Haldi_Khandobachi Jejuri

I usually make something and share,

this time I am sharing what makes me ;)

Travel to an unknown land - Jejuri, Pune

Jist : A 117 km motorbike ride up in the mountains 

        Trekking 3 km barefoot crossing 3 hills 

Some of the things that I collected 

Trekking 3 km barefoot crossing 3 hills 

Pumpkin halwa with butternut squash_Festive special

Step 1: ingredient 

Pumpkin 3 cups full

Almond 1/2 cup

Milk 5 cup

Sugar 2 cup

Cardamom 8

Ghee 2 tbsp 

Raisin a bit

Step 2: Soak almonds overnight

Peal the skin and grind into fine paste

Step 3: Peal, desead and grate pumpkin

Step 4: Heat milk and sugar 

Heat up a pot :)

Step 5: Add ghee

Step 6: Add grated pumpkin and cook for 20 min

Step 7: Add almond paste

Step 8: Add milk-sugar kowa and cook for 15 min

This is how awesome it will look 

Take the pot off fire

 Step 9: Sprinkle cardamom powder

 Step 10: Drop in a bit raisins

The final prasadam

Happy Ganesh chaturthi

The team

The team aerial shot

Pickled Onions_

INSPIRATION: http://www.herriottgrace.com/blog/

Step 1: Ingredients

5 shallots

3/4 cup vinegar

1/4 cup cold water

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1 tbsp kosher salt

1 tbsp coriander seeds

Step 2: Peal & cut shallots into quarter size 

 Step 3: Heat vinegar, water, brown sugar & salt. Bring to boil

Step 4: Get the mixture off heat, add shallots

Step 5: Cover & let them cool

 
Step 6: Add coriander seeds 

Pickled onion is ready