Chum Chum (Sweet)

Chum-Chum is a typically Bengali (east Indian) sweet.

Ingredients:

Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 250 Gms All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 Tbsp Sugar - 1 Cup Water - 1 Cup Lemon Color - 2 - 3 Drop Condensed Milk (Unsweetened) - 100 Gms Green Cardamom Powder (Chhoti Elaichi) - 1/4 Tsp Saffron (Kesar) Strands - Few Directions... Add sugar in water and let it cook till it become a thin syrup. Knead the paneer with all purpose flour. Now make oval shape of cham cham from the prepared mixture. Dip all the cham cham in the sugar syrup and boil for about 5-7 minutes. Now mix in lemon color to the syrup. Cool for a while and take off the chum-chums from the syrup. Mix in saffron and cardamom powder to sugarless, creamy, condensed milk. Spread this on each piece and serve cold.

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Atte ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)

An Indian dessert loved by all, Atte ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa) is a very popular and easy to prepare dessert..

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour (Aata) - 1 Cup Sugar - To Taste Or ¾ Cup Desi Ghee/Pure Ghee - 1 Cup Water - 1 Cup Nuts {Cashews, Almonds, Raisins (Optional)} - To taste

Directions...

Heat water with sugar to dissolve it completely. Keep all other ingredients handy as they need to be added quickly. Heat the ghee in a pan & keep the pan on medium flame. Add the entire wheat flour to the hot ghee. Stir quickly till the wheat flour turns light brown in color. As soon as the flour turns light brown in color, add the water & sugar syrup prepared in step 1. Stir constantly. Cook halwa till it soak all the water from it. Once all the ingredients are nicely mixed, add the nuts & keep stirring. Your halwa is ready. Serve hot.

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Pista Lassi

Pista Lassi is a popular Diwali Drink. Loved by all.

Ingredients:

Chilled Fresh Curds - 2cups Sugar - 1 tbsp Cardamom Powder - 1/2tsp Pistas / pistachios - 2-3nos Pista Essence - 2drops Crushed Ice - 1/2cup Milk - 1/2 tbsp Directions... Grind pista in a mixer. Dissolve sugar in curd. Mix all the ingredients together. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixer. Add ice to the lassi and serve chill. See all my recipes on http://inhouserecipes.com/RecipeByUser.aspx?N=Maahi

Sandesh

Sandesh is a sweet that is made in West Bengal.

Ingredients:

Paneer - 225 Gms Sugar - 150 Gms Rose Water - 1 Tbsp Green Cardamom Seeds (Ground) - 1/2 Tsp Pista (Pistachios Thinly Sliced And Crushed) - 10 Directions... Combine the sugar and paneer. Mix well. Place the mixture over the heat and stir constantly to avoid lumps. When the mixture become slightly thick, sprinkles the rose water on it. Now remove the pan from the heat. Stir few more times. Now give the desired shape to sandesh. Now sprinkle the cardamom and pistachios on each sandesh. Serve cold sandesh.

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Jave/Bambino

Spicy Jave/Bambino, made of All purpose flour (Maida). Prepared with Tomatoes and indian spices.

Ingredients:

Jave/Bambino - 1-1/2 cups Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp Oil - 1 tbsp Salt - To taste Tomato - 1 Garam Masala - 1/5 tsp Amchoor/Mango Powder - 2 Pinches Water - 2- 1/4 Cup Directions... Roast the jave in a pan on medium flame till they become light golden brown in color. Keep them aside for later use. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds after a minute add chopped tomato. Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and amchoor. Mix well. Cook till tomatoes become soft/tender. Now low the gas stove. Add the roasted jave (which we kept aside). Mix well. Now add the water and mix well. Cook the jave on high flame for about 2 minutes. After 2 minutes low the gas stove and cover the half pan with the lid. Cook till jave absorb all the water. Your bambino is ready. Serve hot and Enjoy!!!

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