incredible foods

Made from wheat flour and sugar, Basrakh is a special traditional sweet exclusively used during occassions like engagements, marriages and birthdays.       Basrakh was basically a specialisation of Daribal and Naidkadal.  Kashmir has a melange of cultures and traditions and delicacies like Basrakh are part of that inheritance.   Here is the recipe of this traditional sweet, try and enjoy this delicacy.  Ingredients :- Maida (all purpose flour) -    3cups Ghee -                  1/2cup Sugar(powdered) for Basrakh - 3tbsp Sugar for coating - 3cups Dry fruits as per your taste.  Method :- Take the flour into a bowl, add Ghee to it and mix it well, then add powdered sugar and kneed it.  Kneed it for 5-6mints, add little lukewarm water and kneed it but don't kneed it like normal dough becoz it will release gluten then.  Leave the dough for rest upto 15mints.   After 15 minu...

K ashmir is a place which not only soothes our eyes due to its scenic beauties but also does wonders for our taste.  Mouth-watering delicacies of kashmiri food will leave your stomach full but your tongue still craving for more.  What's more is that it is not just one cuisine from North that will do this, kashmir region have different cuisines, each to their own and once you try them out you will realize why this variety couldn't have fit one plate at once.              Here is a list of 5 most delicious, popular kashmiri dishes :- 1)Rogan josh:- A must try dish for all the lamb or meat lovers,. It is an aromatic lamb dish. It was introduced in India by Mughals.  2)Matchegand :-   Again a dish for the meat eaters, go ahead and try it, if you wish to see the gluttony side of your personality.  It is actually a dish of minced meat, which is cooked in spicy red gravy.  3)yakhni :-   If you want to t...

If you are looking for a crispy meal today, then add this delicious afghani fateer in your menu....... Which is basically a keema bread very famous in Afghanistan.....  And for a change I have made it very innovative by adding mozzarella cheese to it.....  Here is recipe......  Ingredients : Maida - 3cups Sugar - 1/2tbsp  Curd - 1/2cup  Instant yeast - 1tbsp  Water as per required  Mutton minced - 250gms Salt as per taste  Black pepper powder - 1/2tbsp  Red chilly powder - 1tbsp  Turmeric - 1/2tbsp  Corriander powder - 1/2tbsp  Corriander seeds-1/2tbsp  Nigella seeds(kalonji) - 2tbsp  Cooking oil - 2-3tbsp  Green chilli - 2chopped  1 medium sized onion chopped  Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp  Melted butter Mozzarella cheese  For egg wash I One egg yolk Milk4tbsp  Method : In a bowl take Maida, ads Curd,  sugar, salt as per taste, instant yeast and mix well, then add water as per require...

Mozzarella is a soft, fresh cheese that has been produced in southern Italy since ancient Roman times.  It is said that mozzarella was first made when cheese curds accidentally fell into a pail of hot water in a cheese factory near Naples and soon after the first pizza was made.  NUTRITION FACTS it has low sodium content  Calories - 316 Total fat-19.3g Total carbohydrate - 4g Protien - 31.1g  This is the most flavourful cheese, which is liked by kids as well as adults.  IN TODAY'S blog i will share a recipe of making mozzarella at home, so that everyone can afford it at very low cost and in only 30mins. Ingredients : Full cream raw milk - 3litres  Vinegar - 1/2cup Salt - 1tbsp Method : 1)take the full cream milk in a big vessel, and lukewarm it by stirring constantly.  2)you have to lukewarm it only so that you can dip you finger in it, turn off the flame.  3)now add 1/2cup of vinegar to it and stir well for about 15-20secs. Cover it with a lid an...

Do you know kashmir has almost 14 varieties of daily bread.  Among these Kandi kulcha is one of the famous type of kulcha which is sweet in taste and has a cookie like consistency.  It is bigger than a normal namkeen kulcha.  It tastes best when paired with a cup of koung kehwa (traditional Saffron drink).  South kashmir's anantnag town is famous for this variety. Here is the recipe for this sweet mouth watering kulcha.  Ingredients : Maida (all purpose flour)_ 400gms Dessicated coconut_ 50gms Powdered sugar_2cups Baking powder_ half teaspoon  Vanilla essence or cardmom pod powder_ half teaspoon  For egg wash,  1 egg yolk  2 teaspoon of milk powder  3tbsp of milk Pinch of coco powder  Poppy seeds Method : 1)take a mixing bowl, put the flour in it though a sieve,then add powdered sugar to it and 5tbsp of Dessicated coconut. Mix the ingredients very well.  2)then add vanilla essence or cardmom pod powder and half teas...