Saffron Kheer

I know looking at this photo must make your mouth water. I am sure you are going to try this out at home and have your friends and relatives enjoy this Indian dessert.

Ingredients:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 cups milk
1/2 cup rice flour
10gms of raisins

Strands of saffron (be liberal) just joking

1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 cups cooked rice
pista for garnish
pomegranate seeds for garnish

Heat milk, & rice powder in a heavy pan over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. As it starts to thicken, add raisins, cardamom, saffron and rice. Stir rapidly until thick. Eat warm or also chilled as dessert. Can garnish with pista and pomegranate seeds fresh.

Kimchi salad

When you have to whip up a salad which does not need much of stress and which would satisfy any taste buds. I am sure if served to a European he/she would find it palatable. I designed this simple recipe so that you could work on it and innovate on it.


INGREDIENTS

1 kg cabbage
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp spring onions-chopped
1 tbsp garlic-chopped
1 tbsp ginger-chopped
1 cup soya sauce
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1 tbsp chilli flakes
Sesame (til) oil


METHOD

1. Chop cabbage, place in a bowl and sprinkle salt over it, mix well. Leave for 2-3 hours, till the cabbage is wilted. Squeeze it till cabbage has softened.

2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients mix well and transfer into jar/plastic container for storage. Seal and leave for minimum an hour, before using.

Garnish with some sesame oil.