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  • Komala payasam | Kamala payasa | Orange milk pudding | Santare ka kheer

    Komala payasam | Kamala payasa | Orange milk pudding | Santare ka kheer

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    Komala payasam or orange milk pudding  is a delicious milk based dessert  ideal for summer.  It is usually prepared during festivities in West Bengal.

    This kheer is often made in Bengali homes. It was the favourite sweet of Poet Rabindranath Tagore.

    The daily cooking trend is largely affected by the season that we are experiencing. It was a delight when I saw this one, I wanted to make something similar but was not sure if something existed or how it would turn, but then Komala Payasa turned out to be a good one.

    The first time I  saw this on my friends Sasmita’s blog, The First Timer Cook and soon I had replicated it.  I was indeed happy to see this one. Sasmita is a wonderful person and a good cook.

    A few milk based recipes from the blog

    komala payasa, orange milk pudding
    komala payasa, orange milk pudding

    Ingredients:

    • 1 litre milk
    • 4 oranges
    •  1 cup sugar
    • dry fruit powder ( cashew almond powder)
    • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

    Method:

    1. In a heavy bottom pan, boil the milk. Let it reduce to half.
    2. Peel the orange and separate the segments. Keep them aside.
    3. Add sugar, dry fruit powder and cardamom powder to the milk. Let cook for sometime.
    4. Allow the boiled milk to cool.
    5. Add the peeled orange segments to it. Serve chilled.

    Take a tip :

    • Adjust sugar as per your taste.
    • Orange pieces should be added only when it is at room temperature.
    • You can add pieces of dry fruits.
    Komala payasam orange milk pudding
    Komala payasam orange milk pudding
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    Komala payasa, orange milk pudding,

    Komala payasa is a delicacy of milk with orange pieces garnished with nuts. 
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    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Course: festive treats, indian sweets, milk based sweets
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 lite milk
    • 4 oranges
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 tablespoon dry fruit powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

    Method
     

    1. Boil the milk in a thick bottom pan. Let it reduce to half.
    2. Remove the skin of orange and peel the segments. Crush them lightly.
    3. Add sugar, dry fruit powder and cardamom powder to it. Let boil for sometime.
    4. Allow to cool. 
    5. Once it is cooled, put the orange pieces to it and chill it. 

    Notes

    • Orange pieces are to be added when it is at room temperature.
    • Adjust sweetness accordingly.
    • You can add dry fruit pieces. 

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  • Carrot Halwa with condensed milk

    Carrot Halwa with condensed milk

    Carrot Halwa made with condensed milk is tasty and easy to make. It reduces the time of cooking, thus a quick dessert can be made.

    Holi, the festival of colours is round the corner. It’s one of the important festivals that celebrate the arrival of spring and nurture the spirit of brotherhood. Colours, sweets, snacks and whole lot of good friends to enjoy, what else do you need on this day? Here is Carrot halwa made with condensed milk for the festival.

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    Carrot Halwa
    Carrot Halwa

    Carrot Halwa with Condensed Milk

    Ingredients:

    • 1/2 kg carrots
    • 1 tin condensed milk
    • 2 tablespoon ghee
    • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
    • cashew and almonds
    • 1 teaspoon ghee

    Method:

    • Wash the carrots. Pat dry. Grate them and keep them aside.
    • Take a thick bottom pan, add the grated carrot and roast it for five to seven minutes.
    • Put the condensed milk to it and let cook on a low flame. Keep stirring in between.
    • Once it thickens, remove from flame and add cardamom powder.
    • Roast the nuts in ghee and garnish it.
    • Serve hot.

    Other sweets from the blog are:

    Carrot Halwa
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    Carrot Halwa with Condensed Milk

    Carrot halwa is a popular sweet that is delicious and makes a good festive treat. The sweet prepared with condensed milk is a quicker version and is equally tasty.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Course: indian sweets, sweets, traditional sweets
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1/2 kilogram carrots
    • 1 tin condensed milk
    • 2 tbsp ghee
    • 6-8 cashew and almonds
    • 1 tsp ghee

    Method
     

    1. Wash the carrot, scrub well, pat dry and grate them.
    2. Put oil in a pan, add ghee and roast the carrots for five to seven minutes.
    3. Add condensed milk to it and let cook on a low flame, keep stirring in between, otherwise it will get burnt.
    4. It should become dry and crumbly in texture, remove from flame and add cardamom powder.
    5. Roast the dry fruits in ghee and garnish the sweet.
    6. Serve hot.
    Carrot Halwa
    Carrot Halwa

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  • Seven Cup Burfi how to make seven cup fudge

    Seven Cup Burfi how to make seven cup fudge

    Seven cup burfi is a popular sweet or fudge made in South India. It is called as a seven cup sweet as the measure of all ingredients together is seven cups.It is usually prepared during Diwali.

    seven cup burfi
    seven cup burfi

    Other burfi recipes on the blog: Coconut and Mango Burfi Dates Burfi  Coconut Burfi

    Recipe of Seven Cup Burfi

    Ingredients:

    • 1 cup fresh grated coconut
    • 1 cup gram flour
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1.5 cup ghee
    • 2.5 cup sugar
    • a pinch of salt

    Method:

    1. Grate the coconut, use the finely grated one for this.
    2. Take a thick bottom pan and mix all the ingredients except salt.
    3. Heat it on a low flame, keep stirring, as it will easily get burnt.
    4. Grease a plate with a little ghee.
    5.  Let cook for fifteen to twenty minutes. It becomes a thick porous mass with bubbles all over.
    6. Sprinkle a little salt and mix well.
    7. Spread it on the greased plate.
    8. Make incisions after some time.
    9. Do not remove them immediately.
    10. Store in a tight jar.

    Take a tip:

    • The actual recipe calls for three cups of sugar and one cup of ghee, but I have decreased the sugar and increased with ghee.
    • Use good quality besan to get good results.

     

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    Seven Cup Burfi

    Seven Cup Burfi is a sweet preparation made of fresh coconut and gram flour along with a few other ingredients. Make it for the forthcoming festival and enhance the joy.
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    Servings: 16 pieces
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup fresh grated coconut
    • 1 cup gram flour
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1.5 cup ghee
    • 2.5 cup sugar
    • pinch of salt

    Method
     

    1. Grate the coconut, use only the finely grated one for making this one.
    2. Take a thick bottom pan and mix all the ingredients except salt.
    3. Heat it on a low flame, keep stirring all the while.
    4. Grease a plate with a little ghee.
    5. It takes about fifteen minutes to be ready. It forms a thick porous mass.
    6. Add the salt and mix it.
    7. Pour it on the greased plate. Cut them into pieces.
    8. Do not remove immediately.
    9. Store in a clean jar.

    Notes

    • Adding of salt is optional.
    • Cardamom powder may be used.
    • The actual recipe calls for three cups of sugar and one cup of ghee, but I felt it was too sweet.
    • Use any cup for measurement but ensure you use the same one for all ingredients.

     

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  • Beetroot halwa / beet pudding

    Beetroot halwa / beet pudding

    Beetroot are another supernatural food that we need to include in our diet. There are many dishes that we can do with this magical vegetable. From salads to desserts,it can be incorporated in various ways. Here is beetroot halwa which is a sweet delicacy that can be served as a dessert . (more…)

  • Snacks in the jar Kodbole

    Snacks in the jar Kodbole

    With kids at home, it is usual to have many dry snacks such as chakli and kodbole on the shelves. These are loved by children.The fast and mechanical life has brought a stand still to some of the routine work made by older generation.Very often, we buy from stores , but it is always good if we can make it at home. Nothing is more healthier !

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  • Phirni | Easy Phirni Recipe

    Phirni | Easy Phirni Recipe

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    Phirni  is a popular dessert from North India. It is made of milk along with soaked rice which is made into a paste and cooked in it. It is tasty and one of the most loved dessert. It tastes best when served chilled. 

    Today, I am sharing an easy phirni recipe which can be made in ten minutes. Make it ahead and put it in the refrigerator Here, I am using rice flour as the star ingredient instead of soaked rice. Personally, we have liked the easy method of phirni  and been making it quite often. You can make it ahead and put it in the refrigerator to chill.

    phirni

    Easy Phirni Recipe :

    Ingredients:

    • 1 litre of milk
    • 3 tablespoon  rice flour
    • 4 tablespoon  sugar
    • a few strands of saffron
    • 5 drops vanilla essence
    • cashewnuts and almonds
    • 1 teaspoon  ghee

     

    Method:

    Boil milk with saffron strands. Add sugar. Now, slowly add the rice flour and keep stirring so that no lumps are formed.  Allow to cook for a minute and turn off. Add dry fruits roasted in ghee and vanilla essence to it and mix well. Serve chilled.

     

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    Easy Phirni Recipe

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    Phirni is a popular dessert from North India. Here is the easy recipe of phirni which can be made in ten minutes.
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    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Chilling time 2 hours
    Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: north indian
    Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 litre milk
    • 3 tablespoon rice flour
    • 4 tablespoon sugar
    • a few strands of saffron
    • 5 drops vanilla essence
    • cashewnuts and almonds
    • 1 teaspoon ghee

    Equipment

    • 1 pan
    • 1 ladle
    • 2 small bowls

    Method
     

    1. Boil milk with saffron strands. Add sugar. Now, slowly add the rice flour and keep stirring so that no lumps are formed.  Allow to cook for a minute and turn off. Add dry fruits roasted in ghee and vanilla essence to it and mix well. Serve chilled.

    Notes

    Addition of vanilla essence is optional but lends a good taste to it.
    You may add other nuts as raisins and pistachois.
    Phirni tastes good when chilled.

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