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Kalakand Recipe | Kalakand Sweet | Kalakand without condensed milk

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Kalakand is a creamy, mouth melting sweet which has a soft and grainy texture and requires no special occasion for preparation. The flavor of cardamom powder/Rose water   gives it a heavenly taste and fragrance. Ingredients –  Full cream milk -1ltr. Powdered sugar -150gm Grated paneer -200 gm Green cardamom powder-2 tbsp Chopped pista & badam -2tbsp for garnish Ghee-1 tsp for greasing the pan Method – 1-      Boil the milk in thick bottomed pan till it reduces and is thick in texture. 2-      Add sugar powder, green cardamom powder and keep stirring till the milk thickens and reduces to 1/3rd. 3-      Add grated paneer and mix it well, keep stirring continuously till most of the moisture evaporates and solid mass remains. 4-      Grease an aluminum tray or any thali with ghee. 5-      Pour the mixture into the tray and level the surface. Sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly and let it set for few hours (1-2 hrs.). 6-      When completely set,

Pav Bhaji/Mumbai style street pav bhaji

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Pav Bhaji is one of the most loved street food, which was originally an iconic dish of Mumbai. But now you can find it in every restaurant, spicy bhaji served with loads of butter and laden pav. Enjoy the buttery dish  🙂 Ingredients – Oil-2 tsp Butter-70gm Onion finely chopped-2 medium Ginger-garlic paste -1tsp Green chili chopped-1 Kashmiri red chili powder -2tsp Different vegetables chopped (Used here are-) Capsicum deseeded and chopped -1 Beans -2tbsp Green peas(frozen) -2tbsp Cauliflower(grated) -2tbsp Carrots (grated) -2tbsp Boiled and grated potatoes -3 Tomatoes grated -4 Pav Bhaji masala -3tsp Salt – as per taste Kasoori methi -1tsp Green coriander leaves -1tsp Lemon juice -1/2 lemon Pav -2 For serving – Onion – finely chopped Lemon slices Method – 1-Heat oil and butter in a kadhai/large tawa. Add onions and fry till light in color (translucent), add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. 2-Add all