Recipes: Traditional, easy-to-make Indian sweets

T-Mag Wednesday 09/October/2019 17:22 PM
By: Times News Service
Recipes: Traditional, easy-to-make Indian sweets

COCONUT LADDOOS
Delicious laddoos made in a snap with the goodness of coconut.
Ingredients
• 1 cup coconut, finely shredded
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• Slivered almonds, for garnishing
Preparations
• Gently roast the coconut in a pan for 2 minutes.
• Combine the cardamom powder to this and mix.
• Now stir in the condensed milk and mix till all the “coconut cardamom mix” is well coated with the same.
• In a few minutes, the mixture will thicken.
• Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down for 5 minutes.
• Apply some ghee/unsalted butter on your palm, take some mixture and make a round ball out of it and garnish with sliced almonds.
• Repeat till you have used all the mixture.

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SANDESH
A popular Bengali sweet thats quick and easy to make at home.
Ingredients
• 1 cup of ricotta cheese,
•Few drops of rose essence
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of pistachios for garnish.
Preparations
• Crumble the ricotta cheese and mix with sugar in a bowl.
• Add this to a pan and cook by stirring gradually on low heat.
• Once the ricotta cheese absorbs the sugar, add the rose essence, mix well and switch off the flame.
• Pour this mixture into a flat plate and press it down with the help of a spoon.
• Allow it to cool completely.
• Cut into desired shapes and garnish it with the pistachios.

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DATE ROLLS
High in energy and sugarless, date rolls are the perfect answer to healthy sweets this festive season.
Ingredients
• 1 cup dates, deseeded and finely chopped
• 4 tbsp mixed dry fruits such as almond, cashews and pistachios( finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp ghee
Preparations
• Heat ghee in a wok and add the dates and saute on medium heat, while pressing the dates with a ladle.
• Once the dates have mixed well with the ghee, add the dry fruit mix.
• Combine well and continue to cook and stir for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the flame, cool and roll into a cylinder shape.
• Slice and serve.

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APPLE HALWA
A scrumptious Indian dessert made with pureed apples,sugar and ghee.
Ingredients
• 2 peeled and pureed Apples
• 1/2 cup sugar
•1/4 cup ghee
•1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp cashews
Preparations
• Heat 1/2 tsp ghee and fry cashews in a small pan. Drain and set aside.
• In another pan, add apple puree and cook till the moisture evaporates.
• Now add in sugar and mix well. Cook for few minutes.
• Add in ghee and mix well.
• Cook till it leaves the side of the pan.
• Add in fried cashews, cardamom powder and mix well.
• Serve hot.

Oneza Tabish is a food blogger, consultant, and columnist based in Oman. She is also the owner of Oman’s popular Facebook group ‘What’s Cooking Oman.’