is so much more tastier. In fact, you can enjoy this kopra paak or fresh coconut barfi during festivals, make it as Prasadam (offering), relish it during fasting days like Navratri or Ekadashi. Alternately, make is as an edible gift to give to friends and relatives during Diwali. A hard nut to crack! Factually, when one thinks of coconut, the first thing that comes to the mind is the cool healthy coconut water. However, there is so much…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Coconut Barfi Coconut Barfi is a traditional Indian sweet made with fresh coconut, sugar and milk. Traditional method is where grated fresh coconut is cooked in full fat milk till it becomes into a fudge like mass. Sugar or jaggery is added along with some cardamom powder. However, if you don’t have too much time and need a quick version of this popular and delicious mithai or dessert then using desiccated coconut and sweetened condensed milk is handy. Cooking time is cut into half. Memories Growing up, coconut barfi was one of the Indian sweet or mithai that was always prepared for us during the 5 day Jaya Parvati vrat. During those 5 days, unmarried and married girls were not allowed to eat any…
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Continue ReadingFESTIVAL: DIWALI RECIPE: FRUIT & NUT RICE KHEER What is Kheer? Kheer is a type of pudding from the Indian Sub Continent which is traditionally made from rice, milk, sugar and spices like cardamom, nutmeg, saffron and nuts. Adding spices depends from family to family or region to region. It is served for any festival, event, occasion, celebration. I’ve yet to come across anyone who doesn’t like kheer. Serve it hot or chilled. Depending on regions, kheer is known by different names payasa, payasam, phirni. How is Fruit & Nut Rice Kheer Different? Fruit and Nut Rice Kheer is not too different from the normal rice kheer. This kheer allows me to add loads of nuts and different fruits before serving it as a dessert.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Rajgira Sheera | Halwa Rajgira Sheera | Halwa is a gluten free, delicious Indian sweet dish that is prepared from amaranth flour, ghee, sugar and milk. Mostly prepared during fasting days like Ekadashi, Navratri, Shravan, Ram Navmi, etc, it is an easy recipe. However, go and make it whenever you feel like. It tastes really good when served hot or warm. I like preparing Rajgira Sheera or Halwa during Ekadashi fasting if I am not making Sabudana Kheer. What is Devshayani Ekadashi? Once in a while Ekadashi dates confuse all the Hindus. One such Ekadashi is the Devshayani Ekadashi which was on 8th and 9th July this year. Some observed the fasting on 8th and some on the 9th. Shayani literally means sleeping.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Moriyo No Sheero | Sama Chawal Halwa Moriyo No Sheero | Sama Chawal Halwa is a farali sweet dish that can be made during Navratri, Ekadashi, Janmashtami, Ram Navmi or Shivratri. Make this simple gluten free halwa, offer it to God and enjoy as prasadam. I sometimes make Moriyo No Sheero during Ekadashi. Also known as samo shiro, sama rice sheero, sama halwa. Whatever you call it, it has an earthy, delicious flavour. And I don’t skimp on the amount of ghee required for the sama chawal to cook well. What Is Moriyo? Moriyo, moraiyo is the Gujarati name for sama chawal. Sama chawal. samo, barnyard millet, bhagar, varai, kudiraivali are some of the names used for scientific Echinochloa esculenta. Many people confuse it…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #20 RECIPE: THANDAI MOUSSE Looking for an easy dessert to make for the upcoming Holi festival? Try out Thandai Mousse – light, smooth and melt in the mouth kind of dessert. Did I mention it is so easy to make it? Yes, it is. Make it a day ahead and serve it as a cooling treat to your friends and family. What is a Mousse? In the culinary world a mousse is a light and smooth mass in which the main ingredient is cream or egg white or both. Mousse is the French word for foam. Mousse has a melt in the mouth kind of texture and can be sweet or savory. While I’ve not tasted the savory one, I…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Gur Na Ladwa /Churma Laddoo Gur Na Ladwa /Churma Laddoo is a common sweet made during Diwali by most Patel homes. Made from wheat flour, ghee, milk with spices and nuts added to the mixture. These delectable, melt in the mouth laddoos are made either with jaggery or sugar. Diwali is incomplete without Gur Na Ladwa /Churma Laddoo When Nunu, my MIL was living in Mombasa, Diwali lunch for all our relatives would be at our house and the menu would be gur na ladwa, tuvar dal, rice, a green vegetable, chana nu shaak and some sort of farsan. I use to help Nunu make the ladwas but after she started spending Diwali in Vrindavan, I didn’t have the courage to make them…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #10 What is the advantage of this theme? For the 10th week on Foodies_Redoing Old Posts, marble barfi got a new look.Old posts just get lost in the wide wide wide web unless they are very popular. Renu who blog’s at Cook with Renu has started a Facebook Group called Foodies_ Redoing Old Posts where every two weeks we can redo our old posts and share it on the group. What’s the advantage of doing this? Well, it gives us the opportunity to improve the write up, update photos and get comments. I’ve got so many old posts that need updating especially where the photos are concerned. This group definitely gives me the ‘push’ to prepare the dishes again for better…
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Continue ReadingMango Kulfi Mango Kulfi is an Indian frozen dessert which is a bit more dense and less creamier than an ice cream. Addition of cardamom and fresh mango pulp makes it a must have dessert during the mango season or summer. Easy to make, it is free from any artificial colouring or flavourings. This kulfi recipe is a quicker version from the way traditional kulfi is made. Condensed milk, milk powder and fresh cream help to get the correct consistency for the kulfi in a matter of under 20 minutes. What is Kulfi? Kulfi or Qulfi is a frozen dessert that is very popular all over the Indian Sub Continent. Its the traditional ice cream for that region. However, there is a difference between ice…
