Mava Kesar Roll & Amrit Peda

MAVA KESAR ROLL

Story

Hi Dears........I was watching this movie 'Out of Time' starring Denzel...I am a great fan of his,especially in the roles where he plays a cop....I was so involved in the movie dears....It was gripping....If any of you are Denzel fans and missed this movie..Do watch it :-) And then I was thinking....its been a few months since we saw any desi pic.......Have u ever heard the term 'Bad Luck always' ....Thatz what happened with me when I desperately tried to watch the movie 'Happy Days' (a telugu one) which released at a local theatre here......I read a lot of reviews online....They said it was a college students -fun & romantic one....I was all the more tempted.....
The reasons I couldn't make it was -One day somebody came over,another day it was an unavoidable social call,and yet another day %^!W%!%* ,and yet another day ^*&(&&).........
:-))))))

Now.....a nice chatterbox that I am.....Let me come back to my track......I was not very much involved in the food events happening in the blogosphere.....I was watching all of them however,but I hardly participated.Honestly,I really really wished I could participate dears.....My schedules hardly give me room for a choice.......When Sunita announced the event Saffron....I thought....I have to make some dish this time........So,I ended up making Mava Kesar Roll....My very first attempt. It came out awesome dears and so I wish to share this with you all. The recipe source is Tarla dalal.....This dish needed grated Khoya which is hard to find in shops and so I used Viji's shortcut for making it...Believe me it yielded excellent results....Thanks Saviour Viji :-))All You Need :

• 2 cups Grated Khoya( To make this u need evaporated milk and 1 cup of full cream milk powder)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4-5 Saffron Strands (dissolved in 1 tbsp warm milk)
• 1 tsp Elachi powder

Recipe Notes :

• First step is to make Khoya - Take 1 cup milk powder in a bowl and slowly add evaporated milk to it until it forms a smooth sticky dough. Freeze for 30 mts and then grate.This grate is called Mava
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• Combine the above Mava and powdered sugar in a heavy bottomed thick pan and cook on a slow flame stirring continuously till the sugar has dissolved and the moisture evaporated (10-12 mts)
• Remove from fire and divide the mixture into 2 equal parts
• Mix the elachi powder in one part to make the mava mixture and allow it to cool completely
• Add the Saffron to the other part to make the Kesar mixture. Mix well and allo it to cool completely
• Put the mava mixture between 2 plastic sheets and roll it to form a rectangle of 4"* 6" (i.e. Ur rolling pin is not directly on the mava mixture,but is on the top of the plastic sheet covering it)
• Roll out the Kesar in the same way
• Place the Mava rectangle on a thin food wrap.Place the Kesar rectabgle on top of the mava rectangle
• Carefully roll along with the food wrap taking care to see that no cracks are formed on the surface
• Cover tightly and refrigerate till firm (30-40 mts) and then remove the plastic sheet
• Cover completely with silver leaves(optional) and cut into slices
• U may garnish each with slivered Pistachios........Delicious Mava Kesar Rolls ready :-))
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This is my entry for Sunita's Think Spice.....Think saffron...... 

Actual Reviews from people who tasted it:
Soft & Delicious rolls,Very tasty,Looks professional and rich

Amrit Peda

Story

Diwali is one festival we all cherish........My mom used to make Lakshmi Pooja in the evenings, decorate goddess lakshmi eloquently, lot of home made sweets,crackers to light, joyful mood everywhere.......
There was this time during my childhood when we used to start burning crackers much before Diwali.....on that day and days after the festival. The next day after Diwali, especially, the roads used to be covered with a bed of crackers debris....the road remained invisible. But offlate, Its sad to see that all those old glorious days are vanishing......People no more buy a lot of crackers....either because they became terribly expensive now or ppl there are too busy and hardly have enough time to celebrate these rituals. Everythingz changing now.....And Should we change too.....? I refuse........these customs like Diwali and other important festivals should be given their true credence...We learnt it from our elders and now Is it not our responsibility to teach and pass it on to our kith and kin..? If not a lot,let us spend sometime atleast to explain the importance of our festivals to our children..........So...Are we in dears...? :-))
All You Need :

• 1 cup grated Khoya ( To make this u need evaporated milk and 1 cup of full cream milk powder)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 4-5 Saffron Strands (dissolved in 1 tbsp warm milk)
• 1/4 cup Pistachios,blanched,peeled and chopped
• 1 tsp Elachi powder
• 1 tbsp slivered Pistachios for decoration

Recipe Notes :

• First step is to make Khoya - Take 1 cup milk powder in a bowl and slowly add evaporated milk to it until it forms a smooth sticky dough. Freeze for 30 mts and then grate.This grate is called Mava
• Combine the Khoya and powdered sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and cook on a slow flame while stirring continuously till the sugar has dissolved and the moisture has evaporated (5-10 mts)
• Remove from firs and add elachi poder and mix well.Allow it to cool completely
• Divide the mixture into two portions : 2/3 and 1/3
• In the 1/3 mixture,add the pistachios and mix well
• In the 2/3 mixture,add the saffron strands and mix well
• Divide the Pistachios mixture into 6 equal portions and shape each one into rounds
• Divide the Saffron mixture into 6 equal portions and shape each one into rounds
• Stuff each Saffron round with the Pistachio round and seal the edges completely
• U can make any patterns on the peda using a toothpick
• Garnish with slivered Pistachios.......Delicious Pedas ready

This is my entry for Viji's RCI-Tamil Festivals - DiwaliActual Reviews from people who tasted it:
Delicious Pedas,Beautiful looking, Ideal for festivals....especially on Diwali,Nice color,Beautiful presentation