South Africa’s most loved culinary solutions, NESTLÉ FULL CREAM SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, NESTLÉ COCOA and NESTLÉ KLIM join in the five-day celebrations to commemorate the festival of lights which takes place on 14 November 2020.
Through the #DelightfullyMzansi campaign, the three iconic brands have come together to link food and culture in celebrating this year’s Diwali festivities. The Diwali Festival is not just about lights but a period where families and friends exchange gifts, sweets and celebrate the occasion through food, music and embracing cultural diversity.
Here is my fav diwali reciperecipes :
Description of the recipe: Channa Magaj
Serving portion : 24 pieces
Difficulty level : Intermediate
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Presentation Time: 30 minutes
Waiting Time: 200 minutes
Total Time: 300 minutes
Ingredients:
500g Gram Flour
2 cups ghee
2 cups icing sugar
1.5 cups NESTLÉ KLIM MILK POWDER
3/4 cup fresh cream
2 tablespoons freshly ground cardamom
1 teaspoon nutmeg powder
1 tablespoon rose essence
Method.
1. Bring the fresh cream and a tablespoon of ghee to a light boil on the stove. (5 minutes)
2. Remove from the stove and add it in the gram flour. Mix well, until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Set aside to dry (120 minutes)
3. Using a heavy base pot, melt the remaining ghee. Add in the cardamom powder, nutmeg and gram flour mixture. ( 5 minutes)
4. Cook over low to medium heat for at least 40 minutes. This burns easily so watch and adjust the stove as needed. The mixture will darken but not be dark brown. You have to continuously stir the mixture(40 minutes)
5. Remove from the stove and allow to cool completely ( 80 minutes atleast)
6. Sift in the icing sugar and klim. Add in the ground cardamom and nutmeg and the tablespoon of rose essence and mix well. (10 minutes)
7. Press into a lined baking tray or shape as desired. Garnish as desired. I used colored almonds. ( 30 minutes)
Description of the recipe: Vermicelli nests with Shrikhand filling.
Serving portion : 10 pieces
Difficulty level : Intermediate
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Presentation Time: 10 minutes
Waiting Time: 105 minutes
Total Time: 155 minutes
Ingredients:
Nests:
500g vermicelli
1/4 can NESTLÉ SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
5 tablespoons butter
Shrikhand:
2 cups full fat plain greek yoghurt
4 Tablespoons icing sugar ( adjust to suit your tastes)
2 teaspoons cardamom powder
5 tablespoons NESTLÉ KLIM Milk Powder
2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
2 tablespoons milk
Garnish
Chopped pistachios
Pomegranate seeds
Method:
1. Place yoghurt in muslin cloth to remove water content. I tied it up, and hung it over a bowl in the sink, so the water dripped out (60 minutes)
2. In a pot, melt the butter and break the vermicelli into smaller strands into the pot. Cook on medium heat, stirring until evenly browned and fried. Switch off and remove from heat. ( 10 to 15 minutes)
2. Add in the condensed milk and mix well until evenly combined.( 5 minutes)
3. Spoon into silicone mold and place in fridge (30 minutes)
4. In a bowl, mix the yoghurt, icing sugar, klim, almonds, milk, and cardamom powder together. Mix well. Adjust sugar content to suit your tastes. Place in fridge (15 minutes)
5. To serve, unmold the nests, spoon some of the Shrikhand filling into the nest and garnish with Pomegranate and pistachio.(5 minutes)
Description of the recipe: Soji with almonds and cream
Serving portion : 8
Difficulty level : Intermediate
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: +- 45 minutes
Presentation Time: 10 minutes
Waiting Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 75 minutes
Ingredients:
250g butter / margarine
1 cup semolina
2 cinnamon sticks
500ml milk
1/2 tin NESTLÉ CONDENSED MILK
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup NESTLÉ KLIM POWDER
2 teaspoons cardamom powder
4 tablespoons chopped almonds
3 Tablespoons Rose Essence
1 can NESTLÉ DESSERT CREAM (optional for garnish)
Colored Almonds/ chopped Pistachios for garnish
1 teaspoon Egg yellow powder food coloring
Method
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. In a pot, melt butter. Add in cinnamon sticks, almonds and semolina. Fry on medium heat. (5-8 minutes)
3. Mix the milk, rose essence and milk powder together. Add into the semolina mixture. Stirring until mixture thickens slightly. (10 minutes)
4. Add in the condensed milk, sugar, cardamom powder, and egg yellow coloring. Mix fast and mix through well. Allow to thicken once again. (10-12 mins)
5. Place in oven proof dish/ pot and allow to bake. It will thicken more this way and all the flavors will infuse. (10-15 minutes)
