Boat Ka Halwa

Muslim weddings are incomplete without this sweet

Ok now this is something very interesting I came across and sharing it here with other bloggers and readers!!

Another interesting and unique recipe from my lovely friend Reema, Who's Andey ki meethai is still the most popular post in my space!! This kheer consistancy halwa which is served in South Indian Muslim wedding is made up of 2 main ingredients Almonds & cashews. It is served along With buns which is shown in pics, which we call it as naan's widely available in local bakery shops here.

Unfortunately I haven't tasted this yummy looking halwa till the date. But now that I know that this exists I will for sure make it in some occasion next!!

Alrite now there is no boat in the recipe or servings but what we got to know from the comment section of Rimzy's Kitchen was Boat means top of index finger, which is best described to eat this halwa. (I can imagine people dipping their tip of index finger into the sweet and lovingly taking it towards your mouth to lick it lol......) And it is called halwa instead of kheer is because it is sweet!! Well people of olden days, their languages, ways of talking and describing things for sure gave a good mysterious contribution towards naming of so many dishes which now we cannot make out why was it named so...... unless and until if someone was too gud at listening to stories of what their granny's, grandpa's & elders had to share.

Yes Apart from what I know Reema from internet I can talk more of her personality now!!

I met her last week along with my 2 other facebook friends Biji aunty and Mubeen sultana. Here I should tell you age dosent matters, I was the youngest among all. But it never showed it was our 1st meet, and by the time we left I already started missing them. I wished we had more time to spend with each other!

I loved the way she talked and went about! I couldnt stop myself from complimenting her for the confidence she carries. And what I learnt from her was if she likes a food she will not leave the cook until he / she shares their recipes to her. Imagine in a shopping mall she asks the shop owner how to make fruit punch OMG I cannot imagine, but she can do it!! And she does!! so here on im going to stay tuned to everything unique she shares in her page and grab here to my blog :D

Cooking Time - 25mins

Ingredients

Almonds - 200 gms

Cashews - 100 gms

Ghee - 50 gms

Khoya or mawa - 100 gms

Sugar -400 gms ( add more if required )

Water - 1 cup ( I added more hot water before serving

Saffron - a pinch

Orange colour - a pinch

Method

1) Peel the skin of almonds by soaking in hot water and make paste of almonds and cashews( coarse paste ,you need to add little water )

2) In a non stick pan add water and sugar and once the sugar dissolves and it starts boiling ( it takes 5 minutes ) add all the other ingredients and mix well

3) The mixture starts to boil and keep stirring ( 10 minutes ) till the desired consistency of kheer is got ,remove from flame .

4) Serve with bun

Note : If the halwa consistency gets thick ,add little hot water and cook for 2 minutes ,you can use almond and cashew powder instead of paste ....

Reema had taken this recipe from her friend zarina's mom and also clubbed it with what her mom had noted down. And the end result she says was like "I was sitting in marriage hall"

If you try do let us know how it turned out!!

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Ande Ki Mithai / Egg Halwa

Surely this is very unique as it sounds!! We hear lots of different halwas then why not with egg too?

Every Since I started blogging and being a part of HCG in fb Ive come across amazing set of people who are more or less just like me!! Who like to cook and try out all new things!! As I said Earlier in my guest post, Im trying to bring in all non blogger friends So that we dont miss out their yummies.

Introducing another foodie friend of mine Reema Haseeb!! Ive been seeing her post from long, But As my nature Its difficult for me to make new friends quickly!! But blogging changed another attitude of me!! Im easy to talk and interact with anyone these days :) Reema Made Rasgulla's from my blog and happy sharing her result to me, also her relatives tried out her update on rasgulla in her page and it was really cherishing moment for me and her both hehe.I finally decided to see Reema's Profile and was shocked to see that she is studied in same college in which I have studied. I took no time to send her add req and was looking forwards to talk more. To Surprise me more she said she is from 96 batch so she is much much super senior to me :D we enjoyed quiet a bit of talking and the recipes which she shares is mind blowing!! She has her own family and friends supporting which is really awesome to look at. 

She loves to cook and learn I was really surprised at her passion towards cooking. When I invited her to do guest post for me, she dint give a 2nd thought before agreeing and just ask what i would like to have as guest post, wow!!! Though It took some time to get into action as she was sick but its worth all the wait!!

Lets see what she has to say about herself!!

I am Reema Haseeb ,a teacher by profession and a chef at heart...My love for cooking goes back as a kid when I used to watch my mom try out new dishes everyday.....I used to wonder if I would ever remember the names of the spices that flavored the dishes......

Though I pursued my career as a teacher( which I continue to this day) I never forgot to ' give thought to food ' because food at my place is not just a meal but an experience and before I knew I had started sharing recipes with my near and dear ones which led to the birth of my baby Rimzyskitchen .

I believe that however difficult each recipe is ....I got to make it simple for my friends who trust me ....My critics are the most difficult people to please and those are my kids....

Andey ki Mithai

This is a traditional sweet made in my house for years more than four generations with the same amount of ingredients and same proportion .....Nowadays its baked in the oven but mom says my grandmother used to bake with charcoal all around the copper pan and it used to hours to make as the cooking and baking process is done in the same copper pan....

The best part of this sweet is that anyone can get the same result and my family weddings are incomplete without this sweet and decorating with silver paper is a simple way to make this sweet look beautiful

This sweet is mixture of eggs,khoya,sugar,ghee and nuts......All these ingredients are cooked together and baked to get this awesome sweet.....

Ingredients

Eggs- 4 Unsweetened Khoya or mawa -250 gms Sugar - 250gms Ghee- 70 gms Paste of 25 Almonds Semolina soaked in milk - 1 tbsp in 1/4 cup milk for 10 minutes Saffron - few threads Sliced almonds - as required for decoration Silver paper for decoration ( optional )

Method

1) In a mixer add the eggs .Blend for a minute till its very fluffy .

2) In a non stick pan add the eggs,khoya,sugar,semolina,ghee,almond paste,saffron .Cook till the mixtures starts leaving the pan

3) Add this cooked mixture in a baking tray ,bake at 180C for 10 minutes

4) Remove the tray ,spread the sliced almonds and bake again for another 20 minutes till its light brown colour.

5) Make markings when its hot and cut into desired shapes ,decorate with silver paper.

Note:

Semolina is added to give texture and firmness to the sweet.You can adjust the sugar quantity depending on the sweetness you desire .Eggs have to be fluffy before cooking them

Happy cooking

" For people who love to cook and share recipes "

For more recipes from Reema Pls Visit Rimzy's kitchen I wish Reema soon starts her blog and become a part of our bloggers world :)

Thank you Reema for such wonderful post!! Will Look forward for more delicious recipes from you For Sure!!

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