Holi special - kesari mawa coconut gujia

Hi,
Everyone,
We are with another very popular recipe which is made by almost every one in holi.
Gujia..
Ya, gujia is deep fried snacks stuffed with sweet filling of khoya or semolina.Today I am making with mawa/ khoya with coconut gujia.
Gujia is served as a sweet.
Make this gujia and serve to your guest on the eve of holi.

Let's make gujia-

Preparation time -15- 20 minutes
Cooking time- 30 minutes
Makes 12 gujias

Ingredients -
For gujias-

2 cup maida ( refine flour)
2 tbsp of ghee ( melted)
Water as required
A pinch of kesar soaked in 1 tbsp of warm warm

For stuffing( khoya)
1 1/2 cup khoya ( at least 200 gram)
1/2 cup of powdered sugar( adjust it according to your taste)
1 tsp cardomom powdered
1/4 cup finely chopped dry fruits.. ( cashew nut,almonds, pistachios and some raisins.)
1/4 cup dessicated coconut.( powder)
Ghee / refine oil for deep frying.

Method -

*Take the refine flour  and ghee  in a bowl. ( use melted ghee)
Rub ghee with in the flour your hand to form  a bread crumbs like texture..  So,that u can make a ball from maida. It's show that ghee is incopered in maida very well.
*Then add  kesar water and little normal water at a time to knead the dough.
( the amount of water  will depend upon the quality and texture of the maida.)
*Knead a semi hard dough till firm.
* Cover the dough with a moist cloth/ cleange film and keep aside for 10-15 minutes.

Gujia-
Preparing for gujias stuffing-
*Grate the khoya. Finely chopped the dry friuts and keep aside.
*Take a bowl add khoya,dessicated coconut powder,dry fruits and powdered sugar ,cardomom powdered.
*Mix everything well.check the taste of of stuffing, adjust sugar accordingly.

Method..( making gujias)


*Divide the dough into 12 equal portions and make ball from them..cover with moist kitchen towel.
*Roll out each ball with rolling pin to a small circle having about 4-5 inches diameter.
( avoid adding any flour for dusting the ball while rolling it.
*Apply very little water with the help of your fingertip over the  edges to wet it.
*Place about 11/2  tbsp of khoya filling in the centre of Puri. Fold over the puri to half circle.
*Carefully,bring together both the edges and join seal it with the help of fingertip.
*(Make design prefer pleated design) at the edges with the help of your finger tip.
By this way you seal the edges and it's looks very good too.
( for making the pleated design - just keep  on folding and twisting  and cutting the edges (making cut design) the edges till the end.( or twist with your thumb and forefinger to make  pleated or rope like design/ pattern.)
* prepare all the gujias by this way and arrange them  on a plate.and cover with moist cloth.

For frying -
*Heat oil/ ghee for deep frying in a kadhai.
*Gently put 2-4 gujias in a oil/ ghee at a time.
( make sure that the heat is not very hot..cause it will burn the outer layer.
Turn each gujias carefully till gujia become golden brown in colour on medium to low heat.( do not overcook them)
* Drain the excess oil on the kitchen towel/ tissue paper.
*Likewise make all the gujias.
* once they will cool down completely , store in a air tight container.

My mom tip -
*Always use ghee in  making sweet recipes
Desi ghee inhance the taste of sweet recipes..
*Cover the dough with moist cloth to prevent the crack of dough.
* always use light pink brown khoya ( means

Gujias are ready to serve.
Serve them to your guest when they arrived at your place on holi.
Happy Holi to all of you.

Bye.
Take care.

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Holi special - Gond ka ladoo

Hello...everyone,

Welcome to our kitchen..
In the series of holi... Here we are another recipe  gond ka ladoo..
Very very tasty and healthy too..
Let's make it...
For this we need wheat flour.. gond  sugar ,ghee and dry fruits..

Gond ka ladoo...

Preparation time:5 minutes
Cooking time: 25-30 minutes
Makes 25 ladoos

Ingredients -
4 cup wheat flour ( prefer coarse/ mota atta)
Gond ( prefer jalebi gond)  broken into very small pieces)
11/2 cup pure desi ghee  melted( clarified butter)
2 cup powdered sugar( or bura)
12-15 cashewnut  kaju (broken into small pieces)
15-20 almonds( broken into small pieces)


Method -

*Heat little ghee in a pan..fry almonds and cashewnut little brown.Take asides.
* Heat ghee in a non stick pan .
Put some  gond pieces at a time in a heated ghee. It will puff up.
( Make sure that heat is very low because it need to be fried evenly in inside so that it does not stick in your mouth when you eat ladoos.)
We should not increase the heat else find will burn  on the outer sides and remain uncooked inside.
Take it out..
*Repeat the same procedure with remaining gond.

*Heat ghee in a non stick pan.
Add wheat flour cook on medium to low heat while stirring occasionally for 15 -20 minutes or till wheat flour is fragnant and turn light brown in colour.switch off the gas.
Cool down completely. ( it will take around 15-20 minutes.
*Add powdered sugar, cashew nut and almonds.mix well with your hands.
*Take little amount of this mixture.shape into a ball sized round ladoos and arrange on the plate.
Like wise make all the ladoos..when ladoo become cool down completely ,store them in a airtight container.

Hope you will make in this holi for your guest and enjoy with them.
It can be stored for 1 month.
So make delicious ladoo on this occasion.

Till then,
We are signing off,
Happy holi.


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Holi special- kesari Rabri

Hello,
Everyone,
Welcome to our kitchen.. Rabri is another dish.. series of holi special..
It is itself a dessert or it can be used as ingredients in other sweet recipe.
Sweet rabri is sweet thickened condensed milk based dish ..made by the boiling the milk on low heat for long time  until it becomes dense and change it colour.. Yellowish..
Sugar, nuts and kesar  are added to it to give it to enhance the flovour.. it is served as a dessert  when it is chilled .

Rabri..
Very simple and tasty dish..
Let's quickly note down the recipe here..

Rabri

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
6 cup full cream milk
½ cup condensed milk
6 tbsp milk powder
2 tbsp sugar
2 pinch of kesar dissolve in warm water

For garnish

½ tsp cardamom powder (elaichi)
½ tbsp of mixed (almond, pista), very finely chopped( prefer blanched)
A pinch of  saffron (Kesar soaked in 1 tbsp of warm water)

Method -

*Bring the milk to boil in a broad heavy bottom non stick pan. Simmer the gas.
Allow it to boil on simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, while stirring continuously and scrapping the sides of pan or till the volume of milk become reduces half in quantity.

*Add condensed milk, sugar and milk powder, mix well.

*Cook on medium flame for another 5 minutes or till the milk become semi thick in consistency.
*Add cardamom powder and kesar along with water.mix well.
*Remove from flame.
*Allow it to cool completely.
 Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Serve chilled and garnished with kesar chopped almond and pista.

My mom tip-
*Always cook rabri on medium to low heat accordingly.. And stirr continuously while cooking it..
Be sure that there  should be no lumps in it.

So,
Rabri is ready to serve.
Enjoy this with ur family and friends in this holi.

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Holi special- shahi kesari malpua

Hello,
Everyone.
Happy holi to to all of you. Holi is festival of colours and joy.Colours are synonymous with Indian festival,beliefs, custom and way of life.
Colours affects our health mental or physical too..perception of colour shows our mood and state of mind.
Holi is around the corner..
In holi..colours are painted in the air carry the message of joy,happiness and affection.
Each colour symbolised  our way of living and mood.
You will find that in these  pics I use flowers  and abir in this ...cause  nature's colours derived from flowers or natural things.
Do enjoy your holiday with some  colours and lots of sweets and namkins.
Thus, colours play very important role in life.
So, we are here with some lipsmacking and finger liking  dishes on the eve of holi.
First,we will make awesome shahi keasri malpuas.
Malpuas is a pancake served as a dessert popular in India..especially served  in holi.

Let's quickly go through the right recipe here.

Shahi kesari Malpua
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25
Makes 15 malpua


Ingredients
1cup khoya (mava)
1 cup grated cottage cheese (paneer)
2 cup plain refine flour (maida)
½ cup condensed milk
¼ cup milk/ water( adjust water/ milk accordingly)
Ghee for deep frying
1 tbsp cardamom powder
For garnish---

½ cup rabri
2 tbsp blanched and finely chopped almonds (badam)
2tbsp blanched and finely chopped pistas(pistacho)
2 tbsp finely chopped cashew nuts
2 pinch of saffron strands (kesar) dissolved in 2 tbsp lukewarm water.

For thin sugar syrup

2 cup sugar( 300 gram)
1tsp of Saffron stands for sugar syrup
1 cup water


Method for sugar syrup

*Heat the non stick heavy bottom broad pan, add sugar, and saffron water mixture, mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the sugar syrup become one thread consistency. (1 string thin sugar syrup). Keep aside.

Method for Malpua

*Combine the (refineflour), mawa (khoya), grated paneer in a bowl, mix well. Add ¼ cup of milk / water, condensed milk, mix well till no lump remain.
The batter should be neither thick nor thin.
Keep aside for10 minutes.

*Warm the sugar syrup on simmer.

*Heat ghee in a small heavy bottom kadhai (prefer non stick). Pour a little batter (small ladleful of mava-paneer mixture) on ghee and deep fry till the malpua are golden brown in colour from both sides.

*Take out the malpua from the kadhai.

*Dip the malpua in the warm sugar syrup.

*Repeat with the remaining batter to make 14 more malpuas.

*Garnished with little amount of rabri, saffron (dissolved in warm water) chopped cashewnuts and almond, Pista.
Serve immediately.

I am sure you will be happy to make these awesome lipsmacking  divine taste of these malpuas in this holi.
Once again happy holidays to all of you.
Enjoy each and every moment of this special colourful festival with lots of awesome recipes..
 Do enjoy this festival with your family and friends.

My mom tip..
*Always check the batter thickness before making malpuas..this should be pouring consistency..
Not very thin nor very thick..
Otherwise the puas will either thick or stuck or splatter in  the oil ..
Check the consistency before making malpuas if needed add some amount of maida( refine flour)..
If it gets thick add some amount of milk  or water.
*The sugar syrup should be lukewarm when you put the puas in it.
Check sugar syrup consistency before dipping the puas in it..it should be one string consistency. ( If you do not know how to check the consistency read my older post of recipe of jalebi..
You will find out there.. how to check the sugar syrup.

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Cream of tomatoes soup

                  Cream of tomatoes soup

Hi,
Everyone.

Welcome to our kitchen.
Today,we are making  a very simple and easy soup.

Tomatoes soup..cream of tomatoes soup..!

Red orange mix colour of tomatoes  fascinate everyone.I always love to use tomatoes in my recipes.

But do you know the beautiful colour of this tomatoes unfold many of its natural goodness..

That should be known by us..( the nature's khazana)--

Let us  quickly I want to share some goodness of red glossy tomatoes..

A natural health benefits..

According to WHO,here is the health benefits of tomatoes..

Tomatoes are excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin k and biotin.

This is also very good source of copper, potassium,magnese and dietry fibre, Vitamin A ( in the form of beta carotene) B6, folate, niacin vitamin E and phosphorus.

Due to it's some benificial phytochemicals such as lycopene ( because of lycopene the colour of tomatoes are red),the tomatoes are also play role in preventing diseases.

*High in vitamin C  and other antioxidants.

*Ward off cancer..especially cuts prostrate cancer risk because it contains lycopene.

*High in vitamin A --  good for eyes--guarding against age related  macular degeneration.

*Good  blood sugar regulator.

*Helps to inhibit heart disease.

*High in potassium ..good for high blood pressure control BP.

*keep skin healthy.

*Reduces hair problem.

*Control weight.

*Reduce chronic pain.

*Lastly it help to balance mental health..the folic acid in tamotoes may help with depression.Because it prevent an excessof homocysteine from the form in the body, which can prevent blood and other nutrients from reaching the brain.

Excess homocysteine may  interferes  with the production of the feel good hormones serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine which regulate mood swing, sleep and appetite.

So,it promote sound sleep and help in regulations of mood swings.

Let's note down very quickly the ingredients and the right recipe of this awesome soup.

Cream of tomatoes soup

So..I am here with a health boosting soup.

This awesome soup is appreciated by my whole family.

Rich in taste..and healthy too.

Let's us make  this warm creamy sip of soup and enjoy your evening..

First we make this one..

Come and join me..

        Cream of  tomatoes soup

Preparation time: 5 -7 minute
Cooking time15-20 minutes
Serve 3 bowl

Ingredients-

1/2 kg tomatoes ( wash,cleaned and finely chopped)

4tbsp(tablespoons) of butter

2 large onion ( finely chopped)

1 tsp of grated ginger

1tsp of finely chopped garlic

3-4 tablespoons of cornflour

2cup of milk

4tbsp fresh cream

2 and 1/2cup water

Salt to taste

1tsp crushed  Pepeer powder( prefer white pepper powder)

2-3 bay leaves ( tejpatta)

Method-

*Heat butter in a non stick deep pan.

*Add chopped onions,grated ginger,garlic paste,bay leaves. saute for 2-3 minutes on medium heat, while stirring occasionally.

*Add tomatoes. Saute for another 3-4 minutes,while stirring occasionally.

*Add 2 1/2 cup of water or (add more according to your preference).

*Cook on medium heat fo 4-5 minutes while stirring occasionally.

*Switch off the gas. Let them cool down completely.

*When it becomes cool, discard bay leaves.puree the tomatoes mixture to the mixer grinder.

Seive it in a stainer...discard solid waste .
( do not through the excess waste water extract of tomatoes..Use in your soup  accordingly.

*Meanwhile in a another pan add cornflour in a milk.Mix well.

*Heat a pan,add tomatoes puree along with tomatoes excess water.

*Add conflour milk mixture slowly by slowly into your tomatoes puree..

*Make sure that this time your heat is very low.( simmer) otherwise the soup will curdle.

*Mix well.Cook on slow heat for atleast 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

*Increase the heat,add salt and pepper powder.Cook for 3-4 minutes.

*Check the consistency,It should be not very thick and nor very thin.

If you think  that water is needed then adjust water to your preference.

* Lastly add fresh cream. stir well.

*Switch off the gas.

*Garnish with  fresh cream.

*Serve hot with bread crutons and enjoy this very yummy, tasty rich warm soup.

My mom tips-

*Always add milk in soup when heat is low otherwise it may curdle the soup.

* If tomatoes are sour, add little bit of sugar ( about 1 tea spoon )while boiling the tomatoes.

*Never overcook  tomatoes while making soup because it may reduce the nutrition of tomatoes as well as its colour.

*Use milk in your soup,it will enhance the taste of soup.

*Use ginger and garlic in your soup for good taste as well as  good for health.

*Always check the taste of soup before serving it..
The tomatoes soup should be not very tangy.(always try to balance the sourness of tomatoes soup..because it is cream of tomatoes soup..it should be creamy in texture and taste should be not very sour.) Over sour taste will kill the actual  taste of cream of tomatoes soup.

So,be sure that tomatoes are ripen enough.For making this awesome soup the tomatoes should be less sour.

I am sure,that you will be happy to make this creamy soup and enjoy your day.

Note -
Tbsp-- tablespoon
Tsp- teaspoon.

That's all for today.

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