Thursday 5 July 2018

Kashmiri Pulao, how to prepare creamy and sweet Kashmiri pulao

Kashmiri pulao is an aromatic, creamy and sweet pulao. It is healthy pulao as it is filled with fruits & dry fruits. We can use fruits like apple, grapes, pineapple, pomegranate., Dry fruits like cashew nuts, almonds,raisins, pistachios, walnut., Saffron gives good flavour and color to the pulao ( I did not added today, as it is not available right know). Kashmir is a heavenly place on earth and famous for spices, dry fruits, saffron and mainly for its beauty 😍. Adding ghee adds good taste to the pulao. Some famous Kashmiri recipes i tasted and heard are Kashmiri pulao, kashmiri dum alooa, kashmiri masala, kashmiri roti and kashmiri shufta, kashmiri red chilli powder is very famous.
  
       I first tasted kashmiri pulao in Hyderabad @ Athidi restaurant for our first marriage anniversary 😍. As my hubby like sweets alot he liked this pulao, so I prepare this pulao now and then. It tastes creamy and sweet with nuts and fruits. Adding pineapple to the pulao gives very good taste. Also adding ginger powder, funnel seeds powder adds good aroma and taste  to the pulao. Today i used apple, pomegranate, grapes, cashew nuts, raisins, almonds. Instead of ginger powder i added ginger, and funnel seeds.

Also follow my  rice and gravy recipes..

Coconut milk pulao
Paneer butter masala
Khova paneer
Restaurant Style Curd Rice
Pongal, Katte pongal
Spicy Curry Leaves Powder Rice



Kashmiri pulao, how to prepare creamy and sweet kashmiri pulao


Preparation Time : 20

Cook Time : 20 minute
Serves : 3
Recipe Category: Rice/pulao
Recipe Cuisine: kashmiri
Author: Aruna

Ingredients


Basamathi Rice - 11/2 glass

Boiled milk - 2 glasses
Water - 1 glass
Cardamom/elachi - 4
Cloves - 4
Jeera - 1tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1 stick
Star anise -3
Bay leaf - 2
Pepper - 6
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1tsp
Green chillies - 3
Ginger pieces - 1/2 tsp
Onions - 1 cup ( roughly chopped)
Cashew nuts - 10
Almonds - 10
Raisins - fistful
Paneer - 6 pieces
Apple - 1/4 cup for garnishing
Pomegranate - 1/4 cup for garnishing
Grapes - for garnishing
Ghee - 6 tsp

Preparation


1) Soak basamathi Rice in water for 20 minutes.




2) cut almonds and cashew nuts into 2 pieces.

3) Take a pan add 2 tsp of ghee fry cashew nuts and almonds till it changes to golden color. Take it into plate.



4) In the same pan add raisins fry till becomes fulffy and take it into plate.




5) In the same pan add roughly chopped onions and fry till it changes color and becomes crisp. You can also deep fry onions.




6) Cut paneer into small pieces and fry it till get golden color and take it into plate.




7) Keep all spices - jeera, cardamom, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, pepper ready.




8) Clean the pan add 2 tsp of ghee, add all the spices one by one, fry it till you get good aroma.




9) Now add green chillies and ginger fry it well.




10) Add salt, soaked basmathi rice, fry it for a second.




11) Now add 2 glasses milk and 1 glass water, sugar and stir it once. Close the lid and keep it low flame till rice cook well.




12) Rice will be cooked very creamy. Switch off the flame. Add 2 tsp of ghee on the rice and keep it like that for 10 minutes without disturbing. Now add all fried nuts, paneer, fried onions and fruits. Keep few nuts and fruits for garnishing.




13) Saute the above very carefully with out breaking the rice. Take it into plate or bowl and garnish with remaining nuts and fruits.




Creamy, sweet and aromatic kashmiri pulao is ready to serve 😋😋.  You can have it with any spicy gravies, paneer gravies or with fruit raitas like pine apple , mango raitas.


  I prepared kadai paneer, my hubby loved to have Kashmiri paluao without curry. But i enjoyed kashmiri pulao with kadai paneer 😍😋.




Note


◆ You can add fennel powder instead of fennel seeds.


◆ Usually we use apples, grapes, pomegranate, pineapples for this pulao.


◆ You can also prepare it with water instead of milk  but it doesnot give creamy texture.


◆ use available dry fruits.


◆ You can have the pulao as it is or you can pair it with any spicy gravies.


◆ You can also add fresh cream to get more creamy.


Tips


● If you think rice is not cooked and became too thick and sticky then just add ghee and close the lid for 10 - 15 minutes. Rice will become smooth and fluffy.


● Do not miss adding saffron and pineapple if available.


Hope you like my kashmiri pulao recipe 🤗.


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Tuesday 3 July 2018

Almond Mango sandesh, how to prepare almond mango sandesh

Sandesh is traditional and delicious Bengali dessert. As mango season started thought to prepare mango sandesh and at end I gave twist by adding almond powder 🤗. Yes, I am going crazy 😉, believe me it melts in mouth with mango flavour and using almond is also healthy. It is very easy to prepare with milk, mango and almonds as main ingredient. We can prepare it using chenna or fresh moist paneer. Fresh mango puree gives good taste instead of using canned mango puree.

    I prepared sandesh recipe once, when we are in Odisha , it came very tasty and delicious. It inspired me to prepare this Almond Mango sandesh. You can add  many flavours and shapes to sandesh. Flavours like saffron, rose, pineapple, strawberry etc., We will get different shape mould in market. You can also prepare chocolate sandesh using cocoa or chocolate powder. I will try to post all flavoured sandesh soon.





              Almonds Mango sandesh


Preparation Time : 30 mintes

Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 8 pieces
Recipe Category: Sweet / Dessert
Recipe Cuisine: Bengali 
Main Ingredient : Mango, Almond, milk
Author: Aruna Saraschandra


Ingredients


Milk - 1 litre

Lemon - 2 tsp
Mango puree - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk powder -  1/4 cup (optional)
Almond powder - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Pistachios & almonds for garnishing



Preparation


1) Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan. 




2) Add lemon juice into boiling milk.




3)  Milk starts crudling.




4)  filter the above mixture in muslin cloth and wash it under running tap so that lemon smell goes out. Tie the cloth and keep it aside for an hour.




5) Cheena is ready





6) Take cheena into plate and mash it with your palm well.




7) Now add milk powder, powdered sugar, elachi powder to the chenna mix everything well and mash.




8) Add mango puree in a pan mix it thoroughly in low flame.




9) Now add mashed cheena in mango puree.




10) Mix it continuously so that it would burn. Once the cheena and mango combined well and become thick,

( Dough consistency) take it into plate when it is heat.



11) Now add almond powder to the above dough and mix it well. Pinch a small part of dough and mould it to round shape and press in the middle to give it sandesh shape. At last garnish it with pistachios and almonds .




Mouth melting and delicious Almond Mango sandesh is ready to serve 😋😋.


  As I said early I prepared sandesh few year back, I am sharing that pic with you 😍. I prepared this recipe for my hubby's birthday 😍🤗.




Note


◆ Mix the chenna and mango puree well to dough consistency, otherwise it will stick and you cannot mould sandesh.


◆ you can also use moist paneer which is ready at home.


◆ Adding milk powder is optional.


Tips


● Full fat milk gives good amount of chenna.


● If in case the dough is too thin and not able to mould it means that the chenna and mango puree did not mixed well. You stir the mixture again on pan. Still your facing the same problem, then add almond powder and give it dough consistency.


Also check other sweet recipes by clicking the link below pic



                            Kesari bath

              Poha Badam Ladoo


   
                       Ragi Peanut ladoo            


                 Atukula Payasam 
     


                  Sweet Pongal

                  Ellu Bella Mix

                       Pineapple Sheera




        Sabudana Coconut Ladoo




  Puffed Rice/Maramarala LAdoo



                        Kaju Katli




              Homemade butter

                     Homemade Ghee

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Sunday 1 July 2018

Corn flakes chivda, how to prepare corn flakes chivda recipe

Corn flakes chivda/chudva || makai chivda || mokkajonna rekula chivda is a popular snack item. It can be prepared very easily in less time. You can pack it for long journeys or as snacks for kids. It will stay crispy and tasty for long time.
   
       Today I used dried yellow color corn flakes. You can get it from any grocery shop. You need to deep fry this dried corn flakes to prepare chivda. You can also use ready to eat cereal corn flakes, no need to deep fry these flakes, but just need to fry lightly in oil.  This chivda is sweet and spicy with dry fruits. you can add any dry fruit available at home. I deep fried the nuts today, you can also shallow fry it. This corn flake chivda is sweet, spicy with nuts, dry fruits & taste very yummy 😋😋.

Also check my snack recipes,


Bhakarwadi

French fries
Masala peanut chat
Aratikaya bajji, Raw banana bajji

Let's start recipe




                      Corn flake chivda


Preparation Time : 5 minutes

Cook Time : 20 minute
Serves : 4
Recipe Category: snack
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author: Aruna

Ingredients


Corn flakes - 2 cups

Ground nuts - 1 small cup
Roasted peanuts - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 12
Raisins - 12
Curry leaves - 2 spigs
Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
Chat masala - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 2tsp
Oil - to deep fry
Salt as per taste







Instructions


1) Take a pan add oil and let it heat on low flame. Once oil gets heat add small amount of dried corn flakes and fry till it expands. Do not burn it.




2) Fry corn flakes batch wise and take it in a bowl.




3) Now add ground nuts fry it in low flame till it changes color. And take it into tissue paper or bowl.




4) Now fry roasted roasted chana dal for a second and take it into plate. And add curry leaves fry it till become roast & take it into bowl.






4) Now fry cashew nuts till changes golden brown color.




5) Then add raisins fry it till becomes fulffy.




6) Frying part completed, now add all fried items into fried corn flakes along with red chilli powder, salt, sugar, chat masala.




7) Saute all the ingredients well so that the masala will apply to corn flakes. Atlast add fried curry leaves.




Crispy, spicy and sweet corn flakes chivda is ready to eat 😋😋😋.


Let everything to cool (room temperature) then store it in tight container . So that the chivda stay crispy & tasty for long time.




Enjoy this sweet and savory corn flakes chivda with your loved once 😍🤗.




Note


◆ You can shallow fry ground nuts, roasted chana dal, cashew nuts, raisins instead of deep fry.


◆  Fry corn flakes batch wise so that flakes fry evenly.


◆ Curry leaves and corn flakes must be deep fried.


◆ You can add any other dry fruits and also increase or decrease the quantity of ingredients.


◆ Instead of crystal sugar or sugar powder. If you do not want sweetness you skip adding sugar.


Tips


● Use dry container to store prepared chivda.


● Take care while deep frying nuts and curry leaves.


● Do not mix all the ingredients (step-3) with hands or any ladle. Just saute it by holding the edges of bowl. So that corn flakes would not break.


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