Gur Waale Chaawal

Ingredients -

1 cup rice soaked in 1 1/2 cup water (For 15mins)
3/4th - 1cup  powdered gur (i used 3/4th cup)
1tsp saunf (fennel seeds)
1 star anise
1 tsp ghee
1 cup warm water
Nuts 
Fine cut kafir lime leaf (optional)

Method:
Mix the gur (jaggery) in 1 cup warm water with saunf and star anise and keep aside.Place a pan on heat and pour in the soaked rice with water and ghee.Cook covered on low flame till the water has almost evaporated.Now add in the gur water and mix slowly.Allow this too cook till the rice is well cooked and has soaked in all the water.Take off heat and garnish with nuts and a very fine cut kafir lime leaf (i loved the flavor of it) Enjoyeee

Pineapple Sheera

Janamashtmi special ! I got this yummm recipe from my aunt kanchan kapoor who is  a fabulous cook...Thank u

Ingredients:

1 cup sooji (semolina)
3/4th cup ghee
1 cup small cut pieces of pineapple
3/4-1 cup sugar ( i used 1 cup)
4 cups water
Kesar boiled in 1/4th cup milk
Nuts

Method :

Dissolve 1 cup sugar in 4 cups of hot water and keep aside.Heat ghee in a deep vessel and add in the sooji.Cook this on low flane stirring continuously till it turns golden brown and you get a nice aroma,add in the chopped pineapple ans saute for a minute or so till you get a nice fruity fragarance. Now mix in the water(which has sugar dissolved in it) along with the kesar mix and stir continuously till the whole mixture comes together and leaves the pan.Garnish wit nuts...Enjoy this yummm sheera!