Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin (Petha) -a M/W Recipe

This North-Indian Sweet will be little crunchy inside and well-known as 'Petha'. It can be done in 20 mins time but it must get soaked in sugar syrup for an hour.U can store this sweet for a day alone(in the fridge).Try it at home and Enjoy North-Indian Petha.Kids of all ages will fall in luv with this sweet.Bon Appetit!

Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin - White-Pumpkin Pieces Caramelized in Sugar syrup

Ingredients

20 White-pumpkin pieces -1 inch squares- peel off the skin , remove the seeds and clean well

300 - 350gm Sugar

500 ml water

1 tsp vanilla essence(colourless)

a pinch of salt

Directions

1.Take a microwavesafe-bowl,heat water -- microwave(high) for 3-4 mins (till water boils).

2.Take that bowl out, add sugar  and a pinch of salt to it and mix well till sugar gets dissolved completely.

3.Place the bowl inside the oven and microwave it on high for 20 mins - if needed stir it once at the 15th min.

4.Take the bowl out after 5 mins.

5.Now,add the vanilla essence and white-pumpkin pieces and mix well.

6.Microwave this high for 2 more mins.

7.Take the bowl out after 5 mins(the white-pumpkin pieces should be very crunchy inside and shd get well-absorbed  in the sugar syrup) and cover it with a lid and let it cool for an hour.

8.Serve this Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin Pieces with or without sugar syrup in a bowl.

Badhusha(Balshahi)

It is a well known Indian sweet (Balshahi  in North India)and can easily be  tried at  home.U can try this recipe with dates,sugar,grated coconut and crushed nuts,raisins stuffing or any other stuffing inside.This needs less than 25 mins cooking time.U will get around 12 nos depending on the size of the balls.Try this recipe at home.Enjoy ur teatime at home.Bon Appetit!.

Badhusha - Sweet made with refined and sugar syrup

Ingredients

1oo gm maida or refined flour
150 gm sugar
1 tbsp powdered sugar
250 ml water
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp thick fresh curd
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 drops vanilla essence
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp ghee
1/4 tsp salt
300ml refined oil - for frying
few crushed cashews and almond flakes

Directions:

1.In a sauce pan,prepare sugar syrup to one-thread consistency with 1 cup water.Add 1 tbsp ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.keep this aside.
2.Take a bowl,add butter,baking powder,baking soda and salt.mix well for 2 mins.
3.Add maida,powdered sugar,vanilla essence,little water and curd and mix well for 5 mins.
4,Shape the kneaded dough into round shaped balls(3/4th the size of lemon) and press the centre little inside.
5.Heat oil in a kadai and deep-fry the balls till golden brown in colour in medium-heat.
6.Place it in the sugar syrup so that it is fully immersed or coated with sugar syrup.Take the badhusha out after a min.
7.Decorate with crushed cashews and almond flakes.Serve this warm at tea-time.

Semolina Kesari - a Microwave Recipe

This can also be called as coloured Semolina Sweet Upuma - a South Indian speciality - very easy to do Sweet or Dessert using ghee-roasted Semolina.Microwave Cooking timings may vary by 2 - 3 mins in some models. Check ur M/W Oven model's manual before proceeding to kitchenEnjoy Easy cooking at home.Bon Appetit!.

Semolina Kesari - a Microwave Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup semolina(rava or suji)
1 1/2 cup sugar - if need add 50 gms more
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
few ghee roasted cashewnuts and raisins
1 tsp refined oil with 1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp ghee + 1 tbsp ghee - for roasting semolina and sprinkling on top
1/6 tsp salt
3 cups water
1/4 tsp yellow or red kesari powder
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Directions

1.Take a microwave-safe bowl,add semolina and 2 tsp ghee.Mix well.Microwave this on high for a min.
2.When done,take the bowl out.Keep the ghee-roasted semolina aside.
3.Take another microwave bowl.Add refined oil with ghee,3 cups water( measure),sugar,kesari powder, vanilla essence and salt.Mix this well till sugar gets dissolved.Microwave this on high for 10-12 mins.
4.Take the bowl out and add ghee-roasted semolina and microwave this on high for 6 mins.
5.Take the bowl out and add the ghee-roasted cashewnuts and raisins.mix this well.
6.Microwave this on medium - high for 6 mins more.(Check for doneness.If needed add 1/4 cup water more,mix this well and microwave this on medium for another 4 mins).
7.Take the bowl out.Sprinkle ghee on top.
8.Cut this into pieces and Serve it hot as an evening snack.