Khajoor (A deep fried sweet snack)

Khajoor is a deep fried sweet snack which is ideal teatime snack and a couple of them for breakfast with a glass of milk make a good breakfast too.  You can store them in an airtight container for a week or so.

KHAJOOR

Ingredients:
500 g of plain flour (maida)
50 g of semolina
350 g of sugar
250 g of dried milk, plain (khoya)
2 tbsp of roasted poppy seeds
6 tsp of ghee
150 mL of toned milk
1/2 tsp baking soda
Oil for frying
50 g each of cashews and raisins

Method:

• Dry mix the flour, semolina, and sugar.
• Crumble and add dried milk (khoya).
• Add the baking soda, ghee, cashews, raisins, and roasted poppy seeds and mix in well.
• Using milk as needed, make a dough of a hard consistency.  Divide into 2 equal portions and let the dough sit for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle flour on the rolling board and roll out each portion to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.  Deep fry on a medium heat till golden brown.

Meetha Dahi (Sweet Yoghurt)

Ramzan started today and I have this plan to try and post at least one recipe per day during this month...The first thing I made was the meetha dahi..it is such an  important part of our diet during Ramzan..its hard to get by without it...It has such a cooling effect on the body after going the whole day without water...It is real easy to make and you can store it in the fridge for at least 2 weeks.  You can use any kind of vessel to set the yoghurt, though the earthen pots gives it a different flavor...

MISTHI DOI

Ingredients:
2 L of milk
200 g of sugar
2 tbsp of yoghurt

Method:

• Bring milk to a boil in a thick bottom vessel.  Add the sugar and boil on a low flame till the volume is reduced to half.
• Remove the vessel from heat and let it cool till lukewarm.
• Pour the milk into an earthen pot and add the yogurt.  Mix well.
• Keep the pot in a cool dry place, and let the yogurt set overnight.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours and serve as a dessert.