ALMOND-HONEY CLUSTER

almond-honey clusters

Ingredients:

* Almond oil or corn oil for greasing pan

* 2 3/4 cups whole natural almonds, roasted, divided

* 1/2 cup honey

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C).

2. Place 1 1/2 cups of almonds in the blender or food processor and process until ground.

3. Line a baking sheet with greased foil and stir together ground almonds, whole almonds and honey in a medium bowl, mixing well. Line the work surface with wax paper.

4. With clean, wet hands, form the mass into a sticky ball; divide in half.

5. Keep dividing each ball in half until there are 32 small clusters.

6. Lay each cluster on prepared baking sheet and bake 30 minutes.

7. Let cool completely before removing from foil –cookies will still be soft and chewy.

8. Serve, or store airtight for up to 3 days.

Makes 32 cookies, or 32 servings

CURRIED LENTIL,SAUSAGE & ALMOND SOUP

curried lentil,sausage & almond soup

Ingredients:

* 3/4 cup slivered almonds, roasted (roasting instructions)

* 2 teaspoons mild curry powder

* 1 tablespoon olive oil

* 1 cup diced carrot

* 2 teaspoons minced garlic

* 1 (10-ounce) package soy-based meatless sausage

* 1 (15-ounce) can lentils, drained and rinsed

* 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

* 3 cups vegetable broth

* 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

* Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat almonds in a large pot, stirring occasionally on high heat until light brown and toasted; remove and set aside. Heat curry powder in pot, tossing frequently, just until fragrant; remove and set aside.

Heat oil in pot; add carrot and garlic. Turn heat to medium-low and cover pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is nearly soft. Slice sausage into bite-sized pieces and add to pot; stir for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in lentils, chickpeas and broth. Increase heat and bring to a boil; stir in curry powder to taste (not necessarily using all of it). Stir in toasted almonds and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Serves 4.

ALMOND MILK

Almond (Badam) Milk

Ingredients

15- 20 Almonds

3 tbsp sugar or as per taste

1/2 tsp Cardamom(Elaichi) powder

1 tsp Honey

2 Ice cubes

2 cup Milk

1/2tsp Saffron

Method

1. Soak the Almonds overnight and remove their skins.

2. Put the Almond, sugar , illaichi powder, saffron ,honey and milk in the blender and grind them.

3. Then add the ice cubes and some rose petals.

4. Almond(Badam) Milk is ready to served.