YUMMY CARAMEL HALWA...easy sweet dish for this diwali

hi everyone...
                       
Halwa... an indian sweet dish which is easy to cook and can be made in just short time.We have all made this at some point or other at our homes.In India there are varied range of hawas from carrot halwa to lauki halwa,kaju halwa and dry fruit halwa. and etc...

When i was kid my mom used to make one Caramel Halwa for us.It used to be tasty and yummy and also tasted like Moong Dal halwa.Made from Semolina and Ghee,it is made by caramelising sugar.One thing i should tell you is that this is a tricky dish to be made because semolina tends to crystalise and if you don't keep stirring and patience on during its making the end product will not be as desired.

So guys don't give up if you can't make it at first attempt coz this dish is worth giving a try.I recently made it on my Mom- in- Law's visit and she was more than happy to eat it.....the first question she asked me was "is it moong dal halwa?".....So here's the recipe for halwa which you and your family will find yummy..
                        
Ingredients

1 cup semolina (rava)
1 cup sugar
1 cup desi ghee
2 cups milk
1/2 cup mixed nuts
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

Method

1.Soak 1 cup semolina in 2 cups of milk (romm temperature) & keep it aside.
2.Put 1 cup desi ghee in a thick bottomed kadhai & add 1 cup sugar to it.

                                       
3.Keep stirring.
4.Firstly sugar will turn to crystals & then melt.

                                      
5.Let the colour of sugar turn to golden brown.

                                         
6.Add the soaked semolina (in one go) to the sugar and ghee; keep stirring till it is of uniform consistency (approx 5 minutes).

                                       
7.Add chopped dry fruits, elachi powder.

                                        
8.Serve hot!
     ps: this is dish where you have to forget about your calorie conciousness.more the ghee more the halwa is gooey and soft.enjoy it and run an exta mile in your next jogging session....coz seriously it's worth it.
i am sorry that i could not click the end product pic coz i made it just 15 mins before serving lunch and once served no one waited to hold on for the snap......

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PANEER RECIPE:capsicum touch

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CAPSICUM with a dash of PANEER: PANEER – SHIMLAMIRCH subzi :


Hi and a very good day ahead guys. It’s been a bit of gap that I have posted any recipes. The reason is that my mom-in –law has come to stay with us for couple of weeks. It’s a belief that rarely does daughter in laws get along with mom in laws. But ours is an exception. Both of us share a good understandings and common likings. That makes everything easier.


Since she is here I like to make dishes of her choice and taste. She likes to eat capsicum vegetable so i decided to make it for her. usually I make capsicum with gram flour(besan) or potataoes.but since mom in law is having her doses of ayurvedic medicines she cannot have either potatoes or besan.Hence I tried to make paneer and capsicum combination.


When the subzi was ready, she loved it and hubby dear also enjoyed it. Well it was like well done bahu!!...


So here is the easy and tasty paneer capsicum recipe.


Paneer shimla mirch(capsicum) subzi:


Ingredients:


1) Green capsicums medium size 2 no.


2) paneer (cottage cheese) 250 gms


3) onion big size 2 no. grinded to paste and one small onion chopped


4) ginger garlic paste 2tspn


5) tomato big 1 no. finely chopped


6) red chilly powder 2tspn


7) turmeric powder 1tspn


8) garam masala 1tspn


9) tandoori masala 1tspn


10) tomato ketchup 2 tspn


11) salt according to taste


12) Oil 2 tblspn.


13) Coriander for garnishing


14) Sugar 2tspn


Method:


1) Take pan and heat oil in it. Put the tomatoes in it and fry till it leaves all the juices.


2) Now add the chopped onion till translucent.


3) Add the onion paste and ginger garlic paste. Keep stirring at low flame.


4) Add the chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, tandoori powder to it and keep cooking till leaves oil.


5) Now add sugar and add few drops of water. Keep stirring.


6) Next add the tomato ketchup and salt and keep frying for few more mins.


7) Now add the chopped capsicum and cover the pan and let the capsicum cook till tnder.


8) Cut the paneer into ½”inch cubes and add to the cooked capsicum and cover it for few mins.


9) Add water according to the consistency of gravy that you would like and bring it to boil.


10) Remove from heat and garnish with coriander. Serve hot with rotis or paranthas.


Ps: you can also deep fry the paneer cubes before putting into the gravy but if you want to avoid those extra calories you can put them without frying as I did.

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