This Navratri binge on sweets which has innovative and has amazing flavours. Try out these sweet recipes on the occasion of Durga Pooja and make your loved ones happy.
* Quick Seviyan With Gulab Jamun
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ghee,
1 cup seviyan,
12 gulab jamuns (readymade),
a few badam flakes, for the topping.
For the rabdi-
½ lt milk,
¼ cup malai,
2 bread slices (sides removed and crushed in the mixer),
1 tsp corn flour,
200 ml condensed milk,
3 tbsp syrup (obtained from the gulab jamuns),
1 tsp cardamom powder
Method: - Mix together the ingredients of the rabdi and churn the mixture in a blender.
- Keep the churned mixture aside. Heat ghee in a pan.
- Sauté the seviyan till it turns golden in colour.
- Add the churned rabdi and cook for 3-4 minutes till the mixture thickens.
- Mix in the gulab jamuns.
- Garnish with badam flakes and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Serve chilled.
* Chickoo Halwa
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ghee,
1 dozen chickoos, peeled, deseeded and grated,
½ cup milk,
2-3 tbsp sugar,
150 g khoya,
1 tsp cardamom powder,
½ tsp nutmeg powder,
a few badam-pista flakes, for garnishing
Method:
- Heat ghee in a pan. Sauté the grated chickoos for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the milk and sugar and cook till the mixture thickens.
- Add the khoya, cardamom and nutmeg powders.
- Garnish with badam-pista flakes, refrigerate and serve chilled.
* Rasgulla Surprise
Ingredients: 1 dozen rasgullas,
½ lt vanilla ice-cream, semi-melted,
½ cup seasonal fresh fruits,
a few mint leaves,
sabja granules, for garnishing,
crushed ice cubes, for serving
Method: - Churn all the ingredients together.
- Garnish with mint leaves and sabja granules.
- Serve with crushed ice cubes.