6 Effortless Sweet Recipes that Will Surely Melt Your Soul

Being away from family on festivals like Diwali or Holi surely sucks but sometimes all we need to do is go with the flow. But why to sit idle and do nothing on such a promising and bright occasion? To make the lonely time into fun activity here are some of the recipes that you can make for yourself and for other such people staying at their homes. You can also get more ideas about this recipe at  CakenGifts.in

1. Badam burfi. Made with toasted almonds, sugar and cardamom used in powdered form. It is completely beginner friendly and does not require any milk or ghee, the recipe is vegan. You will need:

• Half cup of almonds
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• ¼ tbsp of cardamom powder
• ¼ tbsp of water
• 1 tbsp of chopped pistachios
• 1tbsp of oil or butter or ghee to grease

1. Begin by boiling a cup of water on medium heat and add almonds to it. Let them boil in the heated water for 2 minutes but no more than that.

2. When done boiling, cool down for a couple of minutes Rinse the almonds under cold water using a strainer and drain off the water completely.

3. Slowly peel off the skin and air dry them to remove the moisture completely. To ease the drying you can toast them in a pan on low heat so that all the water evaporates from them.

4. Now take them in a blender and blend them to make a powder but not too much as they will release oils, the mixture needs to be dry and rough. Blend them until finely powdered stage is achieved.

5. Take 2 tbsp or preferred amounts of sugar in a pan and add a cup of water to make sugar syrup. bring the syrup to a boil. Add the almond powder and cardamom powder on low flame and stir the syrup mixture till it leaves the sides of the pan or utensil.

6. After the mixture turns thick and leaves the pan, take ¼ of the mix and keep it aside to cool. Take some oil or butter or ghee preferably on to your fingers and grease them. Roll it into a ball and make one that is not sticky.

7. If it is, then cook it further. Transfer the ball onto a greased plate or parchment paper if you have it and knead it slowly whe it still is warm as it will not be good enough once it cools down and hardens.

8. Form a smooth dough like texture and cover it with some parchment paper. Roll with a rolling pin to get the thickness you want while adding chopped pistachios and when it is slightly warm and soft, cut small squares from it and cool it for an hour.

9. Keep it in the fridge and use as you want. A tip here is to add a tbsp of ghee or oil if the mixture does not leave the pan. You can use store bough almond powder as well and if you prefer it less sweet use only half cup of sugar. If the mixture does not thicken on the parchment paper, cook it further.

2. Besan Laddu. The ultimate and the most favourite from an era, it has got sentimental values to it as our grandmother used to make them for us of when you left for your hostel for the first time, your mother kept it secretly in your luggage.

Here is the recipe for making these delightful and soul filling sweets that is a must to have on any festival in Indian culture.

You will need:

• One cup of besan or gram flour which is the main ingredient
• Dry fruits of your choice like almonds or cashew nuts chopped.
• One cup of sugar or jaggery that is powdered.
• 2-4 cardamom.
• ¼ cup of fats preferably GHEE

1. Start off by taking sugar and cardamom pods in a blender to make a powder from both.

2. Then take a cup of gram flour in a pan or heavy bottom utensil and take 2-4 tbsp of GHEE. Mix the two on low flame to roast the flour.

3. Keep stirring it t avoid the gram flour from burning and sticking and then when it gets a golden-brown colour and gives of aroma take it off the flame and add powdered sugar and cardamom powder along with 2 tbsp of GHEE.

4. Make sure to cool down the roasted besan completely before adding in anything Mix it with the help of a spatula till the sugar Is nicely incorporated in it. The mixture may look liquidly which is fine.

5. Start kneading the mixture with hands to form balls the ghee will melt in the dough and you will have greasy round besan balls.

6. There you have it. the ultimate Besan Laddu that your mother made for you and they are ready to eat. Store in air tight container to use later.

3. Rava kesari. Now we have a south Indian dessert that looks just like a pudding but made from easily available ingredients. You can eat this as an after-breakfast thing or dinner dessert as well and can be eaten as a perfect snack. The best part about it is that it is easy for beginners to make and the time required here is less.

Let’s have a look at the recipe.

You will need:

• A cup of semolina or rava
• One cup water or milk
• One cup of sugar or add according to your liking.
• Some saffron strands
• Cardamom powder
• A handful of chosen nuts

1. Fry some cashews nuts until golden brown in 2tbsp of ghee. Then add rava to it and let it turn golden brown very lightly or just roast it to avoid heavy brown colour and release aroma. Make sure to do this on low flame to avoid burning the thing.

2. Pour water in the rava and bring it to a boil, to get absorbed by semolina. Keep stirring to break any lumps.

3. Add sugar and cardamom powder and keep stirring until it thickens. Then sprinkle some saffron strands and cardamom powder on top of it.

4. Grease a cup with ghee and put the hot mix into it. Let it cool to set in the bowl but do not refrigerate it. Once it is air cooled nicely, invert the bowl on a serving dish

5. Garnish with some strands of saffron and nuts on top and serve.

4. Fruit custard. The creamy and fruitful salad made with custard and fresh fruits. This is the most preferred summer dessert due to the fruits that refresh in the extreme heats and the sweetness in it. Custards are eaten chilled and toped of with more fruits.

You will need:

• 2-3 tbsp of custard or corn-starch powder
• 2 tbsp of milk
• 2-3 tbsp of sugar
• 2 cups of fruits of your choice like chopped apple, mango, pomegranate or bananas.

1. First of all, wash and rinse the fruits with water and chill them for some time.

2. Take a pan and heat milk in its low flame. Add 2tbsp of corn starch or custard powder and stir till the mixture starts to thicken and add to it 2 tbsp of sugar and stir well to let the sugar melt and mix with the ingredients. Stir it till it completely thickens and still has some runny texture to it. It should coat the back of the spoon or spatula.

3. Take it off the flame and whisk it with the spatula to break and avoid any lump formations.

4. Cool the custard in the fridge for a while.

5. Whisk the custard well enough before serving and pour it in a serving dish. Add to it shopped and chilled fruits and mix it slowly and gently with a spoon.

6. Garnish with pomegranate or berries on top and serve it chilled.

5.Gulab Jamun Recipe. The most popular sweet of all times especially in youngsters’ children. The recipe is easy to make and completely beginner friendly as well. The recipe uses no hard to find ingredients and no special skills are required.

You will need:

• One cup Milk powder
• 3-5 tbsp of all-purpose flour
• 2tbsp of Ghee to grease and add in the dough
• 2tbsp of curd
• 3-4 tbsp of milk
• One pinch of baking soda
• Oil for deep frying
• 1 tbsp of pistachios

1. Prepare a dough by mixing together milk powder, all-purpose flour and baking soda. Make use of milk to knead the dough well enough and avoid any lumps or dry patches in the dough, it should be soft in consistency.

2. Grease your hands with a little ghee and make small sized ball. Be cautions not to make big ball as it will expand when deep fried. Make balls from it as many as you want.

3. Keep them aside and cover with a moist cloth to avoid hardening of the balls or evaporations of moisture from them.

4. In a heavy bottom utensil take ghee or oil to fry and let it heat for a couple of minutes. On the other hand, in a pan, take sugar and add some water to it. Stir the mixture till it turns thick and the syrup is formed. It will be used to soak the fried balls in it.

5. When the oil or ghee is hot enough to fry, slowly and gradually fry these balls and turn them from each side by a spatula. When they turn golden brown from both sides take them out on an oil absorbing sheet or tissue paper to remove excess oils.

6. Cool the balls down and after some time soak them in the sugar syrup. Keep it in the syrup for 2 or more hours so that the sweetness gets inside the Gulab Jamun.

7. Add pistachios on top to garnish and serve hot or chilled.

6.7-cup burfi recipe. Another unique yet easy to make sweet that does not require much time to prepare.

You will need:

• Half cup desiccated coconut
• Half cup milks
• Half cup besan
• Half cup Ghee
• Half cup cardamom powder
• 1 cup sugar

1. Grease a tray with ghee or use parchment paper grease with ghee and grease a spatula or cup base to level the dish. Then add besan to a heavy bottom utensil and roast it till it turns aromatic. Put the cardamom powder in it and stir to mix properly. Make sure to keep the gram flour moving to avoid burning.

2. Add to it a cup of sugar, half cup of milk and ghee respectively. Cook until it begins to bubble and then add cardamom powder to give it the taste. Cook until it thickens and add 4tbsp of Ghee to avoid brittleness and make it soft and juicy.

3. Cook it until the batter thickens and leaves the utensil from its sides.

4. Pour it on the greased tray and with a greased knife while it is still hot making shallow cuts in it. Let is cool for a minute and then cut it into square pieces with the greased knife deeply.

5.Cool down and sprinkle some powdered sugar and cardamom powder on top and serve chilled.

6. You can also add small pieces of cashew nuts and dry fruits if you want. Pour hot ghee to the mixture in the utensil to give it slight crunch and juicy taste. If you want to have it soft but not crunchy, use the ghee at room temperature.

7. Choose a good quality besan or gram flour make sure to slightly taste it to test. If it tastes bitter do not use it. Try using fresh or package that is newly bought from the markets.