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Moong Dal Halwa

Monday, October 20, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 cups moong dal, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups milk, 1 1/2 cup ghee, 150 gms khoya, 7-8 almonds, 8-10 pods of elaichi (ground), A handful of raisins, Few strands of kesar (saffron), Few drops of yellow food color. Method: Soak the moong dal for 2-3 hours. Then wash it and drain well. Now [...]

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Sheera or Halwa (for prashad)

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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The standard measurement for the recipe of prashad is 1 1/4 be it in cups, grams or kilos. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup sooji or rava, (not very fine), 1 1/4 cup hot milk, 1 1/4 cup sugar, 1 1/4 cup ghee, 1 1/4 banana, 1/4 tsp elaichi (green cardamom) powder, Dry fruits as per taste, [...]

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Mango Sheera (Mango Halwa)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 cups rava or sooji, Pulp of 2 mangoes, 1 1/4 cup boiling hot milk, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup pure ghee, 1 tsp elaichi (green cardamom) powder, Chopped dry fruits (cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, etc) as per taste, Few strands of saffron (kesar). Method: Heat a kadhai (wok) add 1/4 cup ghee and [...]

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Suji Halwa

Sunday, April 6, 2008

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Ingredients: 100 gms or 1 cup suji (Semolina), 100 gms or 1 cup sugar, 200ml or 2 cups boiled water, 15-20 raisins(soaked in water for 5 minutes) 15-20 cashewnuts, 3tbsp Desi ghee (Homemade unsalted butter). Method: Heat ghee in a wok on a medium flame. Reduce the heat to low flame and add the suji, [...]

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