Rabri

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups full cream milk
4 tbsp milk powder
2 1/2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp fresh malai-optional
a few pista
silver leaf

Method:

1. Boil milk in a heavy bottom kadai/pan
2. Mix milk powder in a little hot milk so that it is lumpy and not smooth.
3. Add the milk powder, sugar, malai to the milk in the pan.
4. Cook for 30 minutes on low heat till it turns thick. Cool.
5. Keep in a separate dish, decorated with shredded pista and silver leaf.
6. Serve chilled

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Microwave Therati Paal

When you are having guests over and don't have too much time to whip up a dessert, this is a perfect time saver. Therati Paal cooked traditionally requires a long time of stirring milk and paying constant attention to the stove. This sweet dish is special and is cooked for auspicious occasions too.
Thanks to the microwave, you can whip up this dessert in no time(9 mins to be precise) and can bring you raving praises!

Ingredients:
1. condensed milk - 1 tin (approx 400 gms)
2. curd - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Take a deep bowl and pour the condensed milk into a bowl. Ensure that the bowl is deep enough to let the condensed milk rise while microwaving.
2. Add the 3 tbsp of curd and mix it with a spoon
3. Microwave for 9 mins. Check periodically every 3 mins. Depending on your microwave power, it may thicken quickly. Once the mix thickens and browns, it is good to be removed. Usually the first 3 mins, the condensed milk tends to rise and boil over, watch out for that. But, it is ready to eat at the end of 9 mins!

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