Kheer Sandesh

Kheer Sandesh

Ingredients:

• Milk : 1 litre
• Milk powder : 1/2 cup (optional)
• Sugar : 4 tsp
• Cardamom powder : pinch
• Rose water: 2 drops 
• Ghee : 1 tbsp

Procedure:
1)  Take a wide heavy bottom pan or a kadai.
      Pour milk and start boiling it.Stir occasionally.
      First boil it in high heat, when it is about to spill,
      put flame in low heat.
2)  Take a small bowl add small amount of milk from
      kadai and add milk powder. Mix it very well so
      that there is no lump.
3)  Add it in hot milk. Keep stirring.
4)  Add sugar.You can add more or less sugar as per
     your taste.
5)  Now stir it continuously so that milk doesn’t get
     burnt at the bottom.
6)  Cook till it dry.In the meantime add cardamom
      powder and 2 drops of rose water.Take a small
      amount of kheer in a bowl.Put your finger in
      kheer, if you feel sticky you need to cook for
     few more minutes.
7)  When you find it not sticky any more. Put it in
      a plate. With the bottom side of a spoon or a
      spatula knead the kheer very well. It will become
      smooth and soft.
8)  Now take moulds , brush a little amount of ghee
     on it.Take little amount of kheer and put it on the
     mould.Lightly press with your finger and scrape
     extra from sides. It will give clean shape.Now
     take out sandesh from mould by pulling gently
     and from one side.
9)  If you don’t have any mould’s, no need to worry.
     Put little ghee in your palm. Rub both hands. Take
     a little portion of kheer. Make a round ball , then
     gently press it.Give a shape like small disc.Put a
     raisin on it.

        Our kheer sandesh is done.


      Serve it cool or chilled.
      Happy Cooking!!
     

Gobi Manchurian / Cauliflower Manchurian

gobi manchurian

Ingredients :

• Cauliflower : 1 medium size , broken into 
•                        medium size florets
• Corn Flour : 2 tbsp
• Maida (all purpose flour) : 1/2 cup
• Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp
• Ginger Paste : 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil, for deep frying
• Salt to taste
• Water : 1/2 cup

For Gravy

• Garlic chopped : 1½ tsp
• Ginger Chopped : 2 tsp
• Green Chillies : 3 finely chopped
• Onion : 1 large finely chopped
• Green Capsicum : 1 medium finely chopped
• Soy Sauce : 1 &1/2 tbsp
• Chilli Sauce : 1 tbsp
• Tomato Ketchup : 2 tbsp
• Cooking Oil : 2 tbsp
• Spring Onion : 2 tbsp finely chopped
• Black pepper powder: 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste

Procedure :

1.  Firstly chop or break the cauliflower in medium 

     size florets. Heat water in a pan with salt and boil 

     it.Rinse the cauliflower florets and add them to 

     the hot water.Let the florets cook in the water for

     2 minutes .Now drain water and keep aside.

2.  Now in a bowl take maida, corn flower, ginger- 

     garlic paste and salt. Add water and whisk to make 

     a smooth batter without any lumps.

3.  In a frying pan heat 1 cup of oil.Now dip each 

     cauliflower floret in the batter.

4.  Fry the batter coated cauliflower florets in hot 

     oil in low to medium heat. You can also shallow 

     fry them.

5.  Once one side gets cooked and crisp, turn over

     each florets and pan fry the uncooked sides. Fry 

     them till light golden. Drain the fried cauliflower 

     florets on a kitchen paper towel.

6.  In the same pan, add chopped ginger, garlic and 

     green chilies. Saute for half a minute.

7. Then add the chopped onion,spring onions & capsicum/

     green bell pepper. Stir fry till the capsicum is half 

     cooked or almost cooked.
8.  Add soy sauce, tomato sauce, black pepper and very 

    little amount ofsalt. Mix them well. As the sauce already 

    has salt in it.

9.  Add the pan fried cauliflower florets.
10. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes ensuring the spiced sauce 

     coats the cauliflower florets well. Lastly add vinegar 

     and stir well. It’s totally optional. Turn off the fire. 

     Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with some

     Finely chopped green onion leaves.

 

     Serve hot with noodles or fried rice.

     Happy Cooking!!