Andhra Kitchen: Sweets

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Monday, July 6, 2009

Mango Desert for Mango Mela

Ingredients :

1.Mango Pulp - 1 Can - 30 oz(850 gms)

2.Sweet Condensed Milk - 14 oz(396 gms)

3.Cool Whip(Whipped Topping) - 8 oz(226 gms)

4.Elachi Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add mango pulp,condensed milk,cool whip and mix it well with large spoon.

2.Garnish with elachi powder and freeze it.

3.After 2 to 3 hours have it.

This is my entry to Mango Mela hosted byCooking 4 all Seasons

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sooji Sweet (Goduma Nooka Sweet) - Mithai Mela

Ingredients :

Sooji - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 1/4 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 5 tbl spoon

Procedure:

1.Take pan add ghee - 1 tbl spoon and heat it.In that add sooji and fry it for sometime and take it out.

2.Now add sugar and water.Allow sugar to dissovle in water.

3.As it boils it reaches it consistency of a syrup.

4.Now add sooji in that.

5.Add ghee - 4 tbl spoons in that.

6.Take plate and apply ghee on that and add this sooji mix.

7.Now let it cool and cut into pieces.

This goes to Srivalli who is hosting a wonderful event of Mithai Mela.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Gulab Jamun

Ingredients :

For Sugar Syrup :

1.Sugar - 700 gms

2.Water - 700 gms

3.Elachi - 4 ( slightly crushed )

To make gulab jamun :

1.Gulab Jamun Packet - 1 (200 gms)

2.Water - 3/4 cup ( 120ml )

3.Oil - deep frying

Procedure :

Preparation Of Sugar Syrup :

1.Dissovle sugar in equal quantity of water and boil it for 5mins.

2.Flavor the syrup with crushed elachi .

To prepare gulab jamun :

1.Add 3/4 cup (average size) 120 ml water to the mix and make it into a soft dough by gentle mixing.

2.Add water in steps while mixing.

3.Make small round shaped jamuns.

4.Fry them over low heat in oil ( or ghee) till golden brown jamuns develop.The frying should not be done at very high heat.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Groundnut Sweet

Ingredients:

Groundnuts - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take pan and fry groundnuts.Make it cool.

2.Once groundnuts is cool separate the skin from the nut.

3.Put jaggery in one large pan and add water to it. Keep the flame at medium low.

4.Allow the jaggery to dissolve in the water.

5.As it boils it reaches the consistency of a syrup.

(The way to check if its done is to take a small drop of the syrup and drop it into a cup filled with water. If the syrup does not spread and sticks then its done.)

6.Now add groundnuts in that and remove from flame and mix it.

7.Keep it to cool and make it balls.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Coconut Sweet

Ingredients :

Grated Coconut - 2 cups(250 gms)

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 150 gms

Badam - 8

Procedure :

1.Take pan and add condensed milk in that just heat it or take one bowl add condensed milk in that and heat it.

2.Now add grated coconut and mix it.When it is warm make them balls and keep each badam for each ball.

3.Take each ball and keep in both hands and press that ball slowly.

4.Now Coconut Sweet ready.

Duration Time : 10mins.

Quantity : 8

This goes to Suganya who is hosting a wonderful event “AFAM – Coconut”

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Arusuvai Friendship Chain ( Coconut Sweet and Punugulu )

I received the much eagerly awaited packets of Arusuvai Surprise Ingredient from dear Uma just the proceeding week she had made the announcement!

The packet I received was

1. It is coconut powder.

2. It is the mixture of rice flour + urad dal (dosa mixture).

I'm pretty comfortable with this ingredient and decided to come up with Coconut sweet and Punugulu.

Here goes the recipes.......

Coconut Sweet

Ingredients :

Grated Coconut - 2 cups(250 gms)

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 150 gms

Badam - 8

Procedure :

1.Take pan and add condensed milk in that just heat it or take one bowl add condensed milk in that and heat it.

2.Now add grated coconut and mix it.When it is warm make them balls and keep each badam for each ball.

3.Take each ball and keep in both hands and press that ball slowly.

4.Now Coconut Sweet ready.

Duration Time : 10mins.

Quantity : 8

Punugulu

Ingredients :

Flour - 2 cups ( Rice flour+Urad dal flour)

Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 ( chopped)

Water - 1/2 to 1cup

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add flour,salt,onion pieces,chopped green chillies,water and mix it thick.

2.Heat oil in pan.Make round balls and fry in oil.Once it become little brown take it out.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Cake

Ingredients :

Eggs - 3

(Beat eggs with blender.If u get egg juice 1cup , count the remaining items as like egg juice.)

Sugar - 1cup

Maida - 1cup

Butter - 1cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

(For how many eggs also you have to use less baking powder.Then cake will be soft otherwise it will become very hard.)
Cashews
Process :

1. Break the eggs and make it juice . Then add sugar and mix well.

2. Then heat butter and add in that mix .

3. Then add maida, baking powder and mix well.

4. Now heat Oven 360degrees and after sometime reduce to 320 degrees. Now take one bowl and apply ghee for that and Keep that mix in that bowl and keep in Oven.

5. After 10mins add cashews in that . After 20mins you have to check carefully. then Cake is ready.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Vermicelli Payasam

Ingredients :

Milk - 1 Lt ( 10 tea cups)

Vermicelli - 1 Cup

Sabudana (saggubiyyam) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 2 cups

Cashew Nuts - 2 tbl spoons

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Elachi - 3 (make it powder )

Process :

1. Take pan and add 1 tbl spoon ghee and add vermicelli in that and fry it light brown.

2. Now add 1 tbl spoon ghee and fry cashew nuts.

3. Boil the milk in a vessel . Add sabudana cook until soft.

4. Now add vermicelli cook until soft.

5. After cooked add sugar and cook for few more minutes.

6. Now add cashew nuts in this to the payasam.

7. Also add elachi powder . Now payasam is ready.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Mysore Pak

Ingredients :

Gram Flour - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 1/2 to 3 cups

Elachi - 4 ( powdered )

Ghee,Butter - 1 1/2 cup

Cooking Soda - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Take Pan and add besan powder and fry it for sometime and take it out.

2. Now take one bowl and add sugar in that and add 1cup of water in that and boil it . Bring them to boil till the sugar syrup as sticky . Reduce the heat.

3. Now pour the besan flour , elachi powder and ghee into the sugar syrup while stirring .

4. Cook until the ghee starts to leave the sides of the pan and add soda in that and the mixture starts to thicken and turns to become light gold in color .

5. Immediately pour into a plate . When it is still hot , cut into diamond shapes.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Boondi Laddoo

Ingredients :

For boondi:

Gram flour - 2 cups ( 250 gms )

Cardamom - 6 to 8

A fine holed utensil

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Cashew nuts - 1/4 cup

Dry Grapes - 1/4 cup

Baking Soda - 1/2 tbl spoon

Oil - for frying boondi

For Syrup:

Sugar - 2 to 2 1/2 cups

Water - 1 cup

Procedure :

For syrup:

1.Put sugar and water in a vessel and boil until sugar dissolves.

2.Boil for 5 minutes till bubbles forms on top.

3.Add cardamom powder and mix. Keep aside.

For boondi:

Mix flour,baking powder with water ( as dosa batter ) .
Heat oil in a heavy frying pan.
Hold utensil on top with one hand.
With the other pour some batter all over the holes.
Tap gently till all batter has fallen into hot oil.
Stir with another strainer and remove when light golden.
Keep aside. Repeat for remaining batter.
Now mix boondi in syrup.
Take pan add ghee in that and heat it.Now add cashew nuts, dry grapes and fry them and add that with ghee in that boondi mix.
Cover and keep for 5 minutes.
Now make them as laddoos with your hands.
Cool and keep open to dry, before storing in containers.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Sweet Pongal

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 tea cup

Milk - 7 tea cups

Grated Jaggery - 2 1/2 to 3 tea cups
(more or less depending on how much sweet you want it)

Cashew Nuts - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Procedure:

1.Take Pan heat ghee and add cashew nuts and fry it.

2.Wash rice and add milk and pressure cook 3 whistles.

3.After that when it is hot add jaggery and mix it well.

4.Now add cashew nuts and mix it.

5.Have it when it is hot.