Badam milk

Almonds - 20

Milk 2 cups

Sugar 2 tbsp

Saffron strands few (soaked in milk)

Cardamom 6 crushed or cardamon powder 1 tsp

Soak almonds in water for 5 or 6 hrs, remove the skin and grind it to a smooth paste adding milk. you can add the sugar along with that. Soak saffron strands in milk for few mins. Mix the grounded paste and the saffron mix along with the milk and stir well. Add cardamon powder and mix it well. Serve it hot or cold.

I send this entry to JZ's @ Tasty treat's Lets Go Nuts: Almonds

Shahi vegetable kurma

I tried this as per the cook book of Ms.Mallika badrinath and it came out very well.

Ingredients:

Diced vegetables: Potatoes, carrots, beans, turnip, peas - 3 cups

Red chilli powder - 1tsp

finely cut onions - 1/2 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Whipped cream (I used curd) - 1 cup

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon, clove - 3 in each

Soak the following in milk and grind it

Almonds - 10

Cashewnuts - 10

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

cardamom - 3

METHOD:

Steam cook diced vegetables in pressure cooker.

Heat butter, ghee in a frying pan and add garam masala spices, grated onions, ginger garlic paste.

Fry till golden brown, add chilli powder, whipped thick curds and salt.

Stir in medium flame till ghee floats on top.

Add ground paste, cooked vegetables with enough water.

Cook till kurma becomes thick.

Serve hot with chappathi/nan.

I send this entry to JZ's @ Tasty treat's Lets Go Nuts: Almonds