Low Fat Besan Ke Laddoo

First of all HAPPY DIWALI to all of you.
After reading the title you must be thinking Besan ke Laddoo and that too low fat ?sounds unbelievable.. But it's true..Usually we make it using Ghee but I have usedOlive Oil instead of Ghee* and SugerFree to sweeten it. Here is the recipe how I made this Low Fat Besan Ke Laddoo On this Diwali :

    

Courtesy Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor.
http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/besan-ke-laddoo---cooking-with-olive-oil.aspx

Preparation Time : 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time : 15-20 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS
Gram flour (besan) 4 cups

Olive oil 1 cup

Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon

Cashewnuts, coarsely ground 12-15

Almonds, coarsely ground 12-15

Powdered sugar 2 cup

METHOD
1.Sift besan through a fine sieve and set aside.
2.Heat olive oil in a kadai (wok) and add besan. Cook on low heat for ten to twelve minutes or till besan is well done and fragrant. Add green cardamom powder, cashewnuts and almonds. Mix thoroughly and remove from heat.
3.Let it cool for a while. Add powdered sugar and mix well.

4.Shape into walnut-sized round laddoos. Let them cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

I did some changes in this recipe...

1.While making this laddoos , the besan was coming out very sticky so I used my Mom's old trick and added 2 tablespoon of roasted semolina in it. After adding Semolina the texture of Besan was just perfect just like coarse Gram Flour.

2.Also I addd 2 tablespoon of Ghee to give the authentic Aroma.

3.Instead of Sugar I used 1 cup of sugerfree to reduce the calories.

I hope you liked this recipe as we can maintain our diet and enjoy the festival sweets at the same time.

Once again Happy Diwali and Happy Cooking... :)

Suji Ka Halwa Or Sheera (Semolina Pudding)

Halwa or sheera is one of the most common sweet dish served in India.There are a number of verities of Halwa.But the most common is Rawa Halwa or Suji Ka Halwa or Sheera or Semolina Halwa.It is made up of Rava(semolina)or Suji(dalia) or rawa can be replaced with simple wheat flour which is also an another great recipe.Various flavours are made like mango,pineapple,saffron,cardamom,etc.

Ingredients:

1 cup suji (rawa/semolina)

¾ cup sugar

1.5 cup whole milk

1.5 cup water

3 tbsp ghee, butter or margarine

1 tsp cardamom (Elaichi)

2 tbsp raisin

2 tbsp cashew nuts

10 almonds

Procedure to make Rawa Halwa:
1. Heat ghee, butter or margarine in a non stick pan.

2. Add Semolina and heat for few minutes .

3. Keep stirring continuously so as not to burn until the semolina turns light brown in color

4. Add sugar and half of both raisin, and cashew. Heat few more minutes in low-medium heat.

5. Add warm water and milk. Add cardamom powder.Mix well and heat until you get desired consistency, reduce the heat to low, cover and let simmer for 4-5 minutes.

6. Cover and let cook for an additional 5 minutes.Garnish with remaining raisins cashews and almonds.Serve immediately and enjoy hot.

Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients:
Carrots 500 gms.
Milk 3 cups.
Ghee 2 tbsps.
Sugar 1 cup
Almonds 15-20.
Green cardamom powder 1 tsp.

Procedure To Make Gajar Ka Halwa :
1. Peel, wash and then grate carrots. Blanch the almonds, peel and slice.
2. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan. Add grated carrots, cook on a medium heat
for eight to ten minutes until carrots are soft.
3. Add milk and green cardamom powder. Bring it to a boil and then reduce heat.
4. Cook on a low heat until milk is almost reduced.
5. Add sugar, and cook until dry. Stir constantly.
6. Gajar halwa is relished hot as well as cold. Garnish with sliced almonds.
(TIP: To reduce cooking time, half of the milk quantity can be replaced with Khoya
(100gms).Or place in microwave for 15 mins)

Sweet Puri/Meethi Puri/Pua

Ingredients:
2 Cups Wheat Flour
1/4 Cup Ghee(for moyan)
1/2 Cup Sugar/Jagery
4-5 Cardemom (Fine Powder)
1 Cup Milk
Ghee to fry

Procedure To Make sweet Puri:
1. Take wheat. Mix all the ingredients.And kneed the dough.
2. Make small balls of the dough.And roll it like chapati.
3. Cut it into small puris.
4. Take enough ghee in frying pan.Heat it.And fry the puris.
5. Sweet Puris are ready.