Valentines Day Special Recipes - White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Ingredients (Nutrition) :

1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
2 cups white chocolate chips
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions :

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cookie crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

2. In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Strain sauce through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). In a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt white chocolate chips with half-and-half, stirring occasionally until smooth.

4. In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in vanilla and melted white chocolate. Pour half of batter over crust. Spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over batter. Pour remaining cheesecake batter into pan, and again spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. Swirl batter with the tip of a knife to create a marbled effect.

5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours before removing from pan. Serve with remaining raspberry sauce.

Valentines Day Special Recipes - Ice Cream Sandwich Hearts Recipe

Ingredients:

36 oz refrigerated Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
2 tblsp Peanut (finely chopped)
Chocolate (melted) or Chocolate Sauce
2 cup Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream (softened)

How to Make :

1. For about 15 minutes let dough at room temperature.

2. Lubricate a jellyroll pan.

3. Put cookie dough into prepared pan sprinkle with peanuts.

4. Lightly press some nuts into it.

5. Bake it in a preheated oven to 350°f till set and golden brown, it will take about 20-25 minutes.

6. Let it cool completely in pan.

7. With the help of a heart-shaped cookie cutter cut 16 hearts.

8. Pour 1/4 cup ice cream onto 8 hearts.

9. Make top with remaining hearts.

10. Press lightly to spread ice cream to edges.

11. Pull out excess ice cream from edges.

12. Decorate sandwiches on plate.

13. Sprinkle with chocolate sauce and serve.

Indian Festival Recipes - Rice Payasam

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice & chopped almonds - 4 tsp,
Milk - 2 cups,
Coconut Extract - 1 cup,
Evaporated Milk - 1 tin,
Sugar - 1&1/2 cups,
Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1. Soak rice for 15 minutes.
2. Allow the milk and coconut extract to boil, add the soaked rice and cook.
3. After it is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder and almonds and let it boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add the evaporated milk and let it boil.

Indian Festival Recipes - Rava Pongal

Ingredients :

Rava 1 cup
Moong Dal 1/2 cup
Cashew Nuts 10 no
Ghee 4 tbs
Curry Leaves
Chopped Ginger 1 tsp
Blackpeppercorn 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method :

1. Fry the rava without any oil till it is really hot to touch.

2. Fry the black pepper and cumin seeds in a teaspoon of ghee and make a coarse powder of them.

3. Fry the cashewnuts, curryleaves, chopped ginger and keep aside.

4. Pressure cook the moong dal with 1 cup of water.

5. After the pressure subsides transfer the cooked dal to a heavy bottomed pan and add a cup of water.

6. Add the required salt.

7. Allow this to boil well.

8. Add the fried rava to the above boiling (cooked) moong dhal in small measures and stir continuously till the rava is cooked completely.

9. While the rava is being cooked add the ghee little by little.

10. Finally, add the coarsely powdered pepper and jeera and the fried cashewnuts, curry leaves and chopped ginger.

11. If you want a spicy rava pongal you can also use a teaspoon of chopped green chilly.

12. This goes well with coconut chutney.

Indian Festival Recipes - Til Burfi Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup Til (sesame seed)
1 can Condensed Milk
1/2 stick Butter
1 cup Milk Powder
1 cup Jaggery

How to make Til Burfi:

1. Roast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet.
2. Grind them coarsely in a blender.
3. Now heat the jaggery in a thick bottomed vessel till it melts completely.
4. Mix all the ingredients along with grounded sesame seeds in a glass dish.
5. Microwave the mixture for about 3 minutes.
6. Grease a tray with butter and leave aside.
7. Stir the mixture properly and microwave again for 3 minutes.
8. Remove it when bubbling starts.
9. Stir till it becomes thick.
10. Spread the mixture on greased tray.
11. Cut in squares when cool.
12. Til Burfi is ready.