How to Soak Sabudana?

To Use Greek Yogurt or Regular Yogurt ? 

You Will Need:

• 2 lbs or 900 Grams Whole Milk Greek Yogurt
• 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoon Sugar - Powdered
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
• A Generous Pinch of Nutmeg Powder
• A Few Strands of Saffron Soaked in 2 tablespoons of Warm Milk 

How To Make Hung Curd | Chakka 

How To Make Shrikhand From Hung Curd

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How To Make Shrikhand from Greek Yogurt

Yield: 4-5

Author: Deepthi Shankar

Ingredients

• 2 lbs or 900 Grams Whole Milk Greek Yogurt
• 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoon Sugar - Powdered
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
• A Generous Pinch of Nutmeg Powder
• A Few Strands of Saffron Soaked in 2 tablespoons of Warm Milk

Instructions

1. How To Make Hung Curd | Chakka
2. Line a Cheese Cloth or a Thin Cotton Kitchen Towel.
3. Add Yogurt & Secue the edges to form a Potli/bag. Squeeze out as much water as possible
4. Place this bag inside a colander, keep a small bowl beneath the colander to help collect water
5. Keep a heavy weight such as an iron pot on top of the potli & keep this inside the refrigerator for 5-6 hours
6. After 3 hours, when the hung curd is slightly firm, change the kitchen towel & transfer the hung curd into a new kitchen towel
7. Repeat this process after 2 hours. This helps in getting a firm hung curd.
8. This Hung Curd is called Chakka in Marathi
9. How To Make Shrikhand From Hung Curd
10. Transfer the Hung Curd|Chakka into a bowl, Whisk using your hands or a Spoon for a couple of minutes until you get a creamy texture
11. Add Powdered Sugar, Cardamom Powder, Grated Nutmeg & Saffron Milk & Whisk Well
12. Transfer into an airtight container. Add Some Saffron on Top & refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving

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Jackfruit Payasa |  ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾಯಸ, A Traditional Dish From Karnataka, Specifically from Coastal Karnataka & Malnad Region

Jackfruit is a family favourite. We never get bored of eating them. Since last year we are so lucky to be getting Whole Jackfruits at out local Costco during Spring & Summer. And, we make the most of it. 

Ududpi & Malnad region are known for some amazing jackfruit dishes like Mulka (Jackfruit Fritters) , jackfruit kadubu/Idli, Jackfruit Dosa. 

I normally dislike the delicacies made out of jackfruit except for this Payasa. This recipe is loosely based on the one made by our trusted Adige Bhattaru back in Bangalore.  

How To Make Jackfruit Payasa

Serves 4 

You Will Need:

• 20 pieces of Jackfruit 
• 2 teaspoon Chiroti Rava 
• 1/2 cup Jaggery 
• 1 Heaped Cup Grated Coconut 
• 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom 
• A few Almonds  Chopped 
• A few Cashwenuts 
• 2 teaspoon Ghee 

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Jackfruit Payasa | Jackfruit Kheer

Yield: 4

Author: Deepthi Shankar

Ingredients

• 20 pieces of Jackfruit
• 2 teaspoon Chiroti Rava
• 1/2 cup Jaggery
• 1 Heaped Cup Grated Coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom
• A few Almonds Chopped
• A few Cashwenuts
• 2 teaspoon Ghee

Instructions

1. Deseed the Jackfruit pieces. In a mixie jar, grind 15 pieces of Jackfruit into a smooth paste adding very little water
2. Finely Chop the rest of the Jackfruit Pieces
3. Dry Roast 2 teaspoon Fine Tawa/Chiroti Rava
4. Add 1.3 cup of Water Into a pan & Melt the Jaggery.
5. While the Jaggery is melting, Extract Coconut Milk from Grated Coconut. You should be able to get approximately 3.5 cups of Coconut Milk
6. I mix Thick & Thin Milk together
7. Once the Jaggery is Melted, Add Jackfruit Puree & chopped Jackfruit Pieces & Rava Cook for 2-3 minutes
8. Now add Coconut Milk & Cardamom powder. Gently heat till the Payasa is hot. Do not Boil too much
9. Turn off the heat& set aside
10. Heat Ghee in a pan & roast Almonds & cashews until golden & mix into Payasa
11. Serve Warm or Chilled

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We all need a little bit Sweet, sometimes. Which is why you Need this Brownie Recipe in your life. Single Serve Desserts are a great way to satisfy your dessert cravings. 

One of my favorite quick mug cake recipes has always been The Eggless Chocolate Banana Mug Cake but I was looking for a single serve Brownie Recipe, that I can bake in the oven 

I came across this Brownie recipe & made a few tweaks to get the right texture. While, it can be made in the Microwave as well, Baking it in the oven gives it a better texture.

I know that baking a single serve dessert for 12 minutes is a ridiculously long wait, but its worth it

You Will need:

• 4 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
• 1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder 
• 2 & 1/2 tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 1 & 1/2 tablespoon Coconut Oil - Melted
• A pinch of Sea Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 
• 2 tablespoon Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 

What Kind of Baking Dish to Use ?

Substitute For Maple Syrup

You can try using Honey instead . Since Honey is thicker than maple syrup, you may need to add a splash of milk to adjust the consistency of the batter 

Can I bake this in the Microwave?

Yes, you can. You will need to pour the batter into a Microwave safe mug or a bowl & microwave for 90 seconds

But the texture of an Oven Baked Brownie is going to be much better. So, try baking it. 12 minutes isn't that long :)

• 2 cups Milk
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp semolina
• 1 tbsp fresh curds
• 3 tbsp desi ghee
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• Almond slivers for garnish

• 1 .5 litres Milk
• 4 medium sized carrots - peeled & roughly chopped into cubes
• A handful of almonds
• Sugar - 5 tbsp or more
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• A few strands of saffron soaked in warm milk

• In a pressure cooker, heat about a cup of milk. Add chopped carrots, almonds & pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow it to cool completely. Once cool, drain milk & set aside. Grind cooked carrots & almonds into a smooth paste without adding any water
• Meanwhile, in a heavy bottomed vessel, boil remaining milk. once it boils, allow it to simmer gently. Add pureed carrots & almonds, sugar & the milk that was set aside after boiling carrots & almonds. Mix gently & simmer on low flame for about 15 mins. Add Cardamom powder before turning off the stove.
• Add Saffron & mix well. Set aside to cool. Once it comes to room temprature, chill in refrigerator

• There is no need for you to peel the almonds. It won't make any difference to the colour.
• This kheer isn't overly sweet so, Increase sweetness as per your taste. The amount of sugar required depends on the sweetness of carrots too

• 2 Ripe Mangoes - Peeled
• 2 Passion Fruits
• 500g Greek yogurt
• juice of 1/2 a lime

• Neatly chop a mango into small cubes & set aside
• Roughly Chop the other mango & puree them in a blender along with lime juice
• Gently fold the yogurt into the puree.
• Divide this into 4 or 5 glasses & place in the fridge to chill for about an hour
• Before serving, top with a few diced mangoes on each of the glasses. Scoop out the seeds of the passion fruit & drizzle on top

• 1 litre Milk
• 1/2 cup Vermicelli
• 1/2 cup Sugar or more if you need
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• Broken cashews & almonds for garnish

• If you are not using pre roasted vermicelli, roast them in a tsp of ghee until golden brown. Set aside. I used Pre roasted Vermicelli, so I skipped this step, which is why you will see that the vermicelli is not golden brown here.
• Bring milk to a boil, add vermicelli & stir. Let it simmer for about 15 mins until the vermicelli has cooked. Add sugar & stir well. Let it simmer for another 10 mins. The kheer should have thickened by now. But it should have a pouring consistency. If you find that the kheer has thickened a lot, add some more milk & sugar & simmer for another 2-3 mins.
• Fry cashews & almonds in ghee until golden in color. Add them to the kheer along with cardamom powder.

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter - softened
• 1 1/3 cups Brown Sugar
• 1/3 cup yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp Cocoa powder
• 80g chopped walnuts
• 3 large ripe bananas - mashed
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tso Bicarbonate of Soda

• Preheat the oven to 180C
• In a large bowl, put the butter, sugar & eggs. beat well with a hand blender. Add mashed bananas to the mixture & give it a good mix
• In another bowl, sift the flour, Soda, cinnamon powder, cocoa powder.
• Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Stir in yogurt & walnuts.
• Grease a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan & spoon the mixture & level the surface. Bake for the hour.
• Let it cool on a rack. Unmould & cut into slices