Monday, November 3, 2008

Coconut Laddu


Ingredients
1 can condensed milk
2 cups of dessicated coconut
1 tablespoon suga

Method

Mix the condensed milk and the coconut in a bowl.
Add the sugar and stir on a low flame for about 4 minutes.
Set aside till the mixture has slightly cooled down.
Shape into laddoos(small round balls).
Roll each laddoo in a little dessicated coconut. Store in airtight.

Moti Choor Laddu


Ingredients :
2 cups besan
1 & 1/2 cup sugar
10 pods cardamom
1/2 cup raisins
Ghee or oil for deep frying

Method
Mix besan with 1 &1/2 cup water to make a smooth batter free from lumps.
Powder cardamom and keep aside.
Fry raisins in a little ghee and keep ready.
Make sugar syrup with sugar and 1 cup of water.
Keep the syrup till its consistency reaches a long string stage.
Hold a perforated ladle over oil.
Pour some prepared besan batter on the ladle and the drops will fall through the holes of the ladle on to the hot oil.
Cook on low flame, stirring continuously.
Continue till the batter is cooked.
Now mix boondi, sugar syrup cardamom powder, raisins and stir well.
When the mixture is cool, shape into laddus of desired size.

Besan Laddu


Ingredients:
500 gm besan, sifted
500 gm ground sugar
200 gm ghee
1 tsp green cardamom or elaichi , powdered

Method
Heat the ghee until it smokes, then lower the heat.
Add the besan and fry on a medium heat until it is a golden colour.
Take it off the fire for two or three minutes and add the sugar.
When it is cooled to a comfortable temperature, grease your palms with ghee and form the mixture into balls.
Set aside to cool and harden. Store in air-tight containers.

Wheat Laddu


Ingredients
1 cup Wheat Flour
1/4 cup Gram Flour
11/2 cup Sugar Powder
1/4 cup Grated Coconut
1/4 cup Dry Fruit almonds, raisins, kaju etc
1 cup Ghee

Method

Heat the ghee.
Put both the flours in the heated ghee.
When nearly roasted put coconut and sliced dry fruit in the mixture.
Now put the ground sugar in the mixture and stir thoroughly.
Take off from the heat quickly and make laddus. You may also put the mixture in an oil based thali & make small pieces.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Jello Milkshake


Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jello, any flavor
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
Method
* Place milk and ice cream in blender.
* Add Jello.
* Blend 30 seconds.

Old Fashioned Chocolate Milkshake


Ingredients
1 cup chocolate or vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup whole milk
3 - 4 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Method
* Put all the ingredients in the canister of a blender.
* Blend until smooth.

Purple Cow Milkshake


Ingredients
1/3 cup frozen grape juice concentrate, thawed
1 banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
Method
* In a blender container combine all ingredients.
* Blend until smooth.