Ideas for Diwali Sweets/Savouries

Thank you, that is a neat link.....awesome easy receipes are in there and I am going to try out a few myself.

Thanks!

Hi jaya

I'm glad that you are going to try some of those recipes form that book. Go check out all the other books that you can download for free from the same site.

Here's the link:

http://food.sify.com/fullstory.php?id=13609083

there's more than 40 books of indian recipes. Very, very nice.

Kind regards,

Sharika

Originally Posted by gjaya

Thank you, that is a neat link.....awesome easy receipes are in there and I am going to try out a few myself.

Thanks!

Hi Ladies,

Here's a recipe of milk burfee that my family has made for generations and generations. I will be making it for diwali again this year.

Burfee

Ingredients

500gr Klim (milk powder)
1,25 cups sugar (one & a quarter)
1 cup water
Half cup ground almonds
155g cream
Half teaspoon elachi powder
nibbed coloured almonds for decorating


Method

-add cream to Klim, rub in, sieve mixture (or blend in food processor for a few minutes)

-boil sugar and water into sticky syrup

-whilst hot, mix Klim into syrup

-add elachi, & almonds

-pour into tray

-decorate with nibbed coloured almonds

-set for 2-3 hours before cutting

Good luck, hope it tastes good.


Kind regards,
Sharika

Thank you so much........that is so cool! I downloaded what I wanted and am gonna try out some of them for this diwali.

Thanks!!

Hello Sharika,

thanx for the useful info.
I did find a lot of variety to choose from...

Ami,
I tried out carrot-coconut burfi from the site Arusuvai that you had given earlier.
It came out very well.
Thanks for that.
Tina

hi Tina
i have joined indusladies today only. It feel nice that i have joined it.It is of so much help. all sections r so good.
I was goin throu the receipes when i noticed ur post askin about diwali sweets.Actually recently i have shifted to sweden and i dodn't know any sweets. So can u help me out by tellin me some.
thank you.
take care
bye
Shalu Saini

Originally Posted by tina

dear friends,

every time, happen to do the same kinda sweets for diwali.. like gulab jamoon, coconut burfi... this time wanted to get diwali a bit interesting.. any ideas for tried/proven recipies for this diwali!!!

there is still a month left for diwali.. but for people like me, probably want to do a test run before I actually want to do it for diwali.

any new/old/traditional/fusion/creative recipies???

Hi Tina,

Good idea and go through this link. you will get many recipes there to try with out any problem.

Traditional Sweets and Easy to Make Sweets ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
krishnaamma

Hi Shalu Saini,

You also go through the link to know about some easy recipes.

Here is a good rasgulla recipe,
paneer frm 1 litre milk
2 cups sugar
6 cups water few drops rose water or rose essence
1 teaspoon maida
mix sugar n water put to boil. Mix maida with paneer till smooth, n make small balls. When the water satarts boilng add the paneer balls n boil for 5 minutes then put the lid on the pot but do not cover it full,leave it half open n let it boil for 10 minutes. Remove the lid n let it boil for another 5 minuts.Let it cool then add rose water or essence. If u follow the recipe i m sure u will get the perfect rasgulla n if u have them plz let me know.

Ingredients
For boondi

Gram flour (besan) - 2 cups
Ghee - To deep fry
Sugar - 4 cups
Melon seeds - 1 tsp
Green cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Saffron - a pinch


For gulab jamun

Khoya/mawa, grated - 2 cups
Refined flour (maida) - 5 tbsps
Cottage cheese (paneer), grated - 4 tbsps
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Ghee - To deep fry
Sugar - 4 cups


Method

1.Mix gram flour with a little water to make a smooth and semi thick batter.

2.Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai and pour batter into it through a perforated ladle to make boondis.

3.Mix sugar with five cups water and boil to make one string syrup. Mix in the boondi, melon seeds, green cardamom powder and saffron. Keep aside.

4.To make gulab jamuns, mix khoya, refined flour, paneer and baking powder and knead into a dough using half a teaspoon of water.

5.Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai on low heat.

6.Prepare small smooth balls with no cracks and fry in hot ghee on low heat till golden brown.

7.Prepare a thin syrup with sugar and four cups of water. Soak gulab jamuns in it.

8.Remove from the syrup after nearly half an hour and cover each one of them with boondi and form into a laddoo.

9.Chill and serve cut in halves.
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