How to Make Kala Jamun

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Kala Jamun. Normally we are making and eating guab jamun. But here it's a homemade Kala Jamun recipe. You may call it dry and dark version of gulab jamun. In short kala jamuns are dark gulab jamuns made from khoya and paneer. For better result it is advisable to use fresh khoya and paneer - cottage cheese. It can be dip fried in smell free oil also but it is obvious that ghee will give more rich and yummy taste. The plus point of this recipe is that it is dry so easy to carry and store. So enjoy this recipe as sweet or desert. And last but not the least it is very testy and soft when served warm.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 45 to 50 minutes
Makes - 12 to 15 kala jamuns (approx.)

Ingredients to make Kala Jamuns:

For kala jamuns:

2 cups (250 grams) fresh khoya (mava)

100 grams fresh paneer

4 table spoon refined flour

2 tea spoon cardamom powder

Ghee for dip frying

For sugar syrup:

300 to 350 gram sugar

1 liter water

A pinch saffron

For garnishing:

Desiccated coconut 

Method to make Kala Jamun:

For kala jamun:

• Mix khoya, panner refined flour and cardamom powder in a big bowl and knead properly. Knead for minimum 5 minutes.
• Make small balls from it and dip fry in ghee at very slow flame. STir continually till dark brown in color.
• When ready remove from ghee and drain on absorbent paper and keep a side.

For sugar syrup:

• Add sugar and water in a pan and let it come to boil. 
• Boil till 1 string at low flame. Stir continually.
• Add saffron and keep aside.

How to assemble:

• Dip kala jamun in warm sugar syrup for 4 to 5 hours.
• Remove from syrup and roll in desiccated coconut.
• Sweet and mouth watering Kala Jamun is ready to serve.

Tips:

• Kala jamun can be stored in refrigerator for 7 to 10 days.
• For better result ass 1 to 2 table spoon sugar in jamun mix.
• Even soaked semolina can also be added to jamun. In that case soak 1 table spoon semolina in 2 table spoon warm milk. 

How to Make Phirni

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Phirni. After lunch or dinner desert is must. Phirni is a perfect choice for desert lovers. Basically Phirni is a traditional rice custard cooked with milk. So it is very rich in calcium. Some people called it firni also. Basically there are different types of phirnies. They may be dry fruit phirni, strawberry phirni, sitafal phirni etc. But here it's a home made recipe for phirni with dry fruits which is cooked in handi.

Preparation time - 35 to 40 minutes
Cooking time - 15 to 20 minutes

Ingredients to make Phirni:

1 liter milk

1/4 cup basmati rice

200 to 250 grams sugar

1 tea spoon saffron

1 tea spoon cardamom powder

1 drop rosewater concentrate

For garnishing:

Sliced almonds

Sliced pistachio

Cardamom powder

Silver foil (opt.)

Method to make Phini:

• Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. Drain and crush till fine paste in blander.
• Dissolve saffron in about 1 tea spoon warm milk and keep a side.
• Boil milk in a handi, add rice paste and sugar to it.
• Mix well. Cook at low flame, stir occasionally. Ensure there are no lumps.
• Cook till mixture is thick like custard.
• When ready remove from flame add cardamom powder, saffron and rose water. Let it come to room temperature.
• Transfer in a serving bowl and refrigerate till chilled.
• At the time of serving garnish with almonds, pistachio and cadamom seeds and silver foil.
• Serve chilled Phirni as rich desert.

How to Make Mango Basundi

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Mango Basundi. Mango is the national fruit of India. It's the king of all fruits. They are oval and egg shaped fruits with smooth and soft skin. The color of their skin are normally in the combination of yellow, red and green. Fully ripe mangoes are bright orange from inside. Mango is nutritionally rich fruit with unique taste, flavor and fragrance. We love this fruit very much, normally we are use to make " AAM RAS" every day in summer for lunch or dinner. So here it's a home made recipe for yummy Mango Basundi for change. Basundies are very heavy in calories. So I have tried to make it little bit low cal by using corn flour, Yes it is not totally low fat because of sugar and mango pulp. In fact you can use artificial sweetener in stead of sugar. So enjoy this mouthwatering recipe this summer with roti, puri or special double roti. Even it can be served as desert also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Serves - 4 person

Ingredients to make Mango Basndi:

1 liter milk

350 to 400 gram sugar

4 table spoon corn flour

2 cups mango pulp

(I used Alphonso or kesar mango pulp.)

For garnishing: 

Chopped mango pieces

Sliced pistachio and almonds (opt.)

To serve with:

Roti

Puri

Double roti

Method to make Mango Basundi:

• Pour milk and sugar in a pan and heat till boiling temperature. 
• Dilute 4 table spoon corn flour in 1/2 cup cold milk.
• Add diluted cornflour in it and again cook till boil.
• When thick remove from flame and let it cool at room temperature.
• When cool add mango pulp and mix well. Blend if required.
• Keep in refrigerator till chilled.
• At the time of serving garnish with chopped mangoes and dry fruits.
• Served chilled Mango Basundi with roti, puri or paper thin double roti.

How to Make Chocolaty Paneer Stick

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Chocolaty Paneer Stick. Again a sweet chocolaty paneer recipe is here. Actually paneer is a very good source of calcium. If it is difficult to give milk to your kid in daily life try this chocolaty recipe with goodness of paneer. I am sure kids will have it very easily because of chocolaty taste. And above all it is very easy to make it. If paneer is ready it will surely take 5 to 7 minutes to make it. I always use low fat milk to make paneer so Chocolaty Paneer Stick is good for elders also. Even children can make it themselves. So, try this yummy recipe for desert or kids party. 

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - nil
Makes - 8 to 10 sticks (approx.)


Ingredients to make Chocolaty Paneer Stick:


100 grams paneer
5 table spoon powder sugar
1 table spoon cocoa powder
1 tea spoon coffee powder (opt.)
2 table spoon drinking chocolate powder
3 to 4 drops vanilla essence
8 to 10 ice cream sticks


For coating: 


Silver balls
Colored balls
Aluminium foil 


Method to Make Chocolaty Paneer Sticks:

• Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Make equal size balls from it.
• Press them on ice cream properly.
• Spread silver balls and colored on a flat plate and roll sticks on them. 
• Cover sticks with aluminium sticks.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour. 
• Cool and yummy Chocolaty Paneer Sticks are ready to serve. 

How to Make Fruity Rasgulla

By Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Fruity Rasgulla. Surprised! A recipe of rasgulla and fruits. Yes it's a homemade recipe for fruity rasgulla. It is a very quick and easy recipe, even kids can make it. My son loves to help me sometimes so he can easily make this recipe. And if left over rasgulla is available it will be more easier and quicker. So enjoy this innovative fruity desert.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - nil


Ingredients to make Fruity Rasgulla:


8 big spongy rasgulla
1 cup chopped fresh fruits
(mango, papaya, banana, pineapple etc.)
16 black grapes
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds


For garnishing:


Fresh mint leaves
Whipped cream


Method to make Fruity Rasgulla:

• Divide rasgulla in 2 equal parts.
• Remove excess sugar syrup from it by pressing slowly.
• Arrange chopped fruits, grapes and pomegranate seeds over them.
• Garnish with whipped cream and mint leaf.
• Repeat the same for remaining. Keep in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• Serve cool Fruity Rasgulla as desert or as sweet in kids party.

Different types of sauces

Learn how to make different types of sauces. Sauces are very important for different types of deserts. Here there are homemade recipes for delicious sauces. They can be spread over different ice creams and deserts or puddings. They are chocolate sauce, orange sauce, minty pineapple sauce,plum sauce and apple cinnamon sauce. So enjoy different sauces for your yummy ice cream or pudding. First of all we are starting with my all time favorite chocolate sauce.

1. Chocolate Sauce: 


Preparation time - 3 minutes
Cooking time - 2 to 3 minutes

Ingredients to make Chocolate Sauce:

1/2 cup milk

50 gram grated dark chocolate

Method to make Chocolate sauce:

• Mix both ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and cook in microwave till chocolate melts properly.
• Yummy Chocolate Sauce is ready to pour over ice cream or pudding.

2. Orange Sauce:

Preparation time - 3 minutes

Cooking time - 3 minutes

Ingredients to make Orange Sauce:

1 glass orange juice

1 table spoon lemon juice

3 to 4 table spoon sugar

1 table spoon corn flour

2 to 3 drops orange essence

Method to make Orange Sauce:

• Mix orange juice and lemon juice in a glass.
• Add corn flour and sugar to it and mix well. 
• Cook the mixture at very slow flame, stir continually. 
• Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or till thick.
• When thick remove from flame and let it cool at room temp. Add orange essence and mix properly.
• Tangy orange sauce is ready to serve on vanilla ice cream.

3. Minty Pineapple Sauce:

Preparation time - 3 to 4 minutes

Cooking time - 5 minutes

Ingredients to make Minty Pineapple Sauce:

1 glass pineapple juice

1 table spoon lemon juice

5 to 7 fresh mint leaves (opt.)

3 to 4 table spoon sugar

1 table spoon corn flour

3 to 3 drops pineapple emergent (opt.)

Method to make Minty Pineapple Juice:

• Mix pineapple juice and lemon juice.
• Mix sugar to above mixture. Stir till sugar dissolves. 
• Add corn flour to it and mix well.
  Cook above mixture at very slow flame for 2 to 3  minutes or till the mixture is thick.
• Remove from flame let it cool at room temp. 
• Roughly chop mint leaves with hands and mix it to the sauce. Add pineapple emergent to it and mix well.
• Tangy and sweet Minty Pineapple Sauce is ready to serve over pineapple or vanilla ice cream.
• Mint flavor can be avoided. In that case it will be only pineapple sauce.

4. Strawberry Sauce: 

Preparation time - 5 minutes

Cooking time - 10 minutes

Ingredients to make Strawberry Sauce:


1 cup ripe strawberries
1 table spoon lemon juice
4 to 5 table spoon sugar
1/2 table spoon corn flour
3/4 cup water


Method to make Strawberry Sauce:

• Wash and chop strawberries. Add some water and cook till soft.
• Let it cool at room temp. and blend to fine paste.
• Add lemon juice and sugar, stir till sugar dissolves.
• Add corn flour and mix well.
• Cook at very slow flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
• When thick remove from flame and let it cool at room temp.
• Sweet and tangy Strawberry Sauce is ready to spread over plane cake or vanilla ice cream.

5. Apple Cinnamon Sauce:

Preparation time - 5 minutes

Cooking time - 10 minutes

Ingredients to make Apple cinnamon Sauce:

2 to 3 apples
2 table spoon lemon juice
4 to 5 table spoon sugar
1/2 cup water
1 table spoon corn flour
1/4 cup butter
1/4 tea spoon cinnamon powder


Method to make Apple Cinnamon Sauce:

• Wash and remove skin from apples. Chop them.
• Add water and cook till soft. Let it cool at room temp. and blend to fine paste.
• Add sugar lemon juice, sugar, butter and corn flour to it.
• Mix well and cook at very slow flame. Let it thick. Remove from flame and cool at room temp. 
• Add cinnamon powder and mix well.
• Apple Cinnamon Sauce is ready to serve, Pour over vanilla ice cream.
• With same recipe Ginger Apple Sauce can be made. Only add ginger juice in stead of cinnamon powder.

6. Plum Sauce:

Preparation time - 5 minutes

Cooking time - 10 minutes

Ingredients to make Plum Sauce:

1 cup ripe plums
1 table spoon lemon juice
4 to 5 table spoon sugar
1/2 table spoon corn flour
3/4 cup water


Method to make Plum Sauce:

• Wash and chop plums. Add some water and cook till soft.
• Let it cool at room temp. and blend to fine paste.
• Add lemon juice and sugar, stir till sugar dissolves.
• Add corn flour and mix well.
• Cook at very slow flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
• When thick remove from flame and let it cool at room temp.
• Sweet and tangy Plum Sauce is ready to spread over plane cake or vanilla ice cream.

How to make Choco Creme Gol gappe

Learn how to make Choco Creme Gol gappe. Surprised! Yes it's a homemade recipe for sweet gol gappe. A delicious sweet gol gappe with the all time favorite taste of chocolate and coffee. Specially for this summer this is a new verity of desert. It can be served for late night parties or evening snack also instead of tea in summer. This recipe will surely change the party mood.

Preparation time - 30 minutes
Cooking time - nil 


Ingredients to make Choco Creme Gol Gappe:


For GolGappe:


1/2 cup semolina - sooji
1/2 cup refined flour
Soda water (bottled) as needed
Oil for deep frying


For filling:


1/2 cup sweet bundi
1/2 cup chocolate sauce
1/2 cup chocolate cheeps
1/2 cup sweet cream 
1/4 cup sliced almonds and pistachio


For garnishing:


Drinking chocolate powder
Coffee powder


To serve with: 


Cold coffee


Method to make Choco Creme Gol Gappe:

For Golgappe:

• Mix semolina and refined flour in a bowl and knead dough with soda water. (approx. 2 to 3  spoon soda water will required.)
• Keep aside covered for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Again knead and make small balls from it. (approx. 40 to 45 balls.)
• Roll them and keep aside covered with wet muslin cloth for 5 minutes. 
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry gol gappe at medium flame. When ready remove from flame and drain on absorbent paper.

How to assemble:  

• Make small hole in a gol gappa and fill bundi, chocolate chips, sweet cream, chocolate sauce and sliced dry fruits in to it.
• Sprinkle drinking chocolate powder and coffee powder on it.
• Sweet and yummy Choco Creme Gol gappe are ready to serve. Serve them with chilled cold coffee.
• Serve immediately.

Tips:

• Mix single or low fat cream and powder sugar to make sweet cream.

How to Make Sizzling Malpua with Rabdi

Learn how to make Malpua with Rabdi.  As we all know malpua and rabdi both are well known Indian sweets. Here in this homemade recipe it's a sizzling combination of both. You won't believe both tastes great together as alone also. It's a good choice for parties and desert. If both recipes are ready only assembling has to be done at serving. There is a surprise stuffing inside the malpuas. So, enjoy Sizzling Malpua with Rabdi to night.

Preparation time - 30 to 35 minutes
Cooking time - 45 to 50 minutes
Serves - 4 person


Ingredients to make Sizzling Malpua with Rabdi: 


For Malpua:


1/4 recipe of Malpua

For Gajar Ka Halwa:
1/2 recipe of Gajar ka Halwa


For Rabdi:


1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 condensed milk
1/4 tea spoon saffron


For garnishing:


Saffron 
Sliced almonds 
Sliced pistachio
Cardamom seeds
Silver foil


Method to make Malpua with Rabdi:

• Mix all the ingredients of rabdi and cook for 10 to 15 minutes at slow flame or till thicken.
• Make Gajar ka Halwa and keep aside.
• Make malpua and soak in sugar syrup. Keep aside.
• Preheat sizzler plate for at least 20 minutes.

How to assemble:

• Place a malpua on a plate and spread gajar ka halwa over it. Spread some dry fruits over it and roll it tightly.
• Repeat the same for remaining.
• Place a banana leaf over sizzler plate and put malpua rolls on it.
• Pour hot and thick rabdi over malpua rolls. Garnish with sliced almonds, cardamom seeds, pistachio,saffron and silver foil.
• Hot and sweet Sizzling Malpua with Rabdi is ready to serve.

How to Make Paneer Pista Basundi

Learn how to make Paneer Pista Basundi. Actually basundi is traditional Indian sweet. It is served with or after meal. But unfortunately it contains high fat. So it's my honest try to make it little bit low fat.

Normally we are suppose to use full fat milk in this recipe but I tried to make it with skimmed or low fat milk. And above all paneer - cottage cheese is used so, full of calcium also. Even artificial sweetener can be used instead of sugar. And it is very quick to make. So enjoy Paneer Pista Basundi - a traditional Indian sweet with low cal.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 15 minutes
Serves - 4 person


Ingredients to make Paneer Pista Basundi:  


4 cups milk - skimmed
3 to 4 table spoon sugar
2 table spoon corn flour 
1 to 1 1/2 cup paneer - cottage cheese
1 pinch green food color (opt.)


For Garnishing:


Sliced Pistachio 


Method to make Paneer Pista Basundi:

• Mix 3 cups milk and cornflour in a pan. Mix properly and add sugar to it.
• Let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes at medium flame. 
• Mix green food color to 2 table spoon milk and add to above mixture.
• Mix fresh home made paneer and remaining milk and churn them properly.  
• Mix it to above mixture and stir well.
• Remove from flame and let it cool at room temp.
• When cool refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with sliced pistachio.
• Sweet and short Paneer Pista Basundi is ready to serve. Serve it chilled  with roti or puri or as desert.

Tips for Paneer Pista Basundi:

• Artificial sweetener can be used as the same measurement of normal sugar.
• Kesar pista basundi can be made as the same method. In stead of green food color saffron can be used. And it should be garnished with sliced almonds, pistachio and saffron.

How to make Gajar Ka Halwa

Learn how to make Gajar Ka Halwa. Here it's a classic Indian mithai - sweet. It is a very rich traditional Indian sweet. It's a homemade recipe of Gajar Ka Halwa. Normally it takes a long time to make it. But we are going to make it in microwave. Means a delicious sweet with less efforts and less fat.

Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooing time - 10 minutes
Serves - 4 person


Ingredients to make Gajar Ka Halwa:


2 cups grated carrot
1 cup milk
1/4 cup milk powder
4 table spoon sugar
1 table spoon ghee
1/2 tea spoon cardamom powder

For garnishing:

Cardamom powder
chopped or sliced almonds
chopped cashews
Slices or chopped pistachio
Cardamom seeds


Method to make Gajar Ka halwa:

• In a microwave proof bowl mix ghee and carrot and cook for 2 minutes at micro hi.
• If carrots are not soft again cook for 1 minute. (cooking time may be different depending upon make of microwave and thickness of carrot.)
• Dilute milk powder in milk and add to carrot mixture. Again cook for 2 minutes.
• Add sugar and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Garnish with cashews, pistachio, cardamom and almonds.
• Hot and mouth watering Gajar Ka Halwa is ready to serve.

How to make Chocolate cheese Cake

Learn how to make Cheese Cake. Wow cheese and chocolate together! Yes I just love both important ingredients of this recipe. It's a homemade recipe for yummy chocolate cheese cake. Means richness of cheese and flavor of chocolate together. So enjoy cooking.

Preparation time - 2 hours
Cooking time - 20 minutes




Ingredients to make Chocolate Cheese Cake:


1 1/2 cup milk
2 table spoon corn flour
1 1/2 table spoon cocoa powder
1/3 cup sugar
10 to 15 chocolate flavor biscuit
1/2 table spoon melted butter
2 tea spoon gelatin diluted in 3 table spoon water
50 gram single fat cream
75 gram grated dark chocolate
1/3 cup grated paneer
1/3 cup cheese spread
1 recipe chocolate sponge cake

For decoration: 


Chocolate truffle sauce

Method to make Chocolate Cheese Cake:

• Make chocolate sponge cake as recipe. Keep aside and when cool divide in to two parts.
• Mix single fat cream and grated dark chocolate in a pan cook at very slow flame or in microwave oven till chocolate melts. Keep a side.
• In another pan mix milk, corn flour, cocoa powder and sugar. Cook on medium flame till thick. Remove from flame and let it cool at room temp.
• Roughly crush chocolate flavor biscuit and mix it with melted butter. Keep a side.
• When cool add gelatin mixture, chocolate mixture. Mix well. Add grated paneer and cheese spread and mix well. Keep in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

  How to assemble Chocolate Cheese Cake:

• First of all in a loose bottom cake tin place half part of chocolate sponge cake. Then spread half portion of chocolate custard over it. Refrigerate for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and spread chocolate biscuit mixture over it. Spread it properly and press very delicately. Again keep in refrigerator for 25 to 30 minutes. 
• Remove from refrigerator and again pour remaining chocolate custard over it. Keep in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hour. When set remove from refrigerator and decorate with chocolate truffle sauce.
• Yummy chocolate cheese cake is ready to serve.

Tips for Chocolate Cheese Cake:

• Chocolate truffle sauce is used for decoration because the whole recipe is rich in cal. In fact rich cream icing also can be done.
• In case of loose bottom cake tin is not available place a big butter paper over normal cake tin and assemble chocolate cheese cake in it. When set remove carefully from cake tin and than remove butter paper.
• In this recipe there 2 layers one of sponge cake and other of chocolate biscuit, only cake layer or biscuit can be taken as single layer. Even cake or biscuits can be taken for both layers.

How to make Jam Sandwich Cake

Learn how to make Jam Sandwich Cake. Normally we are having jam sandwich for breakfast or snacks. Here it's a homemade recipe for sandwich which can be served for desert also. Surprised! Actually it's a vanilla flavor cake with the filling of jam.

This cool sandwich cake can be served for breakfast as well as desert also. So enjoy the different egg less cake recipe.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Baking time - 25 minutes
Makes - 150 grams approx.



Ingredients to make Jam Sandwich Cake:


1/2 cup refined flour
1/2 tea spoon baking soda
1/4 tea spoon soda bi carb
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup powder sugar
1/4 tea spoon vanilla essence
3/4 to 1 cup mix fruit jam
Icing sugar for dusting
Milk

Method to make Jam Sandwich Cake:

• Beat jam and keep aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder and soda bi carb 2 to 3 times. Keep aside.
• Beat butter and sugar together properly. Now add 1/4 cup jam and vanilla essence to it and beat again. 
• Add flour mixture to it and pour milk for dropping consistency.
• Pour the mixture in a greased and dusted cake tin. 
• Bake for 25 minutes at 180`c temp. in preheated oven.
• When done remove from oven and let it cool at cooling rack.
• When cool divide the cake horizontally into 2 parts. Soak with plane water or sugar syrup. Apply jam over upper part of lower layer. And place the upper layer carefully over it.
• Dust with icing sugar.
• Yummy and different Jam Sandwich Cake is ready to serve.

Tips for Jam Sandwich Cake:

• Any flavor of jam can be used.
• Mixing of jam in the cake before baking can be avoided. It will maintain sugar.

How to make orange Basundi

Learn how to make Orange Basundi. Indian food is famous all over the world, mainly due to the distinct taste and variety in cuisines it has to offer. Some simple foods can make a world of difference and spice up entire dish. I always believe that the best things in life are always the simple food. It is usually found that food lovers want to taste the delicacies around the world but don't have enough options to choose from their favorite recipes.

I have tried it at many different restaurants, but prefer to make my own meals from scratch. This is a recipe that serves my creativity well. It can be changed easily to fit dietary needs. It is simple to make.  You can change some of the ingredients to add some variety to this recipe if you serve it often.

So, here it's a homemade recipe for orange basundi. One of my favorite recipes. It contains oranges means a great source of vitamin c, and as we know milk is good for bones. A real source of calcium.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 25 minutes
Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Orange Basundi:

8 cups full fat milk

2 cup condensed milk - sweet

2 cup orange juice

1 tea spoon cardamom powder- opt.

For garnishing:

fresh orange  - chopped

Method to make Orange Basundi:

• Heat milk in a non stick pan for 10 minutes. 
• Add condensed milk to it and again boil for at least 15 minutes.
• Remove from flame and let it come to room temperature. 
• When cool place in refrigerator and let it chill. 
• When chilled add orange juice and cardamom powder.
• Garnish with oranges.
• Serve chilled Orange Basundi with Indian bread- roti or puri.

Tips to make Orange Basundi healthier:

• For those who are diet conscious can use low fat milk and milk powder. The ratio may be 1 cup milk + 1 table spoon milk powder.
• If there is sugar problem non sweetened condensed  milk and artificial sweetener can be used.

How to Make Shrikhand

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Shrikhand. This is a typical Indian sweet dish. This homemade recipe contains lots of curd � yogurt, so it is full of calcium. Enjoy this easy and hygienic sweet. You can say it is calcium rich Indian desert.

Preparation time � 10 minutes 

(excluding hanging and keeping time)
Cooking time � nil
Serves � 6 people

Ingredients to make Shrikhand:

� kilo curd or plain yogurt
250 to 300 grams powder sugar
A few strands saffron
1 tea spoon cardamom powder
� table spoon sliced pistachio
� table spoon sliced Almonds

For garnishing:

� table spoon sliced pistachio
� table spoon sliced Almonds
1 tea spoon cardamom powder
A few strands saffron

Method to make Shrikhand:

• Hang curd in a clean muslin cloth overnight in the refrigerator.
• Rub saffron in to � table spoon milk till well broken and dissolve.
• After 6 to 7 hours transfer from cloth to bowl and add saffron, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes. Again beat properly.
• Add remaining nuts and mix well.
• Transfer in a serving bowl and garnish with almonds, pistachio, cardamom powder and saffron.
• Chill in refrigerator before serving.
• Chilled shrikhand is ready to serve. Serve it with roti or puri.

Diwali Special - Spongy Chocolate Balls With Hot Chocolate Sauce

Learn how to make Spongy Chocolate Balls with Hot Chocolate Sauce. Diwali is one of the biggest festival of Hindus, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness in India. Diwali  is called 'Festival of lights'. 

Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth.

This is a homemade recipe for spongy chocolate balls with Hot Chocolate Sauce. It is full of surprise. A great combination of chocolate and vanilla is made here, with a great fill of chocolate truffle sauce. If sponge cake is ready it is very quick to prepare this recipe.

Preparation time � 10 minutes
Cooking time � 10 minutes

Ingredients to make Spongy Chocolate Balls with Hot Chocolate Sauce:

1 recipe chocolate sponge cake 

For coating:

1 cup chocolate sauce

For coating:

1 cup melted dark chocolate

For filling:

125 gram grated dark chocolate
100 gram single fat cream

Ingredients to make Chocolate Sauce:

1/2 cup milk

50 gram grated dark chocolate

Method to make Chocolate sauce:

• Mix both ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and cook in microwave till chocolate melts properly.

Method to make Spongy Chocolate Balls  with Hot Chocolate Sauce:

For chocolate truffle:

• Melt dark chocolate in microwave for 50 seconds at MICRO HI.
• Add single fat cream to it and mix well. Keep a side.

For Spongy Chocolate Balls:

• Crumble vanilla sponge cake by hands properly. Add sugar syrup or simple water to it as per taste and make dough so that you can make balls from it.
• Make small equal size balls from it and stuff chocolate truffle sauce inside it. Seal the ball properly. Keep a side.
• Repeat the same process for remaining.
• Now take melted dark chocolate and dip sponge balls to it. Place over butter paper. Repeat the same for remaining.
• Keep in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• At the time of serving place chocolate balls in a serving bowl and pour hot chocolate sauce over it.
• Sweet and surprising Spongy Chocolate Balls with Hot Chocolate Sauce are ready to eat. 

How to make Coffee Cake

Learn how to make Coffee Cake. Coffee is another delicious flavor after chocolate. So here it's a home made recipe for delicious coffee cake.

This recipe can be served with rich chocolate sauce as well as condensed milk also. And of course vanilla ice cream is always in. And above all it is made in microwave so easy and quick also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 4 minutes
Serves - 6 persons

Ingredients to make Coffee cake:


140 gram refined flour
1 tea spoon baking soda
1/2 tea spoon soda-bi-carb
200 grams condensed milk
1 table spoon instant coffee powder
1/4 tea spoon cinnamon powder (opt.)
60 grams margarine
1/2 cup water


For garnishing:  


Chocolate sauce
Condensed milk


To serve with:


Vanilla ice cream

Method to make Coffee Cake:

• Sift refined flour, baking soda and soda bi carb together for 2 to 3 times.
• In other bowl mix other ingredients and add flour mixture slowly. 
• Place a small microwave proof tumbler at the center of greased cake bowl. Pour cake mixture around the tumbler and cook for 4 minutes at MICRO MED.
• After that remove from microwave and keep a side till come at room temp.
• At the time of serving spread chocolate sauce or condensed milk over Coffee Cake.
• You can serve it with vanilla ice cream also.

Chocolate Sauce:

Ingredients to make Chocolate sauce:

1 cup milk
1 1/2 - 2 table spoon cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 table spoon corn flour
1/4 tea spoon vanilla essence 


Method to make Chocolate sauce:

• Mix all the ingredients in a big microwave proof bowl and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Stir well and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Let it come at room temp. add vanilla essence and mix properly.

Tips:

• If you want to store chocolate sauce for a long time add water in stead of milk.