Badam Puri

Badam Puri is a very tasty sweet recipe for this colorful Holi festival.

Ingredients:

• 2-1/2 cup Maida 
• 1/2 cup Badam (paste) 
• 3-1/2 cup Sugar 
• 1-1/4 cup Rice Flour 
• 100 ml Milk 
• 1 gm Saffron 
• 1 tsp Cardamom 
• 25 ml Ghee 
• 1 cup Oil 
• 1 cup Water 

Method:

1. Knead dough with rice flour, maida, milk and alomond paste.
2. Heat water in a pan and add saffron and cardamom to it. Stir it to make sugar syrup.
3. Make small balls of the dough and roll each ball into a small round puri.
4. Apply ghee on the puri and stack one on the top of other with three puries in each stack.
5. Roll and cut each stack into small pieces. Again, roll the pieces into a round shape and deep fry until golden brown.
6. Now put all the puris in the sugar syrup. Leave it for 10 minutes and take them out of it.
7. Badam Puri is ready to serve.

Badam Pak

Badam Pak is a traditional tasty Indian sweet and dessert recipe.

Ingredients:

500 gms Khoya 
700 gms Sugar 
300 gms Almonds 
250 gms Ghee 
1 Cup rose water 
2 tsp Cardamom powder 
1/2 tsp Nutmeg powder

Method:

1. Mix sugar and rose water.
2. Boil it.
3. Add khoya to make it smooth.
4. Put blanched almonds and add ghee.
5. Cook over medium flame till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
6. Mix cardamom and nutmeg powder.
7. Spread the mixture on it.
8. Keep it for cooling.
9. Cut into squares.
10. Badam Pak is ready.

Sheerannam

Sheerannam is a very traditional recipe in many parts of south India. This is a creamy and rich dessert. The mace flavor make this as a unique dessert.

Ingredients :

Rice - 1/2 cup
Milk - 5 cups
Sugar Candy - 1/2 cup(broken into small pieces)
Nutmeg powder - 1/8 teaspoon
Mace powder - 1/8 teaspoon
Saffron - 1/4 teaspoon(soaked in 2 tablespoon of warm milk)
Ghee - 2 tablespoon
Cashew nuts - few
Pistachio - few
Slivered almonds - few

Method :

1. Cook the rice in milk either on stove top in a heavy bottom pan or in the rice cooker.(I did it in the rice cooker)
2. After the rice is cooked well, add the sugar candy and stir well till the sugar candy is completed melted. Now add the saffron and milk mixture. 
3. Next add the nutmeg powder and mace powder and stir well. Heat the ghee and fry the cashew nuts and add it to the pongal. Remove from heat and decorate it with pistachio and slivered almonds while serving.

Badam Katli

Badam Katli is a delicious Indian sweet prepared on festive occasions. Learn how to make/prepare Badaam Katli by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Almonds 
• 900 gm Sugar 
• 1/4 cup Boiled Milk

How to make Badam Katli:

• Soak almonds in water for 12 hours.
• Drain and change the water of almonds.
• Peel them and keep aside.
• Add little milk and grind it finely.
• Mix ground badam and sugar in a large skillet.
• Cook this mixture, stirring constantly.
• Make a thick paste.
• Make a roti of the thick mixture when cool.
• Now cut it into pieces.
• Almond Katli is ready to serve. 

Agra Ka Petha

Agra Ka Petha is one of the most popular Indian sweet from the city of Taj Mahal, Agra. Learn how to prepare Agra Ka Petha by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Ash Gourd (Petha) (peeled and cut)
• 1 tsp Alum Powder (Phitkari)
• 750 g Sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
   
How to make Agra Ka Petha:

• Take the ash gourd pieces and prick it with a fork.
•  Place the pieces in a large pan filled with water and add alum powder to it. Boil it for fifteen minutes and take off from heat. Drain and wash it thoroughly under cold water.
• In a pan, take one cup of water and add sugar to it and cook it till the sugar is dissolved.
• Add lemon juice to the sugar syrup and lower the flame and add the cooked ash gourd to it.
• Cook till the ash gourd is completely cooked and the sugar syrup is thread like consistency.
• Take off from heat and arrange the pethas in a tray, so that they do not stick to each other.
• Allow it to cool completely.
• Serve.

Baked Potato Casserole

Baked Potato Casserole is a very popular recipe for special occasions like Easter and Christmas . Learn how to make/prepare Baked Potato Casserole by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium Potatoes (cut into cubes)
• ½ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp Pepper
• ¾ lb cooked and drained Bacon
• 2 cups Sour Cream
• 1½ cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 Green Onion (chopped)
   
How to make Baked Potato Casserole:

• Place the potatoes on a buttered baking pan.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper.
• Layer bacon over the potatoes.
• Combine mozarella cheese, cheddar cheese, and sour cream together. Spread all over the pan mixture.
• Top with onion and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees F.
• Serve hot.

Ambakalya

 Ambakalya is popular Parsi sweet. Learn how to make Ambakalya by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 1 Kg Mangoes
• 1/2 Kg Jaggery
• Cinnamon stick
   
How to make Ambakalya:

• Peel the mangoes and cut into pieces.
• Cut jaggery into small pieces.
• Cook mango slices till they turn soft.
• Mix jaggery and water.
• Boil it till jaggery gets melted.
• Add mango slices and cinnamon stick.
• Cook it covered over medium flame for 10 minutes.
• Now cook it uncovered till it turns to thick syrup.
• Keep it for cooling.
• Ambakalya is ready.

Apple Pudding

Apple Pudding is a delicious and easy to make dessert for any occasion. Learn how to make/prepare Apple Pudding by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 8 Apples
• 8 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 2 tbsp Rum
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 30 g Raisins
• 10 g Cashew Nuts
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder
   
How to make Apple Pudding:

• Peel the apples and slice them.
• Chop cashew nuts.
• Soak the raisins in rum and refrigerate for half an hour.
• Put the apples, cashew nuts, sugar, cinnamon powder, lemon juice and the raisins-rum mixture in a mixing bowl.
• Mix well and bake in a pudding dish at a temperature of 450 degrees F, for 20 minutes.
• Serve it hot!
   

Falooda Ice Cream

 Falooda Ice Cream is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Maharashtrian Falooda Ice Cream by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 250 ml Ice Cream (Vanilla)
• 1000 ml Milk
• 1/2 cup White Cream (whipped finely)
• 2 ½ tbsp Falooda Seeds
• 1 packet Rose Syrup
• 2 tsp Rose Essence
• 1/2 cup Almonds (crushed roughly)
• 1/2 cup Pistachios
• 1 cup Vermicelli
   
How to make Falooda Ice Cream:

• In a water content vessel soak the vermicelli seeds.
• At low heat simmer the milk in a vessel and stir it to a condensed form.
• Put the vessel aside to cool it down and later mix rose essence to it.
• Pour water into a vessel and add the vermicelli then at low temperature simmer it for 10 minutes.
• Once the vermicelli becomes tender and soft then strain it out by adding extra quantity of cold water.
• As per to the direction given in the packet prepare the rose syrup.
• Shift the rose concentrated syrup to a large bowl and add a cup of sweetened milk.
• Mix it properly before pouring it to cylindrical tall glasses.
• Decorate it with dollop of Falooda seeds and 4 strands of vermicelli.
• Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkle of crushed nuts.
 
Suggestions: Serve it with wafer or strawberry.

Panchamritham

Panchamritham is a very popular Festival recipe. Learn how to prepare Panchamritham by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 Banana (finely chopped) 
• 1 cup Fresh Milk 
• 1 tbsp Fresh Curd 
• 1 tsp Ghee 
• 3 tsp Sugar 
• 5 Tulsi leaves

How to make Panchamritham:

• Combine together curds, ghee, milk and sugar in a bowl.
• Add finally chopped banana and tulsi.
• Refrigerate the mixture before serving.
• Panchamritham is ready. Serve it in tiny bowls.

Corn Muffins

Corn Muffins is a very popular Mexican recipe in Christmas times. Learn how to prepare Corn Muffins by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 boxes Corn Muffin Mix 

• 2 Eggs (beaten) 

• 2/3 cup Milk 

• 4 tbsp Sour Cream 

• 2 stick Butter (melted)

How to make Corn Muffins:

• Combine corn muffin mix with eggs, milk, and sour cream in a large mixing bowl.

• Add butter and blend well.

• Pour the batter into greased muffin tins, about ¾ full.

• Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden.

• Serve warm.

Corn Capsicum Curry

Corn Capsicum is both a delectable and a mouth watering recipe from the Punjabi cuisine. Learn how to make/prepare Corn Capsicum by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 5- 6 Baby Corns 
• 2 Capsicums 
• 2 Onions 
• 1/4 cup Spring Onions, chopped 
• 3- 4 tbsp Coriander Leaves, chopped 
• 1 Tomato, chopped 
• 1 tbsp Tomato Sauce 
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce 
• 1 tbsp Chilly Sauce 
• Salt (to taste) 
• ¾ cup Water 
• 2 tsp Chilly Powder 
• 1 tbsp Corn Flour

How to make Corn Capsicum:

• Boil the corns and slice them into 1-inch slanting pieces.
• Wash onions and capsicums & then dice them into square-shaped pieces, of approx 1 inch.
• Now, take a deep bottomed pan and heat some oil in it. When the oil becomes hot, fry onion pieces in it.
• Add chopped tomatoes to it and fry till they turn soft. Add chopped coriander leaves and spring onions and fry for a minute.
• Sprinkle some water and chilly powder over the above mixture and mix well.
• Add capsicum, salt, baby corns, tomato sauce, soy sauce and chilly sauce to it and saute them well, for 3 minutes.
• Dissolve the corn flour in some water and add to the mixture.
• Now, add the remaining water and mix well. Cook till the mixture gets a gravy consistency.
• Serve hot.

Choco Roll

Choco Roll is a very popular and tasty recipe. Learn how to prepare Choco Roll by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 Tin Condensed Milk 
• 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder 
• 1-1/2 cups Grated Coconut 
• 3/4 cups Crushed Nuts 
• 1 cup Crushed Marie Biscuits

How to make Choco Roll:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a pan.
• Heat it on medium heat ,stirring frequently.
• When it starts thickening and comes in a lump, turn off the heat.
• Make cylindrical shaped rolls out of the mixture.
• Wrap each roll carefully in cling film.
• Keep the wrapped rolls in refrigerator for about an hour.
• After the due time, take the rolls out of the fridge. Remove the cling film from them and cut each roll into slices.
• Choco Roll is ready to serve.

Til-Khoya Laddoo

Til-Khoya Laddoo is a very popular recipe. Learn How To Make Til-Khoya Laddoo by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1-½ cups Roasted Til (crushed) 
• 2 tbsp Almonds & Pistas (chopped) 
• Powdered Sugar to taste 
• 2 cups Khoya

How to make Til-Khoya Laddoo:

• Roast khoya on low flame till it turns light golden-yellow in color. Allow it to cool for a few minutes.
• Now add crushed sesame seeds (til) to roasted khoya and mix it well.
• Add powdered sugar to the above mixture when it is lukewarm.
• Mix well and shape the mixture into small balls. Avoid too hot mixture so as to prevent the melting away of sugar.
• Arrange the laddoos in a plate and garnish them with chopped almonds and pistas.
• Til-Khoya Ladoo is ready to serve.

Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta is a very delicious and popular recipe from Awadhi cuisine. Learn how to prepare Malai Kofta by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• For Kofta: 
• 2-1/2 Cup Mashed Cheese 
• 4 tbsp Gram flour 
• Oil for frying 
• 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice 
• Salt to taste

For Gravy: 

• 3 tsp Oil 
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 
• 2 tsp Coriander Powder 
• 2 Green chilli 
• 400 ml Milk 
• 1 Onion (finely chopped) 
• 2 Tomatoes (finely chopped) 
• Salt to taste 

How to make Malai Kofta:

• Make a soft dough by kneading the cheese.
• Roll out small balls of equal size and wrap each of them in gram flour.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the cheese balls until they turn golden brown.
• Take a kadhai with sufficient oil and fry the onions until they become pink.
• Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and green chillies to it.
• Add tomatoes and fry them well till the mixture gets separated from oil.
• Now pour the milk and allow it to boil. Keep stirring periodically.
• Boil for about 5 to 7 minutes and add fried balls.
• Allow boiling for another two minutes.
• Malai Kofta is ready. Serve hot with chapati.

Chana Palak

Chana Palak is delightful and tasty dish from the Punjabi cuisine. Learn how to prepare Chana Palak by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Chickpeas (kabuli chana) (boiled)
• 4 cup Spinach Leaves 
• 2 Onions, chopped 
• 2 tsp Ginger-Green Chili Paste 
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera) 
• 1 tsp Chana Masala Powder 
• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder 
• ½ cup Curd 
• Salt (as per taste) 
• Oil (as needed)

How to make Chana Palak:

• Soak chickpeas in water, for 5 hrs and boil them till they get soft. Keep it aside.
• Chop and rinse spinach leaves and then boil them for 5 minutes.
• Now, take a pan and put 2 tbsp oil in it. When the oil is hot, put cumin seeds in it.
• When the seeds start to crackle, put chopped onions in the pan and fry till they start turning brown.
• Add the ginger chili paste and fry for a few more seconds.
• Put curd in the above mixture and fry till the masala cooks well.
• Add garam masala and spinach to it and mix well again.
• When done, add boiled chickpeas and salt to the above mixture and reduce the heat to simmer. Let the mixture cook for a few more seconds.
• Once the gravy is prepared, sprinkle coriander leaves on it.
• Now, in a small pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add chana masala in it.
• Pour this mixture over the gravy and serve hot, with rotis.

Baked Methi Muthiya

Baked Methi Muthiya is a very tasty Gujarathi snack recipe and easy to make. Learn how to prepare Baked Methi Muthiya by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 pinch Pepper 
• 1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi 
• 2 tbsp Oil 
• 1 pinch Asafoetida (optional) 
• 1/2 cup Besan Flour 
• 1/2 cup Wheat Flour 
• 1 tsp Salt 

How to make Baked Methi Muthiya:

• Pre heat the oven to 350 degree F.
• Add all the ingredients (except oil) with little water.
• Now add oil and knead it well.
• Make equal small balls and flatten them with your palms.
• Bake them until they turn crispy and golden brown in color.
• Remove it from heat and enjoy it hot.

Suggestions: Serve it with tea. 

Orange Jelly

Orange Jelly is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Orange Jelly by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 tbsp Gelatin 
• 1/4 cup Cold Water 
• 1/2 cup Boiling Water 
• 1/2 cup Sugar 
• 1/4 tsp Salt 
• 6 tbsp Lemon Juice 
• 1-1/2 tsp Grated Orange Rind(optional) 
• 1-1/2 cups Orange Juice 
• Cream or Custard sauce 

How to make Orange Jelly:

• Take gelatin and soak it cold water for 20 minutes.
• Now dissolve it in the boiling water.
• Add sugar and salt and stir until dissolved.
• Add lemon juice, orange rind, and orange juice.
• Pour the jelly into a wet mold, refrigerate until it becomes firm.
• Unmold it and serve it with Cream or Custard Sauce.

Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake is a delicious dark-chocolate cake, perfect as a dessert. Learn how to prepare Black Magic Cake on this special Valentine's Day by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 cups Flour (wheat or whole wheat flour) 
• 2 cups White Sugar (powdered) 
• ¾ cup Cocoa Powder 
• 2 tsp Baking Soda 
• 1 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 tsp Salt 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1 cup Strong Coffee 
• 1 cup Buttermilk 
• ½ cup Vegetable Oil 
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 

How to make Black Magic Cake:

• Preheat the oven at 175 degrees Celsius.
• Take a bowl and put flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in it. Mix well and make a well in the centre.
• Now, add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat it for a few minutes, to form a batter.
• Take a baking dish and grease it with vegetable oil.
• Pour the batter into the baking dish.
• Now, bake at 175 degree Celsius, for 30 to 40 minutes.
• To check weather your cake is ready or not, insert a toothpick in between. If it comes out clean, your d licious cake is ready.
• Take it out from oven and let it settle down at room temperature, for 10 minutes.
• Refrigerate the cake, if you desire.

Suggestions: You can add toppings, such as chocolate wafers, cream, jam etc.

Apple Halwa

Apple Halwa is a very popular dish for Baisakhi and also an Indian dessert sweet recipe. Learn how to prepare Apple Halwa by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 Apples (grated) 
• ¼ cup Condensed Milk 
• 2 tbsp Sugar 
• ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder 
• A pinch of Clove Powder 
• ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder 
• 2 tbsp Raisins 
• Ghee (as required)

How to make Apple Halwa:

• Grease a pan with ghee and fry the raisins. Remove and keep to the side.
• Combine apples, cinnamon powder, clove powder, and cardamom powder in the same pan. Cook, stirring continuously, on low flame.
• Add sugar and condensed milk. Stir on low flame until it thickens.
• Smear a plate with ghee and transfer the cooked halwa into it.
• Flatten it gently and top up with fried raisins. Let it cool.
• Slice into preferred shapes.
• Serve thereafter.