Seasoning With Kalpana's Kitchen

On the auspicious occasion of Navratri, I am presenting a sweet dish which can also be taken along with falaahaar and other vrat food. It is easy to cook and takes less time. So let's start the preparation.   Ingredients   1. Makhaana (Fox Nuts) - 2 Cup 2. Full cream Milk- 1 litre 3. Sugar as per taste 4. Green Cardamom powder- 1 tsp 5. Few Threads of saffron soaked very little amount of milk. 6. Mixed Dry fruits( Cashew,almond, pistachio,chironji, kismis etc.) 7. Desi Ghee 2 tbsp Method Step 1: Turn on the stove , put a frying pan on it . Add 1 tbsp ghee and all Makhana. Keep stir the Makhana on low flame till it turns crunchy. It will take only 3-4 minutes.Turn off the flame. After that take this out in a separate plate. Step 2: Keep 10-15 nos. Of Makhanas (Foxnuts) aside and Grind rest of the Makhanas in grinder coarsely. Step 3:  Now turn on the stove keep the flame low and in the same pan fry Cashew and almond with 1 tbsp ghee for 2 minute...

Shri Ganeshaay Namah On the auspicious occasion of Ganpati I am going to prepare Modak with a different style and twist of Shondesh within. So let's start prepare the Modaks ,the favourite of Lord Ganesha. Ganpati Bappa Morya Ingredients 1. Milk - 1 Litre 2. Lemon juice of 2 Lemons 3. Powdered sugar-4tbsp 4. 12-15 Threads of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp milk. 5. Cashew nuts-4nos chopped 6. Almond-4nos. Chopped 7. Raisins(Kishmish)- 12nos. Chopped 8. Pistachio-6nos Chopped 9. Cardamom powder-1tsp 10. Chilled water (with ice cubes) 11. Khoa (Khoya)-1tbsp In addition to these you need a Modak Mould to give it a perfect shape and design. Method of Preparation Step 1: Take a deep vessel and transfer 1 litre milk to it.Then turn on the stove and put that deep vessel on it to boil the milk. Step 2: As soon as milk starts boiling turn off the gas and add 1/2 glass of chilled water to it. Step 3: Now start adding lemon juice by a small spoon till the milk gets curdled....

Ingredients 1. Peanut Butter - 6 tbsp 2. Butter - 3 tbsp 3. Marie Biscuits - 10 to 12 nos. Ground 4. Sugar Powder - 3/4 cup 5. Whole Sugar -  1/4 cup 6. Dark compound chocolate- 1.5 cup 7. Fresh cream-1.5 tbsp Method of Preparation Step 1: Turn on the stove and keep the flame low. Step 2: Put a deep vessel(Kadhai) on the stove. Step 3: Add peanut butter & butter and cook it for 2 minutes while keep stirring it . Step 4: Now add sugar Powder & whole Sugar and cook it for 5 minutes. Step 5: Then turn off the flame and add ground Marie Biscuits.Mix it well. Step 6: Now take a cake tin, place butter and grease the butter paper with butter. Step 7: Now transfer the mixture of deep vessel to the cake tin and keep it to the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Step 8: Now cut the dark compound into small pieces and turn on the stove to melt it in double boiler. After melting turn off the stove. Step 9:  Add fresh cream to th...

Ingredients for Dough 1. All purpose flour -2Cup 2. Oil -1/4 Cup 3. Baking powder- 1tsp 4. Salt to taste 5. Water as per requirement Ingredients for Stuffing 1. Chopped Carrot-1 cup 2. Chopped Capsicum-1cup 3. Chopped onion-1 cup 4. Chopped tomato-1/2 cup 5. Boiled corn - Handful 6. Chopped garlic cloves- 5 to 6 nos. 7. Oil-2 tbsp 8. Cheese cube- 2 nos. 9. Oregano-1 tsp 10. Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp 11. Salt to taste 12. Red chilli sauce- 2 tbsp 13. Tomato ketchup-2 tbsp Preparation of Dough Mix all ingredients of dough with the help of finger and make dough by adding water the way you make for chapatis. When dough is ready keep it aside. Preparation of Stuffing Step 1: Turn on the gas and put a pan on it. Then add oil and let it heat up. Step 2: When oil gets heated ,keep the flame high and add chopped garlic and fry for few seconds. Do not let it turns brown. Step 3: Then add chopped onion and cook till it turns translucent.Keep stirrin...