Chick Pea Dessert

                   Chane Ki Daal Ka Halwa  
                                  (Chick pea dessert)

 chane ki daal ka halwa/Chick Pea Dessert

Chane ki Daal ka Halwa is every body's favourite sweet dish in our family. Mummy mostly prepared  this halwa on the festival of Shab E Baraat. We used to wait eagerly for Shab E Baraat to taste this delicious Halwa. This halwa spread out very pleasant smell which can make anybody crazy to taste it.

Today I want you to  celebrate your weekend with this  delicious  Indian  pudding. Once you will taste the robust sweetness of this Halwa,you would not resist to have it  again .

The thing which is most required to cook this dish is Patience as it takes a lot of time to parch... &the fruit of patience is sweet. is n't it?

For Chane Ki Daal Ka Halva  you will  be  needing.....
Time- 1-hour
Ingredients

• Chick Pea (Chana daal)- 1/2 kg
• Milk (full cream)- 1/2 ltr 
• Sugar-1glass(250gm)
• Refined oil- 2 cup 
• Dry Coconut (grated)- 1 cup



Boiled Chick Pea Paste

• Buchanania lanzan(Chironji)-50 gm.

Method-
Wash  daal and  soak it  in  water for over night. Put daal and 1-cup milk in  pressure cooker &bring it 2-3 whistle.Turn off the heat. let the cooker lid open it self , When lentil  become  cool, Make paste of boil chana daal with rest of the milk.


Heat   re find oil/ pure ghee in open  thick  bottom pan or khadhai. Add paste of boil chana daal in oil. Stir continuously  till  milk will be evaporated  and  paste turn brownish or little red. keep the flame low.

You need to stick your nose several times in the paste to check, as fragrance is coming or not.The taste of this halva will be depending on parching and its fragrance. Please do not get impatient  to have that smell,otherwise you would  not  be  able to get that natural aroma. 

  After parching well , it's time to add sugar, grated coconut, and  chirounji  in the halwa. Mix it well altogether.Let the sugar  melt completely (you have to stir continuously otherwise paste will start burning in the bottom of the vessel.)

 chane ki daal/ Chick Pea Dessert

Once the mixture starts leaves the sides of pan and oil starts to separate from halwa, it means your dish is ready. Enjoy it  pipping hot. 

Happy cooking!!!
Arshia zaidi

Milk-Rice Pudding (Rice kheer)

     Milk Rice Pudding ( Rice Kheer )

 chawal ki  kheer,/ Milk-Rice Pudding

kheer (Phirenei) is one of the most popular, common dessert in India.It is a very delicious preparation of rice  and  milk .My mother used to cook huge quantity of this kheer on Hazrat Ali's Birthday(13-Rajab). 

Try out this recipe of kheer from my mother's  kitchen and make your taste buds dance with this luscious sweet dish. 

Ingredients-

 pani me  bheege hue chawal/ water soaked rice 

 pisa hua chawal  / Rice Powder

Cooked  Rice kheer/ Cooked Milk -Rice  pudding

• Milk full cream- 1 ltr
• Rice -2  full serving spoon (wash it  and soak it in the water for half an hour,drain out all the water,grind it  to make powder). 
• Cardamom (crushed) 5-6 piece
• Sugar -250 g.m or as per your taste 
• Chironji (buchanania lanzan)-50 gm.
• Almonds -12(chopped)
• Pistachio ( pista)- 10-12(chopped)

Method-

 chawal ki kheer / Milk -Rice  pudding

Put  full cream milk and cardamom in the thick bottom aluminium  pan & bring it to boil  on the low flame. Add grind ed rice powder gently in the boiling milk.(in between stir frequently,other wise milk may burn at the bottom of the pan.).Boil the milk until it gets thickens, then add sugar,chironji  and  dry fruits in kheer. Cook it for another 10 min. till it turn a  little golden.

 chawal ki  kheer/ Milk -Rice  pudding

 Pour out  kheer in the bowl & let it cool. Add 4-5 drops of kewada essence/rose water to enhance  the flavour of  the dish.Garnish it with dry fruits. Serve it chilled. 

Happy Cooking!!!

Arshia Zaidi