Diwali is the festival of light, joy and happiness. There used to be a time when parents, grandparents and other relatives use to indulge in food preparations for at least a month ahead. However now a day everyone is stuck with a busy schedule. And then the festival of Diwali is such that there are ought to be some surprise guests. And you can’t avoid them or not attend to them. So there are two options for you either order some delicious pizzas with the dominos coupons or take it as an opportunity to exhibit your culinary skills. Rather than getting worried about some surprise guests how about preparing for their arrival in advance? And with preparation it does not imply making recipes and waiting.It just means to carefully store some important ingredients in your pantry so that in case of surprises you can still make some quick recipes to relish their taste buds. So here are some real quick recipes which will be loved by your guests:-
- Aloo bade- This one snack will be loved by your guest. All you need is boiled potatoes and the basic ingredients of your kitchen. So mash the boiled potatoes and add turmeric powder, garam masala, asafetida, red chili powder, Aniseed and well grounded cumin. Add salt to taste. After this make balls of this potato mixture. They need to be dipped in gram flour syrup and fried in oil. Delicious, hot steaming aloo bade is ready for your guests.
- Besan peda- This can be another quick recipe for this sweet festival. And if you have a microwave it will be quicker. So for this all you need it ghee or salt less butter for roasting gram flour. After that mix it with sugar powder, cardamom and some more ghee. Mix it well and press between your palms to give it a shape of pedas. Your guests will love this fresh, melt in the mouth pedas.
- Chocolate milkshake- The chocolate milkshake recipe will never let you down. And it will be an added feather in your hat if your guests are accompanied with children or youngsters. All you need for this lip smacking milkshake is chocolate ice cream, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk and sugar. You need to mix all the ingredients and shake! Shake! Shake! This recipe will be ready in five minutes an all you will see is empty glasses.
- Halwa- This sweet simmering dish doesn’t take a lot of time. Though it can add a little more than daily calorie. But then for this one day in a year you can deal with it. Isn’t it? So there is the halwa which can be prepared by flour or semolina. All you need to do is roast it in a frying pan. Then add sugar, water and loads of ghee. And don’t forget to garnish it with cashew, nuts and cardamom.
- Paneer kheer- You need some crumbled paneer, boiling milk, well grounded cardamom and sweetened condensed milk. All you need to do is add condensed milk to hot boiling milk and then add paneer. Make sure the consistency of paneer and condensed milk for the perfect kheer. Sprinkle pistachio for that flavorsome look!
And if you are too tired to make some you can always avail the Groupon Deals for the best food!
