Wow!! This Angur Sharbat sounds irresistible. Thanks for sharing!! Let me share with you the recipe of Carrot Jam. My mom makes it every year! Ingredients: 1/2 kg Carrot (Gajar) without the pith 2 cups Sugar (Cheeni) Juice of one Lemon (Nimbu) or 1 level tsps citric acid 2 1/2 cups Water How to make Carrot jam: • Chop the carrot into small pieces, and cook with water until quite tender. • Pass through a sieve, add sugar and lemon juice and put it on fire. • Stir until sugar is dissolve and then cook it on a low fire until the jam thickens when tested on plate. • Cool, pour into clean jars, Serve after one day.
Anandi, I forgot to thank you for the recipe of Bhang Pakore. I made them on Holi and my guests loved them!! I have learned to make Honey Cake from my niece. Let me share the recipe with you! Ingredients: 8 oz. flour 4 oz. honey 2 eggs 3 oz. butter 3 oz. sugar 1 tspful baking powder How to make Honey cake: • Cream the butter and sugar, and add the beaten eggs gradually. • Beat in the honey and, lastly add the sieved flour and baking powder. • Put in a prepared shallow cake tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes. :cheers
Amrita, Thank you for the recipe of Honey Cake. It sounds simple and easy! I learned to make “Gajar Ka Aachar” from my sis-in-law. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 3 cups water 230gms carrots (scraped and cut into 2"long sticks) 11/2 tbsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/8 th tsp each ground mace, cloves and cardamom 2tsp salt 1/4 th cup shredded jaggery (gur) 1/3rd cup mustard oil Preparation: • Boil the water in 2-litre saucepan. Add carrots and blanch for a minute. • Drain the water and then spread carrots on a clean cloth and sundry (or spread them on a towel lined cookie tray and air dry in an oven (200-degree Fahrenheit) for an hour). • In a bowl mix the mace, cloves, cardamom, salt and jaggery. • Add the carrots and toss to mix. Transfer to a sterilized glass jar. • Pour the mustard oil into a small saucepan and place it over a moderate heat. As soon as oil begins to smoke remove it from the heat and cool it for 4 minutes, then pour it into the jar and cover it with a clean cloth. • Set the jar in sunlight for 13-14 days, bringing it indoor evrynight. Shake the jar two or three times daily.
Dear Madhuja, I have made the Carot Jam. It has an interesting and lingering taste. Thanks for the recipe!! Let me share with you the recipe of Apple Jam! Ingredients: 1 kg cooking Apples (Seb) 750 grams Sugar (Cheeni) 2 cups Water 2 teaspoons Lemon (Nimbu) juice or 1/2 teaspoon Citric acid How to make apple jam: • Peel, core and cut the apples into slices, cook in water until tender. • Add sugar and lemon juice or citric acid and stir on a hot fire until jam sets when tested. • Cool a little and pour into sterilised jars and cork tightly. • Serve after one day.
Yesterday, a schoolmate of mine visited my place after years and she brought with herself a tiffin-box full of Strawberry Cupcakes. They are Yummy!! Let me share the recipe with you: Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup All purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Walnuts (chopped) 2 x Egg Whites 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil 10 oz pkg frozen sweet Strawberries If desired Sugar (powdered) Process of making strawberry cupcakes: • In a bowl combine flour, baking soda, sugar and walnuts together. • Beat together egg whites, vanilla and oil in another bowl till well mixed. • Combine strawberries. • Beat in a mixer at slow speed till strawberries are broken somewhat. • Add flour mixture. • Mix slowly till smooth but pieces of strawberries are still visible. • Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling to half. • Bake at 350 degrees F till they are done, it will take about 30 minutes. • If desired, drizzle with powdered sugar. :cheers
Just as the north winds stop blowing, and trees start gaining colors, our taste buds start working overtime. I love the Dhokla that my aunt makes in minutes. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup gram flour (besan) 2 tsp semolina (suji) 2 tsp eno powder 1/2 tsp sugar 1 lemon (nimbu) 2 green chilly (hari mirch) 8-10 curry leaves (kadi patta) 1 tsp mustard seeds (raai) 1/4 tsp salt (namak) 1 cup water 1 tbsp oil How to make instant dhokla: • Mix gram flour, semolina and 1 cup water. • Grease a container. • Heat water in a pressure cooker and place sieve (jaali) on it. • Now add eno powder. • Immediately pour this mixture in the greased container. • Place it on jaali and cover the cooker. • Remove the whistle of the cooker. • Let it cook at high flame for 15 minutes. • Then take out the dhoklas out of the container and cut into pieces once it is cooled. • Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds. Then put curry leaves. • Finely chop green chilies. • Pour this on dhoklas. • Put 2 cup water, sugar and lemon juice in a container and put all dhoklas in it. • After 5 minutes take out extra water. • Garnish with finely chopped curry(mitha neem) leaves. • Serve with some chutney. :thumbsup
I made the Honey Cake. It turned out to be absolutely lip-smacking!! Let me share with you the recipe of Peppermint CupCakes. I learned it from my sister. Ingredients: 1 package (18-1/4 oz) White Cake Mix 1 container (16 oz) prepared Vanilla Frosting 2 tblsp Vegetable Oil or Butter (melted) 1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract 1-1/3 cup Water 3 Egg Whites 3-4 drops Red Liquid Food Coloring or 1/4 tsp Gel Food Coloring 1/2 cup crushed Peppermint Candies (about 16 candies) How to make peppermint cupcakes: • Place in a line 25-30 muffin pan cups with pink paper baking cups. • Beat cake mix, water, egg whites, oil, peppermint extract and food coloring with mixer at low speed for 30 seconds. • For next 2 minutes beat at medium speed. • Pour batter into prepared muffin cups (filling 3/4 full). • Bake this in a preheated oven at 350°f for 20 to 22 minutes. • Let is cool in pans on wire racks for about 10 minutes. • Remove cupcakes to racks from pans. • Let it cool completely on wire racks. • Evenly spread frosting over cooled cupcakes. • Drizzle with crushed candies.
I plan to make the Dhokla this evening as I am expecting some guests. Thanks for the recipe!! Let me share with you the recipe of Butter Cookies! Ingredients: 6 cups All purpose flour (maida) 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 cup white sugar 2 cup butter or margarine 2 egg 6 tablespoons cream 2 teaspoon vanilla extract How to make butter cookies: • Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix well. • Add the butter. • Add egg, cream and vanilla extract thoroughly. • Wrap this dough into a foil and refrigerate for atleast 24 hrs. • Reheat the oven for 400 degrees. • Now roll the dough into a crust which is 1/4 to 1/8 thick. • Now with the help of a cookie cutter, cut the cookies. • Lastly place them on a greased tray and bake them at 400 degrees for 5 - 8 minutes.
