Diwali

Instant Kalakand

    Instant Kalakand in 10 Minutes

    Ingredients

    • 400g malai paneer
    • ½ teaspoon ghee/clarified butter
    • 400g sweetened condensed milk
    • ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
    • pistachios for garnishing (optional)
    • dried rose petals for garnishing (optional)

    Note– Please read recipe notes in the end.

    Main Equipment Used

    • Non-Stick Kadhai:
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    Khasta Layered Namak Pare

      Khasta Layered Namak Pare

      Ingredients

      For Namak Pare
      • 2 cups (250g) refined flour/maida
      • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds/ jeera
      • ½ teaspoon nigella seeds/kalonji
      • ½ teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
      • ½ teaspoon ajwain/carom seeds
      • 4 tablespoons ghee
      • salt to taste
      • ¾ cup (180ml) water
      • Oil for frying
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      Meethi Mathri

        Khasta Meethi Mathri

        Ingredients

        • 4 cups (500g) whole wheat flour/atta
        • 4 tablespoons semolina/suji
        • 4 tablespoons sesame seeds/til
        • 1 pinch salt
        • ½ cup (100ml) clarified butter/ghee
        • ¾ cup (180ml) water
        • 1 cup (200g) sugar
        • oil for frying

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        Poha Chivda Recipe

          No-Fry Poha Namkeen

          Ingredients

          • 4 cups (200g) poha/flattened rice
          • 4 tablespoons oil
          • 1 cup raw peanuts
          • ½ cup almonds slit in half
          • ½ cup cashews slit in half
          • ½ cup roasted chana dal
          • ¼ cup dry coconut thinly sliced
          • 30-35 curry leaves
          • 2
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          Suji Ka Halwa

            Suji Ka Halwa

            Ingredients

            • ¾ cup ghee/clarified butter
            • 12 roughly chopped almonds
            • 12 roughly chopped cashews/kaju
            • 2 tablespoons raisins/kismish
            • ¾ cup suji/rava/semolina
            • ¼ cup atta/whole wheat flour
            • 4 cups water
            • 1 cup sugar
            • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

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            Caramel Seviyan Kheer

              Caramel Seviyan Kheer

              Ingredients

              • 1 teaspoon ghee/clarified butter
              • ¾ cup (75g) vermicelli/seviyan
              • 4 cups milk (1litre)
              • ½ cup (100g) sugar
              • 2-3 tablespoons water
              • 1 cup fresh malai
              • 10-12 pistachios roughly chopped
              • 10-12 almonds roughly chopped
              • 2 tablespoons raisins
              • 1 tablespoon chironji
              • ½ teaspoon
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              Pineapple Sheera Halwa

                Pineapple Sheera or Pineapple Halwa

                Ingredients

                • ¾ cup ghee/clarified butter
                • 8-10 cashews
                • 8-10 almonds
                • 2 tablespoons raisins/kismish
                • 1 cup suji/rawa/semolina
                • 1.5 cups pineapple finely chopped
                • 2 tablespoons sugar
                • 3.5 cups water
                • 20-22 saffron strands
                • ¼ teaspoon yellow food colour
                • ¾ cup sugar
                • 1 teaspoon cardamom
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                Moong Dal Malai Ladoo

                  Malai Moong Dal Ladoo

                  Ingredients

                  • 1 cup (200g) moong dal
                  • ½ cup (120ml) ghee/ clarified butter
                  • 1 tablespoon almonds, roughly chopped
                  • 1 tablespoon pistachios, roughly chopped
                  • 1 tablespoon melon seeds
                  • ¼ cup malai or fresh cream
                  • 1 cup (200g) boora sugar
                  • 1 teaspoon cardamom
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                  Sabudana Fruit Pudding

                    Creamy Sabudana Fruit Pudding

                    Ingredients

                    • ½ cup sabudana
                    • 2 cups (500ml) milk
                    • 2 tablespoons corn flour
                    • ¼ cup (60ml) cold milk
                    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
                    • ½ cup (100g) sugar
                    • ¼ cup bananas
                    • ¼ cup black grapes
                    • ¼ cup red grapes
                    • ¼ cup mangoes
                    • ¼
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                    Aloo Samosa Roll

                      Crispy Aloo Samosa Rolls

                      Ingredients

                      For dough
                      • 2 cups maida/ refined flour
                      • ¼ teaspoon kalunji/ nigella seeds
                      • ¼ teaspoon ajwain/ carom seeds
                      • ½ teaspoon salt
                      • 2 tablespoons oil
                      • water as required
                      For Aloo masala
                      • 4 boiled potatoes, medium size
                      • 2 green chillies
                      • ¼ teaspoon
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