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Makhana Kheer

Ingredients

2 teaspoons ghee
2 cups makhana/lotus seeds
4 cups (1litre) full fat milk
20-22 strands saffron (optional)
½ cup (100g) sugar
2 teaspoons ghee
10-12 cashews
10-12 almonds
1 tablespoon raisins
½ teaspoon cardamom powder

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Dhaniya Panjiri and Panchamrit Recipe

Janmashtmi Special – Dhaniya Panjiri and Panchamrit

Ingredients For Dhaniya Panjiri

1 cup coriander seeds
6 tablespoons ghee (for the entire recipe)
12-14 almonds
12-14 cashews
¼ cup makhana/foxnut
¼ cup melon seeds
¼ cup dried coconut, grated
¾ cup bura or powdered sugar
2 tablespoons raisins

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Caramel Rice Kheer Recipe

Caramel Rice Kheer

Ingredients

1 teaspoon ghee
10-12 cashews
10-12 almonds
1 teaspoon chironji
4 cups (1litre) full fat milk
¼ cup white rice (soaked in water for 30 mins)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons raisins
½ teaspoon cardamom powder

For Caramel

½

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Coconut Barfi Recipe

Coconut Barfi Recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon ghee
300g dried desiccated coconut
400ml full fat milk
½ cup milk powder
250g sugar
few drops yellow food colour (optional)
½ teaspoon cardamom powder
1 teaspoon ghee
silver vark for garnishing (optional)

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Crispy Potato Sev Cutlet

Crispy Potato Sev Cutlets

Ingredients

Veg Cutlets

6 medium boiled potatoes
1 small onion finely chopped
4 tablespoons capsicum
4 tablespoons french beans
4 tablespoons carrots
4 tablespoons green peas
1 green chilli
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
1 teaspoon kashmiri

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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
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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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