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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Mishti Doi

Mishti Doi is a popular Bengali dessert. It is basically setting the yoghurt using thick milk. Milk is flavored with caramelized sugar. I just love it. Here is the recipe for it. Do try it & leave your comments below in the comments section...

Ingredients:

Full Cream Milk 1 litre

Sugar 8 tbsp

Curd 2 tbsp

1 Earthen pot

Method:

Pour the milk in a thick bottom vessel and start heating over low flame.

As it starts boiling add 4 tbsp of sugar and keep on simmering till the volume is reduced to little less than half.

Take the remaining sugar with 2 tablespoons of water and heat till the sugar melts and attains a golden brown color. Do not stir in between. Basically you have to caramelize the remaining sugar.

Gradually add the caramelized sugar over the milk and boil for another 15 minutes over low flame.

Remove from flame and let it become lukewarm.

Pour the milk in the earthen pot (or any other oven proof bowl of your choice) and add the curd.

Let the milk rest overnight in the preheated oven to be set as curd (don't turn on the oven!).

Refrigerate the set curd and serve chilled.

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Monday, June 22, 2015

Masala Papad

Masala Papad is a great starter to tickle your hunger & your taste buds. You generally order it in the restaurants while you are waiting for your main course. Why not make it at home & enjoy its crunch ?? Its very simple to make.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

Papad 4

1 onion finely chopped

1 tomato finely chopped

Coriander Leaves finely chopped

Fine Sev

Pomegranate seeds

Ghee

Chaat Masala

Method:

Brush the papad with ghee on both sides.

Cook each papad separately in microwave for 40 seconds.

Spread some finely chopped onion, some finely chopped tomato, finely chopped coriander leaves, fine sev, pomegranate seeds & chaat masala on each papad.

Serve immediately.

Tips:

Cooking Time for papad may vary for everyone depending on the microwave power.

I used spicy papads so didn't sprinkle red chilli powder on the papad. But if you are using normal non-spicy papad please do sprinkle some red chili powder on it.