Showing posts with label Indian sweet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian sweet. Show all posts

Friday, February 21, 2014

Fudgy and Gooey Chocolate Barfi


This chocolate barfi is so delicious tasty . They just melts in the mouth . Barfi is nothing but milk solids with sugar . So when it comes to Chocolate Barfi , it is going to be milk solids , sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder . You can actually come up with any flavor you want . In this recipe i didn't use instant milk solids , so the texture of the barfi is soft , fudgy and gooey .

For this months challenge on Sweet Fantasy Club , +Preeti Garg  had chosen Chocolate Barfi  for indian sweets . Thank you so much if you hadnt suggested chocolate barfi , i would have missed making this delicious gooey Barfi.


The normal chocolate barfi is usually made using mawa/ koya / dry milk powder  . As i didn't have any of these , i tried a version with the ingredients i had and it didn't disappoint me in taste. But the the texture wise it was soft and it has to be refrigerated till you use .

Ingredients :

Fresh Cream - 1/3 Cup
Condensed Milk - 1/3 Cup
Hot Chocolate Mix -  2 TBLSP
Cocoa powder - 2 TSP
Butter - 1 TBLS




Instructions :

- Grease a pan with little butter and keep aside .
- Melt the butter , add fresh cream , condensed milk , chocolate mix and cocoa powder  and mix 
- Cook the ingredients on a medium heat , stirring it continuously without forming lumps , till it leaves the side of the pan.
- Once it starts to get difficult to handle , pour the mixture on the grease proof dish .
- Level it cling wrap it and refrigerate it for one hour .
- Slice it in the shape you want and refrigerate till you use them.



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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Sesame Seed Balls / Ellu Urundai / Til Ke Laddu


Sesame seed balls are an Indian sweet which is  healthy , Nutritious and definitely Delicious  . These Laddu's are Lord Ganesha's Favorite snack  . They are favorite of my family and friends too . 

Our Ancestors had some reason behind everything they did . In my culture , when a girl child 
attend puberty , these kinds of sweets are given her to eat . ( i was given raw eggs with gingerly oil , Urud dal kali , Sesame seed laddu's , dates )  Even now , this culture is followed . The reason behind following this is to strengthen the body and to keep you fit during Menstrual cycles and pregnancies .

 Fine lets get to the post .


+Preeti Garg from simply tadka had suggested Til Ke Laddu for this months challenge on Sweet Fantasy Club . Thank you for the recipe +Preeti Garg . This was the first time i had prepared this sweet and it turned out fantastic . 


 I  used vellam  / Sugar cane Jaggery  , Sesame seeds , Cashew Nuts , Fresh Coconut Flakes and Ghee  

Normally palm jaggery is used for these kinds of sweets as i didn't have one at home i used other jaggery

 Now about the health / nutritional benefits of Palm Jaggery : High in B complex , Rich in Calcium & Iron , Cleansing agent for the body , helps in digestive problems , good for dry cough , normal cold , asthma , increases the hemoglobin level ,  purify blood , regulate liver functions ( Click here for more details  ) .


Ingredients -

Jaggery  (powdered )- 1/3 Cup
Sesame Seeds - 1/3 Cup
Cashew Nuts - 1/3 Cup
Coconut Flakes - 1/3 Cup
Ghee -  2-3 TBLS
Cardamom powder - 1/2 TSP

Instructions:
  • Dry  Roast Sesame seeds , Cashew Nuts , Coconut Flakes separately . 
  • Once they are golden brown , keep off the heat , allow them to cool down completely . 
  • Coarsely Grind them separately and keep aside .
  • Heat the non stick pan in a medium heat , Add the powdered jaggery .
  • When the jaggery starts to melt ,  add ghee . Mix it thoroughly . 
  • Keep off the heat . Add all the grounded powders and  cardamom powder and mix .
  • When the mixture is warm , prepare them to small balls .
  • Put them in a airtight box and store.



Note :
  • Make the balls when the mixture is warm .
  • If the mixture has cooled down , warm it up a little bit and make the laddu's.
  • Still if you are not able to make laddu add some warm ghee .





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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Chum Chum - A Bengali Sweet

Chum Chum is a traditional Bengali sweet. It is a variation of  Rasgulla . Once the Rasgulla's are made they are cut in center , filled with Mawa and Nuts , garnished with Nuts on top . According to me Rasgulla's are more sweeter than Chum Chum . The stuffing in the Chum Chum equalizes the sweetness  in it.


Chum Chum was chosen under traditional sweets for this month's Challenge on Sweet Fantasy Club  . I really loved making everything from scratch . It was a perfect Dessert.



Instructions:

- Knead the Paneer for 8-10 minutes.At this stage you will feel the oil from paneer .
- Make equal size balls and keep aside.
- To make sugar syrup , add sugar and water in a heavy bottom pan. Cook it on high and allow the sugar to dissolve completely.
- When it is done , Add the Paneer balls in the sugar syrup , close it with a lid and cook it for another  10-15 minutes.
- At this stage you will notice the Paneer balls are double in size. Remove the lid , Cook it in the low flame for another 2 minutes and remove it from heat.
- Take the Chum Chum from sugar syrup and place it in a plate , allow it to cool down completely.
- Cut the Chum Chum in center and fill it with Milkmaid / Nuts / Mawa / Coconut Flakes .
- Garnish it with preferred Nuts on top and serve chilled.


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Notes :

- You could use store bought Canned Rasgulla's cut it in middle and fill it with Mawa/ Nuts /Condense milk for quick Chum chum .
- But making from scratch is more tasty than Canned Rasgulla's
- I used Roasted Hazel Nuts for filling and garnishing , you can use any nuts you prefer.







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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Moongdal Sheera


In my previous post i had mentioned that i chose one Kachori and one Sheera for the challenge in International Food Challenge.The second Dish i chose from Rajastani Platter was Moongdal Sheera .Sheera is nothing but Halwa. It was the first time i had made halwa by myself. That too i never thought we could make a delicious halwa out of moongdal. It was super easy to make . Thank you +Manjula Bharath , +Shobana Sekar and +Saraswathi Tharagaram for the delicious recipe.



Ingredients:

Moongdal - 1/4 Cup
Ghee - 3 TBLS
Sugar - 1/4 Cup
Condensemilk - to the sugar level.
Nuts of your choice.


Instructions:

- Wash the Moongdal and soak it for 2-3 hours.
- Drain the water and grind the dal without water.
- Heat the ghee and add the ground dal and roast in a low flame till it turns brown .
- Keep stirring it , otherwise it tends to stick to the bottom of the pan.
- When it turned brown add the sugar and mix well till the halwa leaves the side of the pan.
- Lastly add the condense milk and mix really well till it leaves ghee.
- Garnish and Serve them warm with nuts of your choice.



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