Festivals like Raksha Bandhan truly strengthen family bonds. Raksha Bandhan 2020 is just around the corner. Here’s a list of some of the best Indian sweets recipes which you can master before Raksha Bandhan:

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Indian sweets recipes for Raksha Bandhan:

Fruit Kulfi:

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 of chopped bananas (peeled)
2. Half cup of chopped (unpeeled)
3. Two and a half cups of full-fat milk
4. Half cup condensed milk
5. One-fourth cup of milk powder
6. Half teaspoon of cardamom powder

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Recipe:

• Add the milk, milk powder and condensed milk to a non-stick pan.
• Boil all the above ingredients.
• Add cardamom powder to the mixture and stir for about 20 minutes.
• Allow the mixture to cool down.
• Add bananas and apples to the mixture.
• Pour the mixture into 5 kulfi moulds and keep it in a freezer for 10-12 hours.
• Before unmoulding, make sure to keep it outside for 5 minutes.
• Insert a wooden skewer in the centre of the kulfi and pull it out.  
• Serve instantly.

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Almond barfi:

Ingredients:

1. 3/4th Almonds
2. Sugar
3. Cardamom powder
4. Ghee
5. Half cup of cow’s milk
6. Kesar strands

Recipe:

• Add the almonds to a bowl of hot water and cover it with a lid.
• Allow it to soak for two hours
• Drain the water.
• Peel the almonds.
• Put the almonds in a mixer to make a paste out of it.
• Keep the mixture aside.
• Add some Kesar strands and warm milk in a bowl. Keep it aside.
• Heat some ghee in a non-stick pan and add the almond paste to it.
• Cook the mixture for four minutes.
• Add some sugar and cardamom powder to the mixture and cook it for four more minutes.
• Take a 175 mm diameter greased plate and pour the mixture in it.
• Cut the mixture into pieces and allow it to cool for about 30 minutes.
• Serve it.

Chenna rabri:

Ingredients:

1. 1 litre of full-fat milk
2. 2 teaspoons of cornflour.
3. 1/4th teaspoon of kesar strands
4. ½ cup sugar
5. 1/4th teaspoon of citric acid
6. 2 tablespoons of chopped grapes
7. 5 tablespoons of chopped oranges
8. ½ tablespoon of cardamom powder.

Recipe:

• Add 3 tablespoons of milk and cornflour to a bowl.
• Add kesar strands a warm water to another bowl.
• Heat some milk in a non-stick pan and boil it for 5-10 minutes.
• After it boils, add some sugar and heat it for 20 minutes.
• Add citric acid and water to the bowl.
• Add cornflour.
• Add the saffron-mixture water and allow it to cool.
• Add grapes and oranges and refrigerate for an hour.
• Serve chilled.

 Anjeer Halwa:

Ingredients:

1. 1/4th cup of dried figs
2. 3 tablespoons of ghee
3. ½ cup of powdered almonds
4. 4 tablespoons of sugar
5. 5 tablespoons of milk powder
6. 1/4th tablespoon of elaichi.

Recipe:

• Boil some water in a saucepan and add some figs to it.
• Cook the mixture for about 4 minutes.
• Drain the mixture.
• Blend the mixture in a paste by using ½ cup water.
• Heat some ghee and add almonds to it.
• Add figs, milk powder, sugar, ½ cup water and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Add cardamom powder.
• Serve hot.

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