Dessert

DESSERT TRAIL

Sweets are considered auspicious and as traditionally we still uphold that marriage is a somewhat sacred affair. Every rendezvous related to wedding matters are complemented with dessert on the side. There are matters that may not involve an elaborate dinner but one simply cannot do without desserts. It is easy to buy sweetmeats from renowned stores but the following recipes will add that personal touch to the events and gracefully show how much you care. 

SHUFTA

A traditional Kashmiri dessert, Shufta is especially made during festivals, and marriage ceremonies

Ingredients

1.  ½ cup almonds
2. ½ cup cashew nuts
3. ½ cup raisins
4. ½ cup pistachios
5. ½ cup walnuts
6. 10-12 dry dates
7. ½ cup dry coconut, cut into thin slices
8. ½ cup cottage cheese, cut into small pieces
9. ½ cup ghee
10. 2 cups sugar
11. ½ tsp cinnamon powder
12. ½ tsp cardamom powder
13. ½ tsp dry ginger powder
14. Good pinch of Saffron
15. 2 tbsp dried rose petals

Method

Soak almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, pistachio and walnuts in enough water for 30 minutes. Soak dry dates in another bowl. Cut the soaked dates into small pieces and remove the seeds. Heat ghee in a pan. Fry the coconut till slightly browned. Remove in a plate. Fry cottage cheese pieces in the same ghee till slightly browned. Drain the water from the dry fruits and add them in the pan. Add the fried coconut. Add sugar, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, saffron, dry ginger powder and rose petals in the pan. Cook till sugar is dissolved. Serve immediately. If making it for later use, re-heat before serving.

BEBINCA

Bebinca is a classic traditional Goan dessert, essentially a seven layered one —a pudding made with flour, eggs, sugar, coconut milk, and cardamom-nutmeg powder.

Ingredients

1. 250ml thick coconut milk
2. 6 egg yolks
3. 175g refined flour
4. ½ cup ghee at room temperature
5. 200g sugar
6. ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
7. ½ tsp cardamom powder
8. Few almonds, flaked
9. 1 tsp vanilla essence
10. A pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180° Celsius, exactly ten minutes before baking. Grease a round pan or loaf pan with 2 tbsp ghee. Take a mixture vessel, combine coconut milk and sugar. With the help of an electric beater, beat until sugar dissolves. Add one egg yolk at a time and beat until they all mix nicely.
2. Now add flour, 1 tablespoon ghee, and salt. Beat everything nicely. In a baking pan, pour ½ cup batter and bake for 25 minutes. Now spread some ghee over it with the help of a brush.
3. Sprinkle some cardamom powder and vanilla essence. Bake again for 15 minutes. Again spread ghee, cardamom powder and vanilla essence. Continue greasing and baking with ½ cup batter until all batter is finished. Bake each layer for 15 minutes.
4. For the last batter spread ghee, sprinkle cardamom, nutmeg and vanilla essence. Add almonds, flaked. Bake the last layer for 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Remove from pan. Slice bibinca and serve warm or cold with a dollop of ice cream.

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so i am kinda busy now a days. That's why i made this post in a very short time. I wanted to post at least 4 recipes in every post but failed because of time management . I will do new posts with more recipes.    🔺