Carrot Halwa – Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients

  • 1 kg. carrots
    • 200-300 gm. sugar (adjust to taste)
    • 500 gm. Khoya or Mawa or 400 gm. dry milk powder, if khoya is not available. You can also use double cream or condensed milk instead. Adjust sugar then.
    • 50-60 gm. ghee
    • a few strands of saffron
    • 1 tsp. cardamom powder
    • 100 gm. chopped pistachio/almonds/cashews
    • 50 gm. raisins.

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Rice Kheer

Rice Kheer Recipe

A spoonful of this kheer immediately transports you back to your childhood. Simple, delicious and packed with wonderful memories, make this today to remember those good times.

Ingredients

1 litre full fat organic milk
¼ cup basmati rice
5 to 6 tbsp sugar or as required
6 green cardamoms/hari elaichi, powdered
a pinch of saffron/kesar
15-20 almonds/badam, blanched and sliced
12-15 cashews/kaju
1 tbsp golden raisins

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Bread Pakora

Finally…… it rained. What else can you think of than pakoras, fritters, cutlets, chaat.

Ingredients

For the filling

4-5 medium size boiled potatoes (mashed)
1 green chili, finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
¼ tsp or ½ tsp red chili powder
1 tsp amchur powder
½ cup of mint coriander chutney or chopped mint leaves (optional)
Black salt or common salt to taste

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Macher Chop – Fish Chops

Macher Chop – Fish Chops

Ingredients

500 gms: Fish (Rohu) or any fish of your choice
2 nos. Potato (large boiled)
1 tbsp. Coriander leaves (chopped)
1 tbsp. Raisins
1 tbsp. Vinegar
½ tsp. Black Pepper
2 nos. Egg (for batter)
3 nos. Green Chillies
1 tsp. Salt
1 pinch Turmeric Powder
2 nos. Onion (chopped and fried)
Vegetable Oil for frying
Bread Crumbs

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