Double Ka Meetha (Indian Bread Pudding)

Double Ka Meetha (Indian Bread Pudding)

Hyderabadi Special dessert recipe, Double Ka Meetha or Indian bread pudding. Double Ka Meetha, means.... bread is called double roti....and meetha means sweet.....it is a bread sweet.

This recipe is similar to Shahi Tukda, preparation is same, but for....
*Shahi Tukda, triangular shape is given to bread....where as in Double Ka Meetha, you can make square bread pieces or triangle or even rectangular or in small bits....can be cut.
*Shahi Tukda once bread pieces are fried in oil or ghee, dipped in sugar syrup and rabadi is added and mixed well and served with nuts, but Double Ka Meetha, you need to serve rabadi at the top and garnish with fried nuts.
* Shahi Tukda and Double Ka Meetha are served little warm or you can refrigerate and serve.

Ingredients:
Bread slices - 8-10 nos
Sugar - 1 cup
Milk - 100 ml / 1 cup
Condensed milk - 100 ml / 1 cup
Cardoman powder - 1 tsp
Ghee / butter - 1 tsp
Nuts chopped finely, Pistasio, Almonds, Cashew's and Raisins.
Few Saffron String's / Orange food colour.

Method:
# Apply ghee or butter to bread slices.

# Preheat Airfrier @ 200'c for 5 min.

# Cut bread slices in square shape.

# Airfry bread pieces for 10-15 min  @ 200'c.

# Boil, milk and condensed milk together, add saffron strings ....boil on slow flame until it becomes thick Rabadi.

# Add 1 cup of water, to one cup of sugar and boil well for 15-20 minutes, add cardoman powder and boil till you get 2 string consistency. ( switch off the stove)

# Dip fried bread pieces in sugar syrup for 1 or 2 minutes.

# Arrange the bread pieces in a serving bowl...add rabadi at the top, and garnish with fried nuts and serve.

Serve this recipe, little warm.
This is one of the popular Ramadan special recipe, which  can be deep fried  in ghee or oil.

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Idli Upma

Idli Upma
Idli Upma is one of my favourite leftover special. Very easy to prepare this recipe with leftover Idlis. 

Ingredients:
Idlis - 7-8 nos
Onion - 1 medium size
Peanuts - 1 tablespoon
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Green chillis - 2 finely chopped
Oil - 3 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Hing / Asafatedia - 1/2 tsp
Corriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
# Crumble leftover Idlis.

# Heat a pan, add oil, let mustard splutter well, add urud dal, channa dal, peanuts, green chillis, ginger and roast well.

# Add asafatedia, turmeric powder and chopped onion and fry well, add crumbled Idlis and stir well.

# Cover with a lid on a slow flame for 5-10 min.
# Add chopped coriander leaves for garnishing and serve.
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Savoury Semolina Cake

Savoury Semolina Cake
   Semolina Savoury Cake is a delicious, easy  recipe, which even begginer's can try. This cake, can be served even for breakfast, Tea-time, snacks time etc... This can be stored in refrigerator for 3-4 days, just microwave for 30 sec or steamed before serving.

This recipe can be prepared in otg, convection oven, and even in pressure cooker....
In oven - 170'c for 35-40 min.
Microwave conversation mode - 170'c for 20 min.
Pressure cooker - add salt, heat in high mode for 5 min.... Place a ring mould, keep your baking tin, close your pressure cooker, without gasket, without whizle...
For 35- 40 min on medium flame.

Ingredients:

Semolina / Rava - 1 cup / 125 grms

Curd - 1 cup / 150 ml

Oil - 3 tablespoons

Vegetables chopped - cabbage, beans, carrots, capsicum

White sesame seeds - 1.5 tsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafatedia / Hing - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin / Jeera powder - 1 tsp

Chilli sauce - 1 tsp

Curry, coriander leaves, ginger bits few

Salt to taste.

Method:

# In a bowl, mix semolina, vegetables, chilli sauce, curry leaves, corriander leaves, ginger bits, curd, dry masalas with salt. ( Consistency should be of idli batter...can add little water to get idli batter consistency)

# Add baking soda and baking powder to cake mixture and mix well.

# Preheat Airfrier @ 180'c for 5 min.

# Grease your baking tin with oil or butter, pour your cake mixture.

# Bake in Airfryer @180'c for 20 min.

# Check by inserting a knife, whether baked well....if knife comes out clear, that means your cake is baked well.

# Allow it to cool down.

Serve your cake with tomato ketchup, any chutney.

Pl. do try and provide your comments.

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