Rabdi

Ingredients:
Ghee - 1tbs
Ricotta cheese - 15oz tub
Sweeten Condense Milk - 12oz can
Mix nuts roasted - 1 cup
Milk - 3cups
Cardamom - 2
Saffron strings - 6-8

Method:
      In a wide pan melt ghee and add ricotta cheese, mix well and cook for 15 - 20 min on slow heat.  Keep mixing every one minute.  Cook till ricotta cheese is together like a dough.
Now add milk and condense milk and mix well.  cook for 5 minutes.
Add nuts, cardamom powder and Saffron strings and mix well.

Serve hot or Chilled.

Besan Burfi

Ingredients: 
Besan - 3cups
Butter - 16oz
Sugar - 2 cups
Nuts -2tbs
Elaichi Powder - 1/4sp

Method:
 Grease a glass or steel tray and keep it aside.  Melt butter in a nonstick pan, once it gets transparent add Besan and fry it for 5 to 10 min until it changes color little bit or until we get nice aroma.  Turn off the heat and then add sugar and mix well.
Pour Besan mixture to the tray and sprinkle nuts and Elaichi powder.  Let it set for 4 to 5 hours or refrigerate for 1 hour and then make pieces according your desire.

Can be stored for a week.

Mango Ice Cream

Ingredients:
Kesar Mango pulp: 1can
Cool Whip: 16oz (Thaw for an hour)
Evaporated Milk: 1can
Condense Milk: 1can
Fresh Mango pieces : 1cup
Cardamom powder: 1/4 tsp

Method:
  Mix well Kesar Mango, Cool Whip, Evaporated Milk, Condense Milk.  Add Mango pieces, cardamom powder and mix and transfer to a air tight container and Freeze for 4 - 5 hours.

Serve cold

Chia Seed Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

Chia Seed - 1/2 cup
Plain Greek Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Almond Milk - 2 cup
Banana - 1
Strawberry - 4
Apple - 1
Almond Flakes - 2tbs
Blue Berry - 1/4 cup
Honey - 3 tbs (according to taste)

Method:

Mix yogurt, Milk and then add Chia seed and mix well.  keep it aside for 10 - 15 min.  mean while chop all the fruits except blue berry and mix to Chia seed mixture and add honey and mix well.
Garnish with nuts and serve.

Note: Any fruits can be added like Kiwi, Peach, grapes, Oranges

Wheat Oatmeal Pumpkin Bread

Serving:10

1.Ingredients:
Wheat flour: 1 and1/2 cup (If only wheat flour is used then use 2 cups)
Coconut flour: 1/2 cup 
Old Fashion Oatmeal: 1/2 cup 
Baking powder: 1tsp
baking soda:1/4tsp

Salt: 1/4tsp
Cinnamon powder: 1 tsp 
Ginger Powder: 1tsp
Nutmeg powder:1/8 tsp 

2. Ingredients:

2 beaten eggs (5 for double)

Pumpkin Puree: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 cup or 3/4 cup for less sweetness

Melted butter: 1/4 cup or Oil: 1/4 cup
Milk : 1 1/4 cup

Walnut chopped: 1/2 cup

Old Fashion Oatmeal for top sprinkling: 1tbs

Method:

Combine 1.ingredients in large bowl. Set it aside.
Mix 2.ingredients (except & nuts) in medium bowl.
Mix well all dry ingredients and mix in egg mixture all at once. 
Add nuts to mixture.

Spoon into  loaf pans that have
been greased or sprayed with Pam. (Fill pans ½ way.). 
Sprinkle dry Oatmeal on the top
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. (1 hour for 9x5x3")

Wheat Oatmeal Walnut Chocochip Banana Bread

Serving:10

1.Ingredients:
Wheat flour: 2 cup 
Old Fashion Oatmeal: 1 cup
Baking powder: 1tsp
baking soda:1/4tsp

Salt: 1/4tsp
Cinnamon powder: 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder:1/8 tsp 

2. Ingredients:

3 beaten eggs (5 for double)

Mashed ripe bananas: 2 cup(~4 medium)

Sugar: 1 cup / 3/4 cup for less sweetness

Melted butter: 1/2 cup
Milk : 11/4 cup

Chocolate chips: 3/4 cup

Walnut chopped: 3/4 cup

Combine 1.ingredients in large bowl. Set aside.
Mix 2.ingredients (except chocochips & nuts) in medium bowl.
Mix well all dry ingredients and mix in egg mixture all at once. 
Add chips & nuts to lumpy mixture.
Spoon into two 7.5x3.5x2" loaf pans (or 4 of the small ones) that have
been greased or sprayed with Pam. (Fill pans ½ way.).
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. (1 hour for 9x5x3")

Shavige and Sabbaki Payasa

Ingredients:

Sabbakki/Sabudhana/Tapioca - 1/2cup
Shavige / Semiya - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 2 cup
Condense Milk - 5tbs
Sugar - 1/4 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Wash and soak Sabbakki/Sabudhana /Tapioca with 1/2 cup of water for 3 to 4 hours.
Shallow fry Cashew nuts, Raisin, Almond with ghee separately and keep it aside.

Fry Sabbakki/Sabudhana with little ghee for few min in a nonstick pan and close lid for 2 to 3 min,  when Sabbakki/Sabudhana get little transparent add 1/2 cup of water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Sabbakki/Sabudhana becomes soft add milk, When milk starts boiling and sugar  and condense milk, when it starts boiling turn off flame and add Shavige / Semiya.

Shavige and Sabbaki Payasa can be served hot of cold.

Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Eclair Cake (No Bake)

Ingredients:

Cake layer:
1 box (16 oz) graham crackers
2 packages (3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding
3 1/2 cups whole milk
8 oz Cool Whip

Chocolate Frosting:
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp of salted butter, melted
3 Tbsp whole milk

Instructions:
1. Whisk together the pudding and milk in a large mixing bowl until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Fold in the Cool Whip.

2. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick spray. Line the bottom of the pan with a single layer of
graham crackers, breaking them in smaller pieces to fit the edges of the pan.

3. Spread half of the pudding mixture evenly over the bottom layer of graham crackers.

4. Top with a second layer of graham crackers, followed by the second half of the pudding.

5. Top with the third and final layer of graham crackers.

6. Whisk together the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, melted butter and 3 Tbsp whole milk to
make the chocolate frosting.

7. Spread evenly over top the third layer of graham crackers.

8. Refrigerate overnight so the pudding has time to set up and the graham crackers soften
before serving.

Mexican Flan with Maple Pecan

Ingredients:
Milk - 1 cup / 240ml / 8 oz
Condense Milk - 1 can / 14 oz
Evaporated Milk - 1 can / 12 oz
Egg - 5
Sugar - 1 cup
Vanilla Essene - 1 tsp

Roasted Maple Pecan nuts:
Pecan - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tbs
Maple Syrup - 2 tbs

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C)
2. In a medium saucepan over medium - low heat, melt sugar until liquefied and golden in color. Carefully pour hot syrup into a 9 inch round baking dish or any shape dish, turning the dish to evenly coat the bottom and sides.  Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Beat in condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth.  Pour egg mixture into baking dish. 
4. Place the baking dish in a large baking pan. Pour boiling water into large pan to a depth of 1 inch. 
5. Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes or until the center is set.
6. While its baking Mix all Roasted Maple Pecan ingredients and spread pecans on a parchment lined tray and place in oven for 10 -15 min
7. Let flan cool completely and refrigerate for 1 hour.

To serve, run a knife around edges and carefully invert on serving stand.  Sprinkle Roasted Maple Pecan nuts on flan

Sorekai and Shavige Payasa / Sorekaya and Semiya Payasam / Bottle gourd Dessert

Ingredients:

Pealed and grated Sorekai / Bottle Gourd - 1/2cup
Shavige / Semiya - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Condense Milk - 2tbs
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.

Fry Shavige / Semiya and grated sorekai separately with little ghee for few min then combine both and add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Shavige / Semiya becomes soft add milk and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Healthy Banana Nut Oatmeal Bluberry Muffins

Ingredients:

Quaker oats (not quick oats) - 1cup
Very ripe bananas, smashed - 2
Walnuts (chopped) (optional) - 1 cup
Skim Milk - 1cup
Brown sugar - ½ cup
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp.
Egg - 1
Baking Soda – ½ tsp.
Salt - ½ tsp.
Cinnamon - 1 tsp.
Blueberries (frozen) - 1 cup

Method:

Soak the oats in the milk for one hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin with nonstick spray. Combine the soaked oats Combine the soaked oats, banana, egg and vanilla extract.  In another bowl combine the whole wheat flower, brown sugar, baking powder ,baking soda,salt,cinnamon.Combine the dry and wet ingredients together and mix in the walnuts .Spoon into the prepared. Bake for 20 min. or until done.

Makes 12!

Nutrition Info:

Fat. 7.5 g.

Carbs.29.4 g.

Calories 193.8

Protein: 5 g

Home made Ginna/ Junnu / Kharvas/ Milk Pudding

Ingredients:

Milk - 1cup

Egg - 1

Jagary / Brown sugar- 1/4 cup(according to your taste)

Elaichi -1

Method:

Blend all the ingredients, pour that milk in a pressure cooker vessel and pressure cook with one whistle.  Refrigerate for an hour and serve cold.

Oatmeal Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup 100% Pure Pumpkin(canned/ Fresh)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets.
2. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned and set in centers. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Kesaribath / Rava Kesari / Sira

Ingredients:

Sooji Rava - 1 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup

Water - 1cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup / Artificial sweetener - 1/4cup
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 4tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.

Fry Rava with little ghee for few min then add 1 cup water and milk and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once rava becomes soft add sugar and mix well for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Cracked wheat halwa / sweet

Ingredients:
Cracked Wheat -1cup
Milk - 2cups
Jagary - 3/4cup / Artificial sweetener - 1/4cup
Cashew nuts - 3tbs
Ghee - 2tbs

Method:
Wash cracked wheat in water and soak in 1 cup milk for 1hour.
Fry soaked cracked wheat with ghee for 10 to 15min then add 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup water and cook until cracked wheat gets soft. (Add more milk /water if required) Now add jagary and keep mixing until ghee separates then add cashew nuts(shallow fried cashew nuts with little ghee).

Postpartum Note: Cracked wheat halwa stimulates nursing.

Oatmeal Payasa

Ingredients:

Oatmeal - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Oatmeal with little ghee for few min then add milk and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Shavige / Semiya becomes soft add more milk if required and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Fruit Salad with Nuts

Ingredients:

Milk - 2cup
Custard Powder -2tbs
Banana - 1
Orange - 1
Grapes - 1/2 cup
Mango - 1
Cashew Nuts - 2tbs
Ghee - few drops
Sugar - 6tbs(according to taste) / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs

Method:

Mix Custard powder with cold milk and boil milk until custard gets thick, keep mixing for 10 to 12 min, when custard gets thick add sugar and mix until sugar melts.

Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Chop cashew nuts into small pieces and fry with few drops of ghee until slight golder brown.
Finely Chop all fruits then mix with custard and nuts.

Serve Cool.

Carrot Coconut Laddu / Halwa

Ingredients:

Grated Carrot - 2 cup
Grated fresh Coconut - 1 and 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 and 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1/4cup
Khoya - 1/2 cup / Milk Powder - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Elaichi Powder - 1/4tsp
Ghee - 2tbs

Method:

In a pan take 1tbs ghee and fry cashew nut, raisin, almond separately and keep it aside.

Fry Carrot with 1tbs ghee until it becomes tender, keep mixing in between.
when carrot becomes tender add coconut, sugar.
Mix khoya / milk powder in milk and keep it aside.
When sugars melts completely add khoya / milk powder mix well.
keep mixing until water evaporates completely then andd nuts, raising and elaichi mix nicely.
when it gets cool make laddu.

Shavige / Semiya payasa

Ingredients:

Shavige / Semiya - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Condense Milk - 2tbs
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Shavige / Semiya with little ghee for few min then add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Shavige / Semiya becomes soft add milk and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam Payasa / Kheer

Ingredients:

Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 2tbs
Raisin - 1tbs
Almond slice - 1tbs (optional)
Milk - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup / Artificial sweetener - 2tbs
Saffron - few string(optional)
Ghee - 1tbs

Method:

Wash and soak Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam for 4 to 5 hours.
Shallow fry Cashew nut, Raisin, Almond, Raisin with ghee separately and keep it aside.
Fry Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam with little ghee for few min then add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 to 10 min, Once Sabudana becomes soft add milk and sugar boil for few min.
Garnish with nuts and saffron.

Postpartum: Sabudana / Sabbakki / Sagbeyam Payasa / Kheer stimulates milk supply.