Sunday’s feature: Indian Dessert

This is the picture of “Gulab Jamun ” I took this picture after I finished making this dessert. I had invited my daughter’s co-worker, who was kind enough to take care of our felines for a week, while we were in Montreal.As you can see there are quite a few.I intended to give him the remaining after our dinner. He chose to take a few. I took some with us and froze the ones left.

Here is the recipe for my dessert.

Ingredients:

1. 2 1/2 full cream milk powder( you can use skim milk powder, which is what I used)
2. 1 cup self-raising flour(Bisquik)
3. 11/2 tespoon soda
4. 250 g cream cheese package
5. 2/3 cup milk
6. 750 gram ghee( clarified butter)
7. oil for deep frying
8. Syrup
9. 2 litres(8 cups) water
10. 4 cups sugar
11. 1 tablespoon rose water optional
12. Method: Combine milk powder,sifted flour and soda in an medium bowl, rub in cheese until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.Using hand knead mixture in bowl, gradually adding enough milk until mixture holds its own shape and is slightly sticky to touch.Moisten hands with extra milk, roll level tablespoons of mixture into 30 sausage shapes.melt ghee(or clarified butter ) with enough oil to make depth of 5cm in medium pan
13. Deep fry 8 sausage shapes at a time for about five minutes or until golden brown and cooked through, stirring occasionally , drain on absorbent paper.Prick well with tooth pick ,place into syrup, cover and refrigerate.
14. syrup: combine water and sugar in a large saucepan,stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved, bring to boil, boil uncovered without stirring , for 10 minutes(syrup should not change color. Cool syrup slightly, if you are using rose water this is the time to add it.
15. Enjoy this dessert.
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Blogging 101, Blog event: Tasty Thursday( Day Thirteen)

I am posting the photograph of my tasty dessert, Bangladeshi style:

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

1.1 1/4 cups full cream milk powder

2. 1/2 cup self raising flour

3.3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

4. 125g  package  cream cheese

5. 1/3 cup milk, approximately extra milk

6. 375 g tub ghee(clarified butter)

7. oil for deep frying

Syrup

1. 2 litres (8cups) water

2. 4 cups (1kg) sugar

3. 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds (optional)

4. 1 tablespoon rosewater

1: puffs: combine milk powder , sifted flour, and soda in a bowl,rub in cheese until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2: knead mixture in bowl,gradually adding enough milk until mixture holds its own shape and slightly sticky to touch.

3. moisten hands with extra milk, roll level tablespoons of mixture into 30 sausage shapes.

4. Melt ghee(clarified butter) with enough oil to make depth of five cm in medium saucepan. Deep fry 8 puffs at a time for about five minutes or until golden brown and cooked through , stirring occasionally; drain on absorbent paper. Prick puffs well with toothpick, place into syrup, cover refrigerate.

Syrup: combine water and sugar in large saucepan, stir over heat , without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cardamom seeds(if you are using it), bring to boil, uncovered without stirring, for ten minutes( syrup should not change color) cool syrup slightly, strain into large bowl, add rose water, cool, serves 6.

Enjoy this  special dessert.

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Allow the gulab jamun to stand at room temperature while the syrup is absorbed.

 

The gulab jamun will plump up as syrup is absorbed. Delicious warm or cold. My daughter prefers them warm. Store in refrigerator.

DP Daily Prompt: 32 Flavors

Vanilla, chocolate, or something else entirely?

I like Vanilla ice cream. I’m not so crazy about chocolate, once in a while I like chocolate cake.

My favorite is peanut butter cookies, although I eat other flavored cookies but peanut butter is the best for me.

Among cakes my most favorite is strawberry short cake. I used to bake a lot once but now I’ve almost stopped baking.My daughter has taken over, she loves to bake cakes, cookies. Most of the time she bakes chocolate cheesecake, and chocolate chip cookies.

When I want cream cheese cake I like cream cheese with the rest of the ingredients, no chocolate.

I do not indulge in sweet stuff any more, they have too many calories and I do not like to put on too much weight.

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