Badam Burfi (Almond Burfi)

Ingredients
Almonds 2 cups
Milk 1.5 cup
Sugar 2 cup
Saffron 1 pinch (optional)
Nuts for garnishing (optional)
Ghee 4 tbsp

Method
Blanch almonds in water to remove skin
Put in hot water and cover with lid
Keep aside for 1.5 hour
Soak saffron in milk
Grind blanched almonds with milk
In a pan heat ghee, sugar and almond paste, stirring continuously, to make a smooth but tight paste.
It should be moist, thick and sticky, not dry. If dry, add little water or milk.
Grease butter paper and put the lump of almond paste on it. Knead it to a dough.
Spread it with hand in form of rectangle
Roll it with rolling pin to 1/3 cm thickness
Garnish with nuts
Let it freeze
After it is set, remove from fridge and cut it into diamond shapes with the help of scale and pizza cutter

Turkey Meatballs

This is an easy recipe to make your kid have some protein and veggies. Perfect for his lunch box. It goes with carbs like spaghetti, pasta or a rice dish too. Not to mention it is extremely yummy!

Ingredients
Ground turkey 2 lb
Bread crumbs 1.5 cup
Eggs  2
Onions 1
Parmesan Cheese 1/4 cup
Vegetables like Spinach, Celery 1 cup
Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Tomato paste or ketchup 3 tbsp
Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice to taste
Salt
Oil

Method

1. Squeeze water from turkey with tissue so that excess water is drained off
2. Finely chop all vegetables
3. Mix all ingredients
4. Make lime sized balls
5. Grease pan and arrange balls atleast 1/2 inch apart
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 mins

You can freeze them for upto a month. 

Enjoy!

Spicy Kurkmura Mixture

We all love to have a little bit of crunchy, salty, spicy snack in evening. This recipe is way better than store bought and healthier as well.

Ingredients

Kurmura 1 big packet
Corn flakes 1 packet
Peanuts 3 cup
Chana dal or dalia 1 cup
Curry leaves 5- 6 spring
Uncooked rice 2 tbsp
Oil

Dry spices
Chili powder 1 tsp or to taste
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Amchur powder 1/2 tsp
Hing 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or to taste
Sugar 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Roast rice and let it cool
2. Grind roasted rice with dry spices
3. Taste and adjust spices as needed and keep aside
4. In a pan heat oil and fry below ingredients , one at a time, 
1. Peanuts
2. Chana dal (If you use dalia, no need to fry)
3. Curry leaves till crispy
4. Corn flakes, if not crispy
5. In the end in remaining oil fry kurmura and corn flakes so that they become hot and oily and spices stick to them
5. Mix all ingredients in a big bowl while kurmura is hot
6. Let it cool and store in air tight container