Wednesday, July 31, 2013

SIWAIYAN WITH MILK

SIWAIYAN WITH MILK

  1. 1 1/2 cup  slightly  crushed siwaiyan
  2. 1 L milk
  3. 3/4 -1 cup sugar
  4. 2 tbsp custard powder
  5. 1/2 cup chopped dry fruits(cashew nuts,almond,pista,coconut)
  6. 2 tbsp raisins
  7. 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  8. 1 tbsp zafrani kewara water
METHOD

  • in 2 tbsp ghee fry dry fruits take them out ,in the same ghee fry siwaiyan  light golden brown.
  • boil milk add fried siwaiyan cook 3 -4 minutes add sugar cook until sugar dissolve.
  • in custard add 1/4 cup cold milk stir well add this mixture in boiling milk siwayian keep stirring
  • after 5 minutes remove from heat,add dry fruits, zafrani keware water and cardamom powder
  • take out in a bowl and garnish with dry fruits. chill it.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

IDD SPECIAL SIWAIYAN

SIWAIYAN

INGREDIENTS
  1. 1/2 kg siwaiyan roasted
  2. 2 1/2cups milk
  3. 350 g khoya
  4. 400 g sugar
  5. 400 g water
  6. 200 g ghee
  7. 6 green cardamoms powder
  8. 1cup makhana(fox nuts)
  9. 2 tbsp almond chopped
  10. 2 tbsp raisins
  11. 2 tbsp cashew nuts
  12. 3 tbsp coconut chopped 
  13. kewara water with saffron
METHOD
  • roast siwaiyan  in a pan till golden brown remove.
  • in the same pan add ghee and fry makhana remove and chopped.
  • in the same ghee fry all the dry fruits one by one separately and remove.
  • in the same pan add milk,water, khoya and sugar cook it till the consistency of this syrup becomes thick(3-4 string consistency) 
  • add the roasted siwaiyan  and fried dry fruits ,stir well ,cook 2 minutes .
  • remove the pan from heat add kewara - saffron water and cardamom powder, cover the pan and let it rest for  for 10 -15 minutes
  • fluff it with fork.
  • garnish with silvered pistachios and almond.


DAHI VADA


    DAHI VADA

INGREDIENTS


  1. 3/4 cup moong dal
  2. 1/4 cup urad dal
  3. 1 tsp ginger green chili paste
  4. pinch of asafoetida
  5. 1 tsp salt
  6. red chili powder
  7. 1tsp roasted and ground cumin seeds
  8. tamarind chutney
  9. curd
METHOD
  • soak both dals for 5-6 hours drain water and make thick fine paste in grinder add 2-3 tbsp water if needed.add ginger green chili paste and salt.
  • heat oil in frying pan for deep frying .
  • whip batter for 3-4 minutes in circular manner.
  • heat should be medium to high.
  • drop batter with round spoon or with hand, fry them golden brown.put them on paper towel.to remove excess of oil.
  • these fried vada can be stored in freezer.(take them out as many you want defrost them in microwave for one minute then soaked them in hot water)
  • soak vadas in hot water for 5 minutes remove them press between your palms to remove excess of water.put them in a dish.
  • beat curd to make it  smooth, pour over vadas.
  • sprinkle cumin powder,red chili powder,salt  and tamarind chutney over dahi vadas.
  • for 6-8 vadas 2 cups of dahi required.