Dessert – Grilling & Baking

Sooji ka halwa (danedar)/ Sweet grainy semolina halwa|| healthy and tasty||kids special|| Quick snacks idea|| tiffin box ideas

‘Halwa’ is an Indian Style dessert.It is very famous all over India. It’s sweet mellow aromatic flavor is it’s speciality.

This is such kind of a dish that you can eat or serve at any time of a day. The great part in cooking this halwa,is that it takes very less time. And you can prepare it for any guest who gave arrived without notice. You can feed your kids,this kind of dessert which are actually healthy.

It does need only sugar, Semolina (sooji/rawa) and water….so it is kitchen friendly.Any person who is lactose intolerant can equally enjoy it.

This version will end up a very grainy texture dessert, people are very fond of it. The trick lies in roasting the Semolina for 6-7 minutes and adjusting the heat from medium low to medium.

You can make it a rich version by adding nuts,color and silver leaf (rangta).

So,let’s make Sooji ka halwa / sweet semolina dessert.

Type- Dessert,snack

Preparation time- 10-12 minutes

Cooking time- 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup Semolina
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1/2 cup mixed nuts- cashew nuts, walnuts, raisin, almonds, pistachios
2-3 drops yellow food color (optional)
1/2 tsp roughly crushed cardamom seeds
1/4tg cup oil /ghee (clarified butter)/ butter
2 tbs milk powder
1 tsp +1 tsp ghee (clarified butter)

Procedure:

In a pan add 1/4 th cup oil
Roughly crush the nuts
Lightly roast them in oil
And add 2 cups of water and 1 cup sugar
Mix them until dissolves
Now add 2-3 drops yellow food color
Add 1 tsp ghee
Add cardamom seeds
Bring them to boil and turn off the heat
In another pan add 1 cup semolina,and start roasting
This roasting takes around 6-7 minutes
You have to continuously keep moving your laddle or the semolina will get burnt
Keep on roasting maintaining your heat from medium low-medium
When start getting the nutty flavor,then pour your sugar and nut syrup
Now lower your heat and slowly stir
The point where you are that the,syrup has almost dried up,then add 2 tbs milk powder and mix
You can see your semolina has already got a grainy texture
Now add another tsp ghee and turn off the heat
Let it come to room temperature and enjoy

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You can also try 👇👇👇

Basbousa/Semolina Cake

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Paczki-polish donut|| Baked donuts|| 2 way shown one is sugar coated other is cream cheese filled|| cream cheese filling recipe|| kids special

Light up the mood of your family with some baked goodies😊😊😊 this quarantine period.

Pączki are deep fried pieces of dough shaped into spheres and filled with configure or other sweet fillings. Pączki are usually covered with powdered sugar,icing,glaze or it’s of dried orange zest.

Though the authentic Pączki are deep fried but we made a healthier baked version.

It is generally filled with jams but we filled it with cream cheese filling.

We made 2 versions one is simply coated with sugar and no filling while the other is coated with sugar and filled with cream cheese 👍👍👍.

Let’s make Pączki…in my style😋😋😋

Type- Dessert,Snack,Kids tiffin box

Preparation time- 15 minutes +1 hour proofing+45 minutes proofing

Cooking time- 10-15 minutes

Ingredients for the donuts:

1+ 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4th cup sugar + 1 cup sugar for coating
7 gm active yeast
3 tbs butter+ 4 tbs melted butter
2/3 rd cup warm milk
2 egg yolks
Pinch of salt

Procedure for the donuts:

In a bowl add 1 cup all purpose flour,add 1/4 th cup sugar and add 7 gm yeast and mix
Add 2 egg yolks,3 tbs butter and a pinch of salt
Now add 2/3rd cup warm milk
Whisk and you will get a runny batter
Cover and keep for 10-15 minutes until you see some bubbles
Now seive in another 1 1/2 cup flour
Mix and make a soft dough
If you feel that the dough is stoking to your hand,sprinkle some flour
Now cover and keep the dough to rise for 1 hour in a warm place
Proofing or allowing it to rise helps to make a soft donuts
After 1 hour knock out the air and knead,but never overknead it or it will become hard donuts
Now roll out the dough to 1/2 inch thick
And cut with a cutter
Again cover with a kitchen towel or cling film and keep in a warm 100F/38 C place for 20 minutes or 45minutes – 1 hour at room temperature
Preheat the oven to 375F
Bake for 10-15 or until golden brown
This is is how donuts are baked

Now for the simple sugar coated donuts

Take out the donuts and brush them with butter when hot

And roll over sugar (if you sugar is thick them grind in blender)

Coat well

And enjoy

Ingredients for the cream cheese filling:

1/2 lb cream cheese (you can use plain cheese spread if cream cheese is not available)

4 tbs heavy cream

4-5 tbs powdered sugar

Procedure for the cream cheese filling:

In a bowl add all the ingredients and whisk

Whisk until fluffy

Keep it refrigerated

We’ve shared a step by step video of the recipe 👇👇👇

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We’re also sharing another recipe of donuts (fried version)

doughnuts for kids (fried version)

Eggless Chocolate Mousse recipe||quick 2 ingredient chocolate mousse recipe||kids special

A mousse is a soft prepared food that incorporated air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. It can range from light fluffy to creamy and thick, depending on the preparation techniques.

Sweetened mousse is served as a dessert or can be used as an airy cake filling. It can be sometimes stabilised with gelatin.

Here in my recipe we’re going to show you the simplest yet quickest chocolate mousse recipe.

Do you know classic chocolate mousse,is a bit fuss like it needs separating egg whites folding melted chocolate very carefully.

But do you know that there is a simple 2 ingredient chocolate mousse that is hastle free. Today we’re going to show you this easiest 2 ingredient chocolate mousse recipe😋.

Let’s start making our Chocolate Mousse;

Type- Dessert

Preparation time – 15-20 minutes

Cooking time- 8-10 minutes

Ingredients:

200 gm chocolate
100ml (at room temperature)+300ml (chilled)+100 ml (chilled)heavy whipping cream
Rainbow sprinkles
2 tbs butter
1 cup powdered sugar

Procedure:

Melt 200 gm chocolate chips
We have melted our chocolate in microwave- add 2 tbs butter to 200 gm chocolate chips and give 45 secs at high power
Whisk the chocolate and add 100 ml heavy whipping cream( at room temperature)
Mix and keep aside
In another bowl add 300 ml chilled heavy whipping cream and beat until soft peaks are formed
Now mix the melted chocolate and cream mixture spoon by spoon and fold it
Put in a piping bag
Keep it aside
In another bowl add 100 ml chilled heavy whipping cream and beat until soft peaks are formed
Now add 1 cup powdered sugar,half cup at a time and whisk
And keep it aside
Now it’s the time to assemble the chocolate mousse- In a nice glass pipe the melted chocolate and whipping cream mixture,on the top decorate with the whipping cream we made later
Sprinkle some rainbow sprinkles
And it’s done
Refrigerate it for 30 minutes and enjoy

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Panchmishali torkari/Mixed vegetable||Very healthy and tasty|| Goes great with roti,paratha,naan or tortillas

It is mainly from the Bengali Cuisine,but it has all it’s different versions of taste.

‘Panchmishali torkari’, “panch” means five “mishali” means mix and torkari means curry ,so it’s a dry curry made of five vegetables. Like here we used,

1) Beetroot

2) Potato

3) Carrots

4) Cauliflower

5) Cabbage

As a bonus we had some fresh beetroot greens,so we used that also👍.

All the above vegetables are very good for your health. Don’t worry,about the kids….that seeing vegetables they will run away from the table. They will just love it and even will want you to make it more.

So,let’s prepare today… Panchmishali torkari/ Mixed vegetable….in my style of cooking👇👇👇

Type- Curry

Preparation time- 8-10 minutes

Cooking time- 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:

2-3 large beetroot cut into cubes
2 medium sized potatoes cut into cubes
1 small cauliflower separated into florets
1 cup shredded cabbage
2 large carrots cut into cubes
Use the beetroot greens also (chopped)
Salt to taste
2 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp panchphoron
2-3 whole red chillies
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves/cilantro

Procedure:

In a pan add 1 tsp pachphoron (Bengali mixed spice or Bengali 5 spice)
Then add 2-3 whole red chillies
Fry and add the beetroots and fry for 1-2 minutes and add the potatoes
Then add the carrots and cauliflower and keep on frying
Add salt to taste
Add 2.5 tbs sugar as this vegetable curry is on the sweeter side
Keep on frying on a medium flame
Then add the spices -1 tsp turmeric powder,1 tsp cumin powder
Then add 1 cup grated cabbage
And mix
Add 1 tsp garam masala
Now you can add the beetroot greens,they are healthy to (but add only if you get the fresh ones)
Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes on a medium flame
After 10-12 minutes remove the cover and add 1/2 cup chopped cilantro/ coriander leaves
Again cook for 8-10 minutes on a medium flame and its done

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Sheer Khurma/Vermecilli/Shemaier Payesh in a different style|| an ambrosial dessert||healthy and tasty

“Sheer Khurma”…what is a Sheer Khurma?

Well Sheer Khurma means ‘ milk with dates’ in Persian. It s Mughlai dish. It is a rich milk based dessert made of nuts and more importantly dates with vermecilli noodles. And it is generally made on the month of Ramadan or on the last day which is celebrated as Eid.

This delicious sweet pudding is an excellent dessert to be made in at special occasions. As it has lot of dry fruits so it is very good for both kids and adults,it gives lot of heat and warmth to the body.

Let’s make tasty Sheer Khurma😊😊😊….

Type- Dessert, Sweets

Preparation time- 10-12 minutes

Cooking time- 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 litre full fat milk
2 tbs chopped cashew nut
2 tbs chopped walnut
2 tbs chopped almonds
2 tbs dessicated coconut
3 tbs chopped dates
50 gm vermecilli/seviyan/shemai
120 ml condensed milk/100 gm sugar
3-4 tbs ghee(clarified butter)/butter

Procedure:

In a deep dish pan boil 1 litre full fat milk
In between in a another pan add 2 tbs ghee( clarified butter)/butter
Roast the nuts and coconuts
Fry until aroma comes
Now in that very pan add another 2 tbs ghee( clarified butter)/butter
Add the vermecilli/seviyan/shemai
Roast until light brown
You can see that in this time your milk has come to a boil
Add 120 ml condensed milk or you can also add 100 gm sugar
Mix and add the roasted nuts
Cook for 5-8 minutes on a medium flame and then add the roasted vermecilli/seviyan/shemai
Now mix and cook it for 5-8 minutes on a medium low flame
And its done
Dish it out

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Enjoy this recipe both hot or cold,it’s equally tasty.

Here, we’re giving links of few more sweets we made👇👇👇

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Chhanar jilipi recipe/Chhena jalebi/Deep fried cottage cheese swirls (pretzel shape)🥨 soaked with sugar syrup|| tasty Bengali delicacy||Serves as an excellent dessert

Chhanar jilipi/Chhena jalebi/deep fried cottage cheese swirls are a famous sweet of Bengal. It just needs no introduction but still it’s my blog it’s my responsibility to introduce my recipes to my readers.

It has its core ingredient as Chhena or homemade cottage cheese which is made from full fat milk. It has its shape as a pretzel shape 🥨 or circularly twisted.

You can say Gulab Jamun is it’s long lost brother .It is deep fried mainly in ghee and then soaked in sugar syrup…..so basically nothing can go wrong with it’s taste😊

Let’s not waste much time and start making some Chhanar Jilipi 🥨👇👇👇👇👇

Type: Sweets,Dessert

Preparation time- 20-25 minutes

Cooking time- 6-8 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chhana/chhena/cottage cheese
3/4th cup milk powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tbs cornflour
2-3 tsp milk
1-2 tbs ghee(clarified butter or you can also use softened butter)
3 tbs water+3tbs vinegar for curdling the milk
For the syrup- 1)1.25 cups of sugar 2)2 cups of water 3) 2-3 drops of yellow color

Procedure:

Mix the water and vinegar
Bring the milk to boil and add vinegar spoon by spoon for curdling the milk
Keep on adding until the cottage cheese/cheese has separated
Strain the cheese
In pan add the sugar and the water
Bring it boil
When you drop the syrup from the spatula,the last drop will fall the slowest and the sugar syrup is done
Now add the yellow food
Stir and keep it aside
Take a flat pan add the cheese we made,add 3/4 th cup milk powder,1/2 tsp baking powder and 2 tbs cornflour
Mix them with hand and add 2-3 tsp of milk if needed to bind them together
As it has milk powder so it will be a bit sticky
Add the ghee/butter and form a soft dough
Don’t over knead or the sweets will turn out hard
Now take small doughs out of it
Roll out with your palm to a very thin log and the twist to get this shape

Make as many as out of it
And deep fry them until golden brown
Add them to the syrup when hot
Keep them for 3-5 minutes and take them out
Garnish with some powdered pistachios

We’ve added a step by step instructions for the recipe👇👇👇👇

Here are some of famous sweets recipe we made👇👇👇

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