Basundi

Basundi

Basundi is a very easy dessert made from milk. Enjoy this thickened rich, delicious milk dessert chilled.

Ingredients:

• 1 litre Milk (thick) • 1/2 cup Sugar  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder  • 1/2 cup Chopped Dry Fruits (charoli seeds, pistachio, saffron (dissolved)

Method - Boil the milk in a pan on low heat till gets reduced to half.(this will take some time)
Keep stirring.
Add sugar and boil for some more time till it gets thickened. Add cardamom.
Allow it to cool. Garnish with chopped dry fruits. 
Basundi is ready. Enjoy chilled.

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Gajar Halwa/Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa or Gajar Halwa, all time favored Indian dessert recipe made from fresh carrots slowly cooked in rich milk with sugar and garnished with dry fruits. It is a perfect and easy dessert which is nutritious and healthy as well.

You can enjoy this Carrot Halwa warm and delicious way or  you can add chilled ice cream and double the joy!

Ingredients

Carrot Halwa / Gajar Halwa

• 4-5 Carrots 
• 2 cups Milk 
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom pwd/ Elachi
• 3 tbsp Ghee 
•  Dry fruits-Raisins, almonds, pista
• 2-3 cups Sugar

Method

• Wash and grate the carrots.
• Fry the carrots in little ghee for 2-3 mins. Add the milk. Cook on a low flame some time stirring occasionally. Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed. Add slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins. Mix well.
• Remove the gajar halwa from heat and arrange in a serving dish. Garnish with grated almonds and pistachios. Serve cold or hot.

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Kesari Bhath/ Sheera / Sajjige

Sheera/Sajjige

Kesari Bhath / Sheera is yummy flavored sweet that can be made in very less time. It is called as Sajjige in Kannada. It is also made during festivals as offering/neivedya/prasad to God. Enjoy this semolina pudding warm.

Ingredients

1	cup Chiroti rava
1	1/2 cup Milk
1	cup Ghee
2	tbsp Raisins
1/2	tsp  Cardamom Powder/1 tsp kesar
1	cup  Sugar/ Banana
2	tbsp Cashew nut

• Method
• Roast rava in the ghee till aromatic
  
• Add sugar and warm  milk and lower the flame. Add  chopped bananas.Simmer and cover with lid till it blends in. 
• Add raisins and cardamom powder to garnish.
• Add fried cashew nuts and  kesar (opt)

Enjoy with little ghee on the top.

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Sevai Kheer / Shavige Payasam

Sevai / Vermicelli Kheer or (Shavige Payasa in kannada) is a popular sweet mostly made across Indian homes.

Ingredients

Sevai Kheer/ Shavige Payasam

• 1 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup Vermicelli
• 6 tbsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• few Cashews
• few Raisins
• 2 tbsp Badam Power (MTR Optional)
• 2 tbsp Ghee

Method

Heat a kadai/wok and add ghee and fry the vermicelli till done, next add milk and bring to a boil add sugar,badam powder ,cardamom powder ,keep stirring slowly. Check if vermicelli has cooked throughly . Fry raisin,cashews in a pan with ghee and add to Kheer.Serve hot or cold.

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