A Healthy twist to Sweet dish recipes - Easy To cook Food Recipes

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A HEALTHY TWIST TO INDIAN SWEETS
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  Whenever you think of the word Indian sweets
then it makes you think about fat-laden,
calorie-rich, extra-sweet foods. In the seasons
of festivals try to make modern version of sweet
dish which reclaim tradition and does not ruin
your health.Indian calendar is full of
festivals like janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi,
Eid, Dusherra, Diwali. And festivals are the
great opportunity when all of our family and
friends come together and have an enjoyment.
 Shopping celebrations and camaraderie is one
part of celebrations but another part that adds a
festive mood to these festivals is delicious,
pretty laid out festive food. Our Indian chefs
are trying their best to spread the Indian
festive mood to every corner of the world by
coming up with new forms of sweetdishes. We all
have tasted all mithais like jalebis, besan ke
ladoo, kaju katli and gulab jamuns, though some
of the people who live out of Indian might not
have tasted these sweet dishes but on their visit
to India they must try out these sweet dish
recipes.
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 Some of the sweets like gulab jamun  are served
as sweet dish after dinner and lunch. The taste
of sweets in India spells delight and helps in
remembering our old days of childhood when we
used to get crazy by just hearing the word mithai
(Indian Sweets). Whats tricky is there in
Indian Mithais that our mouth waters every time
we listen to the word Mithai. Taking into account
our health considerations along with the taste
some people will avoid eating these sweet dishes.
But we have to work out on these considerations
so that the people who are avoiding these sweet
dishes have a chance to taste these sweet dishes.
Chefs of Indian origin have tried their best to
fuse some of the sweet dish recipes with Indian
and modern ingredients which are low on calorie
meter. Some of the new versions of the mithais
(Indian Sweets) are as follows
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BARFI WITH CARAMEL OR COCOA
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Basic barfi is to be made by spreading a layer in
a deep, square dish. The top is to be made with a
thin layer of salted caramel but be sure that
caramel is cooked properly and is not hard and a
thin layer of dark chocolate is to be spreaded on
the top. The barfi is to be cut down and now it
is ready to serve. Test out for different version
of the barfi by adding some cocoa to the almond
barfi mixture along with some pieces of dried
cherry on the top of the finished pieces. More
chocolate can be added for delicious black
forest barfi.
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BESAN LADOO WITH PEANUT BUTTER
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You might have been irritated while making a
ladoo into ball. Crunchy peanut butter can be
added to praise the nutty flavor of the roasted
besan. The mixture is to be spread in a thick
layer on the greased tray and is to be cut down
into small squares or diamond shapes on cooling.
If you found that little melted chocolate can be
drizzled out then wait for sometime so that it
can set properly.
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RASMALAI WITH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE
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This is one of the great dessert like a blank
sheet and you can be as creative as much you can
with the flavor. Try out the normal rasmalai with
the new flavors such as real vanilla seeds and
rose water and just delicate, subtle the flavors
that are sweet in themselves allow cutting back
down the sugar.  Now the rasmalai is to be served
with bright, bold strawberry compote, for small
amount of flavor and color.  
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THE MODERN JALEBI
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It must be hard when you treat yourself with deep
fried, sugar-soaked mithai but it will be more
hard to say no this mithai. Funnel cake is the
less guilty and much lighter version of the
jalebi. The basic egg free pancake is to be made
and some saffron and cardamom is to be added.
This is to be fried in same way as the jalebi is
fried so there is no need of waiting for getting
it ferment just go straight way in the funnel or
piping bag and make the rings in the hot oil.
After cooking transfer it to kitchen paper so
that the oil can be drained and is to be placed
on the plate and little sugar is to be sprinkled.
Serve with fresh berries. 
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BAKED GULAB JAMUN
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Gulab jamun is the favorite of most of the
people. Baked Gulab jamun are equally delicious
as normal gulab jamun. The dough is to be made
and is to divided into equal portions and pressed
into greased cupcake tin. The cupcake is to be
baked for 20 minutes at 180 degree Celsius and
till time the cake is baked make the syrup. Once
the gulab jamun are baked these are to be removed
from the tin and to be placed in the syrup. Maybe
the shape of the Gulab jamun will be different
from the regular shape but their taste is great.  
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COCONUT BARFI WITH LIME ZEST
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Gulab jamun is the favorite of most of the
people. Baked Gulab jamun are equally delicious
as normal gulab jamun. The dough is to be made
and is to divided into equal portions and pressed
into greased cupcake tin. The cupcake is to be
baked for 20 minutes at 180 degree Celsius and
till time the cake is baked make the syrup. Once
the gulab jamun are baked these are to be removed
from the tin and to be placed in the syrup. Maybe
the shape of the Gulab jamun will be different
from the regular shape but their taste is great.  
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CHIKKI SERVED WITH DRIED FRUITS
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This recipe is one of the healthiest and it is
quick and easy recipe to prepare. Different types
of nuts can be used (as much as you can) but
dont forget to dry roast them before using to
get the best flavor. Chikki can be made quite
brittle so that it can be spread thinly before
breaking it into large, odd sized pieces. Now it
can be served with a balanced on the top of the
scoop of the ice cream which is surrounded by
steamed dried fruits.
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MUST DO

• Glasses or cupcake wrappers should be used to
  present mithai in if you want to keep the serving
  size small.
• Decorate the glasses with fresh fruits and use
  different styles of cup cakes that comes in
  variety of colors.
• If the sweet dish is to be gifted then it is to
  be wrapped in boxes and jars.
• While selecting the packaging paper make sure
  that it does not leave stains on it and paper
  should be food grade so any dyes or colors should
  not be transferred into the mithai.
• Tying beautiful big bows which will make it super
  special gift with a personal message.

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TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND

• The presentation of Mithai should be kept Simple
  and deliciousness will be more appreciated than
  confusion with the lots of varieties.
• Some of the mithais are prepared days before so
  that time can be utilized for your advantages so
  that there is no rush on the last minute.
• Dried fruits and nuts should always be present in
  the pantry for emergencies through which you can
  beat up something delicious at the moment.
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