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Foodie - Two generations of foodies
Foodie - Two generations of foodies
Date: 2017-10-26
Catherine Jugmohan is the head of the Misty Blue Hotel School in Umhlanga. Cathy as she is known to her friends
is originally from phoenix but now lives in Umhlanga with her husband and baby daughter. Cathy is passionate about food and hopes to pass her recipes and her love of food to her daughter, Ziasha who at just five months assists Cathy in the kitchen while she prepares family meals.
This week Cathy shares her Diwali sweet recipes with The Bugle readers. Even though Diwali is over, you can create these fabulous Indian deserts all year round. Why wait a year for Diwali to come around, just look how easy they are to make
Goolab Jamuns
A classic Indiansweet or dessertthat is very famous and is enjoyed in most festive and celebration meals. Gulab meaning rose and jamun meaning berry. Gulab jamun are berry sized balls dunked in rose flavoured sugar syrup.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tin condensed milk
- 7 TBS melted ghee (must measure 7 TBS after its melted)
- 1/2 cup powdered milk (totally optional)
- 1/2 tspn ground nutmeg
- 1 tspn elachi powder
- 3 to 4 cups self raising flour
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Ingredients for Syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cup water
- 1 and 1/2 tspn Rose essence
- 1 tspn elachie powder
Directions:
- Mix condensed milk, milk, elachie, nutmeg, ghee together.
- Add self-raising flour, a little at a time until a soft dough forms.
- Shape into little fingers and fry on medium heat.
- Do not allow it to fry too quickly as the inside will not cook.
- Dip in syrup and roll in coconut if you prefer.
- Directions to make syrup:
- Add all of the ingredients to a saucepan, bring to the boil until syrup thickens a little.
Coconut Balls
This recipe is a simple and quick cheat's version of the reduced-milk sweet burfi. This is a lovely end to an Indian feast and is often served at special occasions.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups powdered milk (klim)
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 tin condensed milk
- Food colourants
Directions:
- Colour half first and use...balance for second colour.
- Add your choice of food colour to condensed milk and add to powdered milk and desiccated coconut mixture to make soft dough
- Make small balls and coat with desiccated coconut.