Shugar N Spices

Ingredients: Jaamun - 250 gms Mint leaves - 15-20 Water - 3 cups  Salt - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 5-6 tbsp Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp Chat masala - 1 tsp Lemon juice - 2 -3 tsp Kala namak - 1/2 tsp Method: Boil water. Add salt sugar and jaamun to it and let it boil for 5-6 mins till jaamun becomes soft. Add mint leaves and boil for 5 more mins. Let it cool. Now sieve the mixture and mash the jaamun with your hand to get as much pulp out as possible. Discard the leaves, seeds and  jaamun skin. Add remaining ingredients to the concoction.  Mix well. Increase the sugar if required. Pour in moulds and freeze for 7-8 hours or overnight. Notes: The amount of sugar depends on your taste Sprinkle some chat masala after unmoulding while serving It gives a sweet and sour taste like kala khatta.

Ingredients: whole wheat flour - 1 1/2 cup  Jaggery - 200 to 220 gms water - 120 to 130 ml ghee - 1 tbsp cardamom powder - half to 1 tsp dry fruit for garnishing - 8 almonds or cashews Method: Dry roast the flour on low flame and keep stirring. Roast it till it gives nice aroma around 15 mins Remove from heat allow it to come to room temperature. In another pan heat jaggery and water, on high flame till mixture comes to boil. Then reduce to medium flame for 6-8 mins. Add cardamom powder. mix properly and remove from heat. Sieve the jaggery syrup before mixing with flour Now pour half the syrup on the flour and mix with spoon or using hands. Mix properly and rest of the syrup and mix. Do not knead too much just mix so that dough comes together. Now add ghee and knead for a few seconds. Take about one and half tbsp of dough and shape in form of peda. Garnish with halved cashew or almond. Let it cool completely and store in airtight container. Note: