Sunday, April 25, 2010

Basundi

Ingredients:


full fat milk: 1 litre
sugar : 1/2 cup
cardamom: 3 pods
almonds: 5 (blanched)
Cashews: 5
pistachios: 3 (skinned)
saffron

Method:

1) Crush coarsely, the almonds, cashews and pistachios.

2) Peel and powder cardamom seeds.

3) Soak saffron in 2 tsp. hot milk, keep aside.

4) Run saffron with base of a mallet, in cup, till dissolved in milk.

5) Add to chopped dryfruit.

6) Put milk to boil in a large deep pan, stirring occasionally.

7) When it starts boiling, reduce heat and boil.

8) Stir frequently, till milk is 2/3 in volume.

9) Add all other ingredients to boiling milk.

10) Boil further for 3-4 minutes.

11) Take off the gas and cool a little.

12) Allow to cool completely, chill in refrigerator for 4-5 hours.

Serve chilled in individual cups & enjoy....... :)

Phodi

1) Make Slices of vegetables like potato,brinjal,radish,raw banana 
2) Make a Paste of red chilliy powder ,turmeric, salt,garlic ,ginger paste & turmeric extract.
3) Apply salt and keep it aside till it leaves lot of water.
4) Drain the water and apply this paste to slices and roll it in suji rava (optional). This is done get the crispiness.
5) Now shallow fry them on pan. Apply oil on the ridges of the slices so that they get boiled faster,