{Recipe} Marzipan ( No Cook & Egg less)

 

Marzipan-Its is dough prepared originally using Almond's paste and mostly used as fondants for cakes or also used in preparing Easter Eggs. Marzipan is used to prepared sweets during Christmas which are molded in fruits shape or shaped by using Silicon Molds. These small cute Marzipan sweets are  prepared during Christmas in most of the Catholic homes as part of the "Kuswar Platter".

Today's marzipan recipe I have used Cashew nuts powder, no Eggs or cooking required. Otherwise mostly Marzipan recipe requires Egg white followed by cooking until the mixture is all done. This no cook recipe without egg is easy and anyone can give it try during this Christmas.

So lets begin with recipe and don't forget to watch the video too.

Servings 42 Marzipan shapes

No Cooking

Preparation Time :Approx 30-40 min

Author : Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

250 Gram Cashew nuts 

100 Gram of Powdered Sugar

Rose Essence

Food Colours

2 Table Spoon water

Step Preparation with Pics and Video

1.Take the Cashew Nuts and add to a Mixer Jar.Grind to a fine powder.

2.Then pass the ground Cashew nuts powder through a sieve at least 2 times to get more finer powder.

3.Add the powder to a large bowl.To the add the powdered sugar and mix well.

4.Add few drops of rose essence or almond essence and again mix well.

5.Later add 1 tablespoon of water and start kneading into dough.If required add one more spoon of water and knead to a soft dough.

6.Then divide the dough into portions as required. Add colour of your choice and mix the colour well into the dough and keep aside.

7.Take silicon moulds and start filling the marzipan dough into the shapes.once all the mould shapes are filled level the surface before unmoulding the shapes,

8.Slowly unmould the shapes into a plate and allow to dry well . At least for 8 hours .

9 .For longer life of the Marzipan store it in refrigerator.

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Goan Dodol Recipe !!

Dodol is a traditional goan dish which has  toffee like colour. It is one of the most important sweet dish during Christmas in the "Kuswar".(Kuswar term used for the sweets which we share among friends , neighbors and families.)

 Goan Dodol has unique flavour and its so jelly like soft that you want to eat again and again. Dodol is prepared from coconut milk,Goan coconut jaggery and raw rice/rice flour and flavouring cardamom and long hours of cooking gives Dodol a smooth texture and jelly like consistency which  makes Dodol just melts in your mouth.

Dodol is also popular in Indonesia,Malaysia,Philippines,Singapore,Brunei,South India ,Sri Lanka and Iran.

My first attempt of preparing Dodol was just awesome.I was in second thought weather to prepare Dodol as it takes lot of energy and time.But Thanks to my Mommy who is expert in Dodol who motivated and guided me in cooking process.

Servings 4-5

Total Preparation time :3-4 hours

Cooking time :2-3 hours

Ingredients

2 Medium Size Coconuts scrapped

4 Pyramids of Goan jaggery

150 Gram of Rice flour(can use raw rice)

100 Gram of Cashew Nuts chopped

1 Tsp Cardamom

Pinch of salt

YouTube Video

 

Method

1.First scrape the coconuts and grind it with little water and extract thick coconut milk.

 

 2.Keep all the ingredients which you going to add.If you using rice flour than soak it in little water for 10-15 min.Chop the cashew nuts.

 

3.Take a Big vessel or non stick casserole .Pour in the casserole,than add Jaggery,soaked rice flour and cardamom powder in the coconut milk. Stir well until the jaggery colour shows up.Than keep the vessel on stove and keep stirring until the jaggery dissolves completely.For the next 1 and hour should stir continuously so that the mixture doesn't stick to the vessel.Its actually a tough procedure .

 4.Add Cashew nuts chopped and  Keep stirring till you the mixture is thick enough and its starts to leave the edges of the vessel.Once done quickly spread it on the oil greased plate and smoothen the top with spoon or spatula.

5.Once done serve it. Dodol is just loved during Christmas but through out the year.

Merry Christmas !!!!

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Dry Fruits Lassi Chuski !!!

Lassi in any which way is one of the best refresher during the summer heat.Dry fruit Lassi chuski is from Punjabi cuisine rich in vitamins as it contains lot of dry fruits and also full of calcium as its made of curd and condense milk.

Servings 4
Total preparation Time : 10 min

Ingredients
2 Cups of yogurt
1/2 Cup of Condense Milk
2 Tablespoon Cashew Nuts chopped
2 Tablespoon Almonds Chopped
3 Tablespoon of Raisins
1 pack of little hearts biscuit(since ragi cookies were unavailable)
Ice cubes as required

Method

• In a blender jar add lots of ice,yogurt,condense milk,cashew nuts,almonds,raisins,biscuits and blend it till smooth paste.
• Pour it into serving glasses,garnish with remaining biscuits and serve chilled