Khoya Cake

Ingredients

Flour 2 cups
Khoya 250gm
Icing sugar 2 cups
Eggs 2 (optional)
Condensed milk 1 cup
Milk 1 cup
Baking powder 1 tbsp
Baking soda 1 tbsp
Kewra essence few drops
Unsalted butter 1 cup

FOR TOPPING:
Sugar 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
Almonds 1/2 cup
Pistachios 1/2 cups
Kewra essence few drops

Method
In a mixing bowl add icing sugar with butter to beat. Then add  eggs (if using) beat then add  khoya,Condensed milk,baking powder, baking soda and kewra essence to fold. Now add flour and mix it then add required milk to make smooth batter. Grease the cake mould and pour the batter in the tin and bake it on 180c for 30 to 35 mints. Take it out and leave it to cool. For topping take pan and add 1/2 cup sugar to be melt on low flame once it turns itno light brown thicky syrup fold in your nuts properly spread it on your cake and serve cool.

Khoya Cake

Gajar ki kalakand

Ingredients

Carrot 1 kg
Sugar 1/2 cup
Reduced milk (Khoya) 500 gm 1/2 kg
Almonds and pistachio sliced 1 tbsp each
Orange food color (powder) 1/4 tsp
green Cardamom powder 1tsp
Ghee 4 to 5 tbsp

Method

Peel Carrots and grate it.
Fill a pan with water and add food color and grated carrot to it and boil for 2 minutes.
Drain, cool,
heat ghee add cardamom,fry for few second then add carrots and fry till water dries up compeltly,
then sugar,cook till sugar melts then add KHOYA and cook till this mixture thickens and starts leaving sides.
then pour the mixture in a greased tray and level it.
Sprinkle almonds and pistachio on top and keep it aside for atleast 5 hours or Refrigerate for 2 hours Cut into pieces and serve.

Gajar ki kalakand 

Gram lentil Halwa (Chany ki Daal ka Halwa)

Ingredients
Gram lentil/ Chany ki daal 1/2 kg soaked in water for 6 hours
Sugar 1/2 kg
Fresh Milk 1kg
Green Cardamom 4
Green Cardomom powder 1 tsp
Khoya 1/2 cup *
Ghee 1 1/2 cups
Almond,pistachios for Garnishing
Method
Add lentils and fresh mill in a pot; cook on low flame till milk dries.
Cool & grind till fine paste.
Heat ghee add cardamoms ; fry ; add lentil mixture fry for 1/2 hour .
Add sugar ; fry till lentil mixture thickens ;fry ;
When halwa separates from sides ; add khoya cardamom powder cook for 10mins more; then spread this on greased tray sprinkle nuts ; make diamond shaped marks with a knife.
Let it cool completely ; cut & store in a airtight container.
* (u can use 1 cup full cream milk powder instead of khoya)

Gram lentil Halwa (Chany ki Daal ka Halwa)

Crunchy Date n Nut Squares (no bake)

Ingredients

Tea biscuits 200 gms (Crushed)
Dates 250 gms remove seeds
Cream 1/2 cup
Chopped nuts 1 cup (+ 2 tbsp for garnishing) (Almonds,Pistachios,Grated Coconut)
Butter 1 tbsp

Method

Add dates and cream in a blender and make a paste,
Take out this in a mixing bowl and add all the remaining ingredients,Mix really well and spread this mixture on a greased tray and sprinkle 2 tbsp of nuts, refrigerate for a few hours, then cut into squares and store in air tight jar.

Crunchy Date n Nut Squares (no bake)

Nariyal ke ladoo

Ingredients

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Coconut powder - 1 cup and more for rolling the ladoo.

 Milk - 2 cups 

Condensed milk - 1\2 cup

 Sugar - 1\4 cup 

Cardamom powder - 1\2 tsp 

Almond slivers to garnish

Method

Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
Add coconut powder and fry for a minute on medium heat.
Add milk and condensed milk.
Cook till all the milk has reduced.
Add sugar and cardamom powder.
Cook till the mixture is very thick and starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Remove from heat and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.
Make small ladoos from the mixture and roll them in the coconut powder.
Garnish with almond slivers.

Nariyal ke ladoo

Kashmiri Khajoor Kay Ladoo

 Ingredients

• Dates½ kg
• Chopped almonds15
• Chopped pistachio15
• Semolina1 cup
• Sugar1 cup
• Crushed cardamom4
• White sesame seeds3 tbsp
• Coconut powder1 packet
• Oil1 tbsp

Method

1. Deseed the dates.
2. Take 1 tbsp oil in the pan and sauté crushed cardamom.
3. Sauté semolina and roast 15 chopped almonds and 15 chopped pistachio and cook it.
4. Remove it from the stove and add it in the dates.
5. When the semolina cools, add in 1 cup sugar.
6. Add in 1 packet coconut powder, 3 tbsp white sesame seeds.
7. Grease your hands and make small balls out of it.