Festive Recipes from Dr. Oetker FunFoods Creative Kitchen

The month of August is packed with multiple festivals, and just as many long weekends. Why not utilize all that free time to whip up some exceptional recipes? Celebrate the festivals with special recipes curated by Chef Gaurav Chadha, In-house Chef, Dr. Oetker India Pvt. Ltd. Have a good time with recipes made of these yummilicious products that Dr. Oetker has to offer this festive season!

Chocolate and Paneer Burfi            

Servings: 4

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 5-6 Minutes

Ingredients:

50 g Cashewnuts, crushed

100 g Paneer, grated

50 ml Full Cream Milk

200 ml Condensed Milk

¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

1 tsp Desi Ghee

3-4 nos. Almonds, chopped

60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Chocolate Spread Fudge

Directions:

1.  In a thick bottom pan (slow flame), add cashewnuts, paneer, milk, condensed milk and chocolate fudge. Stir and cook for 5-6 minutes or until mixture begins to thick and leaves the side of the pan.

2.  Grease the tray with ghee and spread the burfi mixture evenly. Sprinkle almonds on top of burfi and gently press with hands.

3.    Keep this burfi tray in fridge for 2 hours to set. Once cooled slice burfi into small squares and serve.

Oats and Peanut Ladoo          

                                                     

Servings: 4

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

100 g Oats

50 g Cashewnuts, chopped

50 g Almonds, crushed

50 g Jaggery Powder

75 g (5 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Peanut Butter Crunchy

50 ml Water

1 tsp Desiccated Coconut Powder

2 tbsp Desi Ghee

Directions:

1.       Heat non-stick pan (slow flame) and dry roast oats for 2-3 minutes. In a blender jar add oats and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside.

2.       In a non-stick pan (medium flame), add cashewnuts, almonds, jaggery powder, peanut butter and water. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes or till jaggery melts off.

3.     Add oats, coconut powder and 1 tbsp ghee to above mixture. Stir well and switch off the flame.

4.       Apply remaining ghee in your palms and make small ladoo using above mix. Serve

Note: While making Ladoo make sure that mixture is warm, if the mixture cools, it will be difficult to roll it up.

Kesar and Paneer Burfi            

                                           

Servings: 4

Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 5-6 Minutes

Ingredients:

50 g Cashewnuts, crushed

100 g Paneer, grated

50 ml Full Cream Milk

200 ml Condensed Milk

1 tsp Desi Ghee

3-4 nos. Almonds, chopped

60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Milk Shake Mix Kesar Pista

Directions:

1.     In a thick bottom pan (slow flame), add cashewnuts, paneer, milk, condensed milk and kesar pista milk shake mix. Stir and cook for 5-6 minutes or until mixture begins to thick and leaves the side of the pan.

2.      Grease the tray with ghee and spread the burfi mixture evenly. Sprinkle almonds on top of burfi and gently press with hands.

3.       Keep this burfi tray in fridge for 2 hours to set. Once cooled slice burfi into small squares and serve.

  

Tri-Colour Sandwich Bread Pakora 

Servings: 2

Level: Intermediate

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 5 Minutes

Ingredients:

3 slices White Bread

60 g (3 tbsp) Gram Flour

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

½ tsp Turmeric Powder

Salt

50 ml Water

100 ml Vegetable Oil
½ tsp Caraway Seeds

30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Tandoori

30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Mint

30 g (2 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Original

Directions:

1.       On a bread slice spread 2 tbsp Tandoori mayonnaise and club it with another bread slice.

2.       Spread Mint mayonnaise on top of second layer of bread slice and club with another bread slice. Keep it aside

3.       For Bread pakora batter- In a bowl add Veg mayonnaise, caraway seeds, gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and water. Mix well forming a thick batter

4.       Apply batter on above sandwich from all sides.

5.       Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry bread pakora until it is cooked and crispy from all sides. Cut sandwich into 2 pieces and serve hot.

  

Gulab Kheer                    

Servings: 4Level: Beginner

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time:  25 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 Litre, Full Cream Milk

100 g Rice, washed and soaked for 30 minutes

100 g Sugar

1 tsp Green Cardamon Powder

8-10 nos. Cashewnuts, chopped
5 nos. Almonds, chopped

60 g (4 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Milk Shake Mix Rose

Directions:

1         Bring milk to boil in a large saucepan.

2        Add rice, sugar, cardamom powder, cashewnuts and rose milk shake mix. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens and the rice is cooked completely.

3      Pour the mixture into serving bowls. Refrigerate it for 2 hours, garnish it with almonds and serve.

Disclaimer: The recipes are sourced from http://www.oetker.in