Rakhi is an important festival in India that manifests the unconditional love and camaraderie shared between brother and sister. Though the festivities may differ from one place to the other, the core essence of the festival remains the same. On this day, sisters tie Rakhi on the brother's wrist. Every individual celebrates this day with great enthusiasm and excitement. Gifts are the center of attraction. Even if you cannot spend Raksha Bandhan with your siblings, you can send online Rakhis to India via our website and express your love and heartfelt emotions.
Apart from gifts, feasting as well as merrymaking are integral parts of the Rakhi celebration. People prepare special dishes on such grand occasions. In the Indian context, sweets hold a special significance. According to Indian tradition, anything auspicious is welcomed with some delectable sweet items. So, if you want to prepare some mouth-watering sweets for your brother and close ones on Rakhi, then check out the following recipes.
Ingredients
Condensed milk 400 gms
Grated Coconut 300 gms
Sugar 1 cup
Full cream milk powder 100 Gms Full
Milk 1/2 cup
Red food color few drops
Method
- Add grated coconut, sugar, milk, and milk powder to the condensed milk.
- In low flame, heat the mixture in a big container until it becomes thick and dense.
- Divide the mixture into two equal halves.
- On a greased plate, smoothly spread one portion of the mixture.
- To the other portion, add red color drops and mix it properly.
- Spread the other portion on the white layer and allow it to cool.
- At last, cut it in square shape and serve it to your dear ones.
Ingredients
Milk 1 cup
Aniseed 1 teaspoon
Poppy seeds 1 tablespoon
Black cardamom 1 teaspoon
Flour 4 tablespoons
Ground sugar 2 tablespoons
Ghee
Method
- Add sugar and milk to the flour and mix all the ingredients well, until the sugar gets dissolved properly.
- In the mixture add Aniseed, Poppy seeds, and Black cardamom( all 1 tablespoon) and mix them well.
- In a frying pan, pour ghee for deep frying.
- Pour the mixture with a spoon into the hot ghee in the frying pan.
- Fry until the Malpuas become golden brown.
- Serve them on a plate.
Ingredients
Chhena 40 gms
Mawa 200 gms
Soda bi-carb 1/4 tsp
Flour 2 tablespoons
Green cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Ghee/Oil for deep frying
Sugar 400 gms
Method
- Grate the Mawa & Chenna.
- Mix mawa, chenna, edible soda, green cardamom powder, and a little water to make a soft dough.
- Divide the soft dough into six balls equally.
- Stuff these balls with saffron and green cardamom powder.
- Prepare the sugar syrup by mixing the sugar & water (both in equal proportions) and heating it.
- Add pure ghee or oil to a pan, for deep frying the softballs.
- After the balls become golden brown, place the balls in the sugar syrup for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place it in a bowl and serve it to your close ones on the occasion of Rakhi.
Ingredients
Container of whole-milk ricotta cheese 1 (15 ounces)
White sugar 1/4 cup
Ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon
Saffron 1 pinch
White sugar 1 cup
Rose water (optional) 1/2 teaspoon
Chopped pistachio nuts 2 teaspoons
Chopped blanched almonds 1 tablespoon
Method
- Put chena on a plate and mash with your hands to make it smooth like a dough.
- Take a small portion of the chena, keep it between your palms and press it with your hands to give it a round flat shape.
- Take a pan and put ¼ cup sugar along with 500 gms of water into it. Keep the pan on a flame to boil the mixture. Put all the flat discs made with chena into the pan once the water boils completely.
- Cook it for 18-20 minutes. Keep the flame medium while cooking the rasmalai. The rasmalai balls will increase in size while boiling in the water. The rasmalai balls are ready. Let them cool down.
- Keep the milk pan over the stove and stir it continuously once it starts to boil. Put Kesar and mewa into the milk. Turn off the flame once the milk reduces to half or 60% of its quantity. Mix sugar and cardamom to it.
- Take out the rasmalai from the sugar syrup, press it with your hands to strain the water, and put these balls into the milk.
- Take it out in a serving bowl and garnish with pistachios and cashews. Let it cool down and serve it.
Ingredients
Maida (flour) 550 gms
Soya 1.25 kg
Raisins 5 tbsps
Almonds (cut into thin strips) 200 gms
Cooking oil 6 tbsp (keep some more aside for deep frying)
Water 200 ml
Sugar 500 gms
Method
- Mix the six tablespoons of oil with the maida.
- Now add some water as required and knead it into a soft dough.
- Set aside and cover with a damp cloth.
- Fry khoya in a deep-frying pan to a light brown color.
- Add sugar, almonds, and raisins into the khoya and mix well.
- Remove from the fire and let it cool.
- Roll out the kneaded dough into a small and thick chapatti.
- Fill half the chapati with the khoya mixture and seal the round, twisting the edges inwards. Deep-fry these gujias to a deep golden brown color on slow flame.
- Take them out with a sieve-type ladle and drain the oil completely and serve them hot.
Along with these sweets, you can also express your love to your brother by gifting them Rakhi gifts to India from our website. So make the occasion memorable for your brother by cooking them these delicious desserts to end their day on a sweet note.