Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Homemade Dates Ice Cream Ingredients: Full cream Milk - 1 litre Dates (seeds removed) - 1 cup Makhana - 1 cup Green cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp Method: 1. Keep full cream milk to boil on high flame 2. Once it starts boiling, lower the flame 3. Soak dates with 3/4 cup of hot milk for 30 minutes 4. Add makhana to the boiling milk and mix 6. Cook on low flame till it is reduced to half. Keep stirring in between  7. Add soaked dates in a blender and make a smooth paste 8. Add dates paste, mix and cook till it is reduced to one third 9. Add cardamom powder, mix and switch off the flame 10. Let it cool till room temperature 11. Transfer to a blender and blend to get a smooth mixture 12. Transfer to a dish to keep it in freezer. Wrap it with a silver foil or plastic wrap 13. Keep in freezer for 2 hours or till it is half frozen 14. Transfer it again to the blender and blend it. This helps in avoiding crystal formation 15. Now put it in ice cream moulds and keep in freezer.  16. Keep fo...

Bihari Style Karela Aloo Sabzi Ingredients: Karela / Bittergourd - 250 gm Mustard oil - 2 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped) - 4 cloves Onions (thinly sliced) - 2 Potatoes (thickly sliced) - 250 gm Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Amchur powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Salt to taste Jaggery - 1 tsp (optional) Method: 1. Wash, peel and cut thin strips of karela. If the seeds are too hard deseed it 2. In a pressure cooker add karela strips, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp water 3. Close the lid, cook for 2 whistles, turn off the heat 4. Release the pressure immediately to retain the bright colour of the karela  5. Take out from the cooker and keep it aside 6. Heat oil in a kadahi  7. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onion is just soft 8. Add the sliced potatoes, sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt, turmeric powder and mix 9. Cook the potatoes until they are well roasted and cooked 10. Once the potatoes are cooked, add the coo...