Bourbon Biscuits

 

Children's favorite home-made bourbon biscuits !!

Ingredients :

For biscuits :

All purpose flour  ( maida ): 1 cup

Butter : 3 tbsp
Desi ghee : 2 tbsp

Cocoa powder : 2 tbsp
Powdered Sugar : 1/4 cup
Milk : 3 tsp ( use milk at room temperature )

Baking powder : 1/2 tsp

Vanilla essence : 1/2 tsp
Salt : A small pinch ( If you are using salted butter do not add salt )

Granulated sugar to sprinkle.

For cream :

Ingredients :

Butter : 2 tbsp

Cocoa powder : 3 tbsp

powdered sugar or castor sugar : 3 tbsp

Milk : 1 tsp

Mix all the ingredients together except milk. Add milk as required.

Do not make cream loose - it will come out from biscuits.

Recipe for biscuits :

1. Add butter & ghee in a bowl. Add sugar & beat till the mixture becomes light.

2. Sieve all purpose flour, cocoa powder & baking powder in the same bowl.
3. Add vanilla essence. Add 2 tsp milk.

4. Mix everything together to make a smooth dough. If required add a little milk.

5. Keep the dough in the fridge for an hour.

6. Take out the dough out from fridge. Roll it with a pin using butter paper. 

7. Cut the biscuits in long rectangular shape. Make holes above them with toothpick.

8. Sprinkle some granulated sugar on the biscuits.

9. Bake in preheated oven  at 170 C for 12 minutes.

10. Cool the biscuits completely.

11. Apply cream in between 2 biscuits & press gently. 

      

Your bourbon biscuits are ready!

Above measurement yields about 12 biscuits.
    

Enjoy with hot ginger tea or coffee. 

 

Suji and coconut burfi without ghee in microwave oven

Ingredients :

Fine Suji ( rawa) : 1 Cup

Grated fresh coconut : 1 1/2 Cup 

Milk powder   : 1 Cup
Fresh Cream : 1 cup ( I used fresh cream from home which comes above milk after boiling& it was cow milk.)
Powdered sugar : 1/3 cup
Elaychi powder  : 1/2 tsp
Saffron :  5-6 threads
Chopped roasted almonds : 2 tsp
Chopped pistachios : 2 tsp
Desi Ghee : for greasing tray

Recipe :

1. Dry roast suji, in a microwavable bowl. It takes 3-4 minutes. After every minute take bowl outside stir & again microwave. Repeat the same procedure. Do not over roast. It should not look brown. Keep aside.
You can dry roast in kadhai or heavy bottom pan also. But microwave is easier.
2. In another microwavable bowl take fresh cream & milk powder.

3. Mix properly.There should not be lumps. I mixed with hand whisker.

4. Microwave for 2 minutes.Again give a good stir. Microwave for 1 minute. 

5.Add sugar, fresh  coconut, elaichi powder & saffron threads.
6. Mix it properly & again microwave for 1 minute.

7. Now in this mixture add roasted suji & mix.

8. Again microwave till mixture becomes thick. After every 1 or 2 minutes take bowl outside & stir. It will take about 4-5 minutes. Thus all the process takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
9. Transfer the mixture to a greased tray when it becomes thick . Spread evenly & garnish with chopped almonds & pistachios. Let it cool.
10. Keep in the refrigerator for an hour & cut into pieces as you like. Because of cream & milk powder burfi tastes like mawa burfi.
 Enjoy this divine tasting healthy burfi!

You can prepare this burfi without microwave oven also. Dry roast suji in 3 tsbp desi ghee in heavy bottom pan  & follow the remaining procedure. You have to prepare on gas stove. It will take little more time.

Moong dal flour & besan barfi in microwave oven ( without ghee)

Ingredients :

Moong dal flour : 3/4  Cup

Besan : 3/4 Cup 

Milk powder   : 3/4 Cup
Fresh Cream : 1 cup ( I used fresh cream from home which comes above milk after boiling& it was cow milk.)
Fine suji : 1 tsp
Powdered sugar : 1/2 cup
Elaychi powder  : 1/2 tsp
Saffron :  5-6 threads
Chopped roasted almonds : 2 tsp
Desi Ghee : for greasing tray

Recipe :

1. Dry roast moong dal flour, besan & suji in a microwavable bowl. It takes 5-6 minutes. After every minute take bowl outside stir & again microwave. Repeat the same procedure till the flours become brownish. Keep aside. You can dry roast in kadhai or heavy bottom pan also.
2. In another microwavable bowl take fresh cream & milk powder.

3. Mix properly.There should not be lumps. I mixed with hand whisker.

4. Microwave for 2 minutes.Again give a good stir. Microwave for 1 minute. 

5.Add sugar, elaichi powder & saffron threads.
6. Mix it properly & again microwave for 1 minute.

7.Now in this mixture add roasted flours & mix.

8. Again microwave till mixture becomes thick. After every 1 or 2 minutes take bowl outside & stir. It will take about 4-5 minutes. Thus all the process takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
9. Transfer the mixture to a greased tray when it becomes thick . Spread evenly & garnish with chopped almonds. Let it cool.
10. Keep in the refrigerator for an hour & cut into pieces as you like & enjoy!
      This burfi can be prepared using  besan only.

 You can serve this different barfi as desert also !!

If you want to prepare without microwave add 4 tbsp desi ghee in a heavy bottom pan roast the flours & rawa nicely. In this case add  1/4 cup of cream & 2 tsp milk powder only.  After roasting & adding cream & milk powder  add powdered sugar.Follow the remaining recipe. With milk powder & cream it tastes like khoya. 

Sweet corn, Chana dal & Moong dal snack

One very tasty & healthy snack !!!! 
Even can be used as side dish in Lunch or Dinner!!

Ingredients :
Fresh or frozen sweet corn : 3/4 cup
Chana dal : 3/4 cup
Moong dal : cup 1/4
Curry Leaves :  7-8
Green chilli paste : 1 tsp
Garlic paste : 1 tsp ( optional )
Oil : 4 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Sesame seeds : 1 tsp
Hing : 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice : 3 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste
Sugar : 1 tsp
Roasted peanut powder ( coarsely grounded) : 3 tsp

For garnishing :
Fine sev ( nylon sev )
Chopped Coriander
Pomegranate seeds

Recipe :
1. Soak chana dal & moong dal for 4-5 hours.
2. Drain all the water on sieve.
3. Pressure cook the drained dals & sweet corn for 3 whistles without keeping water in container. Keep dals & sweet corn in separate containers.
4. Let it cool completely. Then grind dals & half of the sweet corn coarsely. Keep half of the corns     whole.
5. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai.
6. When oil becomes hot add cumin seeds, sesame seeds, hing, turmeric powder. garlic & chilli paste.
7. Then add coarsly grounded dals  & corn. Add salt, sugar & lemon juice. Mix properly. Cover the pan & let cook for 5 minutes on the steam. Open the cover & stir again. Add whole cooked corns. Again cover for 2 minutes. Add peanut powder, stir & off the flame.

Garnish with sev, pomegranate seeds & coriander & enjoy this tasty & healthy dish!!
     

Suji halwa ( sheera ) with jaggery

Ingredients :

Suji : 1  Cup

Jaggery : 3 /4 Cup 

Milk   : 1 Cup
Water : 1 cup
Sliced Banana : 1/2 cup
Elaichi (Green Cardamom) powder : 1/2 tsp
Black raisins : 4 tsp
Desi Ghee : 4 tsp
Raisins : 2 tsp
Coarse almond powder : 2 tsp

Small pinch of Salt.

Recipe :

1. In a heavy bottom pan or kadhai add 3 tsp of desi ghee.
2. When ghee dissolves add suji in it & roast properly till it turns brownish red. You will come to know with its heavenly aroma. Add sliced banana & mix it in suji. save some slices for decoration.

3. On another gas stove boil water with jaggery & elaichi powder.

4. Add hot milk in that mixture & turn off the gas.

5.Pour this mixture into roasted suji.
6. Mix it properly & cover the pan. Keep it on low flame till all milk &  water mixture evaporates. 

7. At this stage add remaining 1 tsp ghee mix again properly & turn off the flame.

8. Let it covered for 5 minutes.
9. Garnish it with raisins, almond powder & banana slices & enjoy!!