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Halava inspired Vermicelli Kheer








Who doesn’t like Kheer?! This recipe was developed as I suddenly got obsessed with eating the famous middle eastern Halava which is like a Halwa (like Indian Sweet) but this one is crumbly made using milk powder, tahini, cardamom powder and nuts.
I just love how nutty and delicious the flavors are.

Tahini is basically sesame paste and the ground sesame paste takes the Kheer to a whole new rich nutty flavor. Ps: If you do not like the flavor of Tahini I can’t assure you that you will like it but this is a treat for the tahini/ Halava lovers! 😍

The color comes from the caramel which is made by melting sugar, and butter is added to which condensed milk is added to get a butterscotchy color and smells divine! I like to serve the Kheer chilled, as it’s summer here in Dubai. The crunch from the different nuts takes the Kheer to a next level. Unlike payasam (South Indian Kheer), cashews and raisins aren’t fried in ghee. 

Next time you make this version of Kheer, do let me know how you liked it! 😃

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup roasted Vermicelli 
  • 1/2 litre warm Milk
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter, room temperature 
  • 2 tbsp condensed milk, room temperature 
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 2 tbsp Tahini
  • 1/4 cup Sugar or as required 
  • Salt, required
  • 2 tbsp each of Almond, Walnuts, Pistachios (chopped)
  • Hot water, to loosen if required 
  • Pistachio Cream for decorating 

Instructions:

  1. Roast vermicelli, if not roasted.

  2. Make the caramel by melting sugar, do not stir, allow to melt, once it starts to melt from the sides, mix gently and add in your room temperature butter and mix.
  3. Now on low heat, add the room temperature condensed milk and stir. 
  4. Pour the warm milk to the caramel, stir and add the vermicelli, and allow to thicken.

  5. Finally add in tahini, cardamom powder, salt and chopped nuts and loosen with water if required (do not over pour water as this will make the Kheer very watery and flavorless). 
  6. Bring to a slight boil and allow to cool and refrigerate.
  7. Make lines of pistachio cream in your serving individual bowls and pour the chilled Kheer and garnish with nuts. Enjoy!








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Balaleet








Balaleet is one the most popular breakfasts of Emiratis. Bring born and bought up in the United Arab Emirates I have always had such so much love for the food and culture of this beautiful country.

This traditional dish is usually served with boiled garbanzo beans and served with other sides like Hummus, cheese and bread.
Balaleet has contrasting flavors. The noodle pasta/vermicelli is sweet and the eggs are savory.

The bedouins have always prepared eggs with sweet but the noodle pasta/vermicelli came into existence from the traders who introduced pasta to the middle east. This with some boiled beans and a cup of Karak is only you need for breakfast. I could not get hold of the garbanzo beans today. But I definitely recommend it for a complete meal.




Balaleet is a combination of cardamom and saffron flavored sweet vermicelli tht is served with savory eggs. It is also served for iftar during Ramadan. The first time I had it was from Arabian Tea House, a prominent restaurant in Dubai. I wanted to create it at home right away! The ingredients seemed accessible. But the first time I made, it was a big flop coz I made around 400 gms of vermicelli for 6 of us. While preparing balaleet, remember less is more. 😅 Also if you love sweet and savory in one dish, you will certainly love balaleet for breakfast. I feel the dish has an acquired taste, the situation at home was mixed reviews. So I think it is definitely an acquired taste. I loved it though! 😍 

I have been delaying to post the recipe of balaleet as I wanted to post for UAE National Day. But I wasn't able to do so. So I thought let me share it anyways 😄, it's never too late for anything.. It's the mind's game that keeps us from doing things sometimes. Anywhoo let's go check out how to prepare this easy Emirati  breakfast! 😍

Ingredients -

  • 200 gms vermicelli
  • 2 1/2 cups water or as required 
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • Saffron, a pinch
  • Powdered Cardamom, a pinch
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt, a pinch
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions :

  1. Roast the vermicelli in a pan until they turn golden brown, by stirring constantly so that the vermicelli does not burn.
  2. Next pour your water and bring to a boil and allow to cook for around 5 minutes. Drain water if necessary. 
  3. Now soak saffron in a tbsp of water. 

  4. Next in a large pan, add in your cooked vermicelli and ghee, mix well. 
  5. Next add in your sugar, soaked saffron and a pinch of cardamom powder, mix well and your sweet side of the dish is done. 
  6. Next prepare your eggs by pouring your beaten eggs with a pinch of salt and flip the Omlette once the underside is done and  the upside is dry. Once the eggs are cooked for around 2 minutes on medium low heat, set the omlette aside. 
  7. Now for the plating, place the omelet over the bed of cooked sweet vermicelli and your Emirati breakfast is ready to relish preferably with a glass of Karak chai! 😍 




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CREAM CHEESE PUFFS with a CRISPY PISTACHIO TWIST 




With the second wave happening all over the world, especially in India, let's keep everyone in our prayers and stay safe you guys! Whoever you may be, if you are reading this, please ask your family and loved ones to stay indoors as much as possible as the symptoms aren't even detectable. We are in this together and we shall overcome this together with the help of Allah.
 
Days of Ramadan are flying by and it breaks my heart to think that it's already the 14th of Ramadan. Trying to find time for Ibadah amidst all the house chores being a home maker, or an employee or whatever you occupation might be, can make things difficult. The best you can do is to moisten your tongue with zikr. This is a reminder to myself first.



So this Ramadan I have been looking forward to share easy and less time consuming recipes that you guys could easily follow and enjoy! These Crispy cream cheese puffs were an overnight invention. I had no clue if this could be good or bad but had my hopes high coz you can never go wrong when you have sweetened Condensed milk in a recipe. Isn't it? 😁



I happened to see this on reel on the explore page of Instagram, where a lady was preparing these Puff pastries, last week at midnight. I just loved the idea of puffs, sweetened Condensed milk and pistachios. But I felt that it would be too sweet to my liking. So to bring in a balance I sliced and placed a Kiri cheese cube inside these puffs and oh boy! The family went all bonkers over it! I felt so content and happy to see all the smiling faces and especially when my LO comes to me saying, mama please make more of these again. What else does a mother want to hear? Alhamdulilah 🥰

I know it sounds divine! Let me warn you, these are going to vanish into thin air.. So what are we waiting for? 

Let's get to the recipe! 

Ingredients :

  • 5 Square Puff pastry sheets (will give 15-20 nos) 
  • 5 Kiri Cream Cheese Cubes
  • 1/2 ground pistachios
  • 1/2 cup broken thin vermicelli 
  • 1/2 +1/4 cup Condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp butter/ghee

Instructions :

  1. To make the filling, in a strong bottom pan, add in 2 tbsp butter and add in your broken vermicelli and Sautee it well in butter. 
  2. Next add in your ground pistachio. 

  3. Now switch off your flame and add in your Condensed milk and reserve the rest for pouring when serving. 
  4. Combine well and set aside. 
  5. Roll out a thawed square Puff sheet and scoop and place your filling in the Puff sheet and place your sliced Kiri cheese cubes horizontally and carefully wrap the filling. 
  6. Now using a sharp large knife cut the wrap vertically 3-4 cuts and bake them in a preheated oven at 220°C on a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper. 

  7. Now using a pastry brush, brush the outsides of the tiny puffs and allow to bake until golden for around 20 minutes. 
  8. Once the golden puffs are removed from the oven, drizzle in the sweetened Condensed milk and enjoy warm! 😍 





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Classic Royal Falooda


Subhan Allah! The holy month of Ramadan is surely flying away. Its already the 22nd Ramadan, this is beyond belief. Trying to stay away from social media and other activities as much as I can. 

Increase your time in Ibadah, and do the maximum for the hereafter. If you are a busy mother and you don't have the time to do Ibadah like reciting the Mushaf and standing in prayer other than the obligatory ones, remember Allah is merciful and He rewards you for all that you do, be it household chores, or any other responsibilities as a mother, wife, daughter or sister. Moisten your tongue with dhikr and make duaa for the current situation to cease. Do include me and my fam in your duaa too.

Now coming back to star recipe of the day! The well known Royal Falooda is a dessert drink that is enjoyed amongst us especially during summer. Well, it is believed that the falooda was evolved from Persia. Persians had strong trade relations with India during the Mughal Era along with which food cultures were also adopted. It is said that Falooda was once served to the upper class, which is now enjoyed in every household too. This drink is prepared in various flavors, but I stilll prefer the classic rose flavored ones. I initially thought of making mango falooda, but my heart didn't feel like it.

Basically, Royal Falooda consists of rose syrup flavored ice milk, falooda sev or vermicelli, khas-khas or basil seeds, dry fruits, fresh fruits, and Ice cream. Falooda, as far as I remember was my favorite part of visiting India. We could never hold back our ecxitement to visit our favorite ice-cream shop 'Íceberg' or the then only ice cream cafe in Thalassery. If anyone would say they were going to Iceberg everyone would just jump to the car and join the clan. Ah! Those fine days were the best, even though we have many such cafe's and coolbars now in Thalassery, the memories and nostalgia attached to our visits to Iceberg are special. Fond memories of visits to Iceberg include this particular dessert drink that would quench our thirst, refresh us and fill our tummies, and Falooda was usually the most popular order given. The one faint memory if I hated falooda was that they added tutti fruitti which I totally dislike.
So I prepared it with all ingredients that I love. One spoonfull of this dessert drink and it felt like it took me back in memory lane and it was bliss!

You may add any fresh fruits of your choice or nuts preferably non-tropical fruits, I have added chopped apple, banana and pome aril seeds (anar seeds) in my demostration. You may add other fruits like sliced grapes etc. 

For iftar, we open our fasts with dates, juice and an array of fruits, why not try Royal Falooda since it is all in one and definitely a tummy pleaser.


Ingredients (makes 2 tall glasses of Falooda):
  • 5 tbsp rose syrup
  • 1 cup chilled milk
  • 1 cup cold milk
  • 4 - 5 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp basil seeds (soaked in 2 tbsp water for 10-15 minutes)
  • 3- 4 tbsp cooked falooda sev or vermicelli
  • 6 tbsp cherry or strawberry jelly (prepared according to package instructions)
  • 4 scoops vanilla or pista ice cream
  • 6 tbsp chopped apple and banana
  • 2 tbsp dried fig and almonds chopped
  • 1 tbsp pome aril seeds
  • 1 tbsp slivered pistachio, for garnish
  • 1 strawberry, for garnish
Instructions:
  1. In a tall glass, add you bloomed basil seeds.
  2. Next, add your falooda sev or vermicelli and pour 1 tbsp rose syrup around the edges of the glass.
  3. Now in a blender, pour 1 cup cold milk, add 2 tbsp rose syrup and sugar. Blend well and add the chilled ice milk to the blender and pulse for a second or two.
  4. Add 3 tbsp jelly to the glass and pour in your prepared rose milk.
  5. Next add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and add your fresh cut fruits.
  6. Next add your dry fruits and almond and some pome aril seeds (anar seeds).
  7. Scoop in a couple of tbsp of jelly and finally finish off with a scoop of ice cream. Garnished with slivered pistachio and pome aril seeds.
                   
Notes:
  • Use Pistachio Ice cream for added nuts effect, I only had vanilla ice cream so used it.
  • My mom suggests to add sago seeds instead of Chia seeds or along with it. 


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Spicy Vermicelli Prawns



These spicy vermicelli prawns which are also known as Prawns Semiya Biryani is a staple at our home. We make this for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. It can be enjoyed at any time of the day. This recipe basically requires very few ingredients and is a super easy one that can be tried by amateur cooks who want to prepare meals and doesn't require a lot of your time.
 
You can find ready-made or already roasted vermicelli available in markets. If you did not find them, the vermicelli or semiya are first dry roasted in a pan. And in a separate medium-sized deep-pan, chopped onions are sauteed with curry leaves, green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste, which is then accompanied with some chopped tomatoes. These are the fundamental steps in Indian cooking to prepare curries or gravies of any kind. Meanwhile fry or cook the prawns in some water, prawns that are marinated in salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, and some curry leaves. Once the onion masala is done, you will now add in spices like turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala powder and allow to cook in chicken stock/ prawn stock. Next, add your pre-roasted vermicelli/semiya and mix well now add water required to cook the vermicelli and finally add the prawns that were cooked earlier and finish off with a squeeze of lemon.


Doesn't it sound simple? Well, it's super spicy and delicious too. If you plan to feed the kids this yummy dish, add lesser chilli and chilli powder. If you love spicy food with seafood, this is definitely for you! 

Whenever I have them, I keep sweating due to the heat from the piping hot fiery vermicelli prawns, but its fun to eat it that way, that is like I said if you love spicy food. I am someone who loves both spicy and sweet food. Somewhat the same recipe can be substituted for semolina and it works just fine for rava biryani. As it is the eve of the Holy month of Ramadan I am sure this will make one lovely dish to try instead of a fried snack for iftar.
Do you love spicy food? If yes, comment below! 

Without further ado let's get started!


Ingredients:

For the prawns:
  • 10-12 prawns cleaned and deveined
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • Salt, as required 
  • Curry leaves
  • Coconut oil 

For the Vermicelli:
  • 1 1/4 Cup of Vermicelli
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
  • Curry leaves
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 green chilies, slit
  • 1/2 tomato, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1 Maggi chicken cube/ 1/2 glass chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice


Instructions:

  1. Fry or cook the prawns that have been marinated in the spices under for the prawns in the ingredients list.
  2. Dry roast the vermicelli
  3. In a deep medium-sized pan, sautee chopped onions, curry leaves, slit green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and allow the raw smell to disappear.
  4. Next, add the chopped tomatoes and give a mix and close the lid and allow to cook for a minute.
  5. Next add the spices -  turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder, and saute for 30 seconds on the lowest flame.
  6. Add fresh chicken stock water and/ prawns stock water and add the pre-roasted vermicelli and add water which includes the stock water that has been added already.
  7. Now add the cooked/ fried prawns and give it a mix and allow to cook on sim for 15-20 minutes.
  8. Finally, add the lemon juice and you are done!

Enjoy hot with a cup of hot sulaimani/ black tea.



Notes:
  • If you like the vermicelli texture to be soggy kind add more water while cooking the vermicelli.
  • Fry or cook the prawns for no more than 5- 6 minutes.
  • You may try the same with chicken too.

Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡
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