Kaju halwa/Cashew pudding

Ingredients
Raw Cashew nuts - 1 cup
Green cardamom - 2
Milk  (I used ALEXANDRE FAMILY FARMS Organic, Cream Top Whole Milk,  about 48 FZ)

Sugar - 4 tsp or to taste
Saffron a pinch
Ghee - 1/3 tsp for smell

Method

1. Bring milk to boil. Reduce flame and make it thicker.
2. You may add milk powder.
3. In a coffee grinder, add cashew and cardamom and make a powder. You can also use this to make badam milk.
4. Add the dry ground cashew and cardamom powder in batches while stirring so that no lumps are formed. Cook for another 15-20 mins or until all raw cashew is cooked.
5. Add saffron strands and a little ghee when it is almost done. Kill the flame. Let it cool and then serve. You can top it with ghee roasted cashew.

Sunday dinner scene- roti and bhindi masala from DoorDash, 

homemade cilantro chicken and cashew halwa 

Close up of Kaju Halwa

Vanilla cheesecake topped with strawberries

Method:

For Crust

1. Crumble graham crackers and add 4 tsp melted unsalted butter with 2 tsp sugar. Taste to check the sweetness.
2. Place crust in a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven for 5 mins.

For Filling

1. Blend 1 packet cream cheese, 2 large eggs,  and 1/3 can of condensed milk. Taste for sweetness
2. Bake for 20 mins or until done.
3. Cool at room temperature. Chill for 2 hrs in the fridge.
4. Garnish with sliced strawberries

Key lime mini pies

Method:

For Crust

1. Crumble graham crackers and add 4 tsp melted unsalted butter with 2 tsp sugar. Taste to check the sweetness.
2. Place parchments in a muffin pan and place equal portions of crust mix. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 5 mins.

For Filling

1. Blend 1 packet cream cheese. Add 3 beaten egg yolks,  and 1/3 can of condensed milk.
2. Add freshly squeezed key lime juice, about 1/4 cup or to taste.
3. Spoon equal portions of the filling into the parchments cups over crust. Bake for 15-20 mins until pie is jiggly.
4. Cool at room temperature. Chill for 2 hrs in the fridge.
5. Garnish with sliced key limes.

Another link to this recipe can be found here