Garam Kulhad wala doodh aur thandi malaidar kulfi

Its almost summers here and i guess this is the best time indulge in sweet desserts like kulfi, ice candies, lassi and other summer delights ,these days Kulfi Falooda stall can be seen everywhere in delhi,this season i tried Kulfi Falooda at Chandni Chowk and Sarojini Nagar Market ,

 

and tried the same without Falooda at home,

Recipe name Kulfi

Recipe category dessert

Preparation time one hr

Freezing time 3 to 4 hrs

Ingredient needed

1.5ltr full cream milk

sugar as per taste

coconut powder one tbsp

coarsely grounded almond,pistachio and cashewnut 

saffron strands pinch

Procedure

Transfer milk in a vessel and and keep on low flame to thicken

(this will take time )

 add sugar,ground cardamom,ground dryfruits and saffron strands

let it simmer for 15 mins.

Once done remove from flame and let it cool.

this thick milk can be used in two ways

Once the thick milk cools down it can be served chilled or warm as Kulhad wala doodh topped with Malai

Kulhad wala doodh is another common street food of delhi ,mostly available in winters.

or can be poured in kulfi mould and freezed for few hrs .

Kulfi can served alone or topped with falooda.

Advays first experience with Kulfi

Priya of Akshaypaatram is on with Jihva Wedding Feasts , event started by Indira of Mahanandi Kulhad wala doodh and Kulfi are off for her event as both Doodh and Kulfi are marriage delicacy and my favourite too,..

thats all frens cee u all soon,hppy blogging,this one is for u guys,..

Dinner meal of Chola Bhatura from Pamelas Space

While going through recipes on internet i saw this recipe of Bhatura on Pamelas Blog,i liked the recipe of Chana too at her space,so prepared the combo yesterday from her space,original recipe is of Anita Dhanda who runs a cookery class in American Embassy Delhi.Thanks a ton Pamela for sharing this recipe,both me and Neha enjoyed the meal and ya Advay luved the bhaturas too.
For the recipe click here

These days i enjoy eating soaked beaten rice with milk for breakfast,and that too without sugar,sometime i add gud or dried dryfruits like cranberry,hazelnut,almond,this simple breakfast of Chuda ya thats what we call beaten rice and milk gives me good start for the cold day ahead.Every year weather used to change after 15th of Jan.ie Makar Sankranti but this year its not the same weather has gone worse and i guess we gonna face more cold days ahead,...:-(thats all folks,tk cre cee u all soon,...:-)

Wedding Invitation with Lotus seed pudding

Hello friends I invite u all for the wedding ceremony of my younger sis which is on 26^th of June with this Sweet Dish

 specially prepared for  you guys.

Here goes the invitation

,the poem Bheengi Palke

is written by my father ;-)

For Lotus Seed Pudding  also known as Makhana Kheer or Talmakhana kheer

 I have already blogged the recipe here,this time as the pudding is special ,i added saffron strands,kewra essence and served garnished with fresh cream.

So frens enjoy the pudding and join in the celebration ,...cee you guys soon.

Moroccan Rice Pudding

Never thought could prepare kheer in Badam milk,when i saw the recipe of Moroccan Rice Pudding in my mediterranean cookbook i thought of giving it a try,preparation is quiet simple and easy,..i have varied the ingredient depending on my need ,the measurement below is the exact measurement given in the book,

ingredient needed

25gm blanched almonds chopped

450gm pudding rice

25gm icing sugar

7.5cm cinnamom stick

50gm butter

pinch of salt

1.5ml almond essence

175ml milk

proceudre

Step 1 to extract the Badam milk

Put the almonds in the food processor with 4 tbsp of hot water,process and push through a sieve in a bowl,return to the blender ,add further 4 tbsp of hot water and process again.Push through the sieve into a sauce pan.

Step 2

add 300ml water to the almond milk and bring to a boil,add rice,sugar,cinnamon and half the butter,salt,almond essence and half the milk.

Step 3

Bring to boil,then simmer,covered for 30 minutes,adding more milk if necessary.

Continue to cook the rice ,stirring and adding the remaining milk until it becomes thick and creamy.

Step 4

Pour the rice pudding into a serving bowl, and serve warm or if desired chilled.

Advays summer break is on before time because of the summer,temperature is the same ,its like sitting in a heated room,...:-),hope u guys doing great,,wish u all happy weekend,catch u all soon,...:-)

Sweet Vodka bites with spicy Jackfruit curry,...

Few days back saw in news channel that Vodka flavoured Sandesh are in huge demand at Calcutta,though i have tried different flavours of Sandesh this one called for lotz of guts,..but i didnt give up,..so when fine evening when i prepared fresh cottge cheese at home i thought of trying Sandesh with Vodka

ingredients needed are

fresh cottage cheese one cup approx 250gm

sugar as per taste i always reduce the quantity to suit my taste

absolute vodka citron flavour two tbsp

finely chopped walnut two tbsp

food colour any colour will do half tsp

procedure

heat non stick wok and fry cottage cheese for two to three minutes ,remove from flame and keep aside

run sugar through the blender,remove and keep aside

in a big vessel mix cottage cheese with sugar,keep kneading till it becomes soft

add food colour and vodka slowly to the cottage cheese mixture

once everything is mixed properly start giving shape to the mixture any shpe will do i couldnt think of anyother shape:-)

once done slowly place chopped walnuts on the sandesh and keep in fridge to set for 1 to two hr,..

sandesh have good shelf life and they taste good after a day or two,.:-)

Kathal better known as Jackfruit is one of my favourite vegetable and its found in abundance during winters in NORTH India,when in Singapore i used to crave a lot for this veggie specially prepared by my mom,so this time when she was here i asked her to prepare and this is how the recipe goes,..

ingredient needed

250gm Jackfruit

onion three chopped

garlic six cloves chopped'

green chilli two chopped'

salt as per taste

coriander powder two tsp

turmeric powder one tsp

red chilli one powder one tsp

garam masala powder one tbsp'

cloves half tsp

black pepper seeds half tsp

dried red chilli three'

bay leaves crushed two

oil to cook

procedure

rub chopped jackfruit with salt and turmeric and keep aside

Heat one tbsp oil in non stick wok,once the oil is hot lower the flame and stir fry chopped jackfruits,

once half done remove from flame and keep on kitchen towel

in the same oil add ont tsp of cumin seeds followed by bay leaves,dried red chilli,black pepper seeds and cloves

once they start spluttering add chopped garlic,green chilli and onions and keep frying till onions start changing colour

add all the masala powders and salt and keep stirring till oil is seen along the sides

now add already fried jackfruit and mix well

after two to three minutes add water for gravy and cover and cook ,

as jackfruit takes time to cook ,to save time it can be pressure cooked too

once done remove from flame and serve hot with chapati or rice.

Kathal sabji is off to Lakshmis space where she is celebrating AFAM and the fruit for this month is Jackfruit ,event started by Maheswari of Beyond the Usual

Walnut studded Vodka bites or Sandesh

are off to Aquadazes hub where she is on with Lets go nuts and the nuts for this month are Walnuts and Pecans .

After a long long time i got to eat this veggie ,we enjoyed with chapati and sirke wala pyaz,this version is semi dry one,for gravy just increase the quntity of water in th the last step and dont let it dry much while cooking,enjoy hot with rice,this is how our platter looked,..;-)

ceeu frens soon goin to prepare dinner,..:-)hppy weekend,...nd tk cre of urself,..:-)

Petit pains au lait and winner of the giveaway ,....

I tried Petit pains au lait better known as Classic French Round Milk Rolls from my Baking book,as i am new into baking ,remeber my first cake :-),i was quiet skeptical about the outcome,still i didnt give up,i followed the instructions properly given in the book,without looking for tips on the net :-(,..anyways today before publishing i thought of doing search on net and saw so many links which could have helped me,..ya guys i am feeling sorry for myself,

link for recipe click here

if u guys have tried this recipe or know any tips do let me know



ingredient for Petit Pains Au Lait

Four cup all purpose flour

salt half tsp

sugar one tablespoon

half cup butter softened

half ounce fresh yeast

one cup warm milk

procedure

Dissolve yeast in four tbs of milk and keep aside.

Sift the flour and salt together in a large bowl,stir in sugar followed by softened butter in the flour.

Mix the yeast mixture followed by the rest of the milk and knead to soft dough,till it is smooth and elastic.

Keep in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap and keep in warm place for an hr or more till the dough rises to its double

after an hour divide the dough into 12 equal parts ,shape into ball shape and keep on greased baking sheet

Using a sharp knife cut a cross on top of each roll,cover with lightly oiled plasti wrap and let it rise in warm place for 20 mins till it doubles in size

Preheat theoven to 400 degree fahrenheit ,brush the rolls with milk and bake for 20 -25 mins till golden

transfer to rack,cool and serve with tea or cofee,

I dont know how successful i was in Baking but taste wise these milk rolls were good ,soft and sweet from inside :-)

Petit Pains au lait are off for AWED France hosted by D K of Culinary Bazzar.

Coming to the giveway for my event Cook and Create with Luv for luv ,i loved all of them it was tough for me to decide but if i have to choose one entry it will be of Madhumathi of Madhus food journal Congrats Madhu :-)

I was totally mesmerised by her post,right from scratch she prepared everything including cookie cutters and presentation its brethtaking,she is new blogger for me,thanks to this event or i wouldnt have discovered her Blog Madhus food JOURNAL,..loved ur combi Madhu ,do mail me you mailing address soon so that i send u your goodie bag ,thanks to my hubby for sponsoring the gifts,..:-)

Thats all frens,..ceeu all soon,..hppy weekend,..:-)keep bloggin,..

and ya thanks for the wishes Advay is doing much better,he has lost weight,become quiet weak and irritable ,i guess i will start sending him to his playschool from Monday,..you guys take care,...

Unexpected trip to Jaipur,.with yummy food galore,..;-)

Last weekend we were really busy,..reason being unexpected trip to Jaipur,....trip to Jaipur was on my mind since a very long time ,,..,but for sure not like this one,..though i have been to Pink city before but then i was 8 yr old kid,..i do have some memory of Sisodia RANI Garden ,RANG MANDIR,Amer fort,Birla temple and so many other countless places but then i wanted to visit these places again,..specially with hubby and Advay,,,but couldn't because our visit was too short..but then i m happy too because i got to visit Nahargarh fort

,,..could enjoy Dinner of traditional rajasthani thali which had bajra ki roti,makki ki roti,atte ki roti,bati,churma,khichdi,white butter,dal ,kadhi,gatte ki sabji,allo pyaj ki sabji ,sarso ka sang,..halwa,salad,chutney,pickle,...the below pic is from ,..

chowki dhani AND enjoyed lunch of Butter chicken,Lal maans with tandoori roti at Niros,both Chowki dhani and Niros are must visit place for eating in Jaipur,.....,..we saw local bazzars of Jaipur too but due to less time couldnt explore much,..:-(,. Jaipurs famous street food is Chana jor garam,..their stall can be seen anywhere,..we had at Nahargarh fort,,,heres a glimpse

this one all done,,,

Had kadai wala doodh for the first time,.at chowki dhani,..have a look t the pic below and u will know why i loved it,..:-),....

Some more pics,...enjoy,..:-)

Coming back to todays post,,,Alka of Sindhi rasoi is hosting event Just for you,

,,prepared

,

Rabdi with craberries,blueberries and Raisin specially for my younger sis,,,she loved it ,..she was always after my life whenever i used to prepare this sweet delicacy in Singapore,.:-),recipe of RABDI is already blogged here ,the only difference is i added chopped cranberries,bluberries and raisin and ya prepared this without Sugar,,.so this version is healthy too,...

This also goes to FIC YELLOW EVENT

hosted by Sunshinemom,.. of Tongue ticklers,..:-)

Prepared Dal Dhokali

again recipe taken from here,,,this one was diffferent version from the one which i prepared previously,... both my sis and hubby are after me when i will prepare this next again,..together with raita ,karela fry and pickle ,..combo was deadly,..doesnt this look so,..this one pot meal goes to Sunshinemoms FIC YELLOW EVENT....

and also to Srivallis My legume love affair Seventh Helping Event

started by Susan of the well seasoned cook

Dal dhokali also goes to JFI CHICKPEA event

hosted by Ms of Sometime foodie and an event started by Indira of Mahanandi

thats all frens,..will back with more yellow treats,....cee u all soon,..hppy blogging and ya thanks a lot for hearin me out and sharing your views...in my previous post,.. reading your comments really helped me a lot,..thanks a lotz agin frens,..:-)

BUSY WEEKEND AND RAKHI FESTIVAL WITH MALAI WALA LADOO,SWEET RICE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND BREAD DAHIWADA

Last weekend was busy one 15th was spent IN making laddoo recipe from here ,i further decorated laddo with inely chopped almond and did some design on the ladoo with orange food colour.

for RAKSHABANDHAN FESTIVAL

,dinner was out at friends place which was really yummy,i took malai wala laddos for her

16th morning was fast forward one,..had to go bank with hubby...and he told me bank will close by 12,..so i had to rush with everything including tieing rAKHI TO ADVAY SENT BY HIS COUSION SIS misha ,THE BELOW PIC IS OF RAKHI THALI IT CONTAINS LIGHTED OIL DIYA ,KUMKUM FEW RICE GRAINS AND RAKHI SENT BY ADVAYS COUSION MISHA,MALAI LADDO,CHOCOLATE GIVEN BY MY FREN AND A SMALL DISH TO MIX KUMKUM ,RICE GRAIN AND CURD TOGETHER FOR APPLYING TIKA.I TIED MISHAS RAKHI TO ADVAY.

finally at 11:30 when i asked him,..why arent we leaving he told me bank open till 1pm he knows i am very slow,..so to manage everything he told me time 12...i got so angry...i had missed my morning tea,..because of rakshabandhan festival had to do other things too,..:-(,..anyways after the bank work,,,we had lunch out and then had to meet workshop group frens,..so evening was spent with them,..hubby had some other chores so he went home,..after meeting my frens,,,took advay to temple near my home,...and by seven reached home.,..tired and all,..but was glad cuase hubby was waiting with hot coffee,,,huh ,,,what a relief,..

after such a tiring day,,thought of preparing sweet rice with dryfruits with bread dahi wada and bread fries

for bread fries ingredients-brown side of bread which was not needed for dahi wada,oil,salt,pinch of turmeric,red chilli powder hal tsp,crushed red chili two,pinch of asafoetida,mustard seeds half tsp,curry leaves few.

procedure-heat oil in wok,add mustard seeds followed by asafoetida,curryleaves,dried red chilli followed by bread sides,stir fry for a minute,add salt ,turmeric and redchilli serve hot with rice and dahi wada.

for bread dahi wada recipe

click here GARNISHED WITH salt,red chilli powder,and dadis tamarind chutney

for sweet rice with dryfruits

i got the original recipe from here for dryfruits i used raisins,cranberries and chopped almonds and before serving decorated with fresh strawberries.

,..as ADVAY was tired chasing pigeons at boat quay

Make a Smilebox postcard

he slept early...so night we spent watching SINGH is king,..nice movie,,worth watching...do watch for good laugh and decent family movie with good message for all..

RAKHI THALI

ALONG WITH MALAI WALA LADDO ,

SWEET RICE AND BREAD DAHIWADA

ALL TOGETHER GO TO FESTIVE FOOD EVENT

HOSTED BY PRITI AND PURVA FOR THE THEME OF THIS MONTH BEING RAKSHABANDHAN -RAKHI THREAD OF LOVE.

THATS ALL FRENS,..HAPPY BLOGGIN CEEYA SOON,...YA I KNW I MISSED WRITING ABOUT SUNDAY,,,THATS GONNA COME NEXT...:-)