We all admire short cuts and easy hacks. The busy lifestyles have landed us with no other options but to look for quick alternatives and DIYs to carry out time consuming activities. Cooking is no different. Hectic work schedules and the lack of holidays have landed us in a dilemma and we find it hard to whip out all the traditional dishes and sweets our moms and grannies used to make for special occasions.
But that is no excuse to shorten the menu and compromise your festival paltter. Find alternatives, hacks and instant recipes to make the mouth-watering delicacies to impress your guests.
For instance, grab a few packs of white bread and experiment with them to dish out some traditional Indian sweets this Diwali.
Onmanorama delivers you six Diwali treat recipes that can be made using bread:
Bread malpua
Malpua is that sweet stuffed pancake that is served with rabri. It is usually made with maida and mawa (khoa). However, you can go for a a faster preparation method using soft white bread to make the dough.
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Bread rasmalai
Rasmalai is basically chenna or cottage cheese dipped in rabri. The malai discs are made using curdled milk. Anyway, you can minimize the effort by using white bread and condensed milk to make rich and creamy malai.
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Bread halwa
Suji halwa is oldschool. We have seen carrot halwa, papaya halwa and even beetroot halwa. How about a way more easier version? Try replacing suji with chopped bread. Much like how we make bread upma.
Bread gulab-jamun
This recipe gives you a shortcut to make this delightful dish using bread slices. And guess what, only an expert will be able to find the difference between the ones made with bread and flour.
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Bread laddoo
Bread laddoos take just 5-minutes to make. It needs only a handful of ingredients also, most of them you can find from your kitchen cupboards. All you need to do is to make some breadcrumbs, mix it with the other ingredients and roll them into melt-in-the-mouth laddoos.
Bread pudding
Bread and butter pudding is one among the simplest custard based recipes. It is an ideal way to turn leftover bread from a party or dinner into mouth-watering baked goodies. The richness of milk and eggs give a creamy texture to the dish.
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