WHITE PUMPKIN HALWA

ITEMS NEEDED

white pumpkin-1cup grinded to smooth paste
sugar-3/4 cup
ghee-5-6 tbsp
rice flour-1tbsp
salt-apinch
cashew nut-7-8 broken
food colour-1/4 tspn(optional)

 heat a heavy bottom kadai and add grinded pumpkin and fry until raw smell disappears.

once the raw smells disappears and it reduced to half add the sugar and mix until sugar dissolves well.

now add rice flour and mix well .

 mix colour in tspn of water and add it and mix well

add all the ghee and mix well.

add chopped nuts and cook it until it leaves the sides of pan and remove from heat and serve.

the above one with lots of nuts (1/2 cup).

CHAYOTE(CHOW CHOW) HALWA

This is the first time iam trying with chayote,,the result was unexpected and tasty
ITEMS NEEDED

chayote-1cup grinded
sugar-3/4 cup (according to your taste increase or decrease)
rice flour-1 tbsp
colour pwdr-1/8 tspn(optional)
cashew nut-2 tbsp chopped
ghee-4 tbsp( u can increase or decrease)
salt-a pinch
milk-2tbsp

heat the pan and add the grinded chayote with 2 tbsp of milk and cook it until raw smell goes

once its cooked and reduced to half quantity,add sugar and cook until sugar melts

now add 1 tbsp of rice flour and mix well and cook until raw smell goes

now add colour and mix well

now add 4 tbsp of ghee and cook until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan

now add the chopped nuts and give a stir and remove from heat.

serve and enjoy with your family.

BREAD AND SAGO(JAVARISI)

ITEMS NEEDED
Bread-1(WHEAT)powdered
Sago-1/2 cup
Cashew Nut-1 tbsp powdered
Condensed Milk-5 tbsp
Sugar-3tbsp
Almond and Vanilla Essence-1 tspn each
Milk-500 ml
Cardomom-3 pieces crushed
Pistachios-1 tbsp crushed

Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan,when it starts boil add sago and powdered bread and cashew and mix well and cook it without any lumps,now add condensed milk and sugar and essenceand allow to boil again,atlast add cardomom and remove from heat,garnish with crushed pistachios and serve it hot or cold.

STRAWBERRY KESARI

ITEMS NEEDED
- Vermicilli - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1/2 - 3/4 cup
- Cardamom Powder - 1 tspn
- Red color - a pinch
- Salt - a pinch
- Strawberry pulp - 3/4 cup
- Milk - 2 tbsp
- Cashew nut - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Dry grapes - 1 tbsp

METHOD
    Roast vermicilli in 1 tbsp of ghee and keep aside. Mix red color with 2 tbsp of milk.
    Boil 3 cups of water, then it starts bubbles, add roasted vermicilli, salt and allow to cook, once cooked add sugar, strawberry pulp and 1 tspn of ghee and cook until sugar is melted. Now add cashew nuts, dry grapes and remaining ghee, stir it well. Cook it until it leaves the sides of pan, enjoy the flavor of strawberry in each bite.

    Hope you would like it.

MANGO KESARI

ITEMS NEEDED
- Sooji - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1/2 - 3/4 cup
- Cardamom Powder - 1 tspn
- Yellow color - a pinch
- Salt - a pinch
- Mango pulp - 3/4 cup
- Milk - 2 tbsp
- Cashew nut - 2 tbsp
- Mango essence - 1 tspn
- Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Dry grapes - 1 tbsp

METHOD
    Roast sooji rawa in 1 tbsp of ghee and keep aside. Mix yellow color with 2 tbsp of milk.
    Boil 3 cups of water, then it starts bubbles, add roasted sooji, salt and allow to cook, once cooked add sugar, Mango pulp and 1 tspn of ghee and cook until sugar is melted. Now add essence, cashew nuts, dry grapes and remaining ghee, stir it well. Cook it until it leaves the sides of pan, enjoy the flavor of Mango in each bite.

    Hope you would like it.

CABBAGE AND CARROT KHEER

ITEMS NEEDED
Cabbage-1/2 cup
Carrot-1/2cup
Milk-1.5cup

Condensed Milk-3 tbsp                
Sugar-3/4 cup
Ghee-1 tbsp
Cashew Nut and Dry Grapes-1 tbsp
METHOD
Heat 1/2tbsp of ghee in a pressure pan and saute cabbage and carrot until raw smells goes,now add half cup of water to pressure cooker and close the lid and keep it for 3 whistle and then add milk and allow to boil and add sugar and condensed milk and cook until little thicken,once cooked add fried cashew and dry grapes and remaining ghee.

RICE KHEER

ITEMS NEEDED
Milk-1 cup
Rice Powder-1 tbsp
Sugar-1/3 cup
Nuts-1 tbsp(i used pista)
Cardomom as needed
salt apinch.

METHOD
Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan,mix rice powder in 2 tbsp of milk without lumps,when milk started boil add the rice mix and stir continuously without any lumps,add sugar and stir well,when it becomes littlie thick add nuts and cardomom and remove from stove.when it is cooled, keep in fridge and serve by garnish with nuts.

BEETROOT HALWA

ITEMS NEEDED
Beetroot Grated-1 cup
Ghee -1/2 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Cashew Nut-1 tbsp
Milk-1/4 cup
Water-1/2 cup
Salt-a pinch

METHOD
Heat a kadai and fry the grated beetroot until raw smell of beetroot goes,now add milk and water and cook until beetroot is cooked(keep flame in simmer),now add sugar and ghee and cook until its done ,now add cashewnut to garnish and done.

Vermicelli Kesari

ITEMS NEEDED
Vermicelli - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 5 tbsp
Cardamom - 5 pieces
Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp
Food color - 1/4 tspn
Milk - 1/4 cup
Water - 2 cups

METHOD
Boil 2 cups of water in a vessel
Roast vermicelli in 1 tbsp of ghee in a heavy bottom kadai, add boiled water to roasted vermicelli, stir well and add sugar while keep stirring, once cooked add milk mix with food color (keep on stirring), add remaining 4 tbsp of ghee. Continue to stir and make sure it's not sticking to kadai. Once cooked, add cardamom and cashew nuts - Done.

Carrot Halwa

Items Needed
Carrot - 1 cup
Sugar -  1 cup
Ghee -4 tbsp                                                
Water -1/2 cup
Milk -1/2 cup
Cashew Nut -1 tbsp
Salt - a pinch

Heat a heavy bottom  pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee to the heated pan, now add the grinded carrot to pan  fry until raw smell of carrot goes, now add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup milk allow it to cook until thicken, now add sugar to it and cook, add the remaining ghee to it and keep on stirring, now add the roasted cashew to it and keep on stirring until its cooked, transfer to bowl and garnish it.