Bread Rasmalai

 Rasmalai is a very famous sweet in India. Made from curd cheese and malai it is a very rich dessert and a favorite of all. Bread rasmalai is the easy version of it which does not even require the two ingredients mentioned above. It is also time saving and the final product is no less to the original one so much so that my dad had to be told that it is "bread" and not the actual "rasmalai."

At my place we are not a fan of sweets, we don't like dense sweets (calorie issue, no, not that) so I did not add any cream or condensed milk or any other diary product to the recipe. Apart from the milk required it only has the regular granulated sugar and that too in a small amount but you can adjust it to your taste.

Ingredients:

1. Bread slices - 5 to 6 nos
2. Milk - 3cups
3. Sugar - 8 tsp
4. Saffron - 6 to 7 strands
5. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
6. Pistachios - to garnish

Method:

• Boil milk in a vessel. 
• Reduce the flame and cook for 8 to 10 minutes while stirring in between.
• Remove about 2 tbsp of this hot milk to a small cup and soak the saffron strands in it crushing them slightly for flavor and color.
• To the milk in vessel, add sugar while mixing well. 
• Add cardamom powder followed by the saffron soaked milk. Cook for another two minutes and remove from flame.
• Using a cookie cutter or any glass or cup or lid cut the bread slices into round shapes. Each slice will give you two pieces the size may vary depending on the size of the bread slice.

• Arrange them in a bowl (serving dish, suggested). 
• When the milk has cooled down completely add it to the bread pieces just enough to soak them.
• Refrigerate the remaining milk and the soaked pieces for 45 mins.
• After 45 mins, add the remaining milk to the bread pieces preserving a little to add just before serving. 
• Garnish with pistachios.
• Refrigerate for another 3 hrs and serve chilled. Adding the preserved milk if required.

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Aloo Pyaaz (Potato & Onion Fry)

 I entered My Mom's Kitchen this morning & found Mom to be making this lovely aloo pyaaz for breakfast.

Aloo pyaaz as I remember was a regular sighting in my tiffin box during my schooling days. The lovely contrasting colors of the dish always cheered me and it does till date. ♥

Aloo pyaaz in our home is mostly served with cheela (Indian savoury pancake) when it is not being served with Spring onions & moongdal wadi. The reason being my dad loves cheela & won't be bored even if you serve him continuously for a week but yes, the accompanying side dish must vary n so my mom's menu planning. Kudos to that!

Coming back to the dish, Aloo pyaaz is a very simple n easy to cook recipe that you can make in no time. It requires only two main ingredients and a handful of spices but yet it is a very satisfying dish.

Ingredients:

1. Potato - 2 large
2. Onion - 3 large
3. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
4. Green chili - 4 to 5 nos
5. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
6. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Slice onions and potatoes as finely as possible.
• Heat oil in a pan. 
• Add mustard seeds, let them crackle.
• Add curry leaves followed by sliced onions.
• Add salt according to your taste.
• Add in the sliced potatoes and the slit green chilies.

                             

• Cover and cook till the onions turn slightly red or as seen in the picture below.

                               

• Add turmeric powder and give a good mix and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
• Serve hot.

You may also like to browse into Onion Capsicum Masala, Gobi matar, Aloo Kheema, Aloo matar til & Khageena from My Mom's Kitchen.

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Bread Kaja

Greetings!

We are back at My Mom's Kitchen. After being on a more than a month long break I am so excited to get back to blogging filled with new zeal new ideas (& new props) am ready to take on. ☺

As I mentioned it on our facebook page, last month was our blog's 1st Anniversary & unfortunately My Mom's Kitchen was shut but now it's time to make up the loss and with festive season always arriving soon in India, today, am sharing a simple dessert recipe made out of bread called "Bread kaja".

This recipe is so simple & so easy to make that it's actually all a child's play! It is so easy that it was not my Mom but me making it & that too without her help (plz excuse those blacky edges for it being my first time). It is an under 15 minute recipe so you can make it whenever you crave for something sweet. This soft yet crunchy bread slices will light up your mood.

To put it in one sentence Bread kaja is bread fried and dipped in sugar syrup and served garnished with chopped pistachios.

Ingredients:

1. Bread - 5 slices
2. Sugar - 1/2 cup
3. Water - 1/4 cup
4. Cardamom powder - a pinch
5. Oil - for deep frying
6. Chopped pistachios - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Trim the edges of the bread and cut it diagonally to get two pieces off a slice.
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry till brown and crisp. Drain them on a paper towel.
• In a saucepan take sugar water and cardamom powder.
• Mix till the sugar dissolves completely. Let the syrup boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Dip the bread slices one by one in the hot syrup. Arrange them on a plate and sprinkle chopped pistachios on them while they are still sticky.
• Serve when they have cooled down completely.

                                         

Try this simple dessert & join in our celebration. You can also used chopped almonds and cashews for garnishing.

Also try Gulgule,  Aloo ka Meetha, Beetroot halwa, Vermicelli kheer and Orange kheer from My Mom's Kitchen.

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