Motichoor Laddoo
Ingredients
Milk 50 ml, pistachios 50 gm, saffron 0.01 gm, pure ghee for frying, raisins 50 gm, baking powder 2 gm, sugar 500 gm, Bengal gram flour 500 gm
Method Sieve gram flour with baking powder so that it mixes well. n Mix in 30 gm melted ghee and enough water to make a batter of thick consistency. n Heat up ghee in a wok and with a perforated spoon drop boondis in ghee. n Rub the batter on the spoon with holes so that small drops of batter drop in oil, simultaneously tap the spoon on the rim of the wok. n Fry boondis till golden brown, remove and keep aside.
Meanwhile, prepare three string consistency sugar syrup add saffron water to get saffron colour. n Put the fried boondis in this syrup, mix in the raisins and cut pistachios.
When the mixture cools down slightly, use buttered hands to make ladoos. (Recipes courtesy Chef Raheel Ahmad, Executive chef at Bengaluru Marriott Hotel, Whitefield.)
Dry Fruit Halwa Ingredients Mix dry fruits chopped (almond, kaju, pistachio, walnuts, etc.) 2 cups Rawa 1 tbsp Ghee 3 tbsp Khoya- cup Milk-1 cup Sugar- 1 cup Hari ilaichi powder tsp
Method Heat ghee in a pan on low flame. Then add rawa and mix dry fruits; roast until its golden brown. After that add sugar, milk and khoya. Sauté until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture dries up. Then add hari ilaichi powder and mix well. Serve hot and garnish with crushed dry fruits.
Khajur Barfi Ingredients Khajur 1 cup Nuts 2 tbsp Ghee 3 tbsp Khoya 1/2 cup Milk 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Hari ilaichi powder tsp Desiccated coconut 2 tbsp
Method Deseed the khajur and chop it small pieces. Soak it in milk and then a make a thick paste in a blender. Heat heat ghee in a pan and add khajur puree and sauté until it leaves the sides of the pan. Add the khoya and coconut, mix well and saute till the ghee starts coming out. Add the ilaichi powder, mixed nuts and mix well. Then transfer the mixture into a greased plate. Sprinkle mixed nuts. When its cooled; cut into squares. (Recipes courtesy Maharaj Jodharam Choudhary, Corporate Chef, Khandani Rajdhani)