EVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #34 RECIPE: MEETHI SEV/SWEET VERMICELLI What is Meethi Sev/Sweet Vermicelli ? As the name indicates meethi sev/sweet vermicelli is vermicelli that is sweet. This is one of the easiest ever sweet dish or mithai (mishtaan) to prepare. Boil some vermicelli as per the instructions on the packet. Drain out the water. Mix powdered sugar and ghee (clarified butter) and hey presto its ready. One can add cardamom powder, chopped nuts for that extra flavour. What is Vermicelli? Vermicelli is a type of pasta which is much thinner than spaghetti. The word vermicelli comes from the Italian word for little worms. And worms are not used to make vermicelli. Incidentally, these days vermicelli also refers to the thin rice noodles that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Sheero |Sooji Ka Halwa Sheero |Sooji Ka Halwa is a popular Indian sweet or dessert made from semolina, saffron, cardamom and ghee. Absolutely delicious, melt in the mouth and comforting mithai, it is generally prepared for festivals and happy occasions. Easy to make, some use water to prepare the sooji ka halwa and some use milk. Sheero or shiro is the Gujarati name for sooji ka halwa and we usually prepare it using milk. Memories I like to prepare sheero for Ram Navmi and Bhai Beej. Ram Navmi is the birth date of Shri Ram Bhagwan. Bhai Beej, bhai dooj or bhav bij is a festival like Raksha Bandhan, a day dedicated to the love between brothers and sisters. Normally on this day…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: SANTRA BASUNDI/ TANGERINE KHEER Santra Basundi is a spin on the traditional basundi recipe where fresh tangerine or santra is added to the cooled mixture. Makes it a delicious mithai or sweet to enjoy during the festivals. What is Basundi? Basundi is a sweet thickened milk which is generally flavored with cardamom, nutmeg and sometimes saffron. Chopped nuts usually like almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios and charoli are added. In fact, this sweetened milk is quite popular in the western states of India. I always thought that is a Gujarati dish but it is popular in Maharashtra and in some parts of Karnataka. Traditionally, full fat milk was boiled with sugar till it became thick and creamy. These days we tend to added milk solids…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Googra/ Gujiya Googra/ Gujiya is a popular festival food that is prepared by most Indian homes or bought ready made. Some have them for the Holi Festival but Gujaratis normally make them for Diwali. Filled with semolina, nuts in a flaky pastry which is then deep fried. Updated : 03/11/2020 Must have Gujarati Goodies during Diwali – Googra/ Gujiya For most Gujarati homes,Diwali is incomplete without Googra/ Gujiya. Other must have are: Magas(chickpea flour fudge) Gur na Ladwa Doodh Pak Chevdo (savory mixture potato crisps, fried chana dal, moong and poha). When my mother in law was here in Mombasa, we would make a huge quantity of chevdo. Its actually takes about 1-2 hours to make it. Mathias (usually made from sprouted moth and…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: BEETROOT HALWA Beetroot Halwa is a colourful, tasty and easy to make halwa using fresh beetroot, milk, cream, spices and nuts. It can be served hot or cold. We prefer to have it hot. If you still haven’t planned anything for Janmashtami go on, make this halwa as it gets ready with 30 minutes. Sharing This Recipe With The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts, started by Renu who blogs at Cook With Renu, helps the members to make an effort to update old posts. We’re on our 11th re-doing post and I simply love this group. Why? Well, its got me to pay more attention to my much neglected old posts. For this post I have updated the pictures and…
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Continue ReadingWhat is Shrikhand – Gujarati Style? Shrikhand – Gujarati Style, is a yogurt based sweet or dessert that is very popular especially in the Gujarati Cuisine. Whenever you’re served a Gujarati meal, the sweet dish is served with the main meal. Shrikhand is best served with puri (wheat based fried flatbread). Excess water or whey is removed from plain yogurt to make it thick and creamy. Sugar and spices like cardamom, nutmeg and saffron are added along with chopped nuts which usually are almonds, pistachios and charoli if you get some. Charoli is Buchanania lanzan, a seed that tastes a bit like almonds. Fresh chopped fruits or their puree can be added for different flavored shrikhand. The most popular is Mango Shrikhand. Memories It…
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Continue ReadingWhat is Sabudana Kheer? Sabudana Kheer is a creamy, delicious, gluten free and rich pudding enjoyed during fasting days or whenever you feel its kheer time. Sabudana is the Hindi name for tapioca pearls. The starch extracted from the tapioca or cassava root. The starch is then processed to make them into round balls. Sago on the other hand though looks like tapioca pearls is made from the starch extracted from the spongy pith of various tropical palms. Tapioca used in the Far East to make bubble tea is the same but the sizes, flavour and colour vary. While making the boba or bubbles, color and flavoring is added. Kheer is the Hindi word for a milk pudding. Therefore Sabudana Kheer is simply a milk pudding…
