What’s Eid without good ol’ kheer? Easy recipes to cook yummy almond & makhana kheer, custard apple rabri
Satiate all your cravings with these two easy-peasy lemon-squeezy recipes.
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Put on your culinary hat and cook up a storm in the kitchen.
With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking at our doors, the sweet tooth of the global population, as they stay locked up inside their homes, in all probability, is going bonkers. While ordering desserts online or going out to dine might not be an option, thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, one can always put one’s culinary hat on and cook up a storm in the kitchen.
They say Eid is incomplete without kheer and if you too wish to have something sweet, here are two simple recipes, courtesy Chef Manish Mehrotra (on behalf of the Almond Board of California), that you can follow and satiate all your cravings.
Serve the kheer hot or chilled. Top it with roasted almond sliver and chopped roasted makhana.
Ingredients Full cream milk: 2 cups Sugar: 4 tbsp Saffron strands: 1 pinch Green cardamom powder: ½ tsp Almond slivers: ½ cup
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Makhana (fox nuts): 1 cup Ghee: 2 tbsp
Method -Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, roast makhana and almond sliver till they are golden -Heat milk and saffron strands in a heavy bottomed pan and bring it to a boil; keep stirring the milk, so that it does not stick at the bottom -Add the sugar to the milk, and mix well -Add the whole makhana to the milk. Add the almond slivers to the mixture
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-Keep cooking the mixture till the makhana becomes softs and milk thickens a bit -Serve the kheer hot or chilled. Top it with roasted almond sliver and chopped roasted makhana
2. Almond And Custard Apple Rabri Chill in the refrigerator and garnish with chopped almonds before serving.
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Ingredients Custard apple pulp: 2 g Double cream (fat): 1 g Castor sugar: 30 g Almonds: 30 g
Method -Toast the almonds at 1 degree celsius for 1 mins in the oven -Grind toasted almonds to a coarse powder and chop the remaining -Mix custard apple pulp, double cream, and sugar together, add the ground almonds and mix -Chill in the refrigerator and garnish with chopped almonds before serving
Healthy Dessert Recipes By Chef Manish Mehrotra To Add To Your Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
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The festive season in India is often marked by feasts, in which sweets form a major part. Festivals in different parts of the country are celebrated with a variety of desserts. While Ganesh Chaturthi sees modaks surface as a favourite, Pradhaman is popular during Onam.
The craving to dig into your favourite dessert as you celebrate festivals with your loved ones can be at an all-time high during this period. But, if the stress of the unhealthy eating gets to you, there's always a way to indulge your sweet tooth, while staying healthy.
To make your festive-binge smooth, we asked award-winning chef Manish Mehrotra to share his secrets to some delectable, healthy treats.
Scroll on for the recipes and their nutritional content.
The festive season in India is often marked by feasts, in which sweets form a major part. Festivals in different parts of the country are celebrated with a variety of desserts. While Ganesh Chaturt..
Method - Toast almonds at 1 degree celsius for 1 mins in the oven - Grind toasted almonds to a coarse powder and chop the remaining - Mix custard apple pulp, double cream, and sugar together, then add the ground almonds and mix - Chill in the refrigerator and garnish with chopped almonds before serving
Method- Toast almonds at 1 degree celsius for 1 mins in the oven- Grind toasted almonds to a coarse powder and chop the remaining- Mix custard apple pulp, double cream, and sugar together, then add t..
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Serves: 4–5 Ingredients Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup Almonds (blanched, ground): 1/2 cup Sugar (fine): 1 cup Desi ghee: 1/3 cup
Method - Take ghee in a non-stick pan, and warm on low-medium heat - Add coconut & almond mixture. Mix well and keep stirring until it begins to leave the sides of the pan, lumping up as one mass - Add sugar and fold well - Apply ghee onto a baking sheet and keep aside - Reduce heat to low and continue stirring for a few more minutes until the residue sticking to the sides of the pan starts to look opaque and dry, which means the consistency is nearing almost right for solidifying - Remove onto the greased plate/sheet - Mix the dough with greased hands, pat it flat into a neat square with a greased rolling-pin to 1/4 inch thickness. Smooth out the surface if needed - After it cools partially, cut into equal squares with a knife - Once completely cooled (about an hour or so), separate out the burfis with a flat spatula and store in an airtight container
Method- Take ghee in a non-stick pan, and warm on low-medium heat- Add coconut & almond mixture. Mix well and keep stirring until it begins to leave the sides of the pan, lumping up as one mass- Add ..
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Serves: 2–3 Ingredients Full cream milk: 2 cups Sugar: 4 tbsp Saffron strands: A pinch Green cardamom powder: ½ tsp Almond slivers: ½ cup Makhana (fox nuts): 1 cup Ghee: 2 tbsp
Serves: 2–3IngredientsFull cream milk: 2 cupsSugar: 4 tbspSaffron strands: A pinchGreen cardamom powder: ½ tspAlmond slivers: ½ cupMakhana (fox nuts): 1 cupGhee: 2 tbsp
Method - Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan, roast fox nuts and almond slivers till they turn golden - Heat milk and saffron strands in a heavy-bottomed pan and bring it to a boil; keep stirring the milk, so that it doesn't stick to the bottom - Add the sugar to the milk, and mix well - Add the fox nuts and almond slivers to the milk mixture - Keep cooking till fox nuts become soft and milk thickens a bit - Garnish with roasted almond slivers and chopped, roasted fox nuts. Serve hot or chilled
Method- Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan, roast fox nuts and almond slivers till they turn golden- Heat milk and saffron strands in a heavy-bottomed pan and bring it to a boil; keep stirring the mil..
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Serves: 4
Ingredients Wheat flour: 2 cups Semolina: 2½ tbsp Roasted almond slivers: ¼ cup Roasted White Sesame powder: ¼ cup Ghee: ¾ cup Gram flour (besan): 1½ tbsp Sugar: 1 cup Water: ½ cup Green cardamom powder: ½ tsp Roasted white sesame: 1 tbsp Roasted whole almonds: 3 tbsp
Method - Heat ghee in a pan, add semolina and wheat flour to it. Roast the mixture till it turns golden - Mix sugar and water in a pan, and warm over low heat. Cook till single string sugar syrup is formed - Mix the sugar syrup with the wheat flour mixture. Add green cardamom powder - Cook mixture till it becomes a little dry. Add the roasted almond flakes and ground white sesame to the mixture and mix well - Allow it to cool. Divide the mixture into equal parts and shape it into round balls - Cut the roasted almonds into half and place over pinnis. Roll the pinnis gently in roasted white sesame
Method- Heat ghee in a pan, add semolina and wheat flour to it. Roast the mixture till it turns golden- Mix sugar and water in a pan, and warm over low heat. Cook till single string sugar syrup is fo..
