Basundi ( Flavoured Milk )

Basundi

Basundi is a sweet dish from Gujarat and usually served with Poori. It is a flavoured creamy milk. It is like Rabri from northern India. Sharing the recipe.

Ingredients

1. Full Cream Milk 2 litre
2. Sugar 1/2 Cup or Sugar Free Powder 2 sachet
3. GreenCardamom 2 or Cardamom Powder
4. Saffron strands or kesar
5. Pistachios
6. Cashews
7. Almonds
8. Jaifal or nutmeg powder 1/4 Tbps ( Optional)

Ingredients

Preparation

Cut pistachios, Almonds, Cashews in small pieces and keep it aside.Take milk in a heavy steel or aluminum bowl. Heat the vessel at very low flame. Add Cardamom Powder and Nutmeg Powder. Keep on storing the milk and scratching from sides till milk is reduced to half. Now at this time add sugar. You will see the milk thickness will reduced and consistency becomes thin. Here it becomes different from Rabri where milk consistency is quite thick. Stir for 10 min till whole sugar is dissolved( Those who want to make it sugar free, add 2 sachet of sugar free powder.). Close the knob. Now put a saffron strands in warm water. Now garnish the sweet and flavoured milk with pistachios, Almonds, Cashews and strands of saffron.
  It can be eaten alone or serve hot with poories. It can be refrigerated and served cold.
Also we can use condensed milk and milk powder to make it.

Poha or Gujarati alloo kanda Poha

When I was just at an adolescent age my mother was trying new things and experimenting with food.Then she introduced me to this new snack called Poha which is a Gujarati recipe( Onion is Kanda in Gujarat).After introduction of Poha in house,it was much in demand every Sunday mornings apart from stuffed Paranthas which is a part of everyday breakfast in Northern India.

Roasted Peanuts and Lemon juice

When I went to Mumbai for my new job, Poha came in to my routine breakfast as it was in the menu of foodcourt in the company.I simply loved it then and when my husband told me that he is also fond of eating Poha, it is part of our routine snack.

Poha washed in sieve

Ingredients

1.Thick variety Poha( Flattened Rice) 300gms
2. Medium sized onions 2 in number
3. Singdaana or Peanuts 50 gms
4. Some Cashews and Raisins (Optional)
5. Haldi/Turmwric powder 1/2 Teaspoon
6. Salt 1 Teaspoon
7. Sugar 1 Teaspoon
8. Lemon juice 2 Teaspoon
9. Cumin seeds 1/2 Teaspoon
10. Mustard seeds 1/2 Teaspoon
12. Few Curry leaves
13. Chilly powder 1/2 Teaspoon
14. Potatoes 2
15. Hing/Asafoetida a pinch
16. Dhaniya/ coriander powder 1 Teaspoon
17. Oil (Generous amount)
18. Red Chilly powder
19. Parsley and finely chopped green chilly for garnishing.

Prepation

Potato fries

Poha served with finely chopped onion and tomatoes

First take Poha in a sieve and wash thoroghly with water till they are soft.Drain water and refrigerate for 10 Min.Roast peanuts till they are little black in a pan without oil.Keep it aside.Now cut potatoes in small pieces and fry in oil till they are golden and crisp.keep them aside.Also fry few curry leaves and keep it aside.Now take generous amount of oil( less than the amount used for frying say 6 - 7 Teaspoon) in a pan and heat it.Now add hing, add mustard seeds till they make a pop sound,add Cumin seeds.Add onions for frying. Add Haldi powder , Salt , Red Chilly powder,Corriander powder till they are soft. Add Flattened Rice or Poha and mix nicely till each Rice fakes appear to be separated. Add sugar, lemon juice.Cover the lid of pan for 5 min. Now add crisp potatoes and roasted peanuts.Add rosted cashews and Raisins(Optional).Add crumbled fried curry leaves.Mix.Garnish it with parsley and chopped green chilly if want to add spice to your recipe.One can add Sev (A salty indian snack) over it to make more tasty.Serve hot as it tends to dry with hot Tea/Coffee.
Relish this snack over a nice evening tea and do not hesitate to mention the experience.