HOT N' SWEET BOWL: September 2020

Mohabbat ka Sharbat | Rose Milk With Watermelon | Old Delhi Special

Mohabbat ka Sharbat is a cool and cool and refreshing summer time drink. It's very simple to whip up for huge crowd. It is a best cooling agent for the body.

I often make this as an accomplishment with spicy and heavy lunches during weekends. It's a kids favorite drink too. We especially like the flavors of rose and watermelon together.

This drink's origin is from Old Delhi. It's is very famous on Delhi streets.

Ingredients :

Cold milk - 1 cup

Rose syrup/ rooh afza - 2 Tablespoons
Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
Finely chopped watermelon - 1/2 cup
Ice cubes - few

Procedure :

In a large bowl add ice cubes

Next add cold milk to the bowl

Add sugar and mix well

Next add rose syrup and mix

Finally before serving add finely chopped watermelon and serve cold

Step by Step Video :

Ada Pradhaman | Onam Special | Traditional Indian Dessert

Ada Pradhama is payasam recipe traditional from Kerala. This is a staple recipe in Onam Sadhya. This payasam / kheer is made with coconut milk and jaggery. The Ada / rice palada is traditional made from scratch with rice flour, but nowadays we get readymade ones in market as i have used here.

Ginger powder balances the flavor of jaggery and helps for digestion, a pinch of ginger powder in payasam makes a lot of difference in flavor.

Ingredients :

Readymade Rice Palada - 4 tablespoons

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Ginger powder- 1/4 teaspoon

Jaggery- 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1 tablespoon

Coconut pieces- 2 tablespoons

Cashew nuts - 1/4 cup

Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon

Procedure :

Cook readymade rice palada in excess water until soft to touch

Strain the palada and rinse it with cold water

Dissolve jaggery in water and boil for few mins and strain and add to cooked palada

Once the mixture boils for 2 mins add coconut milk and once it boils add ginger powder

Heat a small sauce pan add ghee and fry coconut pieces till light golden brown

Then add cashew nut and fry for bit then add cardamom powder fry for a bit in hot ghee

Add this mixture to payasam pan and boil all together for 1 min

Serve warm

Snickers Ice Cream Bars

Snicker Ice Cream Bar is a fun ice cream dessert to make with kids. It's also a make ahead dessert for kids party. This is just a replica of flavors in Snickers candy bar. These ice cream bars can be made in any size giant to a bite size piece.

Ingredients :

Semi Sweet Chocolate chips

Vanilla Ice Cream

Roasted / Salted Peanuts

Caramel syrup

Procedure :

Melt semi sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and mix it vigorously until the chocolate is glossy

Pick a silicon mould of desired shape and coat the mould with melted chocolate and freezer for 30 mins.

Remove from freezer and coat it second second time with melted chocolate to make sure no gaps are seen and corners are coated fully. Freeze for 30 more mins

Roughly chop roasted /salted peanuts and mix it with caramel syrup

Remove the mould from freezer and fill a layer of peanuts caramel mixture

Bring vanilla ice cream to room temperature. Fill each mould with melted ice cream leaving a small gap for the final chocolate coating. Freeze for minimum 4 hrs