Ingredients:

• 3 tsp Sugar
• 2 pinches Cardamom Powder
• 3 cups Skimmed Milk
• 2 pinches Saffron
• 8 tsp China Grass (chopped)
• 1 cup Water

How to make Saffron Cardamom Ice-Cream:

• Cook China grass in a cup of water in a slow flame, until it dissolves completely. Drain well.
• Heat skimmed milk. Keep aside a little, while mix the rest with China grass, cardamom and sugar.
• Now take the skim milk kept aside and add saffron, stir it until saffron dissolves.
• Mix saffron and China grass mixture. Cook it for 3-4 minutes.
• Cool the mixture and pour into ice tray. Freeze it.
• Once chilled, churn the chilled ice-cream in a blender until it softens.
• Serve it immediately.

Tags: cardamom, ice cream, saffron

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Carrots
• 1 litre Milk
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom seeds
• 3/4 cup Water
• 3 tablespoons Ghee
• 2 tablespoons Raisins
• 2 tablespoons Almonds
• 2 tablespoons Pistachios
• 450 grams Sugar
• 1cup khoya

How to make Gajjar Ka Halwa

• Wash and grate the carrots. Soak the raisins in water for 30 minutes. Blanch and shred the nuts.
• Put the water to boil, when it starts boiling add the grated carrots. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Add the milk. Cook on a low flame for 1 hour stirring occasionally. Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed.
• Add ghee and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins. Mix well.
• Remove the gajjar halwa from heat and add khoyathen arrange in a serving dish.
• Garnish with almonds and pistachios. Serve cold, hot or at room temperature.

Tags: cardamom, gajjar, quick recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds or 5 kilograms Mutton
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 tbsp. Ginger (Adrak)
• 1 tbsp. Garlic (Lehsan)
• 1 Big Black Cardamom (Bari Kaali Ilaichi)
• 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni)
• 2 Cloves (Loung)
• 4 Black Peppercorns (Saabut Kaali Mirch)
• 2 Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi)
• 2 tbsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch)
• ¼ tbsp. Turmeric Powder (Pisi Haldi)
• 1 ½ tbsp. Salt
• ½ tbsp. All Spice
• 1 heaped tbsp. Wheat Flour (Aata) (mixed with ¼ cup water)
• ¼ cup Plain Yogurt
• ½ cup Cooking Oil

Method:

• In a handi or deep frying pan, heat cooking oil until well hot. Add onions and fry until transparent.
• To the onions add all of the spices except the meat, plain yogurt and flour. And fry spices for about 5 to 10 minutes, by adding a little water if necessary to prevent burning and sticking to pan.
• Add meat and fry meat with the spices for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add plain yogurt; mix for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water; when water comes to a boil, cover and let meat cook on medium to low heat until meat is tender.
• Add flour and water mixture; mix and continue cooking covered on low heat for another 15 to 20 minutes.

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