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Dalgona Coffee

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Do you like coffee? Yes!, then this recipe is for you....! This is one of the best recipes for all coffee lovers. Dalgona Coffee is an Indian coffee drink made by whipping equal portions of coffee, sugar and hot water together until it becomes creamy and thick. Served on top of hot and cold milk, garnished or dusted with cocoa powder or instant coffee. In India, this beverage is called " Phenti Hui Coffee" (Whipped coffee). During COVID-19 pandemic many governments across the world had to issue country wide or partial lock downs. This beverage has gone viral on social media during COVID-19 Pandemic and was helping governments promoting isolation and social distancing. It's origin can be traced to Indian subcontinent. Ingredients: 2- Teaspoon Instant Coffee 2- Teaspoon Sugar 1- Table spoon Hot Water 6-7 Ice cubes Cold Milk Recipe:        In order to make Dalgona coffee, first we need to mix all ingredients and w

Gulab Jamun

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Ingredients: 1 cup powdered milk, 4 tbsp. all-purpose flour, 4 tbsp. yogurt, 2 tbsp (ghee) clarified butter, ½ tsp baking soda 4cups water, 4 cups sugar, few drops of rose essence, 1 tsp cardamom powder, few strands of saffron, oil for deep frying. Recipe: Make the syrup: Take sugar in a deep pan and add water, cardamom powder and saffron to it. Put the pan on stove and heat it up to the boiling point. Once the syrup boils take turn the stove off. Make the Gulab Jamun: Take powder milk, all-purpose flour, baking soda and mix it well. Now add yogurt and Clarified butter and make evenly mixed dough. Yogurt works as binding factor and Clarified butter brings consistency to it. After making dough keep it in a bowl for 5-10 minutes. Now put oil on the stove at low heat. Make small even balls of the dough to fry. Now before frying them make sure the oil is on low heat otherwise it will not fry properly the outside will be fried and the inside will be raw. When put the balls in

Jalebies

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Jalebies were invented in India during the time of Mughals. Mughals used to call Zlebia. They used to make it during the festival Ramadan. Ingredients: 1 ½ cup of all purpose flour, ½ tsp cardamom powder, 1 tsp rapid rise yeast, 1 tbsp of corn starch, 1 ½ tsp oil, 1 tbsp yogurt, 2 cups of warm water, 1 cup of sugar, pinch of saffron, 1tsp lime syrup, oil to fry. Recipe: Take all purpose flour and add dry spices in it. Add cardamom powder rapid rise yeast and corn starch to the all purpose flour and mix it properly. Now add yogurt, 1 cup of warm water, 1 tsp oil. Mix the mixture properly so that all the clusters get dissolved. Put the bowl in warm water, cover it and put it in oven without starting it or put in incubator temperature at 30®C for 30 minutes. Meanwhile heat the 1 cup of water at medium heat and add 1 cup of sugar in it to make sugar syrup. Make sure to make sugar syrup proportion should be 50-50. Also add pinch of saffron and allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Keep

Gajor ka Halwa

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There are thousands of deserts in India. Each part of India represents the different desserts. Different desert has its own taste also. But there are some deserts which just represent Indian for example, Gajar Ka Halwa. No one knows the origin of this desert is but everybody likes it. Anyone can make it by following the recipes as its recipe is too easy to make. Indian food is known for its spices. Without the spices we can’t even imagine the Indian food. In India spices are also used in deserts. In all desert mostly cardamom seeds or the whole cardamom is being used. Here we are going to share the recipe for Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa). Ingredients: 2lbs carrot, 1 litre 4% milk, 1 tsp cardamom seeds, ½ litre water, 3 tbsp raisins, 7-8 pieces almonds shredded, 7-8 pieces of pistachios shredded, 4 tbsp ghee (clarified butter), 1lb sugar. Recipe: Wash and shred the carrots. Soak the raisins for 20 minutes in room temperature water. Now boil water in big mouth pan. Make sure to use the

Chana Masala (Chickpeas masala)

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Ingredients: 2 cup chickpeas, 1 bay-leaf, 1 black cardamom, 1 Sinnamon stick, 2 tbsp oil, 1tsp garam masala, ½ tsp asafoetida, 4 crushed tomatoes, ½ tsp chat masala, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp dry mango powder, 2 tea bags, ¼ sliced onion, 2 to 3 tsp chole masala and 2 to 3 sliced green chilies . Recipes: Sog chickpeas into water for overnight or at least 5 hrs. Take chickpeas in pressure cooker on high heat and also add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black cardamom and tea bags. Boil it for 2 whistles with water in which it was sogged in. (be careful while using the pressure cooker and go through the instructions given in the user manual) Now leave the chickpeas for 30 minutes to get cooked. After 30 minutes open the pressure cooker, remove the tea bags and separate the chickpeas from the water but do not through the water. Heat the oil in fry pan and add asafoetida and tomatoes and cook it for 3-4 minutes until the oil can be seen separated from the tomatoes. When the tomatoes ar

Palak Paneer

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Ingredients: 1lb spinach(chopped), ½ lb paneer, 1 cup water, 3tbsp oil, 2 blended onions, 2tbsp garlic paste, 2 tbsp ginger paste, 2 large smashed tomatoes, 1tbsp garam masala, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, salt to taste and 8tbsp whipping cream, 4 slices of carrot. Recipe: Take chopped spinach and blend it and put that stuff on side. Make half inch size cubes of paneer. Take 2 tbsp oil in a fry pan and heat it at medium temperature. When oil is hot cook the onions in the oil for about 5 minutes and also stir it well in between. Cook the onions until they turn to the golden colour but should not become the crispier. Add garlic, ginger and tomatoes to the onions. Stir it well and allow it to cook for about 10-12 minutes at low heat. Mean while take about 2 tbsp oil in another pan and fry the paneer in the pan. Make sure that the paneer should not get burned. Take out the paneer on paper towel when their colour turns in to li

Chicken Pakora

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Pakora: Pakora is a traditional in Dish which has been served as a sider in a meal. There are so many kinds of pakoras. They can be of vegetables such as cauliflower, potato, onion, tomato, spinach, chilli, paneer and chicken. To make pakoras is the easy thing but for chicken pakora procedure is little different as chicken has get marinated. Pakoras are also known as Bhujia or Bhajji in some west and southern parts of India. Ingredients: 1tbsp salt, 1tsp coriander powder, 2tsp turmeric powder,1tbsp cumin seeds,1tsp chicken tikka masala, 2tsp red chilli powder, 1tbsp garlic ginger paste, 1tbsp lemon juice, 2 cups gram flour, 1 tsp bicarbonate soda, 2lb boneless chicken, oil for deep fry, 2 cups water. Recipe: To marinate chicken: First wash the chicken pieces properly and make 2-3 cuts on every side of the chicken. The cuts are made to marinate the chicken. Now in a big bowl take the lemon juice and add 1 tsp of turmeric powder, garlic ginger paste, chicken tikka masala, 2 tbsp water,