Modak for Ganesha

This Ganesha Festival i had promised myself that i would try Modak
so i did ,...;-)

Recipe is inspired from Desisoccer mom space
Linking this post to
The Weekly Story 47 hosted by Colours Dekor
FSF Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi Event hosted by Show and Tell.

Pal Kozhukattai for Ganesha Chaturthi

Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy Ganesha Chaturthi

Since the day i hav started blogging i drooled looking at some recipes which i had never heard before,
this festival i thought of preparing one such recipe its Pal Kozhukattai

 which i tried from Sukanyas space Hot and Sweet Bowl.
I followed the same recipe given in her space,shaped the rice dough into small round balls.

Thanks Sukanya for sharing the recipe and thanks to all Food  Bloggers too for sharing such traditional recipes.Prepared this sweet dish as Naivedyam/prasad for todays festival.

Do check hand painted Ganesha on Canvas here
thats all friends take care and happy blogging.

Rasmalai for Rakshabandhan

Year 2008 shared Heena designs and Malai Wala Ladoo
Year 2010 shared Rakhi Thali
This year i thought of preparing Rasmalai for Rakshabandhan Festival
Recipe is inspired from Spice Club
I have slightly adapted the recipe ,this is how i prepared

Recipe name Rasmalai
Ingredient
Haldiram rasgulla six
milk one cup/200ml
saffron strands
chopped dryfruits almond and cashew nut one tbsp
Preparation
Heat milk in non stick pan
add saffron strands and let it simmer
till the milk is reduced to half
remove from flame and let it cool
Procedure
Squeeze out sugar syrup from rasgullas
place two rasgullas in serving dish
drizzle thickened milk on it
sprinkle chopped dry fruit and
keep in fridge
serve chilled

Other Rasmalai recipe blogged at Asan Khana 

Cranberry Rasmalai

                                                Wish you all Happy Raksha Bandhan friends
                                                  Take care and Happy Blogging.

Saffron sweet rice for Basant Panchami

First month of the year is gone ya it was quick i know ,when the year 2011 started i had made a list of things which i gonna follow seriously
planning each day ahead - i am dng this
reviving my other blog - started
read books ( good books ) - read some :-)
be nice trying
and think positive trying hard
what i couldnt do :-(
start using  my sewing maching , its still sitting in a corner.
what i learnt
 til gud ladoo which i have seen each year my dadi and mother making and after marriage my mil so this year i tried ,.
This month i gonna do the same ,stick to the things which i am doing and try to learn new things ,speaking of new things today is Basant Panchmi ,yesterday i had asked my mother what is prepared on this auspicious day,she told me recipe of this sweet rice which Dadi used to prepare,i had no excuse as i had all the ingredients at home,so this is how i prepared Sweet Rice to celebrate Basant Panchmi and feel closer to home ;-)

Recipe name Sweet Rice/Meethe Chawal
Recipe source Dadi
Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking time 10 - 12 mins
Ingredient
Basmati rice one cup (wash and keep aside )
Milk two cup
sugar two tbsp
saffron strands pinch
yellow colour pinch
ghee one and half tbsp
caramom crushed two
chopped dryfruits almond,cashew nut raisin and chironji one tbsp

Procedure
In a non stick wok heat ghee and lower the flame
add cardamom followed by rice and fry for two minutes
add milk,followed by sugar and keep stirring
once milk boils add ghee,saffron strands and yellow colour
let it simmer on low flame till milk is not seed
remove from flame and serve warm garnished with chopped dryfruits.

Thats all friends,see you all soon

take care and happy blogging

Inspired from Skype and Cooked at Home - Gazar Ka Halwa

Me - " Should i fry the  grated carrots first in ghee ?
Hubby -  "for what ? "
Me  - " i am going to prepare Gazar Halwa."
Hubby - " Halwa,..? No no leave it , i will prepare . "
Me - " ummm okay,.."
Once milk starts boiling and the grated carrots are in the kadhai,
Hubby-" From where did you get the idea to prepare Halwa , who prepared at home ? "( he knows me so well . and he is so correct ,when it comes to sweet dishes he knows i dont have any interest unless ,.. .)
Me- ( blushing ) " today while talking to Neha on skype she told me that she got khoa and fresh carrots from nearby   farm and she prepared halwa,..so you see and thus i got carrots and ,.."
This was the conversation we had in kitchen few days back,and i was really awed when hubby asked me this question how come Halwa suddenly,.i mean he knows me so well ,..:-)
coming back to the recipe Last year I had shared bowl of Gazar Halwa which Neha my sister  had prepared ,so i had the same recipe in my mind,thus i asked the question of frying the carrots as per her recipe , but hubbys preparation is slightly different

Recipe Name Carrot Halwa
Recipe source Hubby
Preparaton time 10 mins
Procedure two hours
Ingredient
Carrots four ( peeled and grated )
milk one litre
sugar as per taste
ghee three tbsp ( can be altered)
dryfruits chopped almond ,cashew and raisin
Procedure
In a vessel keep milk for boiling on low flame
add grated carrots and keep stirring
cover and leave on low flame
keep checking and stirring in between
so that carrot doesnt stick to the bottom
add sugar and give a good stir
(this gonna take an hour or so)
once the milk is absorbed completely
add ghee and fry the carrots
keep stirring for five to 10 mins
dry fruits can be added while frying
or halwa can be served  topped with dry fruits.

Linking this post to Winter Warmers Event  hosted by The Veggie Hut
Thats all friends,see you all soon,..;-)

Indian Sweet Dishes - Mithais for Deepawali

Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy Diwali

I will be on break for few weeks as i am going India for the festival.Advay is very excited to meet his cousions,
so firiends sharing with you all some  sweet dishes/mithai recipes which can be prepared for Diwali festival.
   Rabdi (sweet dish )
  Posta Ka Halwa ( sweet dish )
 Cranberry sandesh ( mithai )
 kesariya sandesh (mithai )
 badami sandesh ( mithai )
 khurchan ( sweet dish )
 ghar wali kheer ( sweet dish )
gulabi sandesh ( mithai )
vodka bites (mithai)
lotus seed pudding (kheer )
gajar halwa (sweet dish )
cranberry rasmalai ( mithai )
lauki kheer ( sweet dish )
malai ladoo (ladoo)
gulabi phirni ( rose flavoured rice pudding )
jalebi with rabdi (sweet dish )
aate ke ladoo (ladoo)

Aam sandesh (mithai )
Thats all frens,happy Festival,..
wiil catch up with you guys once i am back,..till then happy blogging,..

Dadis recipe of Bakheer for bloggeraid cookbook

When i first heard about Bloggeraid from Sunshinemoms blog few months back without thinkin twice i joined the community because the aim of the community is to make difference in life of lesser priviledged people.
Thanks Ivy,Bellini and Giz for taking the initiative for the cause.
Today is first day of Ramnavmi which is nine day long festival celebrated in northern India to celebrate the birth of Lord Ram,
I still have faint memories of the festival celebration at my hometown when i was in school,asthami night preparations used to start for thepooja of the deities .

on navmi morning early at 5am i could smell aroma of freshly prepared Bakheer and Dal ki poori which was prepared as prasad to be offered to goddess Durga.Whole night of asthami my dadi,mother and aunt would prepare dal ki poori and bakheer so that early morning of navmi they could do the offering to the deity and break the fast of ashthami.

So my contribution for Blogger aid Cookbook is my dadis recipe of Bakheer,as per te rule i am not sharing the recipe just the pic.
Blogger aid cookbook is fundraiser programme,selected recipes will be published in a cookbook and the proceeds from the sale will go to School Meal Program,a program of The World Food Programme(WFP),the united nations frontline agency.If interested o contribute click here for details.

And ya before i forget Wish all the readers of Asankhana Happy Ugadi,Gudi Padwa and Ram Navmi.