Rich chocolate and walnut squares

Powder 1.5 cups of walnuts to a coarse mixture in a food processor. Heat 25 grams of butter in a pan and add the powdered walnuts. Cook for a minute on low heat. To the same pan, add slightly less than 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips and cook on low heat till the

Juicy Paal cake (Eggless)

Mix together 1 cup of wheat flour, 1 heaping tbsp of powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of powdered cardamom, 3/4 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 cup of milk powder (I used Amulya) and 2 tbsps of ghee. Add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of thick curd and mix to make a dough.

Badam Khoya Burfi

Ingredients:- Ghee – 1/2 cup (solid) Urad dal flour – 1 tbsp. (Wash 1/4 cup of Urad Dal and dry roast till it turns dry. Grind in the mixer/grinder to a slightly coarse flour. Use only 1 tbsp. for this recipe) Semolina (coarse) – 1 tbsp. Khoya – 1 cup or 200 grams (prepared from

Beetroot ladoo

Ingredients:- Grated beetroot – 2.5 cups Ghee – 2 tbsps. Milk – 2 cups Sugar – 1/4 to 1/3 cup Sweetened condensed milk – 1/2 of a 395 grams tin cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp. Cashews – 2 tbsps; coarsely chopped Desiccated coconut powder – as needed Method:- Heat 1 tbsp. of ghee in a

Maida Rubber Halwa – Recipe no. 1200

Ingredients:- Plain flour/Maida – 1 cup Water – 5 cups+ 1 cup;divided Food color (red/yellow/green) – 1/2 tsp. Sugar – 11/4 cup Vegetable oil (Sunflower oil)- 11/2 cups Ghee – 1/4 cup Powdered cardamom – 1 tsp. Chopped pistachios – for garnish Method:- Transfer the flour to a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup of

Rasmalai Cake

  Ingredients:- For the Egg-less sponge:- Plain flour – 1 cup + 5 tbsps. Cornflour – 2 tbsps. Baking powder – 1 tsp. Baking soda – 1/2 tsp. Salt – a pinch Oil – 1/2 cup Powdered sugar –1 c Thick curd – 1 cup Vanilla essence – 1 tsp For the cake soaking syrup/Rabdi:-

Kappalandi Unda / Peanut Jaggery balls

Ingredients:- Unsalted peanuts – 1 cup; roasted and skin removed Grated coconut – 11/4 cup Rosematta rice – 7 tbsps. Jaggery – 1 cup or 2 blocks Water- as needed to melt the jaggery or 1/4 cup Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp. Method:- Powder the peanuts to a fine powder and keep it aside. Dry

Jack fruit seeds Burfi

Ingredients:- Jack fruit seeds – 7 numbers Cream or milk – 1/4 cup Maida – 1 tbsp. Besan/ Chickpea flour – 1 tbsp. Sugar – 1 cup Ghee – 1 heaping tbsp. Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp. Method:- Clean the jack fruit seeds and scrape the brown skin. Cook the seeds in a cooker adding

Dates Varattiyathu

Ingredients:- Dates – 250 grams; seeded Chana dal – 3/4 cup Water – 1.75 cups Coconut mik powder – 1.5 heaping tbsps. Solid Ghee – 2 tbsps.+ 2 tbsps.; divided Sugar – 3/4 to 1 cup (Depends on the sweetness of the dates you use) Cashews – 1/4 cup; coarsely chopped Powdered cardamom – 1

Coconut Kesari

Ingredients:- Bombay Rava – 1/2 cup Ghee – 1/2 cup; measured after melting Boiling thin coconut milk – 2.5 cups Sugar – 1 cup Grated coconut – 1 cup salt – a pinch Coconut essence – 1/4 tsp. Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Cashews – 25 grams Method:- Heat the ghee in a thick bottomed vessel.  Add the cashews