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Saffron recipe collection. Kesar, or more commonly known as saffron, is one of the most known and expensive spice in the world. It is actually the stigmas (thread like things found in the flower that carry pollen seeds) that are dried up and used to provide flavor, color and seasoning. The fact that it is so labor intensive and has a unique flavor, is the reason for it being so expensive.
Kesar provides a beautiful yellow color to the food it is added to and has a mild grassy, sweetish taste. Even though it is seems like a sweet taste, it is still added to savory dishes to give them a royal taste. To use saffron, you have to take a few strands and add them to warm milk or water for 10 mins till it dissolves. Even a few strands are enough to flavor an entire dish.
Saffron Recipes for Indian Sweets
Jalebi
Ever wonder how many Indian Sweets and desserts have a very natural, subtle honey like taste and a distinct yellow color? Look no further, because the answer is saffron. Kesar is being used in India since first introduced and we have no looked back since. The most eaten and talked about desserts – Jalebi, Kesar Peda and Rasmalai, all have a beautiful kesar flavor running through them.
Rasmalai
In the South, a famous sweet dish called Kesari Bhaat, is the southern equivalent of sheera, made with rava and flavored with saffron and cardamom. The mix of saffron, cardamom, pistachio and almonds is actually age old. It is the golden combination where each flavor complements the other well, resulting in so many different desserts like Kesar Malai Kulfi, Rasmalai, Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand, each having a distinct taste.
Kesar Recipes for Drinks
Haldi Doodh
mere pinch of saffron can create wonders in terms of flavor and color. Apart from these qualities, it is also healthy. Because it is filled with antioxidants and nutrients, it is used in many drinks as well. Haldi Doodh is consumed at night because of the sleep inducing properties it has and is known to cure insomnia. Saffron Lemon Drink is a drink that makes saffron the hero! It has no milk or any spice to mask the flavor of saffron and is very rejuvenating. Adding kesar to your smoothie or milk can increase its health quotient.
Indian Saffron Recipes
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Lajjatdar Handi Biryani
Kashmiri saffron is of a very high quality which makes the food it is added to look very royal! That is one of the main reasons it is used in Indian food! Speaking of royal, you think of rich densely flavored dishes. Shahi Pulao is one of those dishes that is packed with spices and their aromas with the bright yellow color of saffron making it even more inviting. Not only pulaos, a mix of a saffron and milk is added to various biryanis as well, like the Lajjatdar Handi Biryani and Kabuli Chana Kofta Biryani, to give a subtle seasoning to your palate.
Kesarwale Paneer Kofte ki Subzi
Mughlai cuisine knows the appropriate use of saffron! They use it in their rice preparations, subzis and even soups! Zaffrani soup is basically a flavorful broth thickened with a milk-cornflour mixture and seasoned with saffron for its color. Since it works as a dyeing agent, you can use it to give color to any food of your choice. The beloved Tandoori Paneer Tikka has a hint of saffron too! A grand subzi to give a festive feeling is Kesarwale Paneer Kofte Ki Subzi which has a luscious gravy of onions, curd and whole spices.
Hope you enjoyed this collection of Kesar Recipes.
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Powdered almonds and pistachios sweetened with honey. More..
Recipe# 1070
01 January, 1900
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Saffron flavoured sandesh stuffed with chopped nuts. More..
Recipe# 1072
01 January, 1900
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A shaahi drink in which mild spices romance with the almonds and milk resulting in a rich taste. … More..
Recipe# 4769
18 March, 2010
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Any dish made using almonds is unfailingly rich, quite befitting royalty! keep the spices such as cardamom to … More..
Recipe# 4956
02 April, 2010
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Sweet potato halwa is an all-time favourite traditional indian sweet that is an ideal accompaniment for any indian … More..
Recipe# 5044
13 April, 2010
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Makai jajaria, an innovative dessert made with tender sweet corn, this can be made with 15 minutes in … More..
Recipe# 5260
23 February, 2011
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Recipe# 774
28 November, 2011
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15 December, 2011
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Shahi tukda is a rich dessert and it lives up to its name. Pieces of bread that have … More..
Recipe# 579
28 March, 2012
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Recipe# 1988
18 July, 2012
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Recipe# 4130
10 August, 2012
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Recipe# 5678
31 August, 2012
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Apple and saffron sauce is a dessert sauce made with apples and is given an indian touch by … More..
Recipe# 2156
06 November, 2012
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Peshawari paneer, cubes of paneer cooked in a lip-smacking cashew-onion gravy and finished with cream, the highlight of … More..
Recipe# 5384
15 January, 2013
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Recipe# 1075
17 January, 2013
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Shahi tukda is one of the most popular indian desserts. True to its name it is a ‘shahi’ … More..
Recipe# 5734
18 January, 2013
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A north indian favourite. Cook the potatoes well and you will never go wrong in it. More..
Recipe# 4112
06 April, 2013
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A sweet dish made during most festivals in south india. Made using low-fat milk and sugar substitute… it … More..
Recipe# 5782
29 April, 2013
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Here is a mousse with a desi dimension to it! thandai mousse would be appropriate for occasions like … More..
Recipe# 752
01 May, 2013
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A luxuriously rich recipe of deep-fried koftas reinforced with the goodness of greens like spinach, coriander and fenugreek, … More..
Recipe# 5720
27 May, 2013
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Kesari is a wonderful low-calorie dessert made of milk solids blended with icing sugar and spices. A generous … More..
Recipe# 2397
15 August, 2013
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Recipe# 2249
20 September, 2013
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Make this attractive sandesh rose and show off your culinary skills. More..
Recipe# 2594
26 September, 2013
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Layers of saffron-tinged cashew barfi, badam barfi and pista barfi play together to create a chequered barfi that … More..
Recipe# 2604
09 November, 2013
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A delicately flavoured stuffing elevates the simple apple to an ambrosial delight! More..
Recipe# 4311
18 December, 2013
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These laddus are to be consumed during winter season. Fenugreek seeds contain many minerals, vitamins which are beneficial … More..
Recipe# 5993
24 January, 2014
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Mithai khaja is a traditional sweet made with maida and ghee, sometimes stuffed with khoya or dry fruits, … More..
Recipe# 904
15 April, 2014
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A traditional recipe very popular especially in south India, where it is made on festival days and weddings … More..
Recipe# 878
01 May, 2014
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Summer would be so empty and lifeless without mangoes. Whether you like them raw or ripe, cooked or … More..
Recipe# 872
03 June, 2014
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A cone made of pistachio barfi filled with gulkand flavoured dry fruits. More..
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A shaahi drink in which mild spices romance with the almonds and milk resulting in a rich taste. … More..
calories per serving
Any dish made using almonds is unfailingly rich, quite befitting royalty! keep the spices such as cardamom to … More..
calories per serving
Sweet potato halwa is an all-time favourite traditional indian sweet that is an ideal accompaniment for any indian … More..
calories per serving
Makai jajaria, an innovative dessert made with tender sweet corn, this can be made with 15 minutes in … More..
calories per serving
Piyush | Gujarati Shrikhand Drink | Maharashtrian Summer Cooler | Thick Lassi (with Shrikhand) | Piyush, a quintessential Maharashtrian … More..
calories per serving
Shahi tukda is a rich dessert and it lives up to its name. Pieces of bread that have … More..
calories per serving
This recipe is a blend of east and west, indeed a western dessert spiked with indian flavours. . … More..
calories per serving
Apple and saffron sauce is a dessert sauce made with apples and is given an indian touch by … More..
calories per serving
Peshawari paneer, cubes of paneer cooked in a lip-smacking cashew-onion gravy and finished with cream, the highlight of … More..
calories per serving
Shahi tukda is one of the most popular indian desserts. True to its name it is a ‘shahi’ … More..
calories per serving
A north indian favourite. Cook the potatoes well and you will never go wrong in it. More..
calories per serving
A sweet dish made during most festivals in south india. Made using low-fat milk and sugar substitute… it … More..
calories per serving
Here is a mousse with a desi dimension to it! thandai mousse would be appropriate for occasions like … More..
calories per serving
A luxuriously rich recipe of deep-fried koftas reinforced with the goodness of greens like spinach, coriander and fenugreek, … More..
calories per serving
Kesari is a wonderful low-calorie dessert made of milk solids blended with icing sugar and spices. A generous … More..
calories per serving
Layers of saffron-tinged cashew barfi, badam barfi and pista barfi play together to create a chequered barfi that … More..
calories per serving
A delicately flavoured stuffing elevates the simple apple to an ambrosial delight! More..
calories per serving
These laddus are to be consumed during winter season. Fenugreek seeds contain many minerals, vitamins which are beneficial … More..
calories per serving
Mithai khaja is a traditional sweet made with maida and ghee, sometimes stuffed with khoya or dry fruits, … More..
calories per serving
A traditional recipe very popular especially in south India, where it is made on festival days and weddings … More..
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Summer would be so empty and lifeless without mangoes. Whether you like them raw or ripe, cooked or … More..
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