BADUSHA

Ahh,, finally there I am with badusha sweet after so many trials. When I was hunting for the recipe, there were many version of making this sweet but was confused which one to be selected. One day, as I was watching TV,  there was a cookery show in Jaya channel where I was so excited to note, that this is the one I was looking for. I noted down the ingredients and the exact measurements which ended up into a yummy delicious cute little badusha's :). The main thing which I loved the most is the sugar syrup where v can add more or less sugar as per our taste. So have a try guys and enjoy, share with ur loved ones :)

INGREDIENTS.

1 Cup Maida.

3 tbsp Ghee.

1 tsp Powdered Sugar.

1/2 tsp Elachi powder.

Pinch of Soda powder.

Water as needed.

Oil for deep fry.

INGREDIENTS FOR SUGAR SYRUP.

3/4 Cup Sugar.

1 Cup Water.

1/2 tsp Lime juice.

METHOD.

In a mixing bowl, add maida, ghee, pd sugar, elachi pd, soda pd and mix well. Now add water and knead it to a fluffy,soft dough. Let it rest for half an hour covered. Meanwhile heat a another pan, add sugar,and water and allow to boil till it comes to one string consistency. Switch off the flame and add lime juice. This heaps to reduce crystallation of sugar syrup. Keep it aside. Now divide the dough into small balls. Flatten the balls slightly and make a small dent in the centre. Repeat the same with the rest of the badushas. Heat oil in a frying pan.  Once the oil gets hot, drop in the badushas and fry till it turns into brown. Make sure to reduce the flame and then fry. This helps to cook badushas evenly outside and inside too.

Remove and drain from oil. Soak them in sugar syrup for 5 min and arrange them on plate. Leave it for 40 min or until the sugar syrup get set or until free from non sticky .

ENJOY!!

CORN FRITTERS

Corn fritters has become one of our family hit snack. The bite of each corns are sweet and delicate. Its just perfect for kiddo's as it looks attractive with less spicy. I grabbed this recipe from one of my fav blogger as I tell u this always none other than ''Raks Kitchen''. No words to appreciate her cooking and her innovative ideas in cooking. U just rock gal :) For recipe please click Here ...

Enjoy!!

JHATPAT PANEER CRISPY

If u have half of paneer block in ur freezer, then this is the best starters for kids after coming from school as the spiciness level of this appetizer is mild. Very simple, tasty and easy recipe done in a min with minimum number of ingredients easily available at home.

INGREDIENTS.

5 Pieces of Paneer.

1 tsp Tandoori masala or Garam masala.

Pinch of Turmeric pd.

Pinch of Pepper pd.

1/2 Cup Breadcrumbs.

Oil for shallow fry.

Salt to taste.

METHOD.

Marinate paneer pieces with the above ingredients except breadcrumbs and oil nearly for half an hour. Heat oil in a pan. Spread the breadcrumbs on plate. Now take paneer pieces and coat it nicely with breadcrumbs and shallow fry till slight brown. Repeat the same with the remaining paneer.

Serve hot with the ketchup.

Enjoy!!

DATES CARROT KHEER

Few days ago, I bought lots of carrots and I was planning to make carrot halwa. But I changed my mind and ended up making carrot kheer which came out really delicious and yummy. Here there were 2 main ingredients as one is carrots and other is the dates, where I wanted to keep its own sweetness in the whole recipe. So its very healthy and nutritious as therez absence of sugar. Both kids and adults will enjoy having this delight. For extra tasty kheer try adding almond milk instead of normal one. Do try this :)

INGREDIENTS

2 Small Steamed Carrots.

2 Cups Cold Milk. ( 1 cup hot milk)

8 to 10 Dates (seedless)

8 to 10 Cashew nuts.

Pinch of Cardamom pd.

METHOD

Soak both dates and cashews in 1 cup of hot milk for half an hour. Now grind the carrots first followed by the soaked dates and cashew. So that its well grind ed into a smooth thick paste. Now add milk along with the leftover soaked milk and cardamom pd and blend it thoroughly for about 1 min. Serve chill with a cherry on its side or garnish with dry fruits just as u like it.

Enjoy!!

PANEER TIKKI CUM SANDWICH

Paneer tikka's is the best and perfect starters which can be baked or grilled or fryed. Since I dont have oven yet, I have shallow fryed. It can be cooked with different variations with different ingredients as one wish to prepare it. In this, the strong flavour of mint is well combined with the mild texture of paneer. If you have left over tikki's, then you can make a dinner itemby sandwiching between buttered or with ur fav chutney applied breadslices.

INGREDIENTS.

1 Cup Grated Paneer.

1/2 Cup Boiled Potato or 1 or 2 Breadslices(soaked in water and squeezed)

2 Pearl Onions.

1 tsp Grated Ginger.

1 tbsp Coriander leaves.

1/2 tbsp Mint leaves.

1/2 tsp Garam masala.

1 tbsp Cornflour.

1 tsp Pepper powder.

1 tsp Chat masala.

Breadcrumbs for coating.

Salt to taste.

Oil for shallow fry.

METHOD.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl except oil and chat masala. If ur breadslices then dip it into water, squeeze out excess water and mix well. Apply oil on ur palms and make small flattened round shaped and keep a side. Heat oil in a pan for shallow fry. Coat the tikki's  in breadcrumbs and shallow fry on both the sides or until u get a nice brown crust on both the sides. Serve hot with a sprinkle of chat masala on top.

Enjoy!!