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DAtes Halwa

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Dates                                    2cups(pitted) Condensed milk                   3tbsp Sugar                                    3/4cup Ghee                                     1/4cup Cardamon powder              a pinch Nuts                                     2tbsp Water                                 1cup Milk                                    1/2cup Keep water to boil in a vessel, to this add in the pitted dates and let it cook. Once it's cooked switch off the flame and let it cool completely. Now transfer these to a mixer and make a smooth paste. To a nonstick pan on fire add in milk,ghee and grinded dates and stir continuously until well combined. Now add in sugar and condensed milk and keep on stirring till it starts leaving off the pan and forms a ball. Then transfer to a greased tray and once cooled cut them and serve.                 

BUTTER NAAN

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Maida                           2cups Wheat flour                 2tbsp Yeast                            1tbsp Sugar                             1tbsp Salt                               1/2tbsp Curd                             1tbsp Milk (hot)                      1/4cup Water                             as required for kneading To a bowl mix together all the above ingredients except water and gently knead them well to a smooth dough and keep aside for about 3hrs to ferment. Make small balls out of these and sprinkle some sesame seeds over each ball. Now roll them to a round or oval shape with a bit more thickness than chappathi and place in a hot skillet and bake them on either sides and serve .                

Atta bread

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Atta                                     5cups Yeast                                    2teaspoon Milk                                     1/4cup Water                                 1cup Sugar                                 3.5tbspn Shortening                       2tbsp Egg white                         for brushing Soak yeast in 2tbsp of warm water and 1/2teaspoon of sugar and keep them aside to rise. Keep water to boil in a vessel,to this add in milk,shortening,sugar and salt. Once it starts bubbling immediately remove them from fire and let it cool. When it's well cooled add in the soaked yeast and mix gently. To a big bowl add in 4cups maida and slowly add in the above mixture and knead well. This must be in a sticky texture. Now transfer these to the kitchen top and add in more atta and knead well. But make sure that the dough doesn't become very hard. It has to be in a slightly sticky form. Transfer these to a bowl with lid. Now keep thi

Homemade cream cheese

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Milk                       1ltr Vinegar           .       2 tbsp Curd                      2tbsp Keep a muslin cloth over a seive to drain off any excess water. Boil up milk, once it starts boiling add in vinegar and let it curdle. You can see the whey being separated from milk Now switch off the flame and stir gently. Pour it to the prepared muslin cloth and discard water completely by twisting the cloth. Now you may get a thick residue. To a mixer add in the cheese and curd and give a good churn. Now transfer them again to the cloth to get rid of any excess water. You can tie a knot above the cloth and hang them above a knob or something similar. Leave this aside for 4hrs and transfer to a bowl and refrigerate overnight. Now the cream cheese is ready to go into your desserts an cakes.

Chaats

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Puffed rice                          1cup Onions                               1no(chopped) Tomatoes                           1no Coriander leaves                1/2cup Sev                                    1cup Peanuts                              1/2cup Papdis                                10nos Coriander Chutney              1/2cup Tamarind dates chutney      1/2cup Tamarind dates chutney Tamarind                            1big lemon size(seedless) Dates                                    5-6nos(seedless) Grated jaggery                     4tbsp Cumin powder                     1/2teaspoon Coriander powder                1/2teaspoon Chilli powder                         1/2teaspoon Salt                                       1/2teaspoon Water                                     2cups In a pan keep water to boil. To this add in tamarind,dates and jaggery and let this cook. When it's almost done  add in the masalas and salt and cook aga

Namkeens

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This recipe is something which we can have once we just feel like munching something. Being made of maida i dont guaratee it to be a healthy snack,but still it has sesame seeds which are pretty much an healthy ingredient especially for girls. Maida                                1.5cup Sesame seeds                 1tbsp Baking soda                      1/4teaspoon Oil                                        2tbsp Salt                                  1/2teaspoon Water                               as needed To a bowl add in the above ingredients and knead them to a smooth dough and let it rest for 30mins.   Now you can see small white pimples on the dough . Knead this again lightly. Pinch off small pieces from the dough and place them on a plate (no need to smear anything over the plate)Now with your finger just give a press and take each piece and drop  these in hot oil and deep fry . You may store these in airtight containers for few days aslo.