Diwali Recipes

Posted on August 31, 2007 in Latest News

Diwali is a time of celebration and joy. A great way of expressing this joy is by cooking and relishing delightful and delicious savories. Of course certain dishes can be cooked and eaten at all times but preparing and having them together as a family on the occasion of Diwali has its own beauty.

When we are very happy we share our joy with all our near and dear ones. Similarly on Diwali families distribute sweets and delicacies to friends, neighbors and the needy as an expression of their joy. Each family has its own recipe of the cuisines which they use year after year.

Here are recipes of Kheer and Jalebi, which are famous delicacies served on the occasion of Diwali. You can try them out and treat your loved ones.

So Happy Preparing and Happy Cooking!!!

Kheer

Ingredients

1/4th cup Long grain Rice (washed and drained)
4-5 cups Milk
2-3 cardamom seeds (crushed)
2 tbsp. almonds (blanched silvered)
A pinch of saffron threads, soaked in a little hot milk
1 tbsp skinned pistachio nuts (chopped)
1 tbsp raisins (optional)
2-3tbsp. sugar or as desired

Method

Put rice, milk and cardamom in a pan, let it boil, allow it to simmer gently until the rice is soft and the grains are starting to break up.
Add almonds, pistachio, saffron and raisins and let the mixture simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
Remove from heat and serve either warm or chilled.

Jalebi

Ingredients

2 cups All purpose flour (maida)
11/2 tbsp. fine grained semolina or rice flour
1/4th tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp curd (plain yogurt)
11/4th cups warm water
1/2 tsp. saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
3 cups sugar
2 2/3rd cups water
1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
11/2 tbsp. rose water
Ghee or vegetable oil for frying

Method

Mix the flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd and 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl. Mix well with a whisk.
Mix well and then add remaining water and 1/8th tsp. of saffron powder, and whisk until smooth.
Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
Whisk thoroughly before use.
Prepare sugar syrup by dissolving sugar in the water. Just before the syrup is ready add saffron and cardamom powder to the mixture.
Heat oil in a kadhai. Pour the batter in a steady stream into the kadhai to form coils. Make a few at a time.
Deep fry them until they are golden and crisp all over but not brown.
Remove from the kadhai and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
Leave for at least 4-5 minutes so that they soak in the syrup.
Take them out of syrup and serve hot.

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