Badam Halwa - Winter Dessert

 

ALMOND HALWA

        Almond Halwa is a rich and delicious Indian dessert made primarily from almonds, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), and milk. Everybody likes it for its smooth, creamy texture and healthy Benefits. Almonds are packed with essential nutrients like vitamin E, magnesium, and healthy fats. Almond Halwa is not just indulgent but also offers a nutritional boost, providing energy and antioxidants.

It’s a perfect dessert to enjoy during the winter months, as it provides warmth and comfort while packing a nutritional punch!

Things Needed:

Badam - 250 gm

Milk - 1 cup

Sugar - 3-5 tbsp (as per need)

Cardamom - 4 pods crushed

Ghee - 5 tbsp

Saffron - 2 pinch , soak them in milk.

Preparation Method:

Soak almonds for around 3 hours. Peel off skin. Soak saffron in little milk.

Grind adding milk to make a coarse paste.

Heat ghee in a nonstick pan. Pour almond paste to this & saute continuously.

Mix in sugar , saffron , keep sauting.

Finish off adding cardamom.

Decorate with sliced almonds.

Starfruit pickle

The Star fruit tree on backyard was full of fruits and flowers. The ripe ones was very juicy and perfect for making juice. Plucked some raw ones to make pickle. 

Starfruit Pickle

Starfruit Pickle Recipe - Chop coarsely 5-6 Raw or semi ripe Starfruits. Mix in salt and keep it aside. Heat oil, splutter some mustard seeds, add 1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder, 1 tsp chilly powder. Remove from heat. Add the chopped star fruit to this and mix well. Don't need to cook.

Star fruit pickle is very tasty and crispy and it goes well with rice and jogurt. 

Weekday Cooking - Poori & Egg curry

 

Egg Curry and Poori (Puri)

Egg curry & Puri is a very tasty combination. 

Made this on a buzy Weekday.

If you didnt get time to cook Eggs separately you can also add them with the cooked onions directly. 

Either way its very yummy.

Enjoy your day!!

Christmas Time is here !!

 

South German Dampf Nudel with Vanilla Sauce!!

Christmas Season is here!! 

German Dampf Nudel with Vanilla sauce is a must to try during the season. 

Originating from south Germany, its available in Christmas markets 

and you can make it using simple ingredients at home as well.

The smell of cinnamon & hot vanilla sauce spread over cotton soft German bread is something you dont want to miss during this Christmas time. 

Have a lovely time!!

🎄🎄🎄

WALDMEISTER PUDDING CAKE

 

Waldmeister  Pudding Cake

An extremely tasty one..especially for Waldmeister pudding lovers !! 

A dreamy combination of creamy Waldmeister pudding filling and cake layers finished with Waldmeister Gelee on top.. 

Melt into the mouth cake

Made twice for a Birthday Party

Red Spinach & Fish Curry for Weekend !!

Spend a lot of time in garden today. 

Planted some bulbs and collected some flowers and seeds for the next year.

Harvested a bunch of red Spinach ..

So made red spinach stir fry and fish curry along with rice.

It's just happiness to plant your own Food!!

Happy healthy Weekend!! 🌹😄

Chocolate Cake for Weekend

 

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Automn season has started. 

Its rainy and cold most of the time. 

 Made a quick Chocolate Cake. 

It goes well with hot cocoa 😊

Happy Weekend !!! 🌹

Raw & Ripe Tomato Chutney

 

TOMATO CHUTNEY

 Made this slightly sweet sour and spicy Tomato Chutney from some Raw-Ripe Tomatoes, Mint leaves and Chillies.

Extremely tasty and easy to make. Goes well with Rice and Dosa

 

RAINBOW CAKE

 

Rainbow Cake with Smarties is the most loved Birthday Cake at Home. Made it this time on his 10th Birthday.

Happy Spring Season !! Broccoli Cream Soup

 

  Its an another Spring Season. Really happy for the colors around 🌷🌷🌷

Made a simple Broccoli Soup today with less ingredients. hmm..Broccoli, half onion,, some pepper, muscat powder & Cream.  Thats it !!

Egg Dosa & Sambar

 

                                    EGG DOSA & SAMBAR 

   Add one whisked egg when you make Dosa. It goes well with spicy Sambar ..Happy Weekend :) 

Happy Easter

 

Its Sprint time again!! Happy Easter to everyone !! Enjoy your holidays!!

Strawberry Cream Cake - Erdbeer Sahne Torte

 

  

  Strawberry Cream Cake 

Another Onam season!! Its Kid's Birthday!! This time he wished for Strawberry cream cake.

So I found a Recipe with simple Ingredients and decorated with Strawberries, Blueberries, Grapes  

and it somehow ended up looking like the Flower arrangement we put on Onam ;)

Things Needed 

Base Layer:

2 Eggs
80 g Sugar
1tsp Vanillaflavour
80 g Flour
2 tsp Backingpowder
40 ml Oil
40 ml Milk

Strawberry Cream:

300 g Strawberry 

3 EL Sugar

400 ml Whipping Cream

1 Packet Gelatine

Decorations

Some Strawberries, Blueberries, Grapes

Some Cream

Preparation method:

Beat well eggs, Sugar, Vanillaessense or vanillasugar until creamy.

Pour in Oil & Milk.

Finally add all purpose Flour, Backingpowder using a sieb.

Mix well all ingredients and bake in oven until done. (180 degrees, 20 min)

Meantime puree the Strawberry& sugar. 

Mix Gelatine & Strawberry uniformly. If you are using instant gelatine powder, mix in directly.

If you are using Gelatine sheets,  allow to soften it in Water for sometime and then mix into the Strawberry.

Beat cream in a separate bowl.

Add the cream to the Strawberry carefully and mix in using a spatula.

Allow the cake base to get cool down completely.

Apply the Strawberry cream over it. 

Decorate with the cut fruits and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.