Anyone have a great Indian dessert recipe?

[soozaay]

Every month or so, we get together with a group of friends to have a "gourmet" meal....whoever hosts the dinner gets to choose the theme and each couple brings a course based on that theme.

The theme this month is Indian, and we were assigned desserts. I am having the hardest time finding indian desserts on the web (ones that I actually understand the ingredients).

Can anyone suggest a great Indian dessert recipe? Or, if you have a great website for me to look at, I would love that, too.

Thanks!

[MazdaUK]

I got one in a recipe swap so I know someone has one - but it might be AWM and she has no power at present

[spacemermaid]

Indian rice pudding! It's exotic, but not so exotic that no one not used to Indian food won't enjoy it...in fact, I've never served it and had anyone *not* enjoy it :laughing: Here's a link to a good, easy recipe for it:

http://www.harekrishna.com/col/books/veg/ht/bengkheer.html

It's kind of time consuming, but sooooooo good!

[MazdaUK]

I think you're looking for a corn pudding (Native American) right?

Indian Pudding

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup black molasses
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. grated nutmeg
2 T chopped walnuts
6 cups hot milk
vanilla ice cream for topping.

Mix cornmeal with the molasses, sugar, butter, salt, baking soda, eggs and spices. Add 3 cups hot milk, stirring carefully. Place in a 2 quart bean pot or other covered pot and bake in a 400 degree oven until all comes to a boil. Then stir in remaining milk and bake, covered, at 275 degrees for 4-6 hours or until all is absorbed. Stir every half hour.

Serve hot in little bowls with a bit of vanilla ice cream on the top.

I've not tried this myself - like I said, it came in a recipe swap. Its very pretty! (the recipe -I don't know what the dish looks like;) )

If you mean Indian as in from India (maybe I should read posts properly :rolleyes: ) apart from the rice pudding they mainly have very sickly sweets. Try Googling Madhur Jaffrey - or Gary Rhodes also did an Indian season recently. Or, go to BBC.co.uk/food and search for recipes from The Great British Menu - they have an Indian chef who does Anglo-British recipes (very Raj! )

[sha_lyn]

Indian as in India or as in Native American?

Here are several from India
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/World-Cuisine/India/Desserts/ViewAll.aspx

[piratesmate]

I assumed you meant Indian not Native American & this is my suggestion:

Chai Tea Rice Pudding
Boma. Animal Kingdom Lodge
Yield: 10 servings

8 Ounces Whole Milk
8 Ounces Chai Tea Mixture (see recipe below)
8 ounces Risotto (Arborio) Rice
1 quart Plain Yogurt
Mix tea and milk together and bring to a boil. Add rice and cook until soft. Cool and fold in yogurt.

Chai Tea Mixture
2 each Cardamom Pods, crushed lightly
1 ounce Cinnamon Sticks, crushed lightly
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, whole
1 ounce Brown Sugar
1 ounce Vanilla Bean Puree
1 teaspoon Earl Grey Tea, loose
8 ounces water

Mix all ingredients together and bring to a boil. Let steep for one hour. Strain and cool.

[soozaay]

you rock, deb! thanks!

[piratesmate]

So how did your dinner party do? Did you getting any good recipes you can share? DH & I like Indian food, but for some reason I'm always hesitant to try something that hasn't been taste tested...at least for Indian food that is.