Spiced Tea

(Serves 2)
450ml water
6 Whole Cloves
6 Green cardamoms
1 Cinnamon Stick (broken up)
2 tea bags
Milk & Sugar to taste

Put water into a saucepan and bring to the boil

Add the spices and cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes

Pre-warm teapot with warm water for a few minutes

Place tea bags in teapot

Pour spiced water into teapot, leaving the tea bags in teapot

Brew for 5 minutes and serve with milk and sugar to taste

Ladoo

(Makes 28-30)
225g Unsalted Butter
450g Gram Flour
225g Sugar
1 ½ tsps Ground Cardamom
50g Chopped Mixed Nuts

Melt butter over medium heat and add gram flour

Reduce heat to low and fry gram flour for 12-15 minutes stirring continuously

Add the rest of the ingredients, mix thoroughly and remove from heat

Allow mixture to cool completely and form into small walnut sized balls and serve.

If ladoos are kept in an airtight container. They will remain fresh 3-4 weeks

Mushroom Rice

(Serves 4)
2 teaspoons butter
6 mushrooms, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup uncooked white rice
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

Cook mushrooms, garlic and onion until mushrooms are cooked and liquid has evaporated.

Stir in chicken broth and rice.

Season with parsley, salt and pepper.

Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.