Cooking with Baishali

   Paan Cheesecake Truffles Bite sized version of   Paan Cheesecake , these Paan Cheesecake Truffles are made with cream cheese, parle-g crumbs, real paan leaves and flavored with gulkand and garnished with candied fennel. If you love meetha paan, then you are going to love this fusion dessert. It’s super easy to make, no-bake and great to make for your Diwali party! And it’s Diwali yet again and I am back with yet another paan dessert! 😀 You guys know by now, that it’s impossible for me to let go of Diwali without sharing a sweet made with paan leaves. Isn’t it? How to make  Paan Cheesecake Truffles? Ingredients Cream cheese : I like using Philadelphia cream cheese (full fat) for these truffles. You should take out the cream cheese out of the fridge for at last 2-3 hours before using in the recipe. It should be completely at room temperature. Parle-g biscuits : since cheesecake come with a crust, so these truffles have that in form on parle-g biscuits. You can use any cookie of choic

  Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Chaat d This Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Chaat inspired by Indian flavors might be your new favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes for the holidays! Garnished with  cilantro chutney ,  tamarind chutney , pomegranate and fresh herbs this is also vegan and gluten-free! I  love chaat anything and everything and I think I have mentioned that so many times on the blog. I make a chaat out of everything from   pizza   to   kala chana   to   potatoes   to my favorite sweet potatoes. I have shared a   sweet potato chaat   recipe on the blog before but I have now found a new way to enjoy it! How to make Hasselback sweet potatoes chaat? Ingredients- The ingredient list for this recipe is not very long! Sweet potatoes : choose similar size sweet potatoes for the recipe. I used sweet potatoes which were anywhere around 225 grams to 260 grams in weight for this recipe. Oil & spices : the potatoes are brushed with a marinade made with oil, chaat masala, kala namak (black s

Motichoor Ladoo Ladoos refers to anything round and sweet and we make a lot of ladoos. I already have several recipes on my blog and there are so many more. Basically grains, lentils, dried fruits, nuts etc. everything can be converted into a ladoo. Motichoor ladoo are made with gram flour or besan as we call it. Tiny drops of chickpea flour (boondi) are deep fried and then mixed with a sugar syrup and then shaped into round balls. It’s not difficult but like with every Indian sweet, you need some practice and patience to get it right. It’s one of my favorite sweets which I make for special occasions and is mouthwatering good! How to make motichoor ladoo? Ingredients- 1   cup   besan   gram flour 1/2   cup   water use as needed, to make batter 1-1/2   cup   sugar 1   cup  water for syrup 6   green cardamom pods  ilachai 1   tbsp   sliced almonds Step by step instruction- 1. Take besan (chickpea flour) in a mixing bowl firstly. 2. Add salt and whisk well or you can sieve too. Add milk,

    Matar paneer Matar paneer recipe – a popular Indian  Curry  dish made with green peas and Indian cottage cheese, is from the versatile Northern Indian cuisine that has many different (and delicious) variations.                matar paneer       How to make matar paneer    Gather Masala Paste Ingredients 1. First, you will take all of the masala paste ingredients and add them to a grinder or a blender. Make sure you include: ½ cup chopped onions ¾ to 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1 teaspoon chopped ginger {sub with ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger (dry ginger powder)} 1 teaspoon chopped garlic  10 to 12 cashews 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (cilantro) 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies or serrano peppers 4 to 5 black peppercorns 1 inch cinnamon (Use true cinnamon. For cassia cinnamon, use ½ inch of it) 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds {sub with 1 teaspoon of ground coriander (coriander powder)} 1 green cardamom – optional 2 cloves                              Make Masala Paste 2. After that, you w

  Gulab Jamun Soft, spongy and melt in mouth   gulab jamuns   drenched in delicately flavored sugar syrup is a traditional sweet in India. There are many ready-made Instant mixes available in market but no one comes even close to the taste of homemade gulab jamuns made from traditional mawa or khoya with this recipe. Yes, this recipe uses khoya to get the desired texture and flavor. This recipe also steers away from using rose flavored sugar syrup for more rich and delighting saffron flavored syrup. Make it from scratch today and shower your taste buds with its unforgettable taste. How to make Gulab Jamun? Ingredients- 1   cup   finely grated khoya [dried milk]   135 grams ▢ 1/4   cup   all purpose flour [maida]   33 grams ▢ pinch   cardamom powder ▢ 1/2   teaspoon   baking powder ▢ 1.5   tablespoons   melted ghee ▢ 1-2   tablespoons   warm milk   as needed to knead the dough For the Sugar Syrup ▢ 1.5   cups   granulated white sugar   300 grams ▢ 2   cups   water   16 oz ▢ 1.5   teaspo