Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Karwa Chauth Special....

For all the ladies fasting for their soulmates well being and long life and all the husband's wanting their wives fast to end on a feast... Here's something to appease the taste buds...

LAUKI- MOONG ROLLS.....
Ingredients:
1 cup shredded bottle gourd
2 cups of full cream milk.
1 cup dried milk (Khoya)
3/4th cup sugar.
2 Tbsp of clarified butter (desi ghee)
Pistachio's  and Almonds (soaked and slivered)- 1 cup
Cardamom Powder -1 tsp
1 cup moong dal (soaked overnight) and coarsely grounded
1/2 cup dried milk
1/2 cup sugar.
Clarified butter ( For roasting the dal paste).
Method:
1. Take a wok ,slightly roast shredded bottle gourd, then put milk in the wok and let it cook till the bottle gourd is softened.
2. When the milk starts drying add sugar,and cook till it dries .
3. Now add dried milk and keep stirring till completely dried.
4. Add a tbsp of desi ghee and roast it.Add cardamom powder.
5. Let it cool and keep aside.
For the Moong dal mix:
1. Take a wok. put it on fire,put 2-3 tbsp of desi ghee in it.
2. Add coarsely grounded dal in it and keep roasting it on low heat .
3. Once roasted to perfection add sugar and keep stirring it.
4. Now add dried milk and stir till  it dries out.
Let it cool and keep aside.
(For enhancing taste a little saffron water can be added to the roasted dal mix before adding sugar)
TIP; Before adding the moong dal mix to ghee, put a tbsp of Semolina( Suji) to it, It won't stick.

Now to assemble it ; Take an aluminium foil. Put a layer of lauki mixture on it. Sprinkle a lil dry fruit mix. Now on top of it arrange a layer of moong dal mix. Now start rolling the foil from one side and tightly  roll it. Let it set in refrigerator from an hour or so. Take it out , roll the mix in pistachio and almond slivers and cut in small roundels.
Voila! The rolls are ready to be served to loved ones... Serve with Fig Apricot Sauce.

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