Yesterday, back from my old neighbourhood with a fresh Jasmine Plant, I took shower and had food. Yes, I need three good meals a day besides that evening "cha-biskut." Else, the purpose of my life is lost. There is cooking some Thai sticky rice at this moment in a neighbourhood home; I can smell. All of a sudden I am craving for "fyana bhaat." I can do it anytime; it is a family love. The problem is I have limited amount of chinigura / kalijeera rice in stock, I do not wish to run out of it. It is unlikely that I will visit the desi neighbourhood right on 2nd June. I am planning a rice dish tonight with the ponni variety of rice, in retaliation of all those insult on an art called "biryani" [all in good humour]. If it tastes good, I shall share the picture in public, may not blog now. It is a very beautiful, cool, breezy morning. The clouds are inviting me to nowhere; I wish to be with them at this time.
On such a day I wish to go out for a long walk, let me see if I can finish quick with my blog post on this vegetarian sweet.
Yesterday, before starting with this sweet making exercise, I was in deep slumber. Most of the days I try to avoid it but yesterday I was tired walking in the sun, though had to take train way back home. The carriage got heavy; four small bottles of sugar free iced tea that particular 7-Eleven has in offer, a jasmine pot, white bread required for the sweet to be made and it was 3:30pm. I slept till 7pm, had a big "cha er dokan er biskut o cha". My biscuit stock is almost finished, the challenge is to resist myself buying them often. The brother has limited having it, then he prefers biryani after brushing his teeth. "na veg biryani te amader ruchi nei karo." Why I could sleep till late in the evening? Because I was confident that I can prepare the INSTANT KHOYA O PAURUTIR MISHTI without taking any stress. We did the vegetarian sweet with few ingredients like white bread, instant reduced milk, coconut sugar, green cardamom powder, screw pine essence. Cristine had more work after that; she had to prepare Tuna Sandwiches for the three of them. "ami korbo o na , khabo o na."
I was drinking chilled tea at 10pm and had dinner with, with, with; nothing but "badam bata, millet o tomato-shosha kuchi."
This morning, I had a noodle bowl, now feeling bloated. Thinking of going out before having millet with mutton and "shojne, aloo, beguner jhal. Walking helps me feel good, such an atmosphere should not be missed.
INGREDIENTS FOR THE INSTANT KHOYA / MAWA / SEMI-SOLIDIFIED MILK :
POWDERED MILK : 4-5 TBSP
FULL CREAM MILK : 1 SMALL TEA CUP
GHEE / CLARIFIED BUTTER : 2TBSP
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SWEET :
THE INSTANT KHOYA / MAWA / SEMI-SOLIDIFIED MILK
BREAD SLICE : 8-10
FULL CREAM MILK : 1/2 SMALL TEA CUP
COCONUT SUGAR : 4TBSP
GREEN CARDAMOM POWDER : 1 TSP
KEWRA WATER / SCREW PINE WATER : 2-3 DROP
DRY FRUITS OR NUTS TO GARNISH!
PROCEDURE :
Cristine did cut and discard the sides of the breads which she threw before I could say anything. I then tore them and took in a blender.
For the instant khoya; I mixed together the powdered milk, full cream milk and ghee / clarified butter.
I microwaved it at high for 1 minute; paused, stirred and again microwaved it at high for a minute or little less.
I had let it cool a bit and added the bread paste to it. I roughly mixed the two.
I folded in well, added the screw pine / kewra water and asked Cristine to stir it until the moisture dried 80%. This may take 7-8 minutes.
Then I had washed and dried my hands. I applied a drop of ghee on my palms to grease.
I tore off smaller portions to shape them into simple sweets.
They always will taste best when eaten fresh but we have to refrigerate. My home is moody, they will have when they wish.
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