Sweet Potato Risotto

Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
kosher salt and black pepper
2 small sweet potatoes (about 1 pound), cut into 1/4-inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup rice
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano

Method:

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add the sweet potatoes and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Measure 3½ cups of water. Add ¾ cup at a time and cook, stirring occasionally and waiting until each addition is absorbed before adding the next. It should take 25 to 30 minutes for all the water to be absorbed.
Stir in the Parmesan and oregano

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Chocolate cake with sauce

Ingredients:
For sauce:
1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup baking chocolate
For cake:
9 eggs 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1 cup dark chocolate for baking 1 cup unsalted butter, 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, Cooking spray, for the molds.

Method:
For the sauce:
Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and dissolve. Bring to a boil and cook to the caramel stage. Remove from the heat and add the cream and stir until combined. Then, add the chocolate and stir until all of the chocolate has melted.

For the cake:
Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the eggs and sugar until light. Set up a double-boiler by bringing a pot of water to a simmer and placing a bowl slowly over the top, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water.

Add the chocolate and butter and melt. Fold the butter-chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Sift the flour and fold. Grease molds with butter and line with sugar, or line with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Fill halfway with batter. Microwave on high for 1 minute, 20 seconds.

Place on a platedrizzle the sauce on top.

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Gajar ( carrot ) Halwa !!!!!

                                                               

Gajar Ka Halwa

It is the greatest Indian dessert ever!!!!!!

Ingredients:

4 cups grated carrot

4 cups of milk (2 cups of milk if mawa is to be added)

1 cup mawa (optional)

2 tablespoon Desi Ghee or Unsalted Butter

1  tablespoon cut almonds

1  tablespoon cut cashew nuts

1  tablespoon cut raisins

1 teaspoon elaichi powder (cardamon ) (if available else use ginger juice to give some peps)

1 cup Sugar 

Dry fruits for garnishing


Method:

1. Heat oil in frying pan and add cut dry fruits to it.

2. Let them fry slightly then add all carrots to it.

3. Fry carrots a little bit then add milk and cardamon to it.

4. Let carrots cook fully in milk then add sugar to it .

5. Fry until the ghee or oil separates out from halwa .

6. Garnish it with mawa and dryfruits upon cooling a bit.

7. Add ginger juice in the end if cardamon is not there.

8. Serve hot or cold, either ways its gonna be delicious !!!!!

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