Nolen Gurer Sandesh

nolen gurer sandesh

Preparation Time : 2 hours
Serves : 10

Ingredients :

• Whole Milk : 1 & 1/2 litre
• Lemon juice : 1 large
• Sugar : 4 tbsp
• Gur  :1 cup grated
• Elaichi powder : 1/2 tsp
• Raisins : 20-25

Procedure :

1)  In a heavy bottom pan boil milk, stir occasionally, making sure not to burn
     milk.As the milk starts boiling, add the lemon juice gradually and stir the
     milk gently.Lower the heat to medium. In few minutes milk will curdle and
     cluster of white milk solids will forms.When you see the greenish water
     separating ,take it off from heat.

2) Now drain the chana using a strainer line with cheesecloth or muslin cloth.

    Next lightly rinse the chana with water to remove the lemony taste and let it
    drain.Squeeze out  the excess water from the chana.Take out the excess water
    firmly press the cloth, or put  the wrapped chana under a heavy pan for about
    one hour.

3) Once the chana is drained, place on a dry, clean surface and knead the chana
    for 15 minutes until the chana is  almost rolls into smooth soft dough .Knead
    the chana with the heel of your palm .The chana will look like a smooth  dough.
    You can also knead it with blender.

4) Now add sugar, gur and elaichi powder and again knead for 5 minutes till gur
     and sugar properly mix with chana.

5) Take a non stick pan add chana .On a medium low heat start cooking the mixture.

    You need to keep stirring it continuously to avoid burning at the bottom, while
    doing so scrape the sides occasionally.Keep stirring for 5 minutes.Switch off
    the heat and take it out on a plate or bowl.  Cover and keep it in refrigerator
    for atleast an hour.

6) Now take out from refrigerator and make sandesh.Give shape as you like.

    Garnish them with raisins.

    Serve chilled.

Christmas Fruit Cake

fruit cake

Preparation Time : 1 hour
Baking Time : 1 hour

Ingredients :

• All purpose flour / maida : 2 cups
• Melted butter : 1/4 cup
• Baking powder : 1 tsp
• Baking soda : 1 tsp
• Egg : 4
• Sugar : 1 cup
• Vanilla essence : 1 tbsp
• Fruit cake mix : 1 lb

Note : You can also use dry fruits.

Procedure :

1) Take two large mixing bowl. In one bowl take all purpose flour / maida,melted
     butter ,baking powder and baking soda. Knead them well for 30 minutes.
2) In second bowl take egg , vanilla essence and sugar. Beat it for 10 minutes with
     a blender.
3) Add flour to the beaten egg. Mix them well.
4) Add fruit mix to the batter and mix them well.Make a thick batter.
5) Now prepare cake pan by greasing it with butter all over or place a parchment
    paper.
6) Pour the cake batter to the pan and press it to make the top even.
7) Bake it in a preheated 300 degree F  oven for about 1 hours. Check with an
    inserted tooth pick after 50 minutes and remove it as soon as it comes out clean.
8) Let the cake cool completely before you remove it from the pan.

    Make and enjoy fruit cake for Christmas.