Badam Kheer - Dasara sweet or Dussehra Recipies

Ingredients for Badam Kheer

1.Milk - 1 litre
2.Water - 1/2 cup
3.Sugar - 1/2 cup
4.Almonds/Badam - 25 no
5.Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
6.Saffron Strands - 10 to 15


How to make Badam Kheer

1.Soak the almonds in hot water for 30 mts .And then peel its skin and grind it in to paste by adding half cup of water.

2.Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pan and add almond paste to it.Keep it in simmer and stir it occasionally till it become semi thick .

3.Now add the Sugar and mix it well.When the milk is reduced to 3/4 th of its quantity add cardamom powder and turn off the fire.

4.Soak the Saffron strands in little hot milk and then add this to the kheer.

Serve it chilled ................

Thandai Recipe -Saffron flavored milk

Thandai is a very famous milk drink in North India especially in Rajasthan.Very tasty dry fruit saffron flavored milk usually served during the hot summer days.And traditionally prepared to offer Lord Shiva during Mahashivarathri.

Ingredients

1.Full cream Milk - 1 1/2 ltr
2.Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
3.Kesar /Saffron a few strands


The ingredients to be powdered

1.Almonds - 25 no
2.Cashew nuts -20 no
3.Pistachios - 30 no
4.Melon seeds (magaz) soaked - 3 tsp
5.Poppy seeds (khas khas) - 3 tsp
6.Pepper corns - 8
7.Cardamom - 8 to 10
8.Rose petals dried - 20


Preparation

1.Bring the milk to boil .Add saffron to it and then add the sugar to it.And keep it aside.

2. Make powder from the ingredients come under the section.

3.Then add the powdered ingredients to it the milk and keep the milk in simmer for another 5 mts. Chill the milk and serve it.

Aam Ki Lassi -Mango Yogurt Smoothi

Aam ki lassi is also a famous North Indian cool drink .In which all the ingredients are beautiful like the ripe mangoes ,creamy yogurt,and cardamom powder .

Ingredients

1.Ripe mango cubes - 1 1/2 cup
2.Yogurt - 1 cup
3.Sugar - 1 table spoon
4.Cardamom powder -a pinch

Preparation

1.Wash and peel the mangoes and make puree out of it.

2.Add the yogurt ,sugar ,cardamom powder to the mango puree and blend it with a blender.

3.Pour this to the glass and make it chill by adding ice cubes to it.

Aam Ka Panna - North Indain drink

Aam Ka Panna is considered as an ideal drink for the summer.During that time a plenty of raw mangoes are available.Try this you will like it.

Ingredients

1.Raw Mango - 1 no
2.Sugar - 1/2 cup
3.Asafotida /Hing - a pinch
4.Black salt/Kala namak - to taste
5.Black pepper corns crushed - 4
6.Cumin powder/jeera - 1 tsp

Preparation

1.Wash and boil the mangoes.

2.Allow it to cool peel and mash it.Take the pulp from it and strain it through a strainer.

3.Add crushed pepper corns,cumin powder ,asafotida,black salt ,and sugar to it.

4.Mix it well and pour it in to glass add ice cubes to it.Serve it during the summer days.