Posted on 01 September 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Marie biscuits, -1Pkt
- ½ Cup Sweetened Condensed milk
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1-2 tsp Milk, if required(i used)
- ½ Cup Desiccated coconut
- Cadbury Gems- 1pkt
Method:
- Crush biscuits finely to make a fine powder using mixe. Sieve and keep aside.
- Cream butter in a medium bowl. Add the fine biscuit powder, the cocoa powder and the condensed milk.
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Posted on 09 July 2009 by
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Urad dal (Roasted into golden red color)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Melted ghee(clarified Butter)
Method:
- In a heavy bottomed pan roast the urad dal on medium low heat by stirring continuously. The dal should slowly turn to red color.
- Remove it from heat and let it cool for a while, grind the roasted urad dal along with sugar into a coarse powder.
- The powder should have a sand like texture.
- Transfer the mixture into a pan and add melted ghee. On low heat blend ghee and urad dal mixture well. Remove from heat and make small laddus. It is a healthy laddu.
- It is good for backbone during pregnancy.
Posted on 26 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Black sesame seeds – 1 cup
- Ragi Flour-2 Cup
- Jaggery – 1/2 cup
- water -1/2 Cup
- Cardamom powder – a pinch [Optional]
Method:
- In a Pan fry the sesame(ell) till good smell comes out.
- Then add water in ragi flour mix it well, make sure that batter will not be watery.
- Make Dosa with that Batter.
- Mix well both fried saesame(ell) and this dosa using grinder or mixie.
- While grinding add jaggery as per your need.
- Add a pinch of cardamom powder with that for good smell.
- Then Make in to Round balls.
Posted on 26 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Rava : 1cup
- Sugar: 1cup(can increase or decrease based on your wish)Ghee : 3/4cup
- Cardamom: 4-5
- Cashew and Raisin:few
- Milk :1/4 cup
Method:
- First fry in ghee Cashew and Raisin,remove it and fry rava in same ghee nicely.
- Powder Cardamom and Sugar coarsely.Now add this sugar &fried; nuts to rava,make into round balls.
- If you feel dry sprinkle some milk to get the shape.
Posted on 18 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients :
- (For about 10 Laddus)
- 1 cup semolina
- 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
- 2 tbsp broken cashew nut pieces
- 1 tbsp raisins, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- A pick of clove powder
Method:
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. When the cashew nuts turn brown and the raisins are plump, remove from the pan and keep aside.
- Add the semolina to the same pan and fry on medium heat till it is heated through. Add the grated coconut and fry over medium heat till the semolina turns light golden brown. This will take a while, keep stirring.
- Add sugar, fried nuts and raisins , cardamom and clove powder and the milk. Keep stirring till the milk and sugar is completely mixed in.
- Switch off the stove and let it sit till it is cool enough to handle. Shape the mixture into lemon sized balls.
- Store in an airtight container. I kept this in the refrigerator, even though it is stored outside in India.
Posted on 17 May 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Gram flour (Besan)- 2 cups
- Sugar- 1 cup
- Cashew nuts – 15
- Dry grapes – 15
- Cardamom -4
- Cloves – 3
- Water -2 to 3 cup
- Ghee – 4 spoons
- Oil – to fry
Method:
- Batter preparation: Mix Besan flour in 1 or 2 cups Water without any lumps. The batter should be little watery and not so thick.
- For frying: Heat 2 spoons of Ghee in a pan. Add Cashew nuts, Dry grapes, Cardamom and Cloves, fry till Cashew nut turns into light brown color.
- Sugar syrup preparation: Heat Sugar and a cup of water in a vessel. Allow to boil till Sugar is completely dissolved in water and the syrup sticks in between the fingers.
- Making boondi: Heat Oil in pan on medium flame. Pour the batter over the perforated ladle(ladle with small round holes) and rub it with another ladle which makes the batter to fall through the ladle holes evenly. Do not over cook this.
- It should not be crispy. Drain this from oil and put it into the sugar syrup. Repeat the same for the whole batter. Now Boondi is ready.
- Making ladoo: Mix well the sugar syrup, boondi, 2 spoons of Ghee. Finally add the fried items(Cashew nuts, Dry grapes, Cardamom and Cloves) and make balls in warm stage.