With Diwali around the corner, the festivities are in full swing with people buying gifts, clothes, home decor items and what not. No festival is complete without sweets so how can the biggest Indian festival be celebrated without a lot of mithai. Ditch buying sweets from the market and […]
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With Diwali around the corner, the festivities are in full swing with people buying gifts, clothes, home decor items and what not. No festival is complete without sweets so how can the biggest Indian festival be celebrated without a lot of mithai. Ditch buying sweets from the market and add a homemade touch to your Diwali party by making mithai yourself. If you too love making sweets at home but don’t want to indulge in tedious recipes, then we have a solution for you. Here are some super easy recipes that you can make in no time with just 3 ingredients! (image credits- istock)
Ingredients required- 1 cup roasted peanuts, ½ cup jaggery and 2 tbsp desiccated coconut.
Method
- Add the roasted peanuts to a grinder and grind them. Grind in intervals until all the peanuts are crushed properly and they start leaving out a little bit of oil. This will help in binding the laddoos without using any extra ghee. Take them out in a bowl.
- Now add jaggery pieces to the blend and blend them as well. Once crushed properly, add it to the crushed peanuts.
- Lastly, add 2 tbsp coconut powder and mix well with your hands.
- Now take some of the mixture in your hand and make small balls by pressing them gently. In the beginning, it might look like that the mixture won't hold shape but keep pressing it till you get a firm laddoo.
- Make more such laddoos from the mixture and serve. (image credits- istock)
Ingredients required- 500 grams grated coconut, 400 grams condensed milk and 1 tbsp ghee.
Method
- Take a bowl and add grated coconut to it. Add 1 tbsp ghee and give a mix.
- Now add condensed milk in batches and give a mix.
- Don’t add all the condensed milk at once, because if the mixture becomes sticky then you will not be able to make laddoos.
- Once the mixture attains a thick consistency, pinch out small balls from it, roll them between your hands and make laddoos.
- Roll these laddoos in some powdered coconut and serve. (image credits- istock)
Ingredients required- 1 cup moong dal, ¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup ghee.
Method
- Add dal to a pan and dry roast it until a bit crisp.
- Let the dal cool down and add it to a blender. Blend well to form a powder.
- Now heat ghee in a pan. Add the dal powder and mix well. Stir and roast the mixture until it leaves the sides of the pan.
- Take out the mixture in a bowl and let it cool down a bit. Now add sugar and mix well to form the final mixture.
- Pinch out small balls from the dough and roll them between your hands to make laddoos.
- Once all the laddoos are made, they are ready to be served. (image credits- istock)
Ingredients required- 2 cup cashews, 1 cup sugar and 500 grams khoya.
Method
- Add cashews to a blender and grind to form a fine powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix sugar and khoya. Add this mixture to a pan and keep it on medium flame. Add ½ cup water and mix well. Cook for a few minutes until the mixture gets thicker.
- Now add the powdered cashews and mix continuously to form a soft mixture. Add 1 tsp ghee to make it smoother (optional).
- Take out the mixture on a greased plate or tin and spread it evenly. Keep the thickness equal to a barfi.
- Let it set for a while and then cut out diamond-shaped barfis. (image credits- istock)
Ingredients required- 1 cup khoya, ½ cup sugar and 1 cup crushed almonds.
Method
- Grate the khoya and collect it in a bowl.
- Now keep a pan on medium flame, add grated khoya and sugar to it. Cook it for just 4-5 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and quickly mix in crushed almonds.
- Transfer the mixture to a tin and spread the mixture evenly with ½ inch thickness.
- Keep the tin aside for 3-4 hours or until it has set completely.
- Now cut barfis from it and serve. (image credits- istock)
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