SEEMPAAL

Seempal is the milk that the cow gives first after the calf is born. It will taste heavenly .Protein packed milk...

INGREDIENTS :

Seempal - 2 cups
Sugar to taste
Elachi + Cashew powder - 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1)Bring the seempal to boil with sugar and powders till it thickens .
2) Serve hot.

Linking it to Know your Dairy - Milk guest hosted by me , event started by Jagruti .

and Vardhini's New 'U' event

Linking it up with Amy's Cook like a Celebrity Chef event.

GULAB JAMUN FOR SOUTH Vs NORTH CHALLENGE

INGREDIENTS :

Rava- 1.5 tbps

Milk Powder - 1 cup

Butter - 2 tbsps

Maida-3 tbsps

Baking powder -  a pinch

Milk cream - 3 tbsps

Sugar and Water - 1 cup each

Cardamom + Cashew powder (fried and grinded) - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) In a bowl ,mix milk powder, maida, rava and baking powder.

2) Followed by ghee and mix it up well.

3) Now add cream and knead the dough very softly .Add more cream if not soft.

4) Cover the with a clean cloth and let it sit for 20-30 min.

5) Meanwhile, make the sugar syrup of proper consistency. Once done, allow it to cool.

6) Make small balls out of the dough and deep fry them golden brown in oil . 

7) Allow the fried jamuns to cool down completely.

8) When both the syrup and balls are cooled down . Drop fried balls in syrup for minimum half an hour.Till jamuns fully soaked in syrup.

9) Serve with Vanilla ice-cream ....tasted good with it.

Linking it up with Diya Pramil's  SNC (South Vs North Challenge) .

and 

 Sangeetha's Show me your HITS - Healthy Desserts   

 Priya Ranjit and Divya Pramil 's 60 days to Christmas event

CHANDRAKALA - A SWEET FOR RAKSHA BHANDAN AND AADI PERUKKU

INGREDIENTS:

Channa dal - 1 cup
Sugar-2 cups 
Elachi powder - 3 tsps
Cashew powder - 3 tsps
Maida - 1 cup
Rava - 1/2 cup

Milk - 1/ cup
Grated coconut - 1 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION:
1) Soak channa dal for 1 hour .
2) Pressure cook them with a spoon of oil for 3 whistles . Drain the remaining water and keep aside .
3) Meanwhile take sugar syrup of thick consistency.Allow it to cool , once done .
4) Heat a spoon of ghee in a pan.  Add grated coconut , elachi and cashew powder .Saute well till the flavour rules out.Then, add a cup of sugar and stir continuously .Followed by adding channa dal . Mix them well till proper consistency for pooranam.Once done , remove from flame and cool it down.
5) Meanwhile ,knead maida and rava with enough water and milk to make a soft dough . 

6)Make a ball of dough, roll them. Stuff them with pooranam and fold them as shown .
7)  Fold the edges properly . Repeat the same for the remaining dough.
8) Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel and fry it till golden brown.
9) Soak it in sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes before serving .


Linking it up with Jagruthi's Rakhi - The thread of love.




 and Celebrate - Olympic events by priya , Celebrate - Monsoon's of india event by sayantani , Celebrate - Month of Shravan .