ground cardamom Archives

Beverage recipes

Mum’s Diwali milk

10 minutes

Eid recipes

Saffron semifreddo

Ramadan and

Sweet vermicelli dessert with toasted almonds

10 minutes

Diwali recipes

Chana magaj fridge tart

40 minutes

Braai recipes

Braaied sweet potato doughnuts

30 minutes

Braai recipes

Braaied pineapple salad

35 minutes

Eid recipes

Mango lassi creme brûlée

50 minutes

Chocolate recipes

Spiced dates

Afternoon tea

Kerrygold hot cross scones with spiced whipped butter

20 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ chilling time

Diwali recipes

Laddoo boondi

30 minutes

Diwali recipes

Creamy pistachio burfee

20 minutes

Diwali recipes

Wedding soji

25 minutes

Wedding soji

Serves 12

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 litre milk
1 x 385 g can condensed milk
1 x 290 g can Nestlé cream, plus extra for serving (optional)
120 g sugar
1 t vanilla paste
A pinch of salt
1½ t ground cardamom (elachi)
500 g semolina (I love using Taystee Wheat)
70 g chopped almonds
375 g butter
flaked almonds, toasted, for serving (optional)

Method

1. In a jug, combine the milk, condensed milk, cream, sugar, vanilla paste, salt and cardamom. Set aside.

2. In a large saucepan, toast the semolina and almonds over medium heat until golden in colour and smells nutty. Add the butter and allow to melt completely.

3. Add the wet ingredients all at once, stirring vigorously. The mixture will look runny at first,but keep stirring until the mixture begins to thicken. This can take up to 15 minutes.

4. Once the mixture has thickened to a dough-like consistency, remove it from the heat. Serve hot with dessert cream drizzled over the top and a sprinkle of flaked almonds.

Find more Diwali recipes here.

Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food assistant: Tahila Pillay

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