This Diwali make Recipes with a Twist - Twist it with Ojasvita and add Health to the sweets! :-)
We have come up with some creative recipes for Diwali which can be easily made at home with Ojasvita.
1. Chocolate Ojasvita Pedas
2. Strawberry Ojasvita Phirini with Badam
3. Ojasvita Chocolate Flavoured Ragi ladoos
4. Chocolate Ojasvita Chikki with Dry Fruits
5. Ojasvita Strawberry Flavoured Rabri
6. Ojasvita Chocolate Atta Ladoos with Walnuts
7. Ojasvita Chocolate Chip Cookies
8. Ojasvita Strawberry Kheer with Almonds
1. Chocolate Ojasvita Pedas
Ingredients:
- ½ cup Khoya
- 2 cups Ojasvita chocolate flavour powder
- 2 tsp crushed walnut powder
- 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
Method:
- Grate khoya, Add Ojasvita chocolate flavour powder and mix well.
- Put mixture in a large heavy or nonstick pan.
- Heat first on high for few minutes.
- The on slow till done.
- Make sure to stir continuously, while on heat.
- When mixture thick and gooey, add cinnamon powder.
- Mix well, and take off fire.
- Allow to cool, gently turning occasionally.
- Use cookie moulds, or shape pedas with palms into patty rounds.
- Mix crushed walnut and press a bit on top of each.
- If using moulds, first sprinkle some at bottom.
- Take some mixture and press into mould.
- When set well, invert and carefully, unmold. The pedas are ready to be served.
2. Strawberry Ojasvita Phirini with Badam
Ingredients:
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp rice
- 4 tbsp Ojasvita Strawberry powder
- 1/4th cup blanched almonds (sliced)
- 1 tsp green cardamom (crushed)
- 1/2 tsp kewra essence
- 2 tbsp crushed almond powder for garnishing
Method:
- Soak rice in water for few hours, then drain water and grind rice into a smooth paste.
- In a non-stick saucepan bring milk. Over a moderately low heat add rice, Ojasvita Strawberry powder and cardamom and stir constantly till milk turns thick.
- Remove from heat and add almonds.
- Put in serving bowl and chill.
- Garnish the badam phirni with crushed almonds and serve
3. Ojasvita Chocolate Flavoured Ragi Ladoos
Ingredients:
- 2 cups gram Ragi powder
- 1 cup Ojasvita chocolate flavour powder
- 1 cup ghee
- 1 tsp each roasted pistachios, cashew nuts (chopped)
Method:
- In a kadhai, mix Ragi and ghee over a low heat.
- Keep constantly stirring to avoid lumps.
- When it releases an appetizing smell, it is ready.
- Remove from the heat and allow it to cool.
- Add Ojasvita choclate powder and nuts to the gram flour and mix thoroughly.
- Now form ping-pong size balls of the mixture.
- Ojasvita chocolate flavour Ragi Ladoos are ready to serve.
4. Chocolate Ojasvita Chikki with Dry Fruits
Ingredients:
- 400 grams roasted and crushed dry Fruits of your choice
- 150 grams Brown sugar (bhuri cheeni)
- 200 grams Ojasvita chocolate flavour
- 2-3 tbsp Ghee
Method:
- Take a pan and put ghee.When it melts put dry fruits.
- In another pan mix brown sugar, Ojasvita chocolate powder and water and boil.
- When the mixture becomes hard add dry fruits and mix.
- Take a bit plate with high sides and apply a little oil.
- Pour the mixture in it.
- Cut and let it cool.
5. Ojasvita Strawberry Flavoured Rabri
Ingredients:
- 10 cups milk
- 4 tblsp Ojasvita strawberry flavour
- 4 green cardamom seeds
- 4 drops of kewra essence
- A pinch of green cardamom powder
- A pinch of pistachio powder
Method:
- Bring the milk to boil in a deep heavy pan.
- Add the Ojasvita strawberry flavour powder and cardamom seeds and leave to simmer over a low heat for 2 hours until the milk is reduced to one quarter.
- Remove from the heat and add the kewra essence.
- Sprinkle with the cardamom and pistachio powders and serve hot or cold with faluda
6. Ojasvita Chocolate Atta Ladoos with Walnuts
Ingredients:
- 250 gms atta (flour)
- 200 gms Ojasvita chocolate powder
- 30 gms ghee
- 50gms roasted walnuts
Method:
- Take a pan and put it on a medium heat.
- Put the flour and roast till it becomes light brown.
- Mix Ojasvita chocolate powder to it.
- Add roasted walnuts and ghee.
- When it is thick make small balls.
- Keep it in air tight containers.
7. Ojasvita Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1tbsp baking soda
- 1 cup margarine
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup Ojasvita chocolate powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar, Ojasvita chocolate powder, vanilla, cornstarch and water mixture. Stir in the flour mixture and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and mix.
- Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Makes approximately 40 cookies.
8. Ojasvita Strawberry Kheer with Almonds
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Milk
- 3 tblsp Ojasvita Strawberry flavour
- 5 crushed Cardamoms
- 1/2 cup Almond (Badam)
Method:
- Boil half a liter of water in a saucepan. Add the almonds when the water is boiling and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the flame and drain.
- Remove the skin of the almonds and grind to a fine paste.
- Boil the milk in a thick-bottomed pan. When the milk begins to boil add the almond paste and the Ojasvita Strawberry powder and cook for 5 minutes over a low flame stirring continuously.
- Remove from the flame.
- Allow to cool and serve chilled.
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