RAS MALAI SWEET

INGREDIENTS:

Fat Milk---------------1 litre(for balls)

Evoperated Milk------2 cups(for Ras)of standard measuring cup

Sugar------------------1 cups of standard measuring cup

Elaichi powder--------1/4tsp

Nuts of choice---------few tbp

Lemon Juice-----------1 tbp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Boil 1litre of fat milk with 1tbp of lemon juice.

2.Because of the lemon juice the milk curdles and you can notice mass formation.

3.Boil till the whole milk gets seperated as water and solid mass.

4.Turn off and drain the water through handkerchief.

5.Now Donot sqeeze hardly. Just leave it aside for an hour.

6.Now the remaining mass is nothing but paneer.





7.Take the panner in few quantity each time in a bowl and press gently with fingers till it becomes soft.

8.Make balls of lemon size and keep it aside.

9.Dissolve 1/2 cup of sugar in 1-/2 cups of water and let it boil in a big vessel.

10.Drop the balls in rapid boiling sugar water and close the lid.

11.Keep for 5-8 mins until they turn double the size and turn off.

12.Now Boil evoperated milk with 1/2 cup sugar,nuts and elaichi powder

13.Keep stirring occasionally until the milk comes down to half the quantity.

14.Turn off and transfer the balls to milk mixture.

15.Let it cool down .


16.Serve after placing in refrigerator for an hour.

VEG PULAO

SERVES:2 -3 people

INGREDIENTS:

Raw Rice-----------------1-1/4 cups of standard measuring cup
Carrots-------------------2 medium carrots chopped to 1"pcs
Beans--------------------8- 10 beans chopped to 1"pcs
Peas----------------------1/4 cup of standard measuring cup
Potato--------------------1 small one
Onion--------------------1 medium one chopped
Cashew nuts------------5-6 fried
Green chillies-----------4 slit
Cloves,cinnamon-------2 each
Blck,Grn cardomon-----3 each
Shahjeera ---------------1 tsp
Peppercorns------------10 crushed

Bayleaves----------------3 big ones

Chopped coriander-----1tbp

Mint leaves-------------10-12
Oil-----------------------as required
Salt----------------------as required




DIRECTIONS:

1.Clean and soak rice in 2-1/2 cups water for few hours prior to cooking.

2.Heat oil in a pan add shahjeera,cloves,cinnamon stick,cashew nuts,bayleaves,both cardommon, crushed peppercorns and fry for a minute.

3.Add chopped onions and Fry till the onions become slight brown. Add little salt carrots,beans,peas,potatoes.

4.Fry them for few mins and add chopped coriander, mint leaves and some more salt for taste.

5.Fry for few mins and transfer the whole mixture to raw rice ,mix well.

6.Cook the rice in rice cooker.

7.Serve hot with aloo matar or raita.

POORI

SERVES:3-4 people

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour-----------3/4 cup of standard measuring cup

Salt-------------------- as required

Water----------------- as required

Oil---------------------for deep frying

DIRECTIONS:

1.Take 3/4 cups of wheat flour and add salt.

2.Mix properly with enough water needed to make a dough just like you make for chapati but must be tough rather than soft

3.Pour about 1 tsp of oil and knead and let stand for 15 mins aside covered.

4.Now knead the dough for 5 mins.Make small balls of required size.

5.Roll out either using a rolling pin or poori presser adding oil and spread them on a layered newspaper/cover.

6..Heat oil for frying in a wide pan and Drop a small amount of dough into oil to test.

7.If the oil is hot enough place one after another and Press the poori firmly in oil to make it raise/fluff out.

8.Transfer to a tissue bottom vessel to absorb excess oil..Serve hot with any curry.

CARROT KHEER/PAYASAM

SERVES:4 people

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh Carrot-----------------1 big one

Evoparated Milk------------1 cup of standard measuring cup

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Sugar------------------------1/4 cup or less of standard measuring cup

Cardammon----------------2-3

Cinnamon powder---------pinch

Ghee------------------------2 tsp for frying.

Cashenuts,Almonds------5

DIRECTIONS:

1.Take a cleaned,peeled carrot and grate using a grater or food processor.It should be almost a cup.

2.Heat a 2tsp of ghee and roast cashews,almonds till they turn light brown.

3.Add grated carrot to it and fry till the raw smell of carrot goes away.

4.Boil the milk and add sugar.

5.Add cinnamon powder,cardommon and let it come to boil.

6.Add grated carrot mixture to boiling milk.

7.Let it boil till the consistency of your choice is reached.

8.It tastes good when either warm or cold.