Life Style
If you love Almonds then try these recipes at home this Holi
New Delhi: Craving for something sweet with almonds in it? Try making a Badam Aur Gulkand Ki Kulfi or an almond-infused phirni for your family and guests.
Chefs Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra have listed a few recipes that can be tried at home:
* Badam Aur Gulkand Ki Kulfi:
Serves: Four
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes plus freezing time
Ingredients: 200 gm almonds, 40 gm rose petals, 1.5 litre milk (full fat), 80 gm dried whole milk (unsweetened), 70 gm sugar and A few strands of saffron.
Method: Blanch and peel the almonds and make a paste of 90 per cent of the almonds. Clean and soak rose petals in water and cook them in sugar till thick. Dissolve the saffron in a small bowl of warm milk to extract its flavour.
Then boil the milk and reduce to 40 per cent, add grated dried whole milk, almond paste, sugar and saffron extract. Cook till dried whole milk is dissolved. Pour the mixture in kulfi cones, add cooked rose petals, sliced almond and freeze it. Serve with falooda and rabri.
* Badam Ki Phirni:
Serves: Four
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients: One cup almonds (peeled), 500 ml milk, 100 gm sugar, Two tbsp rice, 1/2 tsp cardamom powder and 1 tbsp rose water.
Method: Chop the almonds finely and keep aside. Soak the rice for 15 minutes. Now grind to a paste using little water. Keep milk for boiling, add sugar and cardamom powder. Once it boils, lower the heat and add almonds. Cook for two mins and then slowly add the rice paste.
Keep stirring on a slow flame till the entire milk thickens and coats thickly on the back of a spoon. Remove from flame, add gulabjal and pour in small containers. Refrigerate and serve cold.
Try these recipes at home this Holi festival if you love Almonds:
* Badam Ki Kheer:
Serves: Four
Preparation time: 10mins
Cooking time: 20mins
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Desi ghee, 1 cup Almonds, 1/2 tsp Green cardamom powder, 3 tblspn Rice, 1lt Milk, 1/2 cup Raisins, 150 gms Sugar, 1 and a half tbsp Almond slivers.
Method: Soak rice for half hour. Soak raisins in water for 15 minutes.Blanch the almonds, remove skin and grind to a paste adding little water. Heat a pan and add desi ghee. Now lightly sauté the almond paste on low heat for 1 minute. Add milk and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat and add rice. Cook for 15 minutes or till the rice overcooks and thickens the kheer.Add sugar and raisins. Garnish with almond slivers.
* Almond and Honey flavoured Shrikhand:
Serves: Two
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients: 1 and a half cup Hung yogurt, 2 tbsp Powdered sugar, 3 tbsp Almonds (toasted and crushed), 1 tbsp Honey, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder.
Method: Blend yogurt and sugar and pour in small glasses. Fill half the glass and add toasted and crushed almonds. Pour a little honey and a pinch of cinnamon. Repeat the process. Serve chilled.
Health
These three drinks can be a blessing for your gas and acidity problems
ily foods, spicy dishes, fried fares… Done it all and regretting it? If you’re suffering from acid reflux, you probably know what to eat and what to avoid. But is there anything to relieve you from such digestive issues? Well, there are certain drinks for acidity to improve your digestive health, if you consume them regularly.
Ready to find out? Let’s go!
In an Instagram video, nutritionist and health coach Neha Ranglani has suggested that to calm your acid reflux, you need to help your food get digested well. This can be done by improving your stomach acid production and healing your stomach cells. And these drinks that she has suggested, can help with just that, allowing you to digest your food well without the burn.
Here are 6 drinks for acidity:
1. Cucumber juice
Cucumber is a favourite salad ingredient in summer because of its cooling properties. Consuming cucumber juice can be really beneficial for relievingacid reflux because it is highly nutritious as it provides your body with both fibre and water which is needed for better digestion and has a low calorie volume. What’s more? It can also keep you full and help you avoid reaching out to junk foods!
2. Lemon water
Lemon can do you a world of good! Being rich in vitamin C and B and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium—drinking lemon water regularly will not only help you burn fat but will resolve your digestive issues such as acidity. Moreover, lemon water contains laxative properties that can help improve your bowel movements and clear toxins from the body, keeping you hydrated.
3. Ginger water
Ginger aka adrak, is a very well known ingredient that has been used for ages to help relieve acidity and gas. Also, if you are facing digestive issues due to overeating or undigested food, consuming ginger water can help in emptying your stomach. You can also consume it by adding it to soups, subzi or curry, and even tea. Remember that you’re not allowed to consume ginger in excess amounts.