Makes 18 medium sized Pedha’s Ingredients: 160 ml/a little less than half a can of Nestle Milkmaid 1 cup Milk Powder 2 Tbsps Ghee Method: In a bowl, add all the ingredients. Mix very well. Heat a heavy bottomed pan, and add the above mix. On the lowest flame, keep stirring the mix till it…
Author: Mayuri Sharrma
I am a Tarot Card Reader by profession and a Writer by design. Since I am already aware of what the future holds I enjoy unwrapping the present.
Instant Biscuit Cake
This proportion serves 2 Ingredients: 6 Cream Biscuits (Oreo/Bourbon/Dark Fantasy) 1/4th Tea cup Milk 1 generous pinch Eno/Baking Powder A microwave safe bowl, greased with butter. Method: In a blender add the biscuits(along with the cream) Blend to a fine powder. To this powder add the milk and mix well. Add the Eno, give it…
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients: Paneer: 250 gms, cubed Ingredients to make a paste: Tomatoes: 3, small, finely chopped Onions: 2, small, finely chopped 1 and 1/2 Tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste 2 Tbsps Oil 2 Cloves 1 Green Cardamom, peeled 3-4 Black Peppercorns 1/4 Tsp Jeera (cumin) 4-5 Almonds, sliced Method: Heat the oil in a pan. Add the Jeera,…
Mango Halwa
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps Sooji 1 Tbsp Ghee 1 glass Water 1 small Mango, peeled, diced and pulped (the less fibrous and more sweeter the mango, the tastier your halwa) Sugar/Honey, to taste {I used Khand(raw sugar)} Method: Heat the water. In a heavy bottomed pan heat the ghee. Add the sooji to it and fry…
Super quick Coconut Barfi
Ingredients: Freshly grated Coconut: 1 cup Sugar: 3/4th Cup Water: 1/4th Cup Milk: 2 Tbsps Method: Heat a heavy-bottomed pan, add the sugar and water and mix well till the sugar dissolves and starts bubbling. Keep stirring till the sugar syrup starts thickening and reaches a 1-string consistency (If you take a drop…
…Bhutan
Sandwiched between the monoliths of India and China, The Land of The Thunder Dragon or the tiny Kingdom of Bhutan has inspired many around the world by placing the happiness and prosperity of each of its individuals ahead of economic wealth. This is the central idea behind Gross National Happiness (GNH), Bhutan’s development philosophy. As…
Onion Chutney
Ingredients Heat 1 Tsp of Oil in a pan. To this add; 1/4 tsp of Mustard Seeds (Rye) 1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds( Jeera). Wait for them to pop before you add, 7-8 Curry leaves (Kadipatta) 3-4 Dry Red Chillies, and about 4-5 medium-sized pods of Garlic (peeled) Sauté for 2-3 mins. When done, keep…
Peanut Chutney
Ingredients: 1 teacup Peanuts 2-3 slit Green Chillies 2 heaped Tablespoons whole Dhania (Cirander) Seeds 1 inch piece of fresh Coconut Half a medium-sized Onion 1 Tablespoon Curd Juice of half a lemon. Oil Method Dry roast the Peanuts on a medium flame, stirring continuously, till they start changing colour and emit…
Mirapakai Pachadi (Large Green Chilly Chutney)
Ingredients: 4 to 5 large Bhavnagri Chilles (the ones used for making bhajia’s /pickles) Roughly Chopped 2 Tsps chopped Coriander Leaves (Kothmir) 2 Tsps Oil 1/2 Tsp Rye 1 Tbsp Urad Dal 1 Tbsp Chana Dal 1 large piece of Tamarind (Imli) 1 regular Green Chilly Salt to taste. Method: Heat…
Eggless Plum Cake (Christmas Cake)
My parents are pure vegetarians. Midway through an extensive baking course I realized that they wouldn’t be able to savor all that I would learning. So after completing the course, I took the same course again, a pure vegetarian version this time. My biggest thrill was being able to bake an eggless Plum Cake…