Papaya Halwa

Ingredients:

Semi ripe Papaya(medium) - 1

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Sugar - 4 tbsp(or as per sweetness required)

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Milk Powder - 2 tbsp

Cashew Nuts - few

Instructions to prepare:

Wash the papaya and peel it off. Then remove its seeds and chop it into small cubes. Heat ghee in a wok and add the chopped papaya. Stir and cook under low flame for about 15 minutes. Stir continuously till the papaya becomes smooth and starts to release its juice. Add sugar and stir well. The mixture will start to become transparent. Cook for another 15-20 minutes under low flame. Add the milk powder and mix it well. Cook for few more minutes till the halwa reaches required thickness. Add the cashew nuts and mix them well.

Remove from flame and keep refrigerated.

Serve chilled.

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Semiya Payasam

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 litre

Milkmaid - 1/2 tin

Semiya(Vermicelli) - 50 g(roasted in 2 tsp ghee)

Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Raisins - 2 tbsp

Cashew Nuts - 2 tbsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Instructions to prepare:

Bring milk to boil. Add roasted semiya and powdered cardamom to it. Stir well.
Add milkmaid and stir well. Cook for 4-5 minutes and then remove from flame.
In between, heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and add cashew nuts. Roast till it becomes slight brownish in colour. Switch off the flame and then add the raisins to it.
Pour this over the paayasam and give a stir.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients:

Milk - 2 cups

Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Sugar - 4 tbsp

Corn Flour - 1 tbsp

Instructions to prepare:

Dissolve corn flour in 1/4 cup of milk.

Boil the remaining milk in a non-stick pan. Add sugar and cornflour mixture to the boiling milk under low flame. Stir immediately to avoid lumps for 5 minutes. Remove from flame and allow it to cool. Then add fresh cream and vanilla essence. Mix well. Pour this to a shallow container. Freeze for 4-5 hours or till it is set.
Take it out and blend it well till it becomes smooth. Then transfer it to a bowl and freeze for another 4-5 hours.
When it becomes firm, scoop and serve.

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Custard Powder Icecream

Ingredients:

Vanilla Custard Powder: 2 tbsp

Boiled Milk: 2 1/4 cups

Sugar: 1 cup

Fresh Cream - 4 tbsp

Instructions to prepare:

Mix custard powder in 1/4 cup of milk and make a paste. Keep it aside.
Boil 2 cups of milk and add sugar to it. Mix well till the sugar gets dissolved. Add the custard paste to it. Stir immediately in order to avoid lump formation.
Remove from flame when the mixture turns into a batter form. Let it cool down completely and then add fresh cream. Whisk it well.
Pour it into a bowl and and freeze it for 3 hours. Take it out and blend it well in a mixer till it becomes smooth. Again freeze it for 2 hours and again give a blend.
Repeat this for 4-5 times.
At last, freeze it for 6-8 hours.

Scoop out and serve as much as required.

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Lemon Sorbet

                         

Ingredients:

Lemon juice: 1/2 tbsp

Water - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup

Instructions to prepare:

Boil water and add sugar to it. Let the sugar completely dissolve in water.
Remove from flame & let it cool.
Once it is completely cooled, add the lemon juice and give a quick stir. Transfer it to a bowl and freeze it.
After 1-2 hours, when it starts to freeze, transfer it to a mixer & blend it. Continue doing this every 2 hours to get a smooth texture 4-5 times.
Then freeze it over night and scoop out the next day.

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Fruit Custard

                                         

Ingredients:

Milk - 2 cups

Custard powder - 3 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Chopped Mixed fruits(apple, grapes, banana, cashew nuts,etc) - 1/2 cup

Instructions to prepare:

Heat milk in a wok over a medium flame.
Combine the custard powder and a little amount of water in a bowl. Add this mixture to the boiling milk. Stir constantly.

When the mixture starts to thicken and reaches required consistency, remove from flame. Allow the mixture to cool completely.
Add the fruits and nuts.
Keep refrigerated for half an hour.

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Paalpayasam

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups

Milk - 1 l

Sugar - 200 g

Powdered cardamom seeds - 4 Nos.

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cashew nuts - 25 g

Raisins - 25 g

Instructions to prepare:

Cook the rice by adding 1/2 l milk & water.
After the rice gets boiled, add the remaining milk, little amount of water and a pinch of salt and boil again. Add sugar and cardamom powder to it and then remove from flame.
Melt ghee in a pan & add cashew nuts & raisins. Stir and fry it for sometime.
Pour this to the paayasam give a stir.

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Carrot Halwa

                      

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1/2 kg(grated)

Milk - 1/2 l

Ghee - 3 tbsp

Sugar - 200 g

Cashew nut - 50 g 

Raisins - 50 g

Instructions to prepare:

Heat a cooking pan and boil the milk.. Add the grated carrot to the milk and stir continuously till the carrot gets cooked and becomes creamy. Add sugar, ghee, cashew nuts and raisins.  Stir well.
Remove from flame.
Keep refrigerated and have a delicious dish!                      


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Coconut Sorbet

                      

Ingredients:

Coconut Milk- 3 cups

Milkmaid - 1/2 tin

Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp

Instructions to prepare:

Take the coconut milk in a bowl. Add milkmaid as per required sweetness. Mix it well and add vanilla essence. Stir well.
Pour it into freezing trays and freeze it till it gets iced.
Serve the cubes.

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Banana Icecream

                       

Ingredients:

Robusta(well ripened) - 3

Milkmaid - 1 Tin

Whipping cream powder - 3/4 cup

Lemon juice(of 1 lemon)

Chocolate(square pieces) - 25 g

Instructions to prepare:

Grind the robusta in a mixer grinder. Add lemon juice to it and again give a blend. Pour it to a bowl and add milkmaid. Mix it well.
Take the whipping cream powder in another bowl. Add 4 tbsp of ice water to it. Blend it well to make it whipped cream. Add this cream to the banana mixture. Mix it well and add chocolate pieces. Pour this to a tin or any aluminium or plastic container.
Freeze it for 4 to 6 hours.
Scoop out when it is frozen and garnish with chocolate pieces.

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