The month of August is packed with multiple festivals, and just as many long weekends. It is the right time to utilize all that free time to whip up some exceptional recipes. One can celebrate Janmashtmi, Independence Day and Ganesh Chaturthi (and all those extra holidays!) with special recipes curated by Chef Gaurav Chadha, In-house Chef, Dr. Oetker India Pvt. Ltd. Food lovers can have a good time with the best that FunFoods by Dr. Oetker has to offer this festive season!
Some of the recommended recipes for this month that one can create at home are:
- Chocolate and Paneer Burfi
- Oats and Peanut Laddoo
- Kesar and Paneer Burfi
- Tri-colour Sandwich Bread Pakora
- Gulab Kheer
Chocolate and Paneer Burfi
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
50 g Cashewnuts, crushed
100 g Paneer, grated
50 ml Full Cream Milk
200 ml Condensed Milk
¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Chocolate Spread Fudge
1 tsp Desi Ghee
3-4 nos. Almonds, chopped
Directions:
- In a thick bottom pan (slow flame), add cashewnuts, paneer, milk, condensed milk and chocolate fudge. Stir and cook for 5-6 minutes or until mixture begins to thick and leaves the side of the pan.
- Grease the tray with ghee and spread the burfi mixture evenly. Sprinkle almonds on top of burfi and gently press with hands.
- Keep this burfi tray in fridge for 2 hours to set. Once cooled slice burfi into small squares and serve.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5-6 Minutes
Oats and Peanut Ladoo
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
100 g Oats
50 g Cashewnuts, chopped
50 g Almonds, crushed
50 g Jaggery Powder
75 g (5 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Peanut Butter Crunchy
50 ml Water
1 tsp Desiccated Coconut Powder
2 tbsp Desi Ghee
Directions:
- Heat non-stick pan (slow flame) and dry roast oats for 2-3 minutes. In a blender jar add oats and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside.
- In a non-stick pan (medium flame), add cashewnuts, almonds, jaggery powder, peanut butter and water. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes or till jaggery melts off.
- Add oats, coconut powder and 1 tbsp ghee to above mixture. Stir well and switch off the flame.
- Apply remaining ghee in your palms and make small ladoo using above mix. Serve
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Note: While making Ladoo make sure that mixture is warm, if the mixture cools up it will be difficult to roll it up.
Kesar and Paneer Burfi
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
50 g Cashewnuts, crushed
100 g Paneer, grated
50 ml Full Cream Milk
200 ml Condensed Milk
60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Milk Shake Mix Kesar Pista
1 tsp Desi Ghee
3-4 nos. Almonds, chopped
Directions:
- In a thick bottom pan (slow flame), add cashewnuts, paneer, milk, condensed milk and kesar pista milk shake mix. Stir and cook for 5-6 minutes or until mixture begins to thick and leaves the side of the pan.
- Grease the tray with ghee and spread the burfi mixture evenly. Sprinkle almonds on top of burfi and gently press with hands.
- Keep this burfi tray in fridge for 2 hours to set. Once cooled slice burfi into small squares and serve.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5-6 Minutes
Tri-Colour Sandwich Bread Pakora
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
3 slices White Bread
30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Tandoori
30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Mint
30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Original
½ tsp Caraway Seeds
60 g (3 tbsp) Gram Flour
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt
50 ml Water
100 ml Vegetable Oil
Directions:
- On a bread slice spread 2 tbsp Tandoori mayonnaise and club it with another bread slice.
- Spread Mint mayonnaise on top of second layer of bread slice and club with another bread slice. Keep it aside
- For Bread pakora batter- In a bowl add Veg mayonnaise, caraway seeds, gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and water. Mix well forming a thick batter
- Apply batter on above sandwich from all sides.
- Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry bread pakora until it is cooked and crispy from all sides. Cut sandwich into 2 pieces and serve hot.
Level: Intermediate
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
Gulab Kheer
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 Litre, Full Cream Milk
100 g Rice, washed and soaked for 30 minutes
100 g Sugar
1 tsp Green Cardamon Powder
8-10 nos. Cashewnuts, chopped
60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Milk Shake Mix Rose
5 nos. Almonds, chopped
Directions:
- Bring milk to boil in a large saucepan.
- Add rice, sugar, cardamom powder, cashewnuts and rose milk shake mix. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens and the rice is cooked completely.
- Pour the mixture into serving bowls. Refrigerate it for 2 hours, garnish it with almonds and serve.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 25 Minutes
