Indonesia’s Comforting Kolak Nangka

Ingredients

 1½ cups ripe jackfruit pods, halved

 400ml coconut milk

 4 tbsp jaggery, grated (substitute for palm sugar)

 1 small cinnamon stick

 ½ tsp vanilla essence (substitute for pandan leaves)

 A pinch of salt

Method

 Heat the coconut milk in a pan on low heat.

 Add jaggery, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Stir until the jaggery dissolves.

 Add jackfruit pods. Simmer gently for 15 mins.

 Do not boil — keep the heat low throughout.

 Serve warm in bowls.

 

 

 

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Biryani Masala Recipe

Ingredients

3 kashmiri red chilli, dried

7 bay leaves / tej patta

2 tbsp coriander seeds / dhaniya seeds

1 tbsp cumin / jeera

1 tbsp caraway seeds / kala jeera / shah jeera

3 mace / javitri

2 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini

1 nutmeg / jaayaphal

1 tsp cloves / lavang

3 black cardamom / badi elachi

3 star anise / chakkar phool

10 cardamom / elachi

1 tbsp pepper / kali mirch

1 tsp fennel / saunf

½ tsp turmeric pdr

 

Instructions

 

in a thick bottomed pan dry roast 3 red chilli and 7 bay leaves till they turn crisp. keep aside.

then dry roast 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tbsp caraway seeds till they turn aromatic. keep aside.

next dry roast 3 mace, 2 inch cinnamon stick, 1 nutmeg, 1 tsp cloves, 3 black cardamom, 3 star anise, 10 cardamom, 1 tbsp pepper and 1 tsp fennel / saunf.

once the ingredients are cool, transfer to a blender and allow to cool completely.

also add in ½ tsp turmeric.

blend to fine powder and transfer to the airtight container.

Finally, store biryani masala powder in airtight container and use to prepare biryani.

 

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Mango almond pudding

 Ingredients

For almond milk (500ml)

• Almonds - ¾ cup/ 110 grams
• Water - 2½ cups

Other ingredients

• Cornflour - 35 gm / 4½ tbsp
• Cinnamon stick - 1
• Vanilla essence - few drops
• Sugar - 100 grams / ½ cup

For mango sauce

• Mango, large - 1
• Sugar - 50 grams / ¼ cup
• Water - 1½ cups
• Lemon, small - 1 no
• Mint sprigs - for garnish

Method of preparation

1. First, prepare the almond milk. Boil the almonds for two to three minutes to soften them well. Drain the water using a strainer, and then run tap water over the boiled almonds to bring down their temperature. Now, place the almonds in a grinder. Add water to it and them grind well. When the mixture has been well ground, strain the mixture through a fine mesh bag (or a muslin cloth). Squeeze out the almond milk completely. Keep the ground almond bits aside to use in other recipes.
2. Set aside some of the almond milk (one large ladleful). To it, mix some cornflour. Mix them well. (Custard powder can also be used instead of cornflour.)
3. Pour the remaining almond milk into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. As the milk is warming up, add cinnamon, vanilla essence and sugar. Mix them well. Once the sugar is dissolved and the milk starts to boil, lower the heat.
4. Then, slowly add the almond milk and cornflour mixture into the saucepan. Take it off the flame as it starts to thicken and keep stirring continuously. Bring the saucepan back on the low flame if required, stirring all the time. Cook this blend until it reaches a very thick and gooey consistency.
5. Remove the cinnamon stick, and transfer the mixture into the molds. When the mixture cools down completely, transfer it to a refrigerator and keep it for around two hours.
6. Next, prepare the mango sauce. Peel one large ripe mango and put it in a blender with sugar. Then, heat up a pan and pour in the blended mango. Add a dash of water, stir and mix well. Take it off the heat and then pass the sauce through a strainer. Squeeze in a small lemon and stir it in. The mango sauce is ready. Keep it in the freezer to cool it down.
7. To serve, bring the pudding out of the freezer and take it out of the mold. Plate it with the mango sauce on top, garnished with mint sprig. Enjoy chilled.                                                                 

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