IRISH COFFEE(WITHOUT ALCOHOL)

Ingredients

1 cupful of strong, hot, black coffee 

with sugar and 2-3 drops of lemon juice

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp double cream or whipped cream

Preparation method

Take a glass apply some lemon juice on the top edge of a glass and deep in a sugar then pour enough of the coffee to fill it just over half way.

Slowly pour a thick layer of double cream, whipped cream, on to the top of the coffee so that it floats on top.

TRI COLOUR LASSI

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups chilled Yogurt

1/2 cup Sugar

Fresh cream (optional)

3 tsp strawberry crush

3 tsp mango crush

3 tsp kiwi crush

For garnishing:

4-5 pieces of strawberry

2 pieces  of kiwi

Method
Blend together yogurt, fresh cream and sugar  for two minutes in blender. Then divide it into 3 equal parts, mix strawberry crush in one part of yogurt mixture, then in another, kiwi crush, and finally add mango crush Then in glass first pour mango yogurt, then put a kiwi slice and add kiwi yogurt, then a slice of strawberry then add strawberry yogurt . serve chilled.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Ingredients

1 ½ cup chocolate, melted

2tsp sugar

1/2 cup Fresh cream

1/2 cup Whipped cream

2 eggs

Method

Mix the chocolate with the egg yolks and butter. Whisk the egg whites and fresh cream then whisk in the sugar until the mixture is shiny and stiff.

Fold the two mixtures together. Divide between 4 glasses garnish with whipped cream and chill until set.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

1 cup maida(Self raising flour)

2 tsp baking powder

3-4 tsp Cocoa powder

1 cup butter

1 cup icing sugar

1/2 cup milk(If needed)

4 eggs (for eggless cake add 400gm condense milk)

Vanilla essence1 teaspoon

Method
Preheat oven to 180 º C. Grease cake tin. Sieve self-raising flour with baking powder and cocoa powder.

Mix together softened butter with sugar and beat well with a wire whisk or electric beater till light and fluffy. Mix the eggs(for eggless mix the condense milk).

Mix the flour, cocoa, baking mixture two to three spoons at a time.

Add some milk to make a smooth batter.

Lastly mix in vanilla essence.

Pour batter in prepared cake tin and bake at 180 º C for thirty five to forty minutes. 

MANGO HALWA CAKE

 I thought this recipe because, my husband don't like cake so I made this halwa cake on his birthday.

Ingredients

1 cup sooji (semolina)
¾ cup sugar
1½  cup whole milk
4 tsp ghee

5 tsp mango pulp
½  tsp cardamom powder(elaichi)
1tsp almonds, cashew nuts and pistachio

Garnish
2 tsp cashew nuts

2 tsp almonds

2 tsp pistachio

Method:

Heat ghee in a deep pan.

Add semolina and heat for few minutes with constant stirring in low-medium heat.

Add milk. Mix well and heat until you get desired consistency.
Add sugar, mango pulp, almonds, cashew nuts and pistachio. Heat few more minutes in low-medium heat.
Add cardamom powder and heat few seconds in medium heat.

Then make a heart shape of halwa.

And garnish with cashew nuts, almonds and pistachio .

Serve either hot (preferred) or cold

PURAN POLI

INGREDIANTS:

• 450 gms Chana Dal
• 500 gms Sugar (Cheeni) or Jaggery (Gud)
• 200 gms Wheat Flour (Gehun Ka Atta)
• 100 gms Maida
• 1tsp pinch of salt 2tps Cardamom (Elaichi) &Nutmeg (Jaiphal)
• powdered Pure ghee for serving

METHOD:

• Wash the chana dal and cook in pressure cooker with a little or just enough water.
• Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistle. Then turn off the flame.
• Let the pressure cooker cool down and then drain out the extra water.
• Heat a deep pan and add cooked chana dal and sugar/jaggery in it and let this mixture cook over medium heat. Sugar/jaggery will melt and mixture becomes thin in consistency.
• keep stirring over medium heat until mixture become thick. Add cardamom &Nutmeg powder and mix. Don't let the mixture stick to the bottom of pan.keep aside to cool.
• Mix the wheat flour, Maida, salt and enough water for smooth dough.
• Keep it aside for an 1/2 hour.
• Divide the dal mixture into medium size balls and the flour dough into slightly smaller balls and roll them out a little.
• Place the dal mixture ball in the centre of the rolled flour dough and close it to cover the filling completely.
• Roll out into a chapatti and bake on a non stick tawa till done on both sides, adding a little ghee around.
• Fry till done.
• Serve hot with pure ghee.

Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Carrots
• 1 litre Milk
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom seeds
• 3/4 cup Water
• 3 tablespoons Ghee
• 2 tablespoons Raisins
• 2 tablespoons Almonds
• 2 tablespoons Pistachios
• 450 grams Sugar

Method:
Wash and grate the carrots. Soak the raisins in water for 30 minutes. Blanch and shred the nuts.
Put the water to boil, when it starts boiling add the grated carrots. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Add the milk. Cook on a low flame for 1 hour stirring occasionally. Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed. Add ghee and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins. Mix well. Remove from heat and arrange in a serving dish. Garnish with almonds and pistachios. Serve cold, hot or at room temperature.