Author: Musky Miris

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Recipe | Easy to Cook Semolina Coconut Barfi

Published by Musky Miris

Today’s recipe comes from our reader, Musky. It’s an original recipe of a sweet dish – Coconut Semolina Barfi. A personal favorite of the contributor and one that requires simple ingredients and is hassle free to prepare. So let’s get started! Ingredients: 1 and ½ cups Shredded Coconut 2 cups Semolina 1 cup Sugar 2 and ½ cups Warm Water 3 tablespoons Oil or melted Ghee An array of Dry Fruits (Cashew nuts, dried dates, dried coconut, Kishmish, Almonds) Cherry – for Garnish   Directions to Cook : In a pan, heat the shredded coconut along with half a cup of sugar – until the sugar melts, and the coconut acquires a translucent color. Set it aside. Heat a wok, pour oil and add the semolina. Fry until the semolina turns a golden brown color. Put the flame on low heat, and add the dry fruits and the coconut-sugar mix. Mix it well and cook for 1-2 minutes. Keep stirring continuously. Add another half a cup of the sugar and mix well. Add the warm …

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Recipe | Hot and Sweet Mango Chutney – Assamese Style

Published by Musky Miris

Summer is officially here, and mangoes are again making an appearance everywhere. Today, our reader and Creator Musky Miris, wants to share her mother’s specialty, and a household favorite : a chutney made of raw mangoes.  Ingredients: 4 raw Mangoes 1 cup Jaggery 1 teaspoon Ginger extract 4-5 Green Chillies 4 Bay leaves 4 tablespoons Mustard oil ½ teaspoon Turmeric Salt to taste Preparation: Wash and peel the mangoes. Slice them thinly and discard the seeds. Finely chop the chillies Wash and peel the ginger, mash it in a mortar-pestle. Squeeze the mashed ginger to extract the juice. Directions to cook: In a wok, heat the mustard oil. As the oil heats up, put in the bay leaves. Add the sliced mangoes to the wok. Put in the turmeric, chillies and salt. Stir well, in full (gas) flame and allow the mangoes to cook and blend in with the rest of the ingredients – in the form of a paste (initial caramelization). Stir occasionally. Add the ginger extract and the jaggery. Stir well. Lower the heat …