EASY FRUIT CHAT

INGREDIENTS

1. 2 bananas
2. 1pear
3. 1apple
4. 1mango
5. 2prunes
6. 2plumbs
7. 1/2 pomegranate
8. 1tbsp sugar
9. 1 tsp chat masala
10. 1/2 lemon juice

METHOD

• chop all the fruits in bite size in a bowl.
• add sugar,chat masala and lemon juice ,
• mix gently chill it for 1-2 hours

if you do not have chat masala just add salt and white pepper

POTATO BITES WITH DIP

INGREDIENTS

1. 250g par boiled potatoes cubed
2. 1tsp ginger- green chili paste
3. 1tsp sesame seeds(til)
4. 1tsp chili garlic tomato sauce
5. 1/2tsp soya sauce
6. 1tbsp roasted peanut powder/(pounded)
7. 2tbsp honey
8. 1tsp lemon juice
9. salt and pepper to taste
10. oil for frying

METHOD

• heat oil, fry potatoes until golden brown;take out.
• in non stick kadhi heat 1 tbsp oil,add ginger chili paste saute'
• add sesame seeds salt and pepper,fried potatoes and sauces
• cook this mixture for one minute.
• add peanut powder ,lemon juice and honey mix well
• serve with a dip .

PANEER BALLS

INGREDIENTS

1. 1/2 cup crumbled paneer
2. 1/4 cup onions chopped
3. 1/4 cup boiled crushed peas
4. 2tbsp chopped coriander leaves
5. 1tsp ginger  green chili paste
6. 1tsp chat masala
7. salt to taste
8. 1 tsp lemon juice
9. 6 bread slices (small)
10. 1 cup milk
11. oil for frying

METHOD

• in one tsp oil saute' onion, add ginger chili paste, fry few seconds, add boiled peas fry for 30 seconds
• add paneer with rest of the ingredients, mix well.
• dip bread slice in milk squeeze out excess milk.
• put the paneer filling on the slice;roll in to a ball
• fry these balls till golden brown.
• serve paneer balls  with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.

RAMADAN MUBARAK

O' People ; the month of Allah(SWT)
has come with His mercies and blessings,This is the month that is the best of all months,its days are the best of days, its nights are the best
of nights,its hours are the best of hours.(Prophet Muhammad)

MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU WITH HAPPINESS AND GRACE YOUR HOME WITH 


WARMTH AND PEACE.


RAMADAN MUBARAK

SEMOLINA HALWA

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 1/4cup semolina(soji)

1/2 cup ghee

1. 1cup sugar or to taste
2. 2 3/4 cup of hot water
3. 1tsp cardamom crushed
4. 1/2 cup chopped dry fruits(almonds,pistachio,cashew nut)
5. 2tbsp raisins

METHOD

• melt ghee in a heavy bottom pan add crushed cardamom then semolina and fry till it turns light pink and nice aroma comes add dry fruits  in semolina ,
• add sugar and mix well,
• add hot water slowly and very carefully keep stirring. add all the water increase heat 
• keep mixing when bubbles start coming on top ,cover the pan and reduce heat minimum.
• cook 10-15 minutes, in between stir the mixture.
• take out in a lightly greased plate garnish it with chopped nuts.

DATE+ NUT HALWA

INGREDIENTS

1. 15  dry dates (chuaray)
2. 1/2L full cream milk
3. 200g sugar or to taste
4. 150g ghee
5. 10-15 cashew nuts almonds and pistachios
6. 1tsp green cardamoms powder

METHOD

• de stone dry dates, washed them and soaked in warm milk.
• • peel almonds and coarsely grind it with cashew nut and pistachios.
  • coarsely grind  the dates in blender .also,
• in non stick heavy bottom pan boil milk till it reduces to half  its volume
• add chopped dates and nuts mixture.
• add sugar, lower flame and cook till the whole mixture is almost dry.
• add a spoon of ghee at a time keep cooking  and adding ghee until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.add cardamom powder.
• take it out in a lightly greased plate and spread evenly.
• garnish with chopped almond and pistachios

CHICKPEA FLOUR HALWA

INGREDIENTS

1. 250g chickpea flour(besan)
2. 250g gram dal (chana dal)
3. 1 1/4 cup sugar
4. 3/4cup ghee
5. 1/2 L milk
6. 1/2 cup makhaney
7. 1/2 cup chopped dry fruits (almonds,pistachios,raisins)

METHOD

• wash and soak chana dal for 4 hours.boil dal in 1/2 L milk till dal gets tender and all the milk absorbed.grind to a paste.
• heat 2tbsp ghee and fry makhanay take them out, in the same pan add  more ghee and fry besan on very slow heat until it turn light pink and nice aroma comes.take it out.
• in the same pan add rest of the ghee add crushed cardamom then chana dal paste fry it ,add sugar keep stirring,when it gets dry ,
• add fried besan and makhaney and chopped dry fruits.mix well.
• take out halwa in a greased plate.
• decorate with chopped almonds and pistachios

MANGO HALWA

INGREDIENTS

1. 4cups mango pulp
2. 200g khoya mashed
3. 400g sugar
4. 2tbsp ghee
5. 4tbsp chopped mix nuts
6. 1tbsp raisins 
7. pinch of saffron dissolve in1tsp  milk

METHOD

• in a non stick heavy bottom pan add mango pulp,khoya and sugar and cook on low flame till sugar melts,increase heat and cook till mixture thickens.
• add ghee and stir constantly to avoid sticking.
• when the mango mixture leaves the sides of the pan add zaffran milk and chopped nut and raisins.save some nuts for decoration.
• take out in a greased plate and spread evenly.
• sprinkle  nuts and press lightly.
• cool and cut it in desired shape.