Halwas and Barfi by rida

                                            Sooji aur Nariyal ka Halwa

Ingredients

Semolina 1 cup

Desiccated coconut 2 cups

Dry milk powder 2 cups

...Sugar 1 cup

Cardamom powder ½ tsp

Ghee 1 cup

Kevra water 1 tsp

Almond & Pistachio chopped 1 cup

Water ½ cup

Method

In a pan heat 1 cup ghee and fry 1 cup semolina till it turns golden brown in color, add 1 cup sugar and 2 cups desiccated coconut, fry again till sugar dissolves. Separately dissolve 2 cups dry milk powder in ½ cup of water and add in the semolina mixture. Mix well and cook for 10 minutes on low flame. Sprinkle ½ tsp cardamom powder, turn the flame off and lastly add 1 cup chopped almond and pistachio, 1 tsp kevra. Serve hot.
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 Kanee ka Halwa

Ingredients

Flour 250 gm

Semolina 125 gm

Ghee 2 tbsp

...Milk (to knead) 1 cup

Almond & pistachio 50 gm

Green cardamom (crushed) 4

Sugar 250 gm

Ghee (for fry) as required

Method

Mix together 250 gm flour, 125 gm semolina, 2 tbsp ghee and knead to a firm dough with 1 cup milk. In a saucepan make the sugar syrup with 250 gm sugar, 1 cup water and 4 crushed green cardamoms and 2tbsp ghee .Heat on a medium flame till the syrup thickens. Take a sufficient amount of dough, press it hard in the strainer, which should be placed on wok containing hot ghee. Hence small balls of dough will formed. After frying drain out oil. Dip in sugar syrup overnight. Garnish with chopped almond and pistachio.

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Daal Chawal ka Khushk Halwa

Ingredients

Yellow lentils (ground) 1 cup

Rice flour 1 cup

Sugar 2 cup

...Water 1 cup

Cardamom powder ½ tsp

Butter 50 gm

Ghee 1 cup

Almond (grinded) 50 gm

Method

Heat 1 cup ghee in a pan; add 1 cup ground lentils and 1 cup rice flour. Fry well. In other pan, put 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, 50 gm butter and ½ tsp cardamom powder. Heat on medium flame to make sugar syrup. Add lentils mixture and mix well. Pour this mixture in a greased tray; spread chopped almonds and pistachio on top. Leave it to cool and cut into pieces.

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RIDA AFTAB Anday ki Barfi

Ingredients

Eggs 10

Sugar 3 cups

Khoya 250 gm..

...Walnut 1 cup

Milk 1 cup

Ghee ½ cup

Saffron ¼ tsp

Method

Beat separately egg whites and egg yolks of 10 eggs. Now in a pan, cook together eggs, 3 cup sugar, 250 gm khoya, 1 cup milk, ½ cup ghee and ¼ tsp saffron. Stir continuously till the mixture thickens. Pour this mixture in a greased oven proof dish. Spread 1 cup walnut on top and bake on 150 degrees for 20 minutes.

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 DAAL CHAWAL KA KHUSHK HALWA

Daal Chawal ka Khushk Halwa Ingredients Yellow lentils (ground) 1 cup Rice flour 1 cup Sugar 2 cup Water 1 cup Cardamom powder ½ tsp Butter 50 gm Ghee 1 cup Almond (grinded) 50 gm Method Heat 1 cup ghee in a pan; add 1 cup ground lentils and 1 cup rice flour. Fry well.... In other pan, put 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, 50 gm butter and ½ tsp cardamom powder. Heat on medium flame to make sugar syrup. Add lentils mixture and mix well. Pour this mixture in a greased tray; spread chopped almonds and pistachio on top. Leave it to cool and cut into pieces.
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