Anita's Recipes

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh mint leaves
1 cup fresh coriander leaves
1 tablespoon dry roasted cumin seeds
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1\2 inch piece ginger
1\2 liter cold water
a pinch of sugar
salt to taste

Procedure:

• Blend the mint leaves ,coriander leaves,ginger and cumin seeds together into a fine paste.
• Add water,salt,sugar and lime juice and mix it well.
• Pass it through a strainer.
• Pour into tall glasses and serve it garnished with mint leaves
  

(To yield approx. 225-250 grams paneer)


INGREDIENTS:

1L fresh milk
1 cup curd or 2 lemons (i prefer curd because the lemon gives it a bitter taste)

METHOD:

• Heat the milk and when the milk starts to boil,add the curd or lemon.
• Gently stir it keeping it on a low flame.
• The milk will start to curdle(the milk separates from the water. This water is known as whey). When the milk curdles completely,remove from the heat and allow it to cool for a while.

• Strain this in a muslin cloth or a flat sieve until all the whey is drained off.
• Place the paneer on a flat plate along with the cloth and press on top with another plate.( this removes the excess water).
• when lemons are used for curdling,the paneer is washed to remove the lemon flavor before applying weight.
• Place a weight on the plate and leave for 15minutes.
• Cut the paneer into squares or required shapes and use it as required.

Ingredients:
3 cups grated carrot
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
1\2 cup milk powder
1\4 cup ghee
a pinch of cardamom(elachi) powder
1\4 cup chopped almonds,cashews and pistachios

Method:

• In a microwave safe bowl,combine the milk, ghee and the carrots and microwave for 5 minutes or more unit it becomes soft and dark orange in color.
• Add the sugar,cardamom powder and milk powder and cook it with the lid till the water evaporates.
• Dry roast the nuts and mix it with the halwa.

Serve hot with sliced almonds or with ice cream