Indian Desserts?

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They taste better than the descriptions, it's hard to describe them adequately in English. Indian desserts are very sweet.

Gulab Jamun: sweet fried dough balls in rose syrup

Kulfi: Indian ice cream (there are lots of flavors)

Ras Gulla: a spongy dessert in rose syrup

Ras Malai: sweetened cheese in a creamy sauce

Barfi: Indian "fudge", lots of varieties

1. Pista Kulfi Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups milk

8 tsp. sugar or to taste

1/2 tsp. ground green cardamom seeds (chotti elaichi)

1tbsp. skinned pista (pistachios), thinly sliced

1tbsp. skinned badam (almonds), finely ground (optional)

Preparation of kulfi recipe :

Put the milk into a wide, heavy pan and bring to boil over high heat, stiring constantly.

Now lower the heat and cook the milk, stirring constantly, until it has thickened and reduced to about 13/4th cups. (This will take about 40-45 minutes). Stir the sides of the pan constantly to avoid scalding.

Now add the sugar, nuts and cardamom seeds, stir well, allow to cool.

Pour the mixture into Kulfi molds or small ramekins, distributing evenly. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and freeze until set, about 6 hours.

To serve, remove the ice-cream from the molds by running a sharp knife around the edges of the pista kulfi. Slip each kulfi on to a dessert plate, cut across into 3-4 slices, and serve.

2. BOONDI LADOO RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Besan

1 pinch Kesari

1 pinch Cardamom powder

1 tbsp Rice flour

1 pinch Baking Powder

1 tbsp Melon seeds

1 tbsp Broken Cashew nut

2 cups Oil Sugar

1 cup Water

How to make boondi laddu:

Mix the flour, rice flour, baking powder and colour.

Make a smooth thick batter. Heat the oil. Take the batter and pour it over a sieve with round holes.

Tap it gently with a spoon so that small balls of dough fall into the oil. Make the balls and keep aside. Heat the sugar and water till reaches 1/2 thread consistency.

Mix in the kesari melon seed and cardamom powder and fried boondies. When the mixture is still warm make into balls. Bondi Ladoo are ready to be served

If the mixture cools balls cannot be made as the sugar crystallizes.

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