Cashewnut barfi

INGREDIENTS :

1 cup Cashewnuts.
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tbsps full cream milk powder.
¼ cup Milk.
chopped almonds for garnishing
½ tsp Spice

DIRECTIONS :

1) Grind cashewnuts into fine powder
2) Mix it with milk powder.
3) Take sugar in pan ,add milk and boil till one string syrup.
4) Remove from the fire and add cashewnut powder, mix well ,no lumps should be there.
5) Pour in a greased square tray , garnish and leave it cool.
6) Cut into desired shape ,when cool.

FOOD OF THE DAY : Bhel Puri

Add boiled potato, cooked chana (garbanzo beans), roasted peanuts, cucumber, chopped tomato, raw mango, spring onions, carrots, sprouts, any cooked beans like black eye bean, kidney beans, lima beans.



For the bhel :
2 cups of puffed rice
½ cup sev
½ cup of papadi’s broken
1 onion finely chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 cup boiled chopped potatoes
1/4 cup boiled chana
2 tsp coriander leaves, chopped
salt to taste

Green Chutney
2 cups coriander leaves
1/2 cup mint leaves
5-6 green chilies
1 tbs lime juice
Salt to taste

Tamarind Chutney :
3/4 cup tamarind water (lemon size tamarind soaked in water)
1/2 cup dates deseeded
3/4 cup jaggery (brown sugar )
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp salt

In a pan add the tamarind water, seedless dates, jaggery, cumin powder, and salt. Bring them to boil and cook for 8- 10 minutes until the mixture reduce to a thick liquid. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool, and grind to a smooth paste.

Method :
Mix puffed rice, sev, and broken papadi in a large bowl. Add onions, tomato, cooked chana, boiled potato, add required green and tamarind chutney. Mix well and garnish with sev and cilantro leaves.

Food of the day : Bread Pakodas

INGREDIENTS:

8 slices White Bread
5 nos. Green Chilies(chopped)
10 leaves Curry Leaf(finely chopped)
2 tbsps. Carrot(finely chopped)
2 tbsps. Cabbage(finely chopped)
1 no. Onion(chopped)
1 tsp. Ginger(chopped)
2 tbsps. Cilantro(chopped)
Salt to taste
Vegetable Oil for frying

DIRECTIONS:

1) Soak the bread in 4 tbsp of water.
2) Mash the bread slices smoothly
3) Mix all the ingredients together.The mixture must be dry.
4) Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them with the palm of your hands.
5) Fry in hot oil until brown and crispy
6) Serve with chutney or sauce.