Vegetable Basundi is a unique Dessert prepared with Vegetables (Cauliflower, Potato and Carrot), Milk, Saffron and nuts. The mixture of vegetables in it adds a special taste to this delicious Sweet.
Cooking time: 35 – 40 minutes
Serves: 3
Ingredients
1 spoon = 10 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 coffee spoon = 2.5 ml
- Milk – 1 litre and 250ml required for cooking Vegetables
- Carrot – 1 (finely chopped)
- Finely chopped Cauliflower – 1 cup (1 cup= 150 ml)
- Potato – 1 (finely chopped)
- Saffron strands – 7
- Milk – 3 spoon
- Almonds – 12
- Cashew nuts– 5
- Ghee –½ tsp
- Raisins – 12
- Sugar – 1 cup (1 cup =450 ml)
- Water – required
Method
- Add the Water (250 ml) to the Milk (250 ml) and mix it well. Milk mixture is ready.
- Soak the Almonds in the required Water for 20 minutes and drain it. Grind the Almonds with the Milk (3 spoon) to a smooth paste. Almond paste is ready.
- Roast the Cashew nuts in the Ghee for 1 minute, in a Pan at low flame. Roasted Cashew nuts are ready.
- Cook the chopped Carrots, Cauliflower and Potato in the Milk mixture until the vegetables are cooked well, in a Kadai at low flame. Stir the mixture frequently at regular intervals. Switch off the flame. Drain the cooked Vegetables.
- Boil the Milk (1 litre) in a Kadai at low flame. Stir it at regular intervals until it reduces to half quantity (milk of very thick consistency).
- Then, add the drained cooked Vegetables and stir the mixture for 3 minutes at medium flame.
- Add the Saffron strands to it. Stir the mixture for 2 minutes.
- Add the prepared Almond paste and Sugar to it. Mix it well. Stir the mixture for 3 minutes at medium flame. Switch off the flame. Vegetable Basundi is ready. Garnish with the Raisins and roasted Cashew nuts.
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