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Ukadiche Modak (Rice Modaks – A Maharashtrian Delicacy for Ganesh Chaturthi)

Its Ganesh Chaturthi tommorrow! The occasion to welcome our favorite lord Ganesh, god of  wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. While this festival is celebrated all over India, is no where as elaborate as in Maharashtra. Lord Ganesh is said to have a sweet tooth and hence plenty of sweets are prepared today to welcome him. [...]

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Strawberry with Cream and Ice Cream

Last week we went on a vacation to this hill station in Maharashtra (India) called ‘Mahabaleshwar’. It is a native place for strawberries and though summer is not the best season to grow them, we were tempted to have them anyway. ‘Strawberry with cream and ice cream’ is the most famous strawberry preparation found all [...]

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Pineapple Dessert

Ingredients: 2 cups pineapple juice, 1 tbsp butter, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp sugar, Few leaves of basil. Method: In a saucepan, add pineapple juice, butter and sugar and put on a medium flame. After few minutes add basil and then cook the mixture stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Separate egg yolks from whites. Beat the [...]

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Cannoli

Cannoli is a Sicilian pastry dessert. They are tube-shaped shells made of pastry dough, filled with a sweet and creamy filling usually containing ricotta cheese blended with some flavor of vanilla, chocolate, pistachio or other. Ingredients: For the shells- 150gms flour, 50gms butter; melted, A pinch of salt, 1 tsp vinegar, 1/4 cup Marsala wine, [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs, 3 tbsp margarine/butter, 24 oz/700 gms cream cheese, softened, 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3 large eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup semi-sweet chips, Whipped cream and chocolate sauce to garnish. Method: Combine crumbs with margarine/butter and press onto the bottom of [...]

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Khoya Paratha

Ingredients: 100gms whole wheat flour, 100gms khoya (dried milk), 80gms powdered sugar, 1/2 – 1 tsp ground green cardamom, 2 tbsp ground mixed dry fruits (optional), 100ml water, 1 tsp vegetable oil, Ghee for roasting. Method: Combine flour, oil and water and knead a dough. Heat a pan on medium flame, melt ghee and then [...]

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Almond Burfi (II)

Ingredients: 2 cups almonds; peeled and ground to fine powder, 1 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup ghee, 2 cups water, 2 cups milk powder, Ground elaichi (green cardamom) as per taste, Sliced pistachios to garnish. Method: In a pan, combine sugar and water and cook till sugar syrup of one thread consistency is formed. Mix [...]

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Anjeer Khoya Dry Fruit Laddu

Ingredients: 8-10 dry anjeer; soaked in little water for few hours, 100 gms khoya, 7-8 tbsp powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp kesar (saffron) dissolved in little warm water, Few drops of red food color, 2 tbsp milk powder 1 cup cashew nut powder, 1/2 tsp elaichi (green cardamom) powder, 1/2 cup crushed dry fruits of your [...]

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Kaju Katli/Burfi

Ingredients:     2 cups kaju (cashew nuts); soaked into warm water for at least 2 hours, 1 cup sugar, 1 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp elaichi (green cardamom); powdered, Silver varak or sliced dry fruits to decorate. Method : Grind the cashew nuts with little water into a smooth and thick paste. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar [...]

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Shahi Churma Laddoo

Ingredients: For the churma- 2 cups coarsely ground wheat flour, Milk as required to knead dough, A pinch of salt, 1/4 cup melted ghee. Other- 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup + for frying – ghee, 1/8 cup dry roasted khus khus (poppy seeds), 1/4 cup roasted dry coconut, Sliced dry fruits as per choice, [...]

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Choco Rolls

A yummy delicacy, as you bite into this roll you reach out to the melted chocolate. Ingredients: 12 Wonton sheets, 12 Chocolate bars of your choice, Water, Oil for frying. Method: Spread a wonton sheet, place a chocolate bar over it, towards the edge nearest to your body. Then fold that edge over it, fold [...]

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