Chef Sudhakar adds a touch of sweetness to Diwali celebrations.
Dry Fruit Barfi
Ingredient
- 50 gm almond
- 100 gm dates
- 50 gm raisin
- 50 gm cashew nuts
Method
- Take a pan and shallow fry the almonds, raisins and cashew nuts.
Put all these ingredients in mixer jar along with dates.
Grind the ingredients. - In a food pan, set the mixture.
Leave it for 10 minutes to set.
Once it sets, cut into rectangular pieces and serve.
Ragi and Coconut Laddoo
Ingredients
- 100 gm ragi flour
- 50 gm grated coconut
- 3 tbsp honey
- 20 gm sesame seeds
Method
- In a pan, shallow fry the ragi flour till it becomes slightly brown.
Transfer the flour to a plate and keep it aside to cool down. - Take ragi flour, add honey and finely grated coconut mixture to it.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and make a dough. - Prepare small round dumplings out of the dough.
Coat the dumplings with roasted sesame seeds.
Chef Sudhakar is attached to the Bheemili Resort managed by Accor Hotel.
So, Dear Readers what are you cooking this Diwali?
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