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Ethnic Recipe and Meal Ideas
This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Chickoo Halwa

This summer treat everybody at home with an exotic recipe. A feast for the one with a major sweet tooth.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 6 chickoos
  • 1/2 tea cup milk
  • 1/4 - 1/3 cup sugar
  • 150 gms khoya or milk powder made paste.
  • 2 - 3 drops cochineal (essence)
  • 1 tbsp ghee



Method:


Peel and mash chickoos or blend.
Add milk and boil in heavy saucepan.
When slightly thick add khoya and cook, stirring continuously.
Add sugar and ghee. Cook on low turning continuously till ghee oozes.
Garnish with almond or walnut in centre of the halwa.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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