Although I love cooking, I am not very enthusiastic about making sweets. Even when I make them, I hardly eat any. Now that Ishaan is also not a fan, I have lost complete interest. So when I get some questions about sweets, I have hard time answering them. When I started making this, I was worried if I would get sugar syrup right. But there turned out great.
Ingredients: 2 cups almonds 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 tbl spn ghee (optional, gives a great aroma) 1/2 tea spn cardamom powder
Method: Dry roast the almonds and powder them. (I like to use the almonds with their skin. You can also blanch them, peel and then powder). Apply some ghee to a plate (I used a rectangular cake pan). In the pan, take sugar, water and let it cook till the syrup is of one string consistency. Now add the almond powder, ghee. Mix and cook for few minutes till the mix thickens a bit. Take off the heat and cardamom powder. Mix well. Spread the mix on the plate. Let it cool for few minutes. Then cut into desired shape.
Preparation time : 40mins
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We love parathas. I wanted to try something different this time. I buy zucchinis during every shopping spree. I try to include it in different dishes. It looked perfect for paratha stuffing. A small potato helps in binding the stuffing. I also added some roasted peanuts for a nice crunch. The parathas came out so great. The parathas had a very different taste.
Ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour Oil/ghee 1/2 cup peanuts roasted 1 cup grated zucchini A small boiled and peeled potato (optional) 1 tea spn kasuri methi A pinch turmeric 1 tea spn red chilli powder
Method: Make a soft dough with wheat flour adding salt, water and little oil. Knead very well for few minutes. Keep it aside for 30mins. Powder the peanuts. In a bowl, mix peanut powder, mashed potato, grated zucchini, kasuri methi, turmeric, chilli powder, salt. Mix them well. Take a ball of the wheat dough, roll into a circle. Take a ball of stuffing, stuff in the circle. Roll into paratha. Roast from both sides. Apply ghee if needed. Serve hot with yogurt topped with a little chilli powder and chaat masala.
Serves : 2-3 Preparation time : 40mins
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