Chocolate Peda

Chocolate Peda

Chocolate peda is an easy, quick and yummy sweet prepared during festivals like Diwali. The main ingredients are khoya, coco powder, marie biscuits powder, sugar and dry fruits. It takes just 15-20 mins to make these delicious pedas. An absolute kids friendly, perfect for parties/any special occasion.

Ingredients:

15-20 marie biscuits

50 gms mawa

3 tbsp powdered sugar

3 tsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp cashew nut powder

1 tsp desiccated coconut

Method:

1. Grind the marie biscuits in a mixer to a fine powder.

2. In a big bowl add all the ingredients except desiccated
    coconut & mix well.

3. Take a portion of the mixture, place it in peda mould fill
     it tightly.

4. Demould the peda, garnish with desiccated coconut.

5. Repeat the same process with remaining mixture.

6. Chocolate pedas are ready for Diwali.

Tips:

1. If you like you can skip marie biscuits.

2. In place of cashew nut powder you can take almond powder.

3. If you don't have peda mould shape it with your hands.

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Sweet Potato Tikki

Sweet Potato Tikki
(Shakarkand ki Tikki)

Sweet Potato Tikki is a new dish you can try during fasting days like Navratri, Shrawan. Sweet potato tikki is a delicious, healthy, rich in carbohydrate.This dish is simple to make, does not require much effort and time.

Ingredients:

3-4 medium sized sweet potato

2 tbsp arrowroot flour

4-5 green chili paste

2 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

Oil as required 

Rock salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash presser cook sweet potatoes in enough water till done.

2. Let the pressure go down by itself, now drain all water and let
     them cool, Then remove the skin.

3. Now mash it with potato masher. add green chili paste,water,
    arrowroot flour, cumin seeds, lemon juice, salt, mix well.

4. Divide the dough into equal portions. With wet hands, shape
    into balls and flatten slightly.

5. Heat sufficient oil in a pan and shallow fry the tikkis until light
    golden brown on both sides.

6. Drain onto an absorbent paper. 

7. Serve hot with khajur ki chutney/ curd.

Tips:

1. You can use other fasting flour like singhare ka atta (water
    chestnut flour) rajgira atta (amaranth flour), kuttu ka atta
    (buckwheat flour).

2. Red chili can be used in place of green chili.

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