Indian Sweet Recipe - Motichoor Ladoo

Festivel Recipes -- Motichoor Ladoo

Ingredients :

2 1/2 cups gram flour (not superfine variety)

500 ml. milk

1/2 tsp. cardamom powder

3 cups ghee for deep frying

a fine holed shallow strainer spoon

For Syrup :

2 1/2 cups sugar

3 1/2 cups water

2 tbsp. milk

few drops saffron (kesari) colour

Method :

For Syrup:

Put sugar and water in a vessel and boil. When sugar dissolves, add milk.

Boil for 5 minutes till scum forms on top. 

Strain and return to fire.

Add colour and boil till sticky but no thread has formed.

Add cardamom powder and mix. Keep aside.

For Boondi :

Mix flour and milk to a smooth batter. Heat ghee in a heavy frying pan.

Hold strainer on top with one hand. With the other pour some batter all over the holes.

Tap gently till all batter has fallen into hot ghee. 

Stir with another strainer and remove when light golden.

Keep aside. Repeat for remaining batter. 

Immerse boondi in syrup.

Drain any excess syrup. Spread in a large plate. 

Sprinkle few tsp. hot water over it.

Cover and keep for 5 minutes. Shape in laddoos with moist palms.

Cool and keep open to dry, before storing in containers.

Source : Sulekha Food

Indian Cookie Recipe - Coffee Drop Cookies !

COFFEE DROP COOKIES

Moist and mellow with cold coffee flavored with cloves, raisins and nuts.

Ingredients :

1 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Shortening

1 Egg (beaten well)

2 cup Flour

1/2 tsp Baking soda

1/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Cloves

3/4 cup Cold Coffee

1/2 cup Raisins (chopped)

1/2 cup Nuts (chopped)

1 tsp Vanilla

Method :

Mix shortening and sugar together to make cream type mixture.

Combine egg.

Mix well.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves together.

Add alternately with coffee to make mixture wet.

Combine raisins, nuts, and vanilla.

Mix well.

Combine more flour if required to make a drop cookie dough.

Drop them onto greased baking sheet.

Bake them at 400 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes.

Source : Indian Food Forever

Indian Non-Veg Recipe - Kashmiri Mutton Biryani

Kashmiri Mutton Biryani

Ingredients :

 Mutton - 750 gms

Chicken - 1 kg 

Basmati rice - 1 kg 

Milk - 200 ml

Curds - 2 tsp

Dry ginger powder - 1 tsp 

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Ghee - 150 gms

Kewra essence - 1/4 tsp

Saffron - 2 gms 

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1 Pinch

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp 

Fennel seed powder - 2 tsp

Sugar - 1/4 tsp 

Salt to taste

Method :

1. Fry asafetida and mutton pieces in ghee. 

2. Add curds to the mixture and fry till pink. 

3. Pour water and add salt to taste. Mix well. 

4. Add chilli powder, ginger powder and bay leaf. 

5. Fry for a few minutes and add 1/2 litre water. 

6. Add 1/2 tbsp garam masala and 1tbsp fennel seeds. 

7. Simmer the mixture till well cooked. 

8. Remove mutton pieces and keep them separate. 

9. Boil 2 litres of water with salt to taste. 

10. Tie garam masala and remaining fennel seeds in a piece of cloth. 

11. Put it in the boiling water. 

12. Now add rice and cook on low flame till half done. 

13. Separate water from the rice. 

14. Alternately arrange mutton and rice layers in a baking tray. 

15. Add milk and ghee. 

16. Cook in a preheated oven till well done.

Indian Drink Recipe - Diet Mixed Berrry Smoothie

Diet Mixed Berry Smoothie


Makes approximately 2 servings.




Ingredients :


3/4 cup Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Juice Drink, any flavor
3/4 cup frozen mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries)
1 6-ounce container low fat berry-flavored yogurt
1/2 banana, cut into slices


Method :


Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Blend for a few seconds on high speed or until ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Pour into a large glass.




Source : Ocean Spray