One
of the most colourful, rainbow festivals of India is Raksha Bandhan.
Raksha Bandhan holds a special significance in the Indian tradition
and culture. On this day, the sisters prepare some special Rakhi
delicacies for their loving brothers and give them a delicious treat.
Here is a compilation of some easy but exquisite dishes for Rakhi
which will obviously bring some praises for the sisters. And these
mouth-watering sweet dishes will be very much enjoyable to the brothers
also.
Gulab
Jamuns
Ingredients: 1
cup Milk, Rose Water, 2 tbsp Ghee , ½ cup Maida, 250 gm Sugar,
1½ cup Water, 250 gm Khoya, Oil for deep frying, A pinch of
Baking powder, 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder,1 pinch crushed saffron
Steps: Crumble
the khoya. Then mix the melted ghee with maida, and then baking
powder with little milk. Add the cardamom powder and crushed
saffron with it. Mix all those evenly to make soft dough. Then
make some small balls from it in equal shape and keep those
under a wet cloth to remain it soft.Then put the sugar and water
on heat and
leave it still melt. Stir the mixture constantly still it becomes
sticky. Then heat the ghee in a pan and put the balls into it. Fry
those deeply until these get dark brown. Put those into the sugar
syrup. Leave it for 10 minutes. Add the Rose water in it to make it
a sweet smelling dish. And now it is absolutely ready to serve.
Steps: Heat
the jaggery in a wok or frying pan until it melts into a consistent
fluid. Mix besan with water and add some yellow colour or kesar
in it. Stir well until it mixes thoroughly. After some time the
jaggery will start to firm up. Heat the ghee. Fry the boondies well.
Add the fried boondies, almonds, cardamom powder and mix well. Then
remove the mixture from heat. Lightly grease your fingers and palm
with the ghee and with a tablespoon scoop up the mixture, take it
on the palm and compress it into ladoos and leave it till dry. However,
care must be taken to prevent palms from getting burn.
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