Saturday, September 6, 2014

Rasamalai


rasamalai

Preparation Time :1 - 2 minutes
Cooking Time : 40-45 minutes
Serve : 4-5

Ingredients :


  • Whole milk : 500 ml
  • Rasgulla : 8-10 (Canned rasgulla can be used,or you can make them.)
  • Cardamom : 2-3 crushed
  • Saffron strands : 7-8
  • Sugar : 1 tbsp or you can add more
  • Pistachio : 1 tbsp finely chopped for garnishing


Procedure :

1) Boil milk in a pan for 30 minutes in medium high heat.Stir continously
    till its volume reduces to 3/4 th of its original volume. Scrape off the
    cream that will collects on all sides of the pan.
2) Add crushed cardamom and saffron strands. Boil milk for 5 minutes.
    Reduce the heat.
3) Remove rosogolla from syrup and squeeze extra syrup from it.
4) Add rosogolla to the milk  and add a table spoon of sugar. Taste if you
    need more sugar.Cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.

    Garnish it chopped pistachio and serve chilled.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Couscous Payesh


couscous payesh


Preparation Time : 3-4 minutes
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients :


  • Couscous : 1/2 cup
  • Whole milk : 500 gm
  • Tejpata / Bay leaf : 2 medium
  • Sugar : 6 tbsp (You can add more or less as per your taste)
  • Cardamom : 4 crushed
  • Cashew nuts :4-5 broken
  • Raisins : 5-6 
Procedure :

1) In a pan boil milk for 15 minutes in high heat and stir continously, otherwise
    milk will overflow.
2) Now add bay leaf and boil for another few minutes till sweets aroma comes
    out.
3) Now add couscous to the milk.Boil for 5 minutes.
4) Add Sugar ,mix it well and cook for another 5-10 minutes.Stir continously
5) In the mean time add crushed cardamom.Turn off the heat.
    Put it in a bowl and let it cool and garnish it with cashew nuts and raisins.
    Serve chilled.