Gajar Ka Halva / halwa (recipe for diwali)

Gajar Ka Halva / halwa (recipe for diwali)

Ingredients for Gajar Ka Halva

Carrots: 6 medium
Milk: 3 cups
Whole cardamom: 8
Ghee: 6 Tbs
Sugar: 6 Tbs
Golden raisins: 1-2 tbs.
Shelled, unsalted pistachios, lightly crushed - 1 Tbs.
Double cream (heavy cream), lightly whipped (optional) - 1 1/4 cups

Method of preparation for Gajar Ka Halva:

Peel the carrots and grate them either by hand or in a food processor. Put the grated carrots, milk, and cardamom pods in a heavy bottomed pot and bring to a boil. Turn head to medium and cook, stirring now and then, until there is no liquid left. Adjust the heat, if you need to. Head the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-low flame. When hot, put in the carrot mixture. Stir and fry until the carrots no longer have a wet, milky look. They should turn a rich, reddish colour. This can take 10-15 minutes. Add the sugar, golden raisins, and pistachios. Stir and fry for another 2 minutes. This halva may be served warm or at room temperature. Serve the cream on the side.


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Gulab Jamuns (recipe for diwali)

Gulab Jamuns (recipe for diwali)

Ingredients for Gulab Jamuns:

Carnation Milk Powder: 2 1/2 cups
All-purpose Flour: 1/2 cup
Heavy whipping cream: 1/2 pint
Baking soda: A pinch
Sugar: 3 cups
Water: 5 1/2 cups
Cardamon: 4-5 (Elaichi)
Oil

Method for making Gulab Jamuns:

Mix milk powder, all-purpose flour and baking soda in vessel. Add whipping cream and knead well. Make sure the dough is soft and easy to knead (add milk if needed). Leave for a few minutes. Make the sugar syrup: Add sugar to the water. After the solution starts to boil, reduce the heat and let it boil for 4-6 mins. Add powdered cardamon and keep the syrup aside. Heat oil. Meanwhile, roll the dough into round or oval shaped


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Kaju Katri (recipe for diwali)

Ingredients for Kaju Katri:
Cashews: 4 cups (ground into fine powder)
Sugar: 4 cups
Water: 1 cup
Aluminium foil: 1 Sheet

Method of making Kaju Katri:

On medium heat boil the water and add sugar till it becomes into a syrup. Make the syrup thick enough for the cashews to be mixed in it. Mix the ground cashews in the syrup then turn off the gas and pour the material on an aluminium foil sheet and roll it flat with a rolling pin into a thin layer. When it is cool, cut into small diamond shapes.


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Besan Ladu (recipe for diwali)

Ingredients for Besan Ladu:
Gramflour(besan): 3/4 cup
Sugar: 3/4 cup
Ghee: 1/3 cup
Sooji(semolina): 2 Tbs
Cardamom: 1/2 teaspoon (Powdered )
Cashew nuts: 2 Tsp(optional)
Saffron color: 3 drops

Method of preparation for Besan Ladu:

In a heavy bottomed pan heat the ghee add cashew nuts wheb slightly brown add gramflour and semolina and fry (on low flame) till it is slightly brown .Put add cardamom mix well when the above is done. Put it on to a thali and let it cool well. Mix sugar and saffron color . when the gramflour mix has cooled add sugar mixture and mix well. Roll out medium sized ladus and store it in airtight containers. Your besan ka laddu is ready.


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