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Kesari Sweet Rice

Enhance your Kesari Sweet Rice with our pure saffron!

Ingredients

½ Cup Basmati Rice

2 Pinch Kesari Saffron

Warm Water

2 Tablespoons Ghee

⅓ Cup Sugar

¼ Cup Cashewnuts

⅛ Cup Raisins

½ Stick Cinnamon

4 Cloves

Saffron, for garnish

Preparation:

Take a saucepan, add some water and bring to boil.

Add rice and let it cook for 15 minutes.

Once the rice is cooked, remove it from the pan and drain under running cold water and keep aside.

Now, take a small bowl and add saffron along with a little warm water. Keep it aside to infuse for 5-7 minutes.

In a non-stick pan, add 2 tablespoon ghee to it. Then add cashews, Cinnamon, cloves and sauté for 2- 3 minutes.

Then add drained rice to the pan and add sugar to it and mix it.

After 2 minutes add the saffron infused milk to the rice and mix gently.

Once cooked, transfer the rice to a serving bowl, garnish with saffron strands and serve hot.

Kesar Instant Peda

Instant Kesar Peda  Recipe:

A traditional Indian milk based sweet which is usually prepared using khoya however this recipe is an instant version made with Condensed milk, Kesari saffron powder, milk, milk powder, and butter. Finally, instant kesar milk pedas are garnished with almonds and saffron strands.

Recipe Name: Kesar Instant Peda

Time Required
Preparation Time: 35M
Cook Time: 15M
Total Time: 50M
Yield: 17 Peda
Servings: 7-8

 

Ingredients:

  • Sweetened Condensed milk – 200g
  • Milk powder – 1 cup
  • Unsalted butter – 50 g
  • Milk – 2 Tbsp.
  • Kesari Saffron Powder 1 Pinch
  • To garnish,
  • Almonds – 17
  • Saffron Strands

Preparation:

  1. In a pan, heat milk over low flame and transfer it to a small bowl. Add saffron powder, blend well and keep aside.
  2. In a non-stick pan, melt butter. Once melted, add the milk powder and mix well making sure that there are no lumps.
  3. Next add the condensed milk and cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame stirring continuously.
  4. Now, add the saffron infused milk to the condensed milk mixture, mix well and continue cooking for 7-8 minutes on low heat, until the mix becomes thick.
  5. Once the peda mix has become thick, transfer the mixture to a plate and let it cool for 30 minutes.
  6. After the mix has cooled, make small balls, flatten them out a little and crimp the edges using a toothpick to give them a peda shape.
  7. Once all the pedas are ready, gently press down an almond in the centre of the peda.

Other saffron recipes that you can try are:

  1. Kesari Pista Kulfi
  2. Kesari Sooji Rasgulla. 

 

 

Saffron Icecream

Ingredients:

  • 100 grams sugar
  • 250 ml milk
  • 250 ml double cream (or whipping cream)
  • 1 teaspoon saffron (a good, loosely heaped teaspoon)

Method:

Grind most of the Kesari saffron in a mortar and pestle, and put half of the powder into the milk, and heat until boiling point.
Pour the boiling milk sugar mixture while continuously beating, and then return to the pan.
Continue to warm on low heat until thickened, carefully stirring all the while (copper pans are a Godsend for this, it never burns).
You probably measured the cream into a jug anyway, so pour the mixture into a jug of cream, mix it briefly. Add the rest of the saffron powder.
Just let it sit until it’s cool enough to put in the ice cream machine.
Put it in the ice cream machine according to the instructions. e.g. I switch mine on, let it cool for 5 minutes, then pour the ingredients in and let it mix until I hear it struggle because the mixture is frozen.
Serve with a few strands of the remaining whole Kesari saffron threads atop, or pistachio slivers, or a fleck of gold leaf.
Also, finely ground green cardamom works great instead of saffron.

Saffron Sandesh | Bengali Sweet | Kesari Saffron

Saffron Sandesh is a Bengali sweet made using chenna . Sandesh is made by tossing the chhena lightly with sugar over low heat. Granish with Nuts & saffron.

 Servings

A divine tasting sweet with just 3 ingredients and easy to prepare too Makes 20 -24 pieces, depending on shape and size of sandesh

Ingredients

Method

  1. Line a fine meshed sieve with 2 layers of muslin cloth and keep aside.
  2. Bring the milk to a boil. When it has come to a boil, lower the flame and add 4 tbsp of  lemon juice gradually with constant  stirring of  milk. As soon as the milk has separated into curds and whey, pour it through the muslin lined sieve.
  3. Tie the ends of  the cloth and allow this to sit in a bowl of iced water for 10 minutes to  allow the chenna to stop  cooking.  Squeeze out  excess water and hang this over a bowl or the sink for 20 minutes for the water to drain out.
  4.  Transfer the chenna to a mixer jar or a food processor.
  5. Add the powdered sugar and blend until you get a smooth paste.
  6. Place a non stick pan on heat with the chenna mixture on a medium flame. Stir around with a silicone spatula for 8-10 minutes until it is somewhat dry and comes together into a ball. In the final stage, add the  Kesari  Saffron powder and mix well until uniformly blended into the sandesh giving it a golden hue.
  7. Remove this into a lined baking tray. Press this down and smoothen the top. Garnish with a strand of saffron or a bit of chopped pistachio.
  8. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour to allow it to set before cutting into desired shapes.
Variation

Add coarsely stopped pistachios to the sandesh in the final stage to get kesar-pista sandesh. You can also add ¼ tsp of ground cardamom for added flavour

Kesari Bhapa Doi

A Bengali mishti that is utterly simple to make, something you can make ahead and serve your guests. Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hung yogurt
  • ● ¾ cup whole milk
  • ● ½ cup condensed milk
  • ½ sachet Kesari Saffron Powder
  • ● Few strands of saffron for garnish

Method:

  1. Set  a  steamer with  2-3 inches of water. Cover and allow the water to come to a boil. Keep 4-6 small earthen pots (100-150 ml) or kulhads ready along with 4 squares of aluminium foil to cover them later.
  2. Meanwhile prepare  the  bhapa  doi mixture.
  3. In  a  large bowl,  whisk the  hung yogurt until smooth. Add the whole milk and condensed milk and whisk until you get a smooth mixture.
  4. Sprinkle Kesari Saffron powder and whisk till the  mixture is uniformly golden coloured.
  5. Divide this equally between 4-6 pots. Seal this well with squares of aluminium foil.
  6. Place in steamer carefully. Cover the steamer with a lid and steam for 20 minutes.
  7. When done, the bhapa doi with be set like a  pudding.  Garnish  with  1-2 strands of saffron and refrigerate this for 3-4 hours or overnight