Ingredients: Directions: Add the ghee to a pan, let it melt, and lower the heat. Add the chopped almonds and cashews and fry them till golden brown. Scoop out the nuts from the pan and set it aside. In the same pan, add the grated carrots and turn the heat to medium. Saute the carrots…
Category: Desserts
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Ingredients: For Pie Crust: All-purpose flour (2 1/4 cups) Salt (1 1/4 teaspoon) Sugar(1 tablespoon) Unsalted Chilled Butter (1 cup) Ice Water (1/2 cup) Pie Filling: Pecans (2 1/2 cups; roughly chopped) Eggs (3) Maple Syrup (1/4 cup) Light Corn Syrup (1 cup) Salt (3/4 teaspoon) Dark Brown Sugar (3/4 cup) Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon)…
Onion Tarte Tatin
Ingredients: Shallots (8-9 shallots; peeled and cut into halves) [I used a 8-inch skillet] Garlic (1 teaspoon; minced) Rosemary (2 teaspoons; chopped) Sage (2 teaspoons; chopped) Thyme (2 teaspoons plus some for garnish) Balsamic Vinegar (2 tablespoons) Port Wine (1 tablespoon) Salt (1/2 tablespoon) Puff Pastry (1 sheet; rolled out to cover your skillet) Sharp…
Poached Pear (Belle Helene)
Ingredients: Pear (2-3 cored and peeled) Sugar (2 1/2 cup) Cinnamon (1 stick) Vanilla essence (1 teaspoon) Nutmeg (grated) Dark Chocolate (1/2 lb, chopped into smaller pieces) Vanilla Ice-cream Cocoa powder (optional; for dusting) Direction: In a pot bring water to boil and then add the sugar and let it melt. Add the vanilla essence,…
Kerala Halwa
Ingredients: Wheat flour (1 1/2 cup) Corn flour (2 1/2 tbsp) Jaggery (400 grams/ 1 lb) Coconut milk (2 1/2 cups) Cashew nuts Cardamom powder (1 tbsp or as per taste) Ghee (3 tbsp) (You can substitute ghee with coconut oil or use both as per your preference) Direction: In a bowl add the wheat…
Ada Prathaman
Ingredients: Rice Ada Jaggery Coconut milk Milk Cashew nuts Raisins Coconut pieces Cardamom Ginger powder (or dried ginger) Ghee Directions: Add rice ada to boiling water and let it cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat and set it aside for another 5 minutes. Now drain out the water and put the rice…
The Ghee Spot 