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Zarda (Recipe 2 with Meva, Rasbharis and Kalakand)

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This is a special recipe for Zarda. We have added different dry fruits, rasbharis and kalakand to make it delicious, more flavorful, rich and royal ……

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Ingredients:

FOR ZARDA

  • ½ cup ghee
  • 4 cloves
  • Few strands of saffron/ few drops of yellow food colour
  • 4 glass water
  • 1 cup sugar/ sugar to taste
  • 2 big cardamoms
  • 2 small cardamoms
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 glass basmati rice (rinsed and soaked at least for 20 minutes)

FOR MEWA AND TOPPING:

  • 1 cup peeled almonds (the best way to peel almonds without hassle is, take a microwave safe bowl and put some almonds in it, add sufficient water and microwave for about 5 minutes. Strain and discard the water. Soak them for 5 more minutes in cold water. Now you can easily peel almonds by pressing them between your index finger and thumb)
  • ½ cup pistachios
  • ½ cup sliced coconut
  • 1 cup small rasbharis (chhoti cham cham)(available of South Asian Mithai shops)
  • ¼ cup kalakand (cut into small cubes)
  • ½ cup petha (sliced)
  • ½ cup ghee
  • ½ cup sultanas
  • 2 cardamoms
  • ¼ cup orange peel (sliced thin)

Procedure:

-First we will prepare zarda rice.

-Heat oil and add garam masala. When it begins to splatter add rice and stir for about 5 seconds. Add water and sugar. Let it boil and set.

-When rice is cooked and tender, remove from flame.

-For mewa, heat ghee and fry peeled almonds, pistachios, cardamom and sultanas for 1 minute. Now add coconut and orange peel, stir and remove it from the flame.

-Add it on the top of the zarda rice and mix.

-Take it out in a plate and garnish with rasbharis, petha and kalakand. Serve hot.

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Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Kheer

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Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Kheer is a refined recipe. I have created this recipe after listening to many people. Try this at home and treat yourself with the most indulging and rich taste of kheer ……

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup basmati rice (rinsed and soaked in water)
  • Water for boiling rice
  • 1 ½ litre. Milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 – 8 tbspns raw sugar/ sugar
  • 8 small green cardamoms (crushed)
  • ½ cup almonds (slivered)
  • ½ cup pistachios (slivered)
  • 2 – 4 chaandi ke warq

Procedure:

-Boil water and add rice. Strain and discard the water and keep the boiled rice aside.

-Boil milk and add crushed cardamom, rice, sugar and half of the almonds and pistachios.

-Cook covered on low heat for about 2 – 3 hours. Use non-stick pan.

-When the rice is mixed with milk and it gives a pinkish orangish colour, it means your kheer is ready.

-Dish is out and refrigerate for about 6 hours. Garnish with some chaandi ka warq, almonds and pistachios. Serve.

Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Sevayyan (with khoya)

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This is Ayesha’s Kitchen special recipe for vermicelli…… It is a Pakistani dessert which is often served on Eid – ul – Fitr and other occasions……

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Ingredients:

  • 160 gms vermicelli (Bareek Sevayyan)
  • 4 tbspns sugar
  • 4 tbspns raw sugar (Shakkar/ gur)
  • 2 ltrs. Milk
  • 1 cup raw khoya (unsweetened Barfi/ Kalakand) (Easily available at South Asian Mithai shops)
  • 1 tbspn cardamom seeds (crushed)
  • ¼ cup almonds (slivered) (for garnishing)
  • 2 tbspns crushed pistachios (for garnishing)
  • Chaandi ka warq (Edible silver foil)

Procedure:

-Boil 1 litre milk and add cardamom seeds. Add vermicelli and mix well. Now add khoya and sugar. Mix well. Now when you notice that the mixture is getting thick, add rest of the milk and let it cook on medium heat until you get the desired consistency.

-Take it out in a bowl. Garnish with some pistachios, almonds and chandi ka warq. Serve hot ot refrigerate for at least 6 hrs for serving it as dessert.

Banana Cookie Delight

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Bananas are always great, specially when served with cream or anything which is chocolatey …..

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Ingredients:

  • 14 chocolate chip cookies
  • 4 – 6 tbspns grated dry coconut
  • ½ can nestle condensed milk
  • 4 bananas sliced
  • a pinch of cinnamon (optional)
  • 250 – 500 ml Thick cream (depends how rich you want)
  • Some grated milk chocolate for garnishing

Procedure:

-For cookie layer, put cookies, coconut (and cinnamon) and ¼ can of condensed milk in a food processor and coarsely blend it. With a spatula take the mixture out and lay a layer of it on the bottom of the Pyrex dish or any other clear dish.

-Now lay a layer of sliced bananas. Drizzle 4 tbspns of the condensed milk on it and lay the layer of cream.

  

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-Leave it smooth on the top and sides with a spatula, garnish with some grated chocolate and bananas and refrigerate for 6 hours or more.

-Serve chilled.

Fruit Chaat

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Fruit chaat is the most common way to consume fruits in the month of Ramadan in Pakistan. Nearly, everyone in Pakistan, make this fruit salad to give their bodies energy, vitamins and nutrients, moreover its very refreshing and if you are on diet or you want to lose weight, then this is the best thing you can have because it is filling and full fills all the healthy requirements of your body ….

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Ingredients:

  • 1 banana (sliced)
  • 1 apple with skin (sliced)
  • 1 pear with skin (sliced)
  • 5-6 grapes cut in half
  • 4 dates (firm, sliced)
  • 1 mandarin/ orange (squeezed)
  • Some salt and black pepper
  • A pinch of roasted powdered cumin
  • 1 strawberry sliced
  • ½ kiwi fruit sliced
  • ½ cup sliced pineapple
  • ½ cup diced guava (Optional)
  • 2 tbspns boiled chickpeas

Procedure:

-Combine all the ingredients in a deep mixing bowl and mix.

-Take it out in a serving bowl.

-Decorate it with some fruit slices and serve chilled in Iftar or as a desert.

Tips:

-You can use several other fruits like melon, pomegranate, Feijoas etc.

Stuffed Mushrooms (Mushroom Pakora)

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Stuffed Mushrooms (Mushroom Pakora) is my own recipe, Mushroom is one of the best sources of protein and this is the best recipe to consume mushrooms in the Month of Ramadan ….

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Ingredients:

  • 1 kg Whole button mushrooms
  • Oil for frying
  • 1 cup besan
  • Salt and red chilli powder
  • ½ tspn turmeric
  • 3 tbspns Chopped green chilllies
  • 1 tbspns chopped coriander
  • ½ tspn coriander
  • ½ tspn cumin seeds
  • ½ tspn baking powder
  • Some water ( ¼ to ½ cup Luke warm water)

FOR FILLING

  • 1 bunch mint
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander
  • 1 green chilli/ 4 green chillies
  • Some salt

Procedure:

FOR FILLING

-Combine all the ingredients given for filling in mortar and pestle and make a chutney sort of mixture.

FOR PAKORAS

-Combine flour and spices in a mixing bowl and make a nice, smooth batter by adding water gradually.

-Now add chilllies and coriander. Mix well.

-Heat oil to 190 degrees Celsius.

-Take out the stem of button mushroom and fill that hole with some mint coriander filling, dip it carefully in the batter and fry until its golden brown.

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-Repeat the same with others and serve hot.