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PHIRNI

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Basmathi rice                              2tbspn Thick milk                                   1/2ltr Saffron                                       3-4strands Sugar                                          4tbspn Cardamom powder                    a pinch Soak saffron in 3tbspn of hot milk. Soak rice for about 1hour and grind this to a smooth paste. Boil milk in a thick bottomed vessel and add in the grinded rice paste to it and stir quickly and continuosly on a low flame as it may form lumps. Now when the rice has been cooked up add in the soaked saffron strands and stir again.Then add in sugar and stir until it thickens up to a pudding form; finally goes in the cardamom powder: mix this again and pour in small bowls/ earthen clay pots.. Garnish these with a few toasted pistachios/almonds and refrigerate for about 2hrs and serve.

Aloo Samosa

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For the dough Maida                      2cups Ajwain                    1/2teaspn Cumin seeds            a pinch Salt                         3/4teaspoon Oil                          2tbspn Make a tough dough by kneading up the above ingredients with sufficient quantity of water. Filling Onions                     1no Potatoes                   2nos(big) Green peas              1/2cup Ginger                      small piece Green chillies            1no Turmeric powder      1/2teaspoon Chilli powder             1/2teaspoon Pepper powder          1teaspoon Garam masala            11/2tbspn Cumin seeds             1teaspoon Ajwain                      1/2teaspoon Salt                             as required Pressure cook the potatoes and green peas. Heat oil in a pan and splutter some cumin seeds. To this add in onions,green chillies and ginger and saute.  Then add in all the masalas and saute by adding in some water to it. Now add in the cook

Shahi tukra

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Milk                                .         1ltr(whole milk) Sugar                                 .      2.5tbsp Cardamom powder      .            a pinch Milk powder                    .       3tbsp Saffron strands             .           3nos Bread                                       4nos Ghee                                        2tbsp Pistachio and badam.               For garnish Sugar syrup Sugar                     .                  1/2cup Water                                         1/4cup Cardamom powder        .         1/2teaspoon To a thick bottomed pan keep milk to boil, stirring occasionally. To this add in milk powder (optional this reduces the cooking time)and stir again. Now milk starts reducing in quantity and thickens up. Scrape the sides of the pan and mix up with the milk.  Then add a pinch of cardamom powder and saffron and stir again. Keep on stirring and scrapping off the sides of the pan until it thickens. Moreover make

Potato cheese balls

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Potato                  .                 2nos Garlic                                     1no Mozzarella cheese                  1/2cup(shredded) Butter                                    1tbsp Salt                                       1/2teaspoon Pepper powder                     1teaspoon Boil the potatoes and smash them well to a bowl. To a pan on fire drop in butter and once it melts;add in the smashed potato, garlic,salt and pepper and saute well. Finally add in the mozzarella cheese and once it melts completely switch off the flame and let it cool. Now make small balls out of these, dip in maida batter(3tbsp maida mixed with water and salt to a loose consistency)and roll up in bread crumbs. Repeat this step twice to get a thick coating.  Make sure there is good coating as the cheese may come out while frying. Now fry each of the balls in hot oil. Be very careful while flipping as there are chances for it to break. Now it's time for plating. Serve each of