RABBDI – THE SWEET

Ingredients: - (Servings for 2)

                                                1. Milk                                      – 1 litre

                                                2. Sugar                                    -- 1 & 1/2 cups  

                                                3. Cashew & Raisins(Kismis)    -- To garnish

                                                4. Cardamom  powder             -- a little.

                                                                                                           

Method:-

Step 1: Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel or non-stick kadai.

Step 2: When the milk thickens add sugar to it and stir it well. keep the flame in simmer.  

Step 3: Patience is virtue. Stir continuously, until the colour changes to pale yellow and the mixture will be  
            semi-liqiud.

Step 4: It should be in pouring consistency only. if it is done remove from fire and allow

             to cool.       

Step 5: Add cardamom powder to it.

Step 6: Refrigerate the mixture(don't freeze), add chopped cashews and raisins to it.

Step 7: Serve cool or hot as per your wish. Also goes very well with ice-creams and

 gulab jamuns.

FRUIT CUSTARD

Ingredients: - (Servings for 2)

                                                1. Chopped Fruits (as available) -- 1 bowl

                                           (Apple, banana, pomegranate, grapes, guava, papaya, pear etc)

                                                2. Custard powder                   -- 1 tbsp  

                                                3. Milk                                     -- 1 cup

                                                4. Boiled cold milk                   -- 2 tbsp

                                                5. Vanilla essence                      -- 1 tspn

                                                6. Sugar                                   -- 2 tbsp

                                                7. Badam                                 -- 4 nos.

                                                8. Cherry                                 -- 2 nos.

                                                9. Pudina leaves                       -- Few strands

                                              10. Honey                                 -- 1 tbsp

Method:-

Step1: Boil milk.

Step2: Take custard powder in a bowl, add cold milk, and mix it well without any bubbles.

Step3: Add sugar to the boiled milk.

Step4: Keep the flame in simmer for the milk, now stir the milk and slowly add the

           custard mixture to it, stir continuously until the milk thickens in to a soft paste.

Step5: Remove it from flame when it is done. Allow it to cool. Add vanilla essence to it.

Step6: Take a serving glass bowl, fill it half with the chopped fruits, top it with custard.

Step7: Pour honey over it and garnish with badam, cherry and pudina. Refrigerate for half

          an hour, now it’s ready to serve.