March 2, 2006

Jalebi

Ingredients

1/2 kg sugar
2 cups water
1/2 tsp yellow colour
125 gms gram flour
2 tbsp self-raising flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
Oil for frying

Method

Prepare the syrup by boiling water, sugar and yellow colour. Let it simmer for some time. In a bowl, mix flour, gram flour, baking soda, yellow colour and water to make a thick paste. Heat oil in a pan. Place the batter in a cone made of polythene bag, and make circles of the batter in the frying pan. When crisp, remove and dip in the sugar syrup.

Laddoo

Ingredients

125 gms gram flour
3-4 cups castor sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 cup oil
1 tbsp almond powder
1 tbsp pistachio powder


Method

Sieve flour. Heat oil in a pan and add gram flour. Stir continuously using wooden spoon till it starts giving aroma. Turn off heat and transfer the mixture to a tray. Mix sugar, cardamom powder, almonds and pistachio powder. Make small round balls and roll in coconut powder.

Cocoa barfi

Ingredients

2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp butter
4-5 drops chocolate essence
50 gms khoya
1/2 cup fresh cream

Method

Dissolve cocoa powder in half a cup of milk, making sure there are no lumps. Melt butter in a pan and cook khoya in it. Add milk with cocoa powder and stir till the mixture is thick and dry. Remove from fire and transfer to a tray. Decorate with fresh cream; put in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.

Barfi

Ingredients

2 cups khoya
1 cup sugar
4 tsp rose-water
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 cup coconut powder
1/2 cup butter

Method

Heat butter in a pan, add khoya and cook on low flame. Stir continuously, adding rose-water, sugar and cardamom powder until it is dry and comes together as a single mass. Place on a greased tray and flatten the top. Sprinkle coconut powder and cut into pieces.

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