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Basboosa....traditional Middle Eastern dessert

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups semolina flour

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup plain yogurt

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 tablespoons flaked coconut

1 tablespoon baking powder

6 whole almonds, split in half

1 1/2 cups water

1 3/4 cups white sugar

2 tablespoons rose water

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the semolina flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, yogurt, oil, coconut, and baking powder. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together the water, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and rosewater. Bring to a boil, and boil for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread the semolina batter into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Slice into squares or diamonds, and place on almond half onto each piece.
4. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Switch the oven setting to broil, and broil until the top is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven, and pour the syrup over the squares. Serve warm.

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Fruit Cake

INGREDIENTS

* 250 g flour
* 11/2tsp baking powder
* 1/2tsp salt
* 115 g butter
* 200 g sugar
* 115 g brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1/4tsp grated lemon rind
* 3 medium ripened bananas - mashed
* 150 ml milk
* 1tsp vanilla essence
* 100 gm dried, chopped apricots
* Fresh fruits for decoration
For the icing:
* 200 g thick cream
* 2tbsp icing sugar
* 3-4 drops vanilla essence

METHOD

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt and keep it aside in a mixing bowl. Grind the sugar in a mixer, add the eggs and blend once again. Mix in the butter and run the mixer again to obtain a smooth batter.
In a mixing bowl mix the mashed banana, brown sugar, lemon rind, apricots chopped into small pieces, essence and the milk. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients and the smooth wet batter. Blend all the ingredients together and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer when inserted in the centre comes out clean. Put off the oven and allow the cake to cool.
Icing: Whip the cream with a hand blender till soft peaks form. Add the sugar and the essence and blend once again. Spread this icing on the cake and let it set, refrigerate for 2-3 hours and decorate with fresh fruits before serving.

Cream Puffs

Ingredients :

2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup milk
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs

Method :

Mix vanilla pudding mix, cream and milk altogether. Cover and refrigerate it to set. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Boil water and butter in a separate bowl. Slowly, stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball.
Put it in a large bowl and beat eggs one at a time and mix well with a wooden spoon. Mix it well.
Put the mixture onto an ungreased baking sheet and heat it for 20-25 minutes till it turns golden brown
. See that the centers should be dry.
Fill the shells with the pudding mixture and the cream puffs are ready.

Chocolate Sweetheart Cakes


Ingredients :


1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
3 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold water
3 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tsp white vinegar

Chocolate Frosting
Stir together 1 tbsp melted butter or margarine and 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder until smooth.
Add 2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar. Stir in 1/4 tsp vanilla and enough milk (2 to 3 tsp) to make of spreading consistency, beating with wire whisk or wooden spoon until smooth.

Method :

Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, soda and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Make a hole in the center.
Grease a baking pan with oil and little flour.
Stir together water, oil, vinegar and vanilla extracts. Put some dry ingredients and beat it until it becomes smooth.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake it at 350 degree for 18-20 minutes.
Keep the cake to cool down on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Using a 3 ¼ inch heart shaped (cookie) cutter, cut the cake into 4 heart-shaped pieces.
Spread chocolate frosting on all the pieces.
Decorate the hearts with icing (optional).

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Mango Salsa
Ingredients:
1 tblsp red onion, minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
Juice of one lime
3 ripe mangoes, pitted and cubed

How to make mango salsa:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Toss before serving.
• Serve with grilled fish or chicken

Chane Ke Dal Ka Halwa

Ingredients:
2 cups Channa dal
2 cups Sugar
3 cups Milk powder
50 g Pistachios
20 Cardamom seeds, crushed
50 g Almonds
1&1/2 cup Ghee
Silver wark for decoration, optional

Method

1. Drain the soaked lentil and wash well.
2. Place lentil in a sauce pan.
3. Add water and boil rapidly for 5 minutes.
4. Lower the heat and boil for a further 1/2 an hour or until tender and all the water from the lentil has evaporated.
5. In a chopper or food processor, grind the lentil to a smooth paste.
6. Heat oil in a heavy- based sauce pan.
7. Add cardamom seeds, stirring all the time - fry it for a few seconds.
8. Add lentil, sugar and milk powder, stirring continuously.
9. Fry the mixture until ghee is first absorbed by lentil and then released.
10. The halwa is ready when ghee begins to separate and colour changes to light brown in about 25-30 minutes.
11. Transfer halwa to a tray or a baking sheet.
12. Spread it out into a thickness of no more than 1/2 inch.
13. Leave it to cool down.
14. Cut it into squares or diamonds, as soon as it begins to set.
15. Leave it to cool completely for several hours.
16. Decorate with sliver wark, sliced pistachios and almonds.
17. Lift off the halwa with a spatula and arrange on a serving dish.

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SHAHI PUDDING


Ingredients:




1 litre milk (doodh)
1 cup sugar
50 gm cottage cheese (paneer)
2 tbsp custard powder
1 cup fresh cream
1/2 cup cashew nut and almond (kaju badam)
1/2 cup cherry
1 tsp vanilla essence



How to make shahi pudding:

• Grate cottage cheese.
• Chop cashew nuts and almonds.
• Mix custard in 1 cup milk.
• Boil the remaining milk until it is reduced to half.
• Then add sugar and custard in it.
• Stir continuously so as to thicken. Remove it from the flame.
• Pour it in a dish when it cools.
• Add cottage cheese and vanilla essence and mix well.
• Beat cream and spread it on the top.
• Garnish with cashew nuts, almonds and cherry.
• Serve chilled.

Kaju Khoya Burfi

Ingredients:
500 gm - khoya
150 gm - cashewnuts
2 tbsp - milk
400 gm - sugar
1/2 tsp - elaichi powder
silver foil (optional)
few halved cashews for garnishing.
Method:

Dry grind the cashew.
Grate the khoya.
Mix khoya, milk and sugar.
Heat in a heavy pan, stirring continuously.
Once the sugar dissolves, add the cashew (powdered) and elaichi.
Cooking, constantly stir till soft lump is formed and does not stick to sides.
Roll on a flat surface to desired thickness and apply

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چاکلیٹ کیک

اجزاء:
میدہ ایک کپ
انڈے دو اعدد
بیکنگ پاُڈر ١چمچ
چینی ایک کپ
وینیلا ایسنس ا چمچ
بادام پستے
کوکو پاوڈر ١ چمچ
مکھن ١٠٠ گرام
ترکیب:
سب سے پہلے مکھن کو پگھلا کر انڈوں میں ڈال دیں اور اچھے سے بیٹ کریں۔
پھر اس میں چینی پیس کر شامل کریں اور بیٹ کرتے جائیں۔پھر اس میں ایسنس شامل کریں۔
پھر ایک باُل میں میدہ کوکو پاوڈر اور بیکنگ پاوڈر ڈال کر اچھے سے مکس کریں۔۔
اور اسے آمیزے مے ڈال کر اچھی طرح مکس کریں۔اور اوون کے بال میں ڈال کر بیک کریں۔۔
مزے دار چاکلیٹ کیک تیار ہے۔۔

KULFI

staburry=250gm (is ko kat len)
milk=1/2 litre
condust milk=1/2 cane
rose water=2,3 drops
corn flour=1 t sp
sugar=1/2 cup
khoya=1 cup
milk ko pan main dal kar chule par rakh den,is main sugar bhi dal den,aur sath hi corn flour bhi dal den, phir is main khoya bhi dal den,or chule se utar len phir is main condust milk dal denor is ko achi tarhan mix karen
phir kati hoi staburry ko ek bartan main dal kar pakaien is main 1/2 cup pani, aur rose water bhi dal den or is ko pakaen
jab woh gal jayen to is k ogrand kar len phir is ko doodh(milk) main mix kar den,or phir is ko sanchy main dal kar 3,4 hours ke liye frezee hone ko rakh den.

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