Monday, February 3, 2014

Channar Puli

Channar Puli

Ingredients

2 cups-Water (For Syrup)
1-1/2 cups-Sugar (For Syrup)
1/4 tsp-Baking Powder
6-7 tbsp-Maida (Flour)
125 g-Paneer
1 tbsp-Ghee for frying
3/4 cup (100 g)-NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk

How to make

Knead MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk, paneer, maida and baking powder with ghee to a smooth dough.


Make sugar syrup with sugar and water.

Heat ghee in a kadai. Roll out paneer mixture into elongated shapes and deep fry on medium heat till golden brown.
Soak in syrup and serve hot.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Chana Dal Burfi

Chana Dal Burfi


Ingredients

1 tsp-Elaichi (Cardamom) Powder
2 tbsp Chopped-Pista
10 Chopped-Badam (Almonds)
1/2 cup-Desiccated Coconut
500ml-Water
100g-Chana Dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
1/2 cup-Ghee
3 cups (450ml)-Milk
1/2 cup(100g)-NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk
How to make

Soak the chana dal in the water and keep aside for 2-3 hrs. Strain off the water & cook the dal in 2 cups of NESTLÉ Milk till soft, keep aside to cool. Grind the dal to a coarse paste.
Heat Everyday Ghee in a karahi, add the dal paste and fry stirring continuously till the mixture is light brown. Add the MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk and blend into the mixture, then add the remaining milk and cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the karahi.
Add the desiccated coconut, almonds, pista and elaichi powder and mix well. Remove from fire and spread in a greased thali. Cool and slice into desired shape.


Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding



Ingredients

A pinch-Jaiphal (Nutmeg) Powder
50 g-Kishmish (Raisins)
2-Eggs Beaten
25 g-Butter
2 cups-Milk
6-Bread Slices
1/2 tin (200 g)-NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk

How to make

Preset the oven at 160ºC. Trim the edges of bread slices, butter the slices on both sides and cut into two triangular pieces. 
Arrange the slices in layers in an 8” x 6” oven proof dish, sprinkling the kishmish in between the layers.

Mix together MILKMAID, milk, eggs and nutmeg and beat lightly and pour the mixture over the buttered slices.

Bake in a moderately hot oven (160ºC) for 30-40 minutes till the top is golden brown. Serve hot or cold as desired.


Banana Date and Nut Smoothie

Banana Date and Nut Smoothie



Ingredients

1/2 cup-NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups-Milk
30g-Dates
20g-Badam (Almonds)
1-Banana big

How to make

Soak the dates and almonds in 1 cup of milk for 10 minutes.  Blend it well in a mixer along with the banana into a smooth consistency.

Add the MILKMAID, rest of the milk and ice cubes and blend well.

Keep the mixture for chilling. Pour into individual glass, adding more ice cubes as required and garnish with few chopped almonds.

NOTE:
Dates can be replaced by dry figs, prunes or apricots.


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Eggless Banana Cake

Eggless Banana Cake
If you're new to baking, try this recipe. It's brilliantly easy to make and fills out house with a wonderful caramelised aroma. This cake stores well and will last a good 3-4 days in the fridge, unless of course your family polishes it off first.



Ingredients

1 tsp-Vanilla Essence
1/2 tsp-Soda Bicarbonate
1 tsp-Baking Powder
2 cups (200g)-Maida (Flour)
50g-Butter Softened
1/2 cup (75 ml)-Dahi (Curd)
1/2 tin (200 gm)-NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk
2-Banana Mashed

How to make

Preheat the oven to 180º C. Grease a cake pan and dust with flour and keep aside. Beat together butter and MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk till creamy, add the NESTLÉ Dahi and whisk well.

Sieve maida, baking powder and baking soda well. Fold the maida into the MILKMAID- dahi mixture and add the mashed bananas and mix well. Add the vanilla essence and mix.

Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake in a preheated oven for 25 –30 minutes, till toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool for 5 minutes and remove onto a serving dish. Slice and serve.