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It is difficult to trace back the history of payesh. But it is believed that payesh was first prepared in Jaganath Puri temple of Orissa some 2000 years back. Some food historians believe that payesh probably originated in Persia. According to Persian folklore payesh was first prepared in heaven by angels to serve Prophet Muhammad when he ascended to the 7th floor of heaven to meet his almighty. Today payesh has become an integral part of many Hindu and Muslim festivals. The payesh was introduced in Europe by Indians. Payesh is a South Asian dessert recipe which is prepared by boiling milk, rice/wheat/lentils. Mostly sugar and jaggery is used to sweeten the milk, and, dry fruits like pistachios, almonds, raisins and cardamoms are used to flavorize the payesh. Bengalis can prepare more than 25 variety of payesh. Payesh is known as “ksheeram” or “ksheer” in Sanskrit, “kheer” in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu, “Payasam” in Tamil and Malayalam, “Payesh” in Bengali. Now...

Deep-dish apple pie often has a top crust only and tarte Tatin is baked with the crust on top, but served with it on the bottom. An apple pie is a pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apple. It is generally double-crusted, with pastry both above and below the filling; the upper crust may be solid or latticed (woven of crosswise strips). Apple pie can be made with many different sorts of apples. The more popular cooking apples include Braeburn, Gala, Cortland, Bramley, Empire, Northern Spy, Granny Smith, and McIntosh. Apple pie was brought to the colonies by the English, the Dutch, and the Swedes during the 17th and 18th centuries. English apple pie recipes go back to the time of Chaucer. The early Dutch recipe was simple, requiring only a standard pie crust, slices of especially soft apples with their skin and seeds removed. It was then baked in a typical Dutch oven. French style tart actually is upside down, with the fruit being caramelised. The Swedish styl...

Vermicelli/semai is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti. The term vermicelli is also used to describe various types of thin noodles from Asia .  Semai is the favorite sweet food for all of us. Usually there are two varieties of cooked semai but there are too many variations in preparing Milk Semai and Lachcha Semai. Such a variant is the Nawabi Semai, which is yummy Eid special dessert. Ever wondered of how this noodle like thin semai is made? I thought of sharing this delish dessert recipe with you all. Why having this delightful taste alone ! Lets share this happiness together. Now, you can make this in 4 easy steps at home . I learnt this recipe from my friend. It looks easy but need a little practice to get perfect semai at home. I gave you the perfect measurement for homemade lachcha semai. Try it for yourself. Ingredients : 1) All-purpose flour/maida - 1 1/2 cup 2) Dalda (better to use homemade dalda) - 1/2 cup 3) Re...

I couldn’t seem to find a PERFECT recipe for brownies, I wanted them to be just like the ones I ate as a kid – super fudgy, moist, and chocolaty, with crispy edges and crackly tops, and then after many trials I got this recipe. I’ve had this brownie recipe on repeat since the first time I tried it. As for the brownies, they’re true perfection – glossy, fudgy, and filled with rich chocolate flavor. Trust me, you’re going to want to make them ASAP! Make a small batch of your first brownie at home. I have given you the recipe for a small-sized brownie.  Choco fudge brownies at home recipe Ingredients : 1. All purpose wheat/ Maida - 1/2 cup 2. Eggs - 2 large 3. Sugar - 3/4 cups 4. Butter - 50 gms 5. Milk Powder - 1-2 tbsp 6. Baking Powder - 1/2 tbsp 7. Milk - 1/3 cup 8. Dark Chocolate - 10 pcs     Milk Walnut chocolate - 6 pcs 9. Roasted dry fruits - chopped 1/3 cup (optional) 10. Refined oil for greasing Pressure-cooker brownie ...

Spongy Marble Floral Cake at Home The first print references to marble cake begin appearing in the last quarter of the 19th century. One popular variation of this recipe during Victorian times was “Harlequin cake”. A marble cake is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance (like marble) achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. It can be a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake, in which case it is mainly vanilla, with streaks of chocolate. Other possibilities are strawberry or other fruit flavors, or (particularly in marbled coffee cakes) cinnamon or other spices. Ingredients : 1. Eggs - 4 and 2 yolks 2. Sugar - 2 cups 3. Refined oil - 1 cup 4. Milk - 1 cup 5. All purpose flour (Maida) - 3 cups 6. Baking powder - 1 tbsp 7. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp 8. Coco Powder - 3 tbsp Preparation : 1. Beat 4 whole eggs and 2 egg yolk. Add 1 1/2 cup of sugar. Beat all together for a fluffy paste like consistency. Add 2/3rd cup of refined oil. ...

Creamy Mango Icecream No store-bought heavy cream, no churner recipe. A popular and creamy ice cream, prepared with the mango pulp. You can easily make it at home and it tastes like Amul Asli Aam, one of my favourite mango delight. After trying several recipes, perhaps one of the most popular variant of ice cream recipe especially during the summer season or mango season. Try it, a bit long process, but have patience. Believe me you won't repent. Share your experience. Dig-in for a creamy Mango Delight Ingredients for Ice-cream : 1. Full Fat Milk - 500 ml 2. Custard powder (vanilla+mango flavoured) - 2 tbsp 3. Sugar - 1 1/2 cup 5. Egg - 1 egg-white 6. Mango puree - 1 7. Dry fruits (optional) 8. Butter ingredients of easy homemade mango icecream Procedure for Ice-cream : Step - 1 Preparation of Condensed Milk (do it my way) : 1. Take 3 heaped tbsp of butter and 1/2 cup of sugar. Beat it till the butter turns whitish hue. Home-made con...