One Day At A Time

One of the popular posts of my blog is Microwave Ricotta Cheese Kalakand . For my kiddo, these days I make it in the oven. You might ask why? My little one loves baking with Mommy.  The new oven baked Ricotta Kalakand (Milk Cake) Recipe is even better, it has double the cheese, less sugar and tastes yummy. And, if ricotta is not available, paneer is an excellent alternative.

Happy Krishna Jayanti to all! Hope you all are celebrating with your loved ones. For this year, I made a 5 minutes Condensed Milk Coconut Ladoo . Yes, cooking time for this dessert is just 5 minutes in a microwave. Ingredients: Sweetened Condensed Milk - 14 oz (396 gm) Desiccated (Dry) Coconut - 1 1/2 cups + 1/4 cup Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 4 pods Ghee/Clarified Butter - 2 tsp Roasted Cashews - about 12 How to cook Condensed Milk Coconut Ladoo in a microwave: Crush the cardamom seeds in a mortar pestle to a fine powder. Wipe a microwave safe bowl dry. Grease the bowl with 1 tsp ghee. Add condensed milk and 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut. Mix well. Microwave this milk and coconut mix for 3 minutes. Stop the microwave after every minute and stir. This will avoid burning. Next, add cardamom powder to the bowl and mix again. Microwave for 1 more minute.  Take a small portion of the cooked ladoo mixture and check if you can make a small round ball of it. If so, your ladoo mix...

Back home, for every festival, my Mom used to make a traditional sweet like Sheera, Kheer, Aamras and my Dad used to get a store bought mithai like this Chocolate Barfi. Double treat for us! It was our tradition. This year I decided to make it at home for Gudi Padwa. Happy Gudi Padwa / Ugadi everyone! Ingredients: Sweetened Condensed Milk - 396 gm (14 oz) Milk Powder - 1 1/2 cups Ghee/Clarified Butter - 2 1/2 tbsp Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods Saffron/Kesar - few strands Milk Chocolate Bar - 150 gm How to make Indian Chocolate Barfi / Burfi: Crush cardamom seeds and saffron in a mortar pestle to a fine powder.  Grease a flat plate/tray with 1/2 tbsp ghee. Add 2 tbsp ghee to a dry microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds so that it melts. To the melted ghee, add milk powder and condensed milk. Mix well with a spoon. Microwave for 3 minutes. Stop the microwave after every minute and mix. Now add ground cardamom and saffron and ...

There is something so comforting about desserts.. that sweet goodness. And nothing beats chocolate. We love white chocolate. What better occasion to make Chocolaty Nutty Fudgy Bars than Feb 14!  Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  Ever since I picked a bag of dry cranberries, this fudge was on my mind. And to make my day easier, I tried a microwave version of White Chocolate Fudge or Barfi . Ingredients: White Chocolate Chips - 1 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1/2 cup Dry Cranberries - 1/4 cup Cashews/Kaju - 1/8 cup Unsalted Butter - 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp How to cook Chocolate Fudge/Barfi in a microwave: Roughly chop cranberries and cashews. I have used raw cashews. You could use roasted nuts as well. Pick your favorite dry fruits and nuts - golden raisins, cherries, dry mango, almonds/badam, pistachios/pista, walnuts/akrot, pecans. In a dry microwave safe bowl add butter. Microwave for 30 seconds so that butter melts. Add half of the melted butter to ...

An easy and hassle free microwave recipe of Gajar or Carrot Halva using sweetened Condensed Milk. This 20 minutes Microwave recipe is a savior whenever we have friends over for dinner. By the time I am cooking the main course on the stove top, my dessert is getting ready simultaneously in the microwave. Ingredients: Carrots/Gajar (grated) - about 4 1/2 cups Sweetened Condensed Milk - 14 oz (396 gm) Milk - 1/4 cup Butter or Ghee/Clarified Butter - 1 tsp Pistachios/Pista - about 20 Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods (seeds only) How to prepare Condensed Milk Gajar Halwa in a Microwave: Peel and grate the carrots. Crush the cardamom seeds in a mortar pestle to a fine powder. Finely chop the pistachios. Preparing Gajar Halwa in a microwave is quite easy. Keep checking after every minute or two, to avoid burning. Wipe a microwave safe bowl dry. Grease the bowl with butter or ghee. Add carrots and microwave for 3 minutes.  Stir after every minute. Now add milk to the bowl. M...

Kalakand is an Indian milk fudge which needs no introduction. Condensed milk adds a nice creaminess to any mithai and also reduces its cooking time. If you are looking for a hassle free and quicker version of Kalakand, this microwave recipe is perfect. Ingredients: Ricotta Cheese - 15 oz (425 gm) Sweetened Condensed Milk - 14 oz (396 gm)  Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods (seeds only) Saffron/Kesar - few strands Butter or Ghee (Clarified Butter) - about 1 tsp Pistachios - 5 How to prepare Kalakand in a microwave: Crush the cardamom seeds and saffron strands in a mortar pestle to a fine powder. Finely chop pistachios or any nuts of your choice. Grease a big microwave safe bowl with few drops of ghee. Add condensed milk and ricotta cheese. Stir with a spoon so that ricotta cheese lumps are dissolved. Ricotta cheese works great as a substitute for fresh paneer/Indian cottage cheese. Microwave this milk and cheese mix for about 10 minutes. After every 2 minutes, sti...

Friday calls for something special. And a special menu comes with a dessert. Today's mithai is a microwave recipe of Milk Fudge made of condensed milk and milk powder. This Doodh Pedha is instant with a cooking time of just 5 minutes. Ingredients: Sweetened Condensed Milk - 396 gm/14 oz Milk Powder - 1 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter - 4 tbsp Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods Saffron/Kesar - few strands (optional) Charoli/Chironji or any nuts How to cook Dudh Peda in a microwave: Add butter to a dry microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute so that the butter melts. To the melted butter, add milk powder and condensed milk. Mix well with a spoon. Microwave for 3 minutes and mix after every minute. Now add ground cardamom and/or saffron and mix again. Microwave again for 1 minute and let the peda mix cool. The cooking time in a microwave may vary. So keep checking and do not let the pedha mix turn too dry. When it turns cold enough to handle, grease your hands with butter ...

Rava Naralache Ladoo are sweet balls made of semolina and coconut. Though coconut is added, these are also known as Rava Ladu . Generally, these ladoos are made in a sugar syrup. But I have used sweetened condensed milk instead, which I find easier as compared to sugar syrup. The only drawback is that condensed milk ladoos need to be refrigerated. Ingredients: Semolina/Rava/Sooji - 1 cup Desiccated (Dry) Coconut - 1 cup + 1/2 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk - 400 gms (14 oz) Walnuts/Akrot and Pistachios - 1/4 cup Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods (seeds only) Saffron/Kesar - few strands How to make Condensed Milk Rava Naralache Ladu: Heat a heavy bottom pan and add semolina. Once the pan heats up well, lower the heat. Roast the semolina at low flame until it turns aromatic and turns slightly golden brown. Turn off the heat and add 1 cup desiccated coconut. Mix well.  Crush the cardamom seeds to a fine powder in a mortar pestle. Roast the walnuts and...