Lauki ki kheer

An easy and healthier substitute for the traditional rice kheer.

This food is low in Saturated Fat and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Potassium, Copper and Manganese. Now, that we have enough reasons let's start with the cooking.

Ingredients:
bottle gourd (lauki) - 250 grams
Milk - 1 litre
Sugar- 4 big tablespoon
Roasted Nuts, raisins (kishmish), cardamom (elaichi) powder to garnish

Method:
Fine Grate lauki.
Boil milk and add finely grated lauki to it. Cook on a medium flame. Let it reduce to half. Keep stirring it ocassionally.

When the milk turns slightly brownish, add 4 big tablespoon sugar to it. Give it a nice stir so that the sugar dissolves. 

Add chopped nuts, raisins, and elaichi powder to garnish.

Serve chilled. Bon appetite!!

try our instant vanilla coffee mousse for a quicker recipe.

Coffee flavored whipped cream

Whipped cream does deserve a special place on my blog since I use it almost everywhere, in all my desserts. It makes them even more tasty and appealing. But whipping cream is not all that easy.  It should beaten well to give a good texture but not overbeaten as then, it may curdle to form butter. chilled cream, beaters and ice around the whipping bowl works best for me. If you don’t want the coffee flavor, you can replace it vanilla essence or any other flavor you like. Enjoy this whipped cream on your favorite dessert.

coffee flavoured whipped cream

Ingredients

§  1 cup heavy cream

§  2 tea spoons coffee powder

§  4-5 tea spoon powdered sugar

Method

1.     In a large bowl, whip cream till its half done then add coffee powder and powdered sugar to it. Beat with hand beater or mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form (avoid overbeating as then it may turn into butter).

Tip:

chill cream, bowl and beaters before using.

To get faster results put another bowl containing ice below your whipping bowl. So that it remains cold throughout whipping process and does not separate easily. 

Serve cream on fruit, dessert or ice cream sundaes.

CINNAMON AND HONEY FLAVOURED CUSTARD

Serves-4

Preparation time-10 mins

Cooking time- 10 mins.

cinnamon and honey flavoured custard, topped with nuts

Ingredients

a)      ½ litre milk

b)      3 teaspoons custard powder

c)       1 Cinnamon stick

d)      2 teaspoons sugar

e)      5 teaspoon honey

f)       Chopped nuts to serve

Method

1)      In 5-6 teaspoon of cold milk, mix 3 tsp of custard powder and keep aside.

2)      Boil milk in a thick bottom pan. Add sugar to it.

3)      When it reduces to ¾ of the original quantity, add custard paste to it (that we have made earlier).

4)      Grind 1 cinnamon stick well and add to the mixture.

5)      Finally add honey to it. stir briskly on medium flame for 2-3 mins or till you get the desired consistency. Serve chilled.

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6)      Sprinkle nuts or chocolate flakes to serve.

cinnamon and honey flavoured custard with chocolate flakes and rice balls