Showing posts with label festive sweets preparation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festive sweets preparation. Show all posts

Anjeer burfi - figs burfi - festive sweets.

Anjeer burfi is one of the indian sweets having less calories and quite healthy too as anjeer has lots of health benefits.This recipe I took from one of the hindi monthly magazine with some changes and twists. From childhood i was living with some myths that preparing sweets is one of the toughest work but with increasing ages i understood that mithai making is not difficult, only we have to do hard work for getting the best sweets.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Makes 16 to 20 burfis
Ingredients:
Khoya - 200 grams
anjeer - 1 1/2 cups
Ghee - 2tbsp
Roasted dry fruits powdered -2 tbsp (chopped)
chopped pista- 1 tbsp
sugar - 150 grams
cardamom powder- 1 tsp 

Method of Preparations:
1.Soak anjeer in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 30 minutes.
2.Grind anjeer into a smooth paste without adding water.
3.Heat ghee in a frying pan ,add anjeer and fry for 5 minutes.
4.Add sugar , mix well and cook for 4 minutes.
5.Add khoya and fry for more 5 minutes.
6.Add dry fruits powder and cardamom powder and fry for 2 minutes.
7.Take a burfi tray , place butter paper in it .Spread the anjeer mixture in it.
6.Garnish with dry fruits and cut into burfi slices.



Khoya Burfi - Festive indian sweets.

Khoya , the name itself is enough to make us greedy for sweets ,so think about the sweet dish made with it , how tempting it will be .Khoya burfi is made with lots of khoya , roasted dry fruits and sugar.It is one among the easiest and quickest sweet which can be prepared in no time.You can surprise your family and friends by making this sweet dish for them in very less time.So let's learn how to make it? 
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Makes 12 to 15 burfis

Ingredients:
Khoya - 200 grams
Roasted refined flour - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2tbsp
Roasted dry fruits - 2 tbsp (chopped)
sugar - 150 grams
cardamom powder- 1 tsp

Method of Preparations:
1.Mix roasted refined flour and khoya.
2.Heat ghee in a frying pan ,add khoya and fry for 10 minutes.
3.Add sugar , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
4.Add cardamom powder and roasted dry fruits .
5.Take a burfi tray , place butter paper in it .Spread the khoya mixture in it.
6.Garnish with dry fruits and cut into burfi slices. 




Maida Burfi - festive sweets .

 Maida (Refined flour) burfi is an easy to make Indian sweets as compared to other sweet preparations in India in festive season.It also takes very less time to cook as the flour is refined and the other items we use while making it are already cooked before , we just have to make the exact amount and that's it.For beginners in cooking also its quite preferable as powdered sugar is used instead of sugar syrup(the most difficult thing to make while making sweets as proper consistency check is quite difficult). So here goes the recipe.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time :15 minutes
makes 15 to 20 burfis

Ingredients:
Maida- 1/2 cup
ghee- 1/4 cup
condensed milk -2 tbsp
hot milk - 1/2 cup
powdered sugar - 3 tbsp
cardamom powder - 1 tsp
green food color a pinch

Preparation Method:
1.Heat ghee in a pan , fry maida in ghee for 10 minutes in low flame.
2.Add condensed milk and mix well.
3.Add hot milk with  food color , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
4.Add powdered sugar and mix well.
5.Place butter paper in a plate and place the burfi mixture evenly.
6.Garnish with chopped pista .
7.Refrigerate for 1 hour .Have it any time and share with relatives and friends .



Maa Ladoo - roasted chana dal ladoo.

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Makes -8-10 ladoos

Ingredients:

roasted chana dal- 1 cup
Desi ghee- 1/2 cup
powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
green cardamom powder- 1/2 teaspoon

Preparation:
1.Grind the roasted chana dal into a smooth powder.
2.Mix ghee ,powdered sugar and cardamom powder properly with the chana dal powder.
3.With the help of soft hand shape it as ladoo.
4.Garnish with almonds.

Rawa Coconut Ladoo -Sooji nariyal ladoo.


Preparation time :30 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Makes -10-12 ladoos

Ingredients:

Rawa- 1 cup
Fresh grated Coconut - 1cup
Desi ghee- 1 cup
powdered sugar- 11/2 cups
green cardamom powder- 1/2 teaspoon
for garnishing roasted almonds

Preparation:
1.Heat 1/2 cup ghee in a non stick pan,add rawa for 10 minutes in low flame.
2.Heat 1/2 cup ghee in another non stick pan add coconut and fry for 5-7 minutes.
3.Let it cool for 5-10minutes ,mix fried rawa and coconut in a bowl add powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix it properly.
3.With the help of soft hand shape it as ladoo.Garnish with roasted almonds.

Raagi oats Ladoo - healthy ladoos.

Preparation time :30 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Makes -10-12 ladoos

Ingredients:

Raagi flour- 1 cup
oats - 1cup
Desi ghee- 1 cup
powdered sugar- 11/2 cups
green cardamom powder- 1/2 teaspoon
for garnishing cashew nuts

Preparation:
1.Heat ghee in a non stick pan,add raagi and oats and fry for 10-15 minutes in low flame.
2.Let it cool for 5-10minutes ,add powdered sugar and cardamom powder and knead it for a minute.
3.With the help of soft hand shape it as ladoo.Garnish with cashew nuts. 


Besan Ke Ladoo in just 10 minutes.

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 5- 6 minutes
Makes -8-10 ladoos

Ingredients:

Besan- 1 cup
Desi ghee- 1/2 cup
powdered sugar- 3/4 cup
green cardamom powder- 1/2 teaspoon
for garnishing pista flakes

Preparation:
1.In a microwave cooking bowl , mix gram flour(besan) and desi ghee and cook for 2 minutes in highest temp.
2.Remove it from microwave and mix it properly and again cook for 2 minutes in high temp.
3.Remove from microwave and mix and again cook for one minute.
4.Let it cool for 5 minutes.
5.Mix powdered sugar and cardamom powder and knead it for a minute.
6.With the help of soft hand shape it as ladoo.Garnish with pista flakes .Have it any time with any one.

Sooji badam ki burfi- festive sweets.



Preparation time : 2 hours
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients:

Rawa(sooji)- 1/2 cup
Badam(almond)- roasted and coarsely grind-ed -1/2 cup
Desi ghee- 1/2 cup
Full cream milk- 1/2 cup
sugar- 3/4 cup
for garnishing sliced roasted almond

Preparation:
1.Heat ghee in a non stick pan,add sooji and fry for 10 minutes in low flame.
2.Add almond and fry for more 4-5 minutes more.
3.Heat milk in another pan and when boiled add it to the almond and sooji mixture.
4.Add sugar and cook till the ghee starts leaving the pan .
5.Take a silver tray, grease it with pinch of ghee and spread the mixture in it.Garnish with roasted almond slices.
6.Let it cool to room temperature or cool it in a refrigerator.
7.You can store it for 2 days and have it any time.