BASUNDI RECIPE

BASUNDI RECIPE

Total time: 5hr

Prep        30min

Working   4hr 30min

Level:   Easy

Yield:   Serves 8-10

Ingredients

2 liter or 8 cups Milk
1 cup Sugar
1 ½ tsp. Cardamom powder
¼ cup chopped Almond (Badam) 

¼ cup chopped cashew

¼ cup chopped pistachio
20 strands Saffron (kesar)

Instructions

Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pan.

Now in 1 tbsp. of warm milk add the saffron strands. Keep them aside for the flavors to release.

Keep stirring the milk constantly and reduce it till it becomes thick and the quantity of the milk is approximately a liter.

Add the sugar, saffron and chopped nuts and cook for another 5 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally. Remove from the fire.

Transfer to a serving bowl and add the cardamom powder. Mix thoroughly.

Serve hot or cold garnished with nuts and saffron strands.

Store it up to 3-4 days in refrigerator .

EASY MINESTRONE SOUP

EASY MINESTRONE SOUP

Total time: 1hr

Prep        30min

Working   30min

Level:   Easy

Yield: Serves 8-10  

Ingredients

1 Onion
1 cup (150 g) of carrots, half moons
1 cup (150 g) of eggplant(brinjal), chopped
1 cup (150 g) of zucchini, chopped
1-15 oz. (420 g) can black eyed beans, Boiled
½ cup (75 g) of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
½ cup (75 g) of French green beans, cut into ½ in pieces
1 ½ (210 g) cups of small shell pasta
1 (150 g) cup of red potatoes, skin on, diced the same size as your shell pasta
10 cups (2 liters + 480 ml) of vegetable broth Or Water
¼ cup (60 ml) tomato paste
3 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp. (30 ml) dried Italian seasoning (oregano, basil etc.)
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
½ tsp. (2.5 ml) freshly cracked pepper 

½ tsp. red pepper powder
½ cup (45 g) of parmesan cheese, freshly grated for garnish (1 tbsp. per person)

Instructions

1.Sautee onion until soft and translucent.

2.Then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer uncovered for 20-30 mints until pasta and potatoes are fork tender and soup has thickened.

Garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese, and fresh chopped Italian parsley.