Dessert – Uncomplicated Cooking

Kaju (Cashew) Katli

No one can have just one. Cashews: 250 grams. Ghee : 1 tablespoon. Cardamom : 2. Sugar Water Buy broken cashews as they are significantly cheaper. Keep them in the fridge for a couple of hours. Pulse them in a mixie till they break down into small granules. Using cold cashews will prevent them fromContinue reading “Kaju (Cashew) Katli”

Almond (Baadam) Barfi

My daughter asked my mother to teach me how to make this. Almonds : One cup. Milk : 3/4 cup. Powdered Sugar : 1 cup and 1 tablespoon. Ghee : one tablespoon. Saffron strands. Soak the almonds in water for 24 hours. A shortcut is soaking them in hot water for an hour. But theContinue reading “Almond (Baadam) Barfi”

Gulab Jamun

You Need: Khoya: 400 grams. All Purpose Flour: 100 grams. Cooking soda, 1 pinch. Salt, 1 pinch. 3-4 Cardamom powdered. Sugar : 1.5 cups. Water: 2 cups. Saffron, a few strands. Pistachio for garnish. Crumble the Khoya and add the flour, soda and salt. Knead till its a pliable dough and make balls. Note thatContinue reading “Gulab Jamun”

Pumpkin Halwa

Kadoo ki Mithai

Grated Bottle gourd and squeezed excess water. Then sauteed in butter with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Mixed into reduced milk. Like 1.5 liters reduced to less than 300 ml. Blended this into creamed butter+sugar. Whisk in 2 or 3 Eggs. Some saffron strands. Baked in an oven for 30 mins at 180 Celsius. Made itContinue reading “Kadoo ki Mithai”