Fruity Delight

This is one of my favorite fruity dessert especially to have this with ice cream. Its really easy and doesn't take too much time except the fact of cutting lots of fruits. This is a good fruit diet for kids who normally say no to fruits. Usually when I prepare this my hubby says its my trick to eat lots of ice cream. In fact thats the truth!!!

Ingredients:
Holy Farm Mango dessert powder - 1 packet
Banana(Small) - 2 no.s
Kiwi - 2 no.s
Orange - 1 no.
Plums - 2 no.s
Green grapes - 3/4 cup
Black seedless grapes - 3/4 cup
Vanilla Ice cream - 1 scoop for each serve
Water - 2cups

Preparation:

1. Cut all the fruits into small pieces and keep it aside.
2. Boil 2cups of water in a vessel and add the holy farm dessert powder and stir continuously till it dissolves completely and starts to thicken slightly.
3. Allow it to cool for few minutes.
4. Take a bowl, layer some fruit pieces.
5. Then add the dessert mix before it gets too thick.
6. Then add the remaining fruit pieces.
7. Its ready to serve. While serving add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or any ice cream of your choice.

Kids gonna love this!!!!

Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka Halwa) - Valentine's Day Special

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!

Ingredients:
Grated Carrot : 2 cups
Milk : 2 cups
Sugar : 1/4 cup
Cashew Nut : 8 nos
Almond : 8 nos
Cardamom Powder : 1/4 t spoon
Ghee : 1 1/2 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Clean the carrot and peel off the outer layer and then grate it.
2. Crush the grated carrot using a blender. Make sure that it doesn't form a paste. Mostly 3-5 seconds will be sufficient.
3. Boil the milk in a sauce pan. Keep stirring and make sure that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
4. In b/w, heat a pan, add ghee and roast the cashew nuts and almonds and keep it aside.
5. Add the blended carrot to the same pan and stir fry for around 6-7 minutes.
6. Add the boiled milk and sugar.
7. Keep stirring until the milk completely evaporates.
8. Then add the cardamom powder and mix it.
9. Transfer to a bowl and garnish with roasted cashew nuts and almonds.

Carrot halwa is ready. You can serve it either hot or cold.

Tips:
You may add food color to get nice reddish color.
You may add raisins too.

I am sending this to Priya for Hearts for St Valentine's Day Event. mmmm so excited!!!