Every girl is special in her own way. Some are good cooks while some of them are not. Cooking a meal is an art and not every one of us can be perfect at it. Now, the biggest dilemma is how to brush up our cooking skills before getting hitched. As, in Indian society no matter how educated you are or no matter what ever professional skill do you posses, you need to have some basic knowledge in this field too.
Even if you are not a bit interested in it, on the rest of the days you can order from outside or your darling hubby can cook for you but as per the Indian rituals a new bride needs to cook something on the first day at the house. So, in case you are also confused about what to cook on the first day at your in laws. We will help you out with some options. Check out the list below:
This delicacy is simple to cook and loved by all. After taking an estimate of people in your house, accordingly take the quantity of sooji or rava. Add some ghee to a pan, once it is heated add sooji and cashews & stir it until the grains change their color and when the cashews also change to a light golden. Now add elaichi (cardamom) powder and kishmish to it.
Take sugar and water in the other pan and keep it on a medium flame, and then add this bubbling hot water to the first pan. Stir the mixture constantly as Sooji will start absorbing water and the texture of paste will get thick and leave the edge of the pan. Your halwa is ready to be served. Everyone will love you for this preparation; just don’t get nervous while you are at this job.
This mouth-watering dessert is a very good option to impress your new folks. Take a pressure cooker first, to cook rice for 10 minutes after washing it nicely. Remember to put it on a low flame.
Once the rice is soft, add some sweetened condensed milk, if the milk doesn’t contain natural sweetness, add sugar according to the quantity of rice and cook it for 5-10 minutes. Stir it regularly to avoid lumps. It will gradually get thick and consistent. The kheer is now ready; you can garnish it with nuts and also add a little bit of elaichi powder or ‘kevda’ in it, this will enhance the essence of your dish and will make it even more tempting.
You may take some time in cooking these cakes but it will be definitely worth your efforts. Take a big bowl of flour first then add cocoa powder, and baking powder to it. Then put butter, sugar, salt, water and vanilla into the bowl and mix it well with the help of a whisk. Once the batter gets smooth, transfer it to the baking pan.
Preheat the pressure cooker on high flame by covering it with the lid (without pressure). After 4-5 minutes keep the pan inside it and close the lid (without pressure), now cook it on a low flame till 30 minutes and serve them with love. Trust me you will be a star chef after cooking this and especially the kids in your family will love you for this!
If you excel at cooking this, then no one can stop you from winning hearts. The first step is to grate the carrots; this is the most time taking process. But once the carrots are done, the rest of the procedure is pretty simple. Mix carrot and milk in a pan, and boil it. Keep stirring it regularly, till the milk dries completely.
Then add sweetened condensed milk, if it is not easily available, you can add sugar powder according to the quantity of mixture and stir it nicely. Add a tea-spoon of ghee to it and cook again for 10 minutes. Decorate it with dry fruits and serve hot. This recipe is a true delight in winters.
This is a healthy dessert recipe as it has natural flavour of fruit in it. For preparing this, heat a pan and put some ghee in it. Then put rava or sooji into the pan. Keep stirring it until its golden brown in colour. Pour pineapple puree and water in it. Stir the mixture regularly so that no lumps can be found. Cook the mixture for only 5 minutes. Add desired amount of sugar and mix it well. When the sheera gets ready, garnish it with dry fruits and serve it hot!
This is a kheer made in South Indian style. Firstly you have to soak 3-4 cups of badam (almonds) for 2 hours. Remove its outer layer and grind it properly. Boil the milk till it is reduced to 3/4th of its quantity. Remember to stir till continuously.
Add almond paste, sugar, cardamom powder, and saffron to the milk and mix it well. Once it is cooked properly take it off the fire and let it cool, refrigerate it then for 2 hours. Serve the chilled payasam after garnishing it with dry fruits.
In order to cook this kheer, first take a non-stick pan, put ghee in it and add makhane (lotus seeds) after the ghee is heated. Sauté the makhana for few minutes until it turns crispy. Then remove it from the flame and let it cool down. Crush it and keep it aside. Boil the milk in a pan and add sugar in it. Keep stirring it till the sugar is completely dissolved.
Then the crushed makhanas have to be added in it. Cook it for 5-10 minutes till the milk is reduced to half of its quantity. At last add some saffron and nutmeg (Jaiphal) powder in the milk. Stir it well and then let it cool down. Once it’s done, refrigerate it for 1 hour before serving. And don’t forget to garnish it with dry fruits.
Mix condensed milk and cocoa powder in a bowl. Whip sour cream nicely and pour some milk in it, add cocoa powder and mix it nicely. Now, pour this mixture to a plastic tub and let it settle in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Then, just take it out with the help of a scoop and put a little bit of chocolate syrup on it and it’s ready to be served!
