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INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Kg Red Carrots 2) 2 Cups Sugar 3) 1 Ltr Milk 4) 1 Teaspoon Cardamom powder 5) 1 Cup Nuts ( Almonds, Cashew, and Raisins) 6) 1/2 Cup Ghee or Clarified Butter PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour HOW TO PREPARE: * Peel and grate the carrots and keep aside * Boil milk and sugar together till sugar dissolves and keep aside * In a Wok add Ghee and grated carrots * Sauté for 10 - 15 mins till carrots change color and become soft * Add in cardamom powder and mix well * Add Milk and sugar mix and let it cook till milk is absorbed * Keep mixing in between * Add Chopped nuts and mix well * Saute till the mix leaves oil or comes together * Garnish with cashew nuts and serve hot

INGREDIENTS: 1) 8 - 10 Slices of White milk bread 2) 1 Cup White butter or Makkhan 3) 1/2 Ltr Milk 4) 4 Eggs 5) 1 Cup Sugar 6) 1/2 cup Mixed nuts(Cashew, Almonds, walnuts, Raisins) 7) 1/2 cup Sugar for caramel 8) 1/4 Chopped Cashew nuts for caramel 9) 1/2 Cup Water for caramel PREPARATION TIME: 30 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Chop all nuts and keep aside * Boil milk in a pan and add sugar * When sugar melts remove from heat and let it cool * Butter all slices of bread on both sides with white butter * Cut all the slices in 4 pieces * Grease a baking tray and arrange the bread slices in layers * In between bread layers sprinkle chopped nuts * Beat eggs and slowly add and mix it well in the cooled milk * Add the milk mix to the arranged bread slices so that all slices are soaked * Bake it at 200 degrees for 15 mins till the top turns golden brown * Once done chill it in fridge * Garnish with Cashew caramel and serve chilled FOR CASHEW CARAMEL: * In a pan add sugar and w

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Malai/ Clotted Cream/ Devonshire cream 2) 1 1/2 Cup Cheeni/ Granulated Sugar 3) 5 Eggs 4) 2 Cup of Flour 5) 1/2 Cup of warm Milk 6) 1 1/2 Spoon of Baking Powder 7) 1 Pinch of Salt 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence PREPARATION TIME: 40 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Mix Malai, eggs, and sugar till light and fluffy and till sugar is dissolved * Add in flour, salt and baking powder and mix well to form a smooth batter * Finally add in milk n essence and mix well * Grease a baking tray and pour in the batter * Bake at 200 degrees in oven for around 20 mins, Keep a watch in between * If want to microwave then put at combination(Micro + Convection) at 360 degrees for 15 mins * When done, Let it cool then cut slices and serve. * Kids will surely like it.

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Coconut Grated 2) 1 Cup Sugar 3) 300 gms Khoya / Dried Whole Milk 4) 1/4 Cup Almond Grated 5) 2 pinch Elaichi / Cardamon powder PREPARATION TIME: 20 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl mix all the ingredients * Make round balls or ladoos out of the mix * You can also use condensed milk instead of khoya and sugar * Quantity of condensed milk is 1 cup to 1 1/2 cup, till it binds all ingredients * Decorate with rose petals or raisins and serve chilled

INGREDIENTS: 1) 8 - 10 pcs of Rusk / Double Baked Bread 2) Milkmaid can or Condensed milk 3) Crushed sweet biscuits 4) Sliced banana or any fruit of your Choice 5) Glazed cherries to garnish 6) Few Silver balls or colored balls to decorate 7) You can garnish with chocolate flakes too 8) Chocolate sauce to drizzle over it PREPARATION TIME: 10 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Take a piece of rusk and apply a layer of milkmaid on it * Repeat the same process with all the pieces of rusk * Add sliced banana or mango or any juicy fruit on top of each rusk * Decorate with glazed cherries and silver balls * Finally sprinkle biscuit crumps on it * Serve instantly or chilled, can be prepared anytime Powered by eRecipe.com

INGREDIENTS: 1) 200 ml Fresh Cream 2) 125 ml Milkmaid / Condensed milk 3) 2 Tablespoon instant coffee powder 4) 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence PREPARATION TIME: 15 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Mix Coffee powder in 2 tablespoon of water and keep aside * In a bowl mix Cream, Coffee, vanilla essence and condensed milk * Whisk all ingredients till soft peaks form( For soft peaks refer to pic below) * Now your caffe coloured airy mix is ready to freeze * Fill a air tight container with the above mix and freeze it for 8 hours * Serve straight from freezer * Garnish with toppings of your choice

This concoction is given to mothers during the 40 days period after child birth. Its helps relieve pains, cramps and helps clean up the stomach. However this is widely taken to increase milk for lactating mothers, as it contains Jeera. Its easy to prepare and yum due to jaggery and has no side effect on mother as well as baby. This can be prepared by others as a savory item and have it after or before meals! INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Tablespoon Clarified Butter/ Desi Ghee 2) 1 Cup Crushed Jaggery/ Gur 3) 1 Cup Almonds Grinded 4) 1/2 Cup Jeera/ Cummin Seeds PREPARATION TIME: 10 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * In a dry wok add all the jeera and roast till they change their color(light brown) * Take it out in a plate and keep aside * Crush the jaggery into small pieces so that it'll melt easily and keep aside * In a wok add clarified butter and heat it * Add Jaggery and stir till it melts * Add grinded almonds and Jeera and stir * Spread it on to a greased plate and keep aside to cool * O

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Sponge Fruit Cake 2) 1 Banana sliced 3) 1 Apple Chopped 4) 1 Cup Grapes cut in halves 5) 1/4 Cup Glazed Cherries 6) 1/4 Cup Sabza (Tulsi seeds) 7) 5 Teaspoon Sugar 8) 1 Pkt Parle/Marie Biscuits 9) Butter Scotch Icecream 10) 1 Cup Strawberry Crush 11) Few Coloured mint balls 12) 1 Pineapple waffer to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 15 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan add sugar,1 cup water and glazed cherries, Reduce it and keep aside * In a bowl soak sabza seeds in water till they swell up, Keep aside * Crush few biscuits and keep aside * In a Glass arrange few pieces of cake at the bottom * Add fruits apple, banana and grapes * Add 2 Teaspoon glazed cherry syrup and few cherries on fruits and cake * Add Swollen sabza seeds to the glass * Then add a layer of crushed biscuits in the glass * Add 2 - 3 Scoops of icecream till the glass is full * Add strawberry crush(available in market) on icecream * Sprinkle few mint coloured balls/silver balls(available

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Badam/Almonds 2) 250 gms Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 250 gms Mishri/Sugar 4) Few Almond flakes 5) 3 Tablespoon Milk 6) 1 Elaichi/Cardamom Powdered 7) Few strands of Saffron PREPARATION TIME: 30 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak badam overnite,Peel the skin and grind it with water to a smooth paste. * Take a heavy bottom pan or non stick pan. * Add sugar and 1/2 cup water and bring to boil,wait till the sugar dissolves. * Simmer and Add the ground paste of almond and mix well to avoid lumps. * Add milk, cardamom and saffron soaked in luke-warm milk. * Keep stirring to avoid lumps. * Add a tsp ghee in regular intervals. * Keep stirring until the halwa starts leaving the pan. * Pour it in a greased plate to let it cool down and garnish with Almond flakes. FEW HINTS: 1) If lump form and do not blend with stirring, then blend it with blender. 2) If halwa is sticky, then add more ghee and keep stirring for a while. 3) Consistency will be perfect if the wh

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup flour (Maida) 2) 1 Cup Cream (Malai) 3) 1 Cup Sugar 4) 1/2 Cup Curd/Yogurt 5) Pinch of salt 6) 5 Teaspoon Milk 7) 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Soda-bi-Carbonate 9) 1 Packet Gems/M&M to decorate 10) Few Choco chips to decorate PREPARATION TIME: 30 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Mix Flour, Baking Powder, Soda-bi-carbonate and salt, Keep aside * Beat Cream and Sugar together untill fluffy * Add Curd and beat well * Mix in Flour mixture untill you get a smooth batter * Add Milk and mix well * Grease a microwave dish and pour in the mixture * Microwave on 60% power for 8 - 10 mins * Check with a fork in the middle of the cake if it is cooked * Cool the cake on the wire rack for 10 mins * Decorate with Gems and Choco Chips * Serve in slices with tea/coffee

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Rice 2) 1.5 Cup Jaggery 3) 2 pcs Elaichi Green 4) 4 Cups Water 5) Few drops of Kewra Essence 6) 1 Tablespoon Ghee 7) Sugar to taste PREPARATION TIME: 20 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Cook Rice and Keep aside * Add Jaggery in parts to boiling water * When Jaggery melts add elaichi and kewra essence * After 3 - 4 Boils Add Rice and cook till the water vanishes * Sugar can be added to add extra sweetness if one prefers * Add Ghee for richness which again is optional * Serve hot or Cold as Prefered * Can garnish with Nuts, Coconut or caramel for rich flavours