Pujo te Quick Mistimukh

Two recipes to satiate your need for narkel naru and barfi.Can be prepared fast and they fly off the platter even faster.

Instant Coconut laddoos

Ingredients:

Desiccated coconut 75 grams

Milk powder 5 teaspoons

Powdered sugar 5 teaspoons

Vanilla essence 5 drops

Chopped Pistachio 2 teaspoons

A small amount of warm water.

Some pastry cases

In a bowl put in the desiccated coconut, powdered sugar, milk powder and mix well. Now add small amounts of warm water to the mixture and make loose dough. Add the vanilla essence and mix it again. Now make small portions and roll into laddoos. Roll the laddoos in desiccated coconut powder and sprinkle a pinch of chopped Pistachio on top. Put each laddoo in a pastry case and serve.

These delicious laddoos should be consumed on the same day.

Beetroot Barfi

Ingredients

250 grams grated Beetroot

½ a coconut freshly grated.

2 tablespoons of Ghee

2 cups of Sugar

Chopped raisins and cashew nuts

Almond slivers for decoration

Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Put in the grated beetroot and coconut and mix well. Add the chopped raisins and cashew nuts and continue stirring.

Make sugar syrup by adding 2 cups of water to the sugar. Stir it on medium heat till a thick syrup is formed. To this add the beetroot mixture. Stir continuously till a sticky consistency is reached.

Remove from fire and quickly transfer it to a greased plate or tray. Spread it evenly with a spatula. Cool at room temperature. Cut out diamonds or squares when it is cool.

Arrange on a platter and decorate with almond slivers.



Wish you all a Happy Pujo!