Heritage from Aai

 Wet Coconut Modaks & Karanjees  Above: Modaks for Lord Ganpati Above: Karanjees for Lord Ganpati Cooked, tested & tasted by: Meera Deshpande Photo credit: Meera Deshpande    List of ingredients:  For the outer covering : • 1 vati fine  Rava and Maida each • 4 Tbsp Dalda/ Crisco • Enough milk to moisten and mix the above two  For the saran / inner filling of modak /  karanjees • 1 Shredded coconut i.e. 2 vatis (pressed)   • 2 vatis milk • 1.5 vatis sugar • 10 elaichis’ powder (cardamom) • A few cut badaams • 1 Tbsp rava for saran • 1 Tbsp khas khas (white poppy seeds) • Pinch of keshar (saffron) Above: (L to R) Saran & outer covering Procedure: For the outer covering 1. Mix rava ,maida  and dalda . 2. Moisten it with just enough milk. 3. Cover it with a lid and leave it for three hours. 4. Then beat it up with a khalbatta so that it becomes real soft.  5. The grains of the rava shoul...

Tilgul Ladu तिळगूळ लाडू Cooked, tested & tasted by: Sandhya Ekbote Photo credit: Sandhya Ekbote Course: Sweet Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients : 1vati Til (sesame seeds) ¾ vati ground jaggery  3- 4 Cardamom pod's powder ¼ tsp Nutmeg powder Above: Ingredients Procedure: Roast sesame in a broad bottom pan. It should take about 3-4 minutes. Let it cool down. In the meanwhile grind jaggery into a coarse mixture. Grease the grinder pot with ghee before grinding. Grind the sesame into powder then add the ground jaggery into the same pot. Pulse the mixture well till it comes together. Add cardamom and nutmeg powder. Then mix it well. Mould it into ladu with your hands. Above: Mix before moulding into ladus x-------------------------x

                                                                               Gola Tandool गोळा तांदूळ                      Cooked, tested & tasted by: Snehalata Fadnavis Photo credit: Snehalata Fadnavis            Course : Savoury Cooking time: 45 minutes Serving size: 3 people Ingredients : For cooking rice: 1 vati Basmati or any variety of rice Hing (asafetida) Haldi (turmeric) Mustard seeds 1 tbsp oil 2 cups water For Golas : 4 tbsp coarse besan 1 in...