Dilpasand | Dilkush (Iyengar Bakery Recipe) | Indian Sweet Pie

This you will get it in a Iyengar Bakery in Mysore/Bangalore. This is a very popular evening snack. When i was making this i remembered my childhood days when we used to go out to bakeries to eat this. These Dilpasand are best to have with coffee/tea/milk/fruits.

Prep
Prep Time : 10 Mins
Baking Time : 10 Mins (400F)

Ingredients

• Pie dough or Puff pastry dough  ( I have used ready Puff Pastry sheet)
• Tutti Frutti - 1 cup (colorful chopped candied fruits)
• Dry coconut shredded / Vankobri - 1 cup
• Sugar/Sakare - 1-1/2 cup (adjust as per taste)
• Honey/Jenutuppa - 1 tbsp
• Cardamom powder /Elakki pudi - 2 pinches
• Cashews and Pistachios - 1 tbsp chopped
• Raisins / Vandrakshi - 1 tbsp

Method

1. Preheat the oven at 400F
2. Thaw the pastry sheets according the box directions and cut into round shape into two parts
3. In a bowl mix tuittifruitti,coconut,sugar,cardamom powder,cashew+pistachios+raisins then honey mix well 
4. Spread the mixture on top of pastry sheets evenly
5. Add the another layer of pastry sheet and close the edges using water and apply butter on both the sides and place it baking tray 
6. Place the tray in oven and bake at 400F for 8-10 mins.Turn off , remove and apply butter and put inside the oven and leave it for another few mins to get golden in color and crunchy crust
7. Remove from oven and let it cool on a cooling rack 
8. Cut into triangle shape and serve 

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Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta is a Indian vegetarian gravy. Kofta are made out of Paneer, dryfruits,spices and Potato mixture fried balls. Served with creamy cashew-tomato spice gravy. In India there are a few different versions of this delicious Indian Kofta dish.

*This is a non-Iyengar recipe. 

         
Ingredients for Kofta

• Medium Potato/आलू - 1 (boiled &grated)
• Paneer/पनीर - 2 cups (grated)
• Cornflour//कॉर्न फ्लौर - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste/नमक स्वाद अनुसार
• Black pepper powder/काली मिर्च पाउडर- 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves chopped/दनिया - 2 tbsp
• Dry fruits/सूखे मेवे- cashews+Pistachios - 1 tbsp
• Fresh ginger/अदरक - 1/2 tsp (grated)
• Oil for Deep fry/तेल

Method for Kofta

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and make a medium round shaped balls and deep fry and keep aside

Ingredients for gravy

• Onions/प्याज़ - 1 (large&sliced)
• Oil/तेल - 2 tbsp
• Ghee/घी - 2 tbsp
• Bay leaf/तेज पत्ता - 1 
• Cinnamion/दालचीनी - a small piece
• Clove/लौंग - 2 
• Cardamom pods/इलायची - 2
• Black Peppercorns/काली मिर्च - 5
• Cumin Seeds/ज़ीरा - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder/धनिया पाउडर - 2 tsp
• Soaked Red Chilli /लाल मिर्च - 4 
• Turmeric Powder/हल्दी पाउडर - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger/अदरक - 1 small piece'
• Garlic Cloves/लहसुन - 2 
• Tomato puree/टमाटर - 1/2 cup (Homemade) 
• Kasuri Methi/कसूरी मेथी - 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts/काजू - 4 tbsp(whole) or (small pieces)
• Ghee/घी - 1/2 tsbp

Method for Gravy

• Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Then add jeera seeds allow to splutter
• Add bay leaf,black pepper,cardamom,clove,dalchini stir fry
• Add chopped onions stir fry until cook
• Then tomato puree cook on low flame
• Add,kasuri methi coriander powder,red chillies,turmeric cook until spices blend with tomato puree
• Add salt stir the sauce and close the lid for few mins 
• Add malai stir the sauce and turn off the flame. Let it cool down 
• Grind the mixture in a mixer and make a smooth puree and strain them 
• Cook the gravy again until raw smell goes off  ,close the lid for few mins
• Garnish with cream and add koftas and serve hot with roti

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Paneer Tikka Tacos (Indian)

Taco is a original Mexican recipe. But made with Indian style of paneer tikka and is very tasty on this crispy shells. Seasoned with mint,coriander green chilli chutney and filled with veggies. 

*This is a non-Iyengar recipes. 

Prep Time : 15 Mins
Cook Time : 10 Mins

Ingredients

• Taco Shells 
• Paneer Tikka (fried) - 2 cups
• Tomato - 1 cup (chopped)
• Onions - 1 cup (chopped)
• Capsicum  - 1 cup  (chopped)
• Shredded lettuce - 1 cup
• Mint chutney + Coriander green chilli chutney - 1 cup (Chutney mixed with 1 tbsp of thick curds)
• Shredded cheese  

Paneer Tikka :

• Paneer cubes - 2 cups
• Thick curds - 2 tbsp
• Ginger,garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Jeerapowder - 1 tsp
• Garammasala - 1 tsp
• Dhanyapowder - 1 tsp
• Kasuri methi - 1 tsp crushed
• Salt to taste 
• Besan - 2 tbsp
• Riceflour - 1 tbsp
• Breadcrumbs - 2 tbsp
• Oil - to deep fry

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and keep aside for few mins
2. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry until golden in color

Method for Taco

1. In a taco shell add chooped onions, capsicum, tamotoes then add 4 or 5 cubes of paneer tikka
2. Add mint and coriander chilli chutney 
3. Sprinkle lettuce and cheese 
4. Then again again chutney
5. Serve immediately

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