Falafel Balls

Falafel Balls Recipe

Ingredients:-
1 cup chick peas or any beans
2 to 3 garlic cloves - minced
1 medium onions - chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon powdered coriander
1 teaspoon powdered cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or red chili powder
salt and pepper - to taste
oil for frying

How to make falafel balls:-

• Soak chickpeas overnight with a pinch baking soda.
• Put it all, but baking powder in a blender or food processor and run the machine until it becomes a paste. 
• You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl now and then. 
• Transfer to a bowl and stir in baking powder. 
• Add all seasonings according to your taste. Beat with a wooden spoon. 
• If the batter is too thin add a little flour. 
• Make little balls. Flatten them a little.
• Deep fry in plenty of hot oil, a few at a time.
• Falafel balls are ready.

Chocolate Sandesh

Chocolate Sandesh Recipe

Ingredients:-

1 liter whole milk (To make chenna or paneer yields 1 ¼ cup)

1.5 tbsp. Lemon juice or vinegar or ¼ cup of yogurt (add more if needed)

1 cup ice cubes

1 ¼ cup paneer (little more or less will do)

5 to 6 tbsp. Cane sugar or sugar (powder the sugar)

2 to 2 ½ tsp. Cocoa powder

Pinch of cinnamon powder or few drops of vanilla extract (optional)

How to make Chocolate Sandesh:-

• Heat up milk on a medium flame and bring it to a boil. Dilute vinegar or lemon juice with the same amount of water and set aside.
• When the milk comes to a boil, pour the lemon juice and stir well for the milk to curdle. Add ice cubes to the curdled milk to prevent further cooking, else chenna turns to a grainy texture
• Let it rest for a minute. Drain it off to a cheese cloth with a colander under it.
• Squeeze off excess whey and knot it. Hang it for about 5 to 15 minutes depending on the moisture in the chenna or cheese.
• Crumble the paneer and add it to a pan along with cane sugar or powdered refined sugar, vanilla. If using cinnamon you can add it with cocoa.
• Cook the mixture, the sugar melts and becomes gooey. Cook until the mixture thickens but is still moist.
• Off the stove and add cocoa and cinnamon. Cool it.
• Knead well for about 5 minutes. Take small portions and make balls and flatten them slightly.
• Tuck your favorite toppings like choco chips, nuts  or sprinkles.
• Refrigerate for about one hour and serve.

Sabudana Kheer

Sabudana Kheer Recipe

 

Ingredients:-

1 250 gm Sabudana (sago pearls)

2150 gm Sugar

31.5litre Milk

4 2 tbsp Almond (chopped)

52 tbsp Cashew nuts (chopped)

61tsp cardamom powder

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How to make sabudana kheer:-

• Soak Sago balls in water till it deep for 20-25 minutes. Boil milk and add sugar in another pan till sugar melt in milk.
• Mix sago balls and milk at slow flame and stir well.
• Cook for 4-5 minutes at slow flame.
• Garnish with almond and cashew nuts. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• Serve as Desserts….