Badam katli

I have never believed in pressurizing my child to study or to excel in everything or in fact, anything that she does. I have always believed that children will do well if they are allowed to do what they are interested in. In the process, if they discover that they excel at something, that is a bonus. The unfortunate side effect of my beliefs is that, not many people agree with me. I am constantly asked if I send my child to xyz class or abc class. When I smile and say no, I often get incredulous looks that tell me that I am crazy not to send her to a place that everyone sends their child to. Oh well, it takes all sorts to make the world go round and unless my daughter expressly tells me that she is interested in taking up some hobby/sport/class, I am not sending her to one.
With that off my chest, I can now share with you this recipe for badam katli that I tried making using a really small quantity of badam as I wasn't sure if the outcome would be good. It did turn out good and the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled if you are trying to make a larger quantity.

What you need :
Almond(Badam) - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Ghee - 3 tsp
Cardamom - 3 or 4 pods

Soak the almonds in hot water for an hour and then peel them. Grind the peeled almonds along with milk and cardamom to a smooth paste.
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the almond mixture, sugar and ghee over a low flame until the mixture thickens and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
Quickly pour into a greased pan and smooth the top with a wet spatula.
When it is still warm, mark squares with a sharp knife. Cut when cool and store in an air tight container.


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Eggless almond cookies for Sweet Punch

This month's A Sweet Punch features eggless almond cookies The recipe has been chosen by Ria and is from Manjula's kitchen.
The recipe is very simple and the cookies turned out to be melt in the mouth good. It is really hard to stop eating these cookies. Though the original recipe says that you will get around 24 cookies, I got only 17 medium sized ones.

What you need:
Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Almonds - sliced, 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Butter - 100 gms softened to room temperature
Milk - 1 tbsp (if needed)
Cardamom powder - 3/4 tsp

Take all the ingredient except butter and milk in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and knead well to a smooth dough. If needed, add some milk to make a soft dough. Pinch out medium sized balls of dough, shape it into a circle and flatten slightly between your palms.
Bake at 175 degrees for 18 minutes or until the bottom turns golden brown. Let it cool for 2 minutes in the pan and then remove on to a cooling rack.
Store in an air tight container.









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