Payesh Recipe

This Makar Sankranti, learn how to make some payesh.

Ingredients : 

250 gms rice 
2 litres milk 
1/2 tsp cardamom powder 
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder 
200 gms soft jaggery 
2 tsp chopped almonds
2 tsp chopped pistachios 
6 strands of kesar
Procedure :

Wash 250 gms rice and leave it for drying. 

Boil the milk for about 15 minutes. 

Add rice in it and cook till it becomes thick. 

Add cardamom powder, kesar and nutmeg powder. 

Add jaggery and stir till jaggery melts. 

Take out from the fire. 

Garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios.

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Kurmure laddoo Recipe

Double your Lohri celebrations by gorging on kurmure laddoos.

Ingredients:

1) ½ cup roasted peanuts, shelled
2) 250gm parmal rise, cooked
3) 250gm gur (jaggery)
4) 250ml water
5) ½ cup dry coconut flakes
6) 6-7 pieces of chhoti elaichi (cardamom), powdered

Procedure:

1) Boil jaggery in water to form a thick syrup. To check for the right consistency, add few drops of the syrup into water - it should solidify immediately. Now add roasted peanuts, rice, cardamom powder and dry coconut flakes. Stir, gently.

2) Allow the mixture to cool for few minutes. Smear your palms with a little ghee to roll out balls.

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Til Ke Ladoo Recipe

Til Ke Ladoo is one of the popular sweet dishes prepared during Baisakhi.

Ingredients

1 cup Til 
2 cups Jaggery 
1/2 cup Peanuts 
4 tsp Ghee 
1/2 cup Water 

Preparation

Roast the til dry till it turns slightly brown. Also dry roast the peanuts. 

Make powder of both ingredients. 

Heat the kadhai for 5 minutes. 

Put jaggery with water in a hot kadhai and mix well till it melts. 

Now add ghee and the powder. Mix well. 

Make laddoos from it immediately using greased palms. 

Til laddoos are ready. 

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Mishti Doi (Sweet Curd) Recipe

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Mishti Doi or sweet yogurt is a dish popular in Bengal and Orissa. But mostly it is difficult to make it at home as curd does not set well if you add too many ingredients to it. But you can make this delightful, creamy preperation at home by following this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

½ litre full cream milk
2+ 3 tsp sugar 
4 tsp raisins
½ cup curd 
½ tsp cardamom powder


Procedure:

Bring milk to a boil. Add 2 tsp sugar and boil till the milk slightly thickens. Add cardamom powder, remove from fire and allow it to cool slightly. Caramelise the remaining sugar in a pan. Pour the milk over it and mix well. Add curd into the milk and mix well with a blender. Pour into another container, preferably an earthen one and put a lid over it. Now cover the container with a warm cloth and leave overnight. Do not keep checking it or the curd will not set. Now decorate it with raisins and transfer to a refrigerator. Serve chilled.

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