Easy Makhana Kheer Recipe

 Makhaha Kheer Recipe

Makhana Kheer (Makhane ki Kheer) is a creamy Indian Dessert made using fox nuts, milk, dry fruits and sugar(I substituted it for honey).

This kheer is creamy, delicious and nutritious, and doesn’t take much time to prepare. It is light yet very indulgent. It makes delicious sweetdish which can be served on any occasion or for vrat or fasting.

The makhanas roasted in ghee and simmered in milk, sweetened  with honey and garnished with nuts and some saffron, it is perfectly balanced and a guilt free dessert option.
Detailed ingredients and recipe below

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons ghee
1 large bowl makhana (foxnuts)
1 litre whole milk
15-20 strands saffron
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
2 tablespoons slivered cashew nuts
2 tablespoons raisins
1/4 cup Honey

METHOD

1. Take one tbsp ghee, melt it in a pan and lightly roast the Makhanas on low flame for 4 to 6 minutes. The makhana should crack between your fingers when checked.

2. Now take half the quantity of makhana and dry grind it in the mixer to make a coarse powder.

3. In the same pan add another tbsp ghee and roast the nuts and raisins for two minutes till brown and aromatic.

4. Boil one litre milk in a pan, now add the saffron and boil on low flame for 5 to 8 minutes.

5. Add the makhana powder and rest of makhana nuts and boil further till it thickens

6. At the end add honey when about to switch off the gas and garnish with roasted nuts and raisins

7. Serve it hot or cold and relish this Makhana kheer.

Easy Stir Fry Chicken Chilli Sausages

 Easy Stir Fry Chicken Chilli Sausages

 

Recently my husband was in the mood for something Spicy and Chatpata for dinner, in a jiffy I quickly checked out the ingredients at home and decided to make a Spicy Stir Fry Chicken Chilli Sausage with veggies dish. The dish turned out really yummy. The best part of got ready in just 15 minutes. Do check out the easy recipe below.  This recipe is in collaboration with Godrej Group and the FBAI.

Ingredients

1 packet of Godrej Chicken Chilli Sausages
1 sliced capsicum
1/2 cup broccoli florets
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 bunch of chopped spring onions
3 tbsp of cooking oil
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tbsp Schezwan sauce
Salt and pepper to taste 

 

Method 

1. In a wok or deep dish heat the oil. Now add the chopped vegetables and stir for two minutes. 

2.Roughly chop the Sausages in one inch cubes. Now add them to the veggies and lightly stir fry. 

 3. Lower the cooking flame and add the sauces and pepper. I did not add salt as soya sauce contains salt. 

4.Cover the lid and simmer on low flame for another two minutes, stirring it occasionally.
Serve the dish piping hot, garnish with spring onion greens. 

 

Variation

You can add the Vegetables of your choice. Eg - carrot, bell peppers etc
Also if you wish to make it sweet and sour add one tbsp of  tomato ketchup at the second stage with other sauces.

Winter Special Sesame and Peanut laddoo

Winter Special Sesame and Peanut laddoo

 The yummy little balls of crushed peanuts and Jaggery, infused with the richness of Ghee and the heavenly taste of spiced ginger. 

Just pop one in your mouth when you’re feeling the need for some warmth and sugar, and smile as you go about savoring this delicious Winter Low Cal Laddoo. 

Ingredients 

•1 cup  crushed Peanut

•1 cup Sesame Seeds

•1 cup Jaggery 

•1 tbsp Ghee

•1 tsp Ginger Powder 

Instructions

1. First roast the crushed peanuts  in a pan for few minutes.  Make sure that it's on low heat, then set aside and let it cool.

2. In the same pan add the sesame seeds and roast until they start to pop. 

3. After it cools Down, powder the sesame seeds coarsely and transfer to the mixing bowl.

4. Coarsely crush the peanuts too and add this to the sesame seed mixture.  

5. Now add ginger powder,  jaggery and ghee. 

6. Mix well and now shape into laddoos. 

7. The laddoos can be stored in an air tight jar upto 15 days.  

Note. 

You can also add black sesame seeds to this laddoo of you wish. 

I have used less ghee in this recipe. If needed add according to your requirements it gets easier to bind together. 

Indore Street Style Snack Poha

 Indore Street Style Snack Poha

One of the easiest delicious and vegan staple breakfast for the people of Madya Pradesh. It is cooked in almost every household  and  sold in every street corner.

Dominant flavours from green chillies, with an extra crunch from the roasted peanuts.  Loads of freshness from the lemon juice and the vibrant yellow flat rice with the subtle hint of turmeric.... sometimes sweet and sometimes spicy. This dish is simply amazing😇

And its super healthy too. Just prepared literally in 15 minutes or even less. 

Would you like to try it ? Note the easy Indori Pohe Recipe. 

The only thing missing is the teekha sev on my plate of Indori Pohe. Yes, Indore City will make you fall in love with Poha. It's quite different from the way we prepare in in Maharashtra. 

Ingredients

2 cups Poha 

1 large onion 

1 potato 

2 green chillies

1 tsp Mustard Seeds or Rai 

1/2 cup peanuts 

1 tbsp cooking oil

1/4 tsp Turmeric

1/2 tsp Sugar

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 

Lemon juice 

Salt to Taste

Indori Sev – for Garnish 

Method

1. Lightly wash the pohe under running water for a couple of minutes. Then strain and keep aside. 

2. Finely chop the onion, potato and green chillies.

3. Heat oil in a kadai. 

4. Now add mustard seeds and wait until they splutter.

5. Add the peanuts and green chillies and fry for one minute on low flame. 

6.Add the chopped potato to this. Saute for one minute.

7. Now add onion to this and fry till they turn transparent.

8.  Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, and sugar to the washed poha and lightly mix it in Now add this to the onions and potato that are getting cooked in the kadai. 

9. Lightly stir the poha in the kadai. 

10. Stir fry for about a minute or till the sugar dissolves.

11. Add the lime juice and chopped coriander leaves just before serving. 

12. While still warm, divide into serving plates 

13.Garnish each serving with freshly chopped onions and a generous helping of Indori Sev.

14. Just before you eat, squeeze 1/2 a lemon over each portion and now..... 

Enjoy!

Is there another way you make Indori Poha, do let me know in the comments below. 

Toblerone Mousse Dessert Shockingly Easy and Delicious

 

  Toblerone Mousse Dessert Shockingly Easy and Delicious

 

 

Introduction

Who doesn't love chocolate desserts? And it is all the more tempting when it is made from the popular Swiss brand Toblerone in India. If you like to experiments in the kitchen, then here's an amazingly easy and delicious dessert recipe. And the good news is that you can now buy yummy Toblerone bar In India at the best prices.

Take the classic Toblerone Chocolates to the next level with something easy and unexpected. Toblerone chocolate mousse is a complete crave-worthy dessert to seduce every chocolate lover.  It is very creamy as well as smooth, as a good mousse should be, with our favourite Swiss chocolate flavor in it. 

Reasons why you should make Toblerone chocolate mousse -

·        no-bake and very easy to make

·        simple ingredients

·        loved by everyone

·        handy recipe for parties

There are many ways to make a mousse - with or without whipped cream, with or without egg whites and many more. So here we share with you a delightful and heavenly Toblerone chocolate mousse. And then you replace eggs by adding best marshmallows In India for a unique twist to the chocolate dessert. You can use any marshmallows, but white marshmallows are best recommended as they complement well to the chocolate mousse. To make this delectable dessert recipe, you can Buy Toblerone Chocolate in India from Snack Zack store.

Ingredients 

• Marshmallows (in place of eggs) - recommended to use white marshmallows
• 2 bowls of whipped cream
• 2 x 100 g Toblerone chocolate bars, roughly chopped (you can use milk or dark flavour chocolate bar)
• vanilla essence
• butter
• Extra chocolate pieces for garnishing

Nutrition - 

Per Serving - Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving

Calories               494.7 Kcal

Calories from fat              330 Kcal                                                               % Daily Value

Total Fat	36.67g	56%
Cholesterol	15.15mg	5%
Sodium	30.3mg	1%
Total Carbs	36.36g	12%
Sugars	34.85g	139%
Dietary Fiber	1.52g	6%
Protein	4.7g	9%
Iron	1.5mg	8%
Calcium	90.9mg	9%

 

Directions

1. Put the chocolate bars, marshmallows and softened butter together in a bowl and heat it in the microwave. Melt the ingredients on high for 3 minutes (at 30-second intervals, stirring every 30 seconds, ensuring it melts completely without being burnt).

 

2.      Remove from the microwave, give it a good stir so all the ingredients are thoroughly combined and set aside to cool it. 

 

3.      In an other bowl, whip the cream and vanilla together until thick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Carefully fold the cooled Toblerone mixture in the whipped cream using a spatula. Ensure no lumps are formed and all ingredients are combined nicely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Spoon the mixture into 6 glasses or serving dishes of your choice. Place it in the refrigerator to chill and let it set for a few hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.     Spoon the mixture into 6 glasses or serving dishes of your choice. Place it in the refrigerator to chill and let it set for a few hours. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serving Suggestions

Before serving, you can garnish the mousse with extra chunks of Toblerone chocolate, some whipped cream and a little grated white chocolate. The Toblerone white chocolate on top of the brown mousse will make it look like the dreamy snow on the Swiss Toblerone Alps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A fun, delicious and super easy to make dessert recipe. A Toblerone mousse looks great when spooned in small glasses. To serve it in a family style, you can even put the mixture in a large bowl and garnish it with some extra whipped cream and Toblerone pieces. Any kind of flavour like the Toblerone dark chocolate In India will work for this recipe.

Surprise everyone with a jar full of bliss. And this Toblerone mousse dessert is sure to please everyone, especially kids.  And do make sure to keep aside some for a second or third serving. You can now buy Toblerone online In India on Snack Zack online store. For this recipe you can also get marshmallow online in India at the best prices.