“Preetikaya Lifestyle” are simple strategies to maintain “youth” both beauty and vigour in the challenging Lifescapes of advancing technology

The fast developments in technology have been challenging our cultural traditions time and again.  Especially the last 4 months, has seen a significant shift in social values when “keeping in touch” means digitally only, and yet has become even more important than the friendly gettos we once had. The disappearance of the actual meeting experience, has enhanced the virtual gettos making technology development more and more central to our existence. 

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Stevia is one of the few sweeteners that is plant-based, not chemically created in a lab, and proponents suggest it is one of the few “natural” sweeteners since.

Gajar Halwa

Recipe Ingredients

• 6 cups grated carrot
• 2 tbsp melted ghee
• 500 ml whole milk
• 3 1/2 tbsp Stellar Gold
• 1 cup crumbled mawa (khoya)
• 1/2 tsp cardomom powder
• 2 tbsp almond slivers for garnish

Preparation

• Heat ghee in a deep, non stick pot
• Add grated carrot, mix well & cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring continuously 
• Heat & saute mawa to make it soft & loose
• Add the sauteed mawa to the cooked carrots, mix well & cook for  another 3 minutes or until the carrots are soft
• Add milk & cook it by covering & intermittent stirring till the milk is  evaporated
• Add Stellar Gold, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2  minutes, while stirring continuously
• Add cardamom powder and mix well
• Garnish with almond slivers and serve warm or store refrigerated in an air-tight container till serving.

Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

• 1 cup Maida or all purpose floor
• 2 tablespoons semolina
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2-2.5 tsp Stellar Gold (powdered)  (Alternately you can use 6 Stellar sachets)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room  temperature
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder 
• Finely chopped Cashew for garnish 

Preparation

• STEP-1 Sift maida, semolina, baking soda and mix
• STEP-2 Beat together butter, powdered stellar gold, pinch of salt beat in cardamom powder 
• STEP-3 Mix in dry ingredients and make a dough with hand
• STEP-4 Make 10-12 small flat rounds
• STEP-5 Bake at 350 deg C for 15 mins

Bessan Laddoo

Recipe Ingredients

• 4 cups besan (chick pea four)
• 1 cup ghee
• 2 tbsp milk
• 4 1/2 tbsp powdered stellar gold
• Chicory root powder/ isomalt (optional)
• Cardamom powder
• Cashew pieces for garnish

Preparation

Basundi

Recipe Ingredients

• 2 litres of whole fat milk
• 21/2 teaspoons of Stellar Gold (8gms) in place of regular sugar
• Cardamom powder or saffron soaked in milk
• Dry fruit pieces of such as cashew, almonds raisins for garnish

Preparation

•  Place milk on the flame and keep the heat to the minimum
•  Boil milk with continuous stirring till it is about 1 liter
•  Add Stellar Gold Er let the preparation boil for minute, turn off the flame
•  Add slivers of dry fruits and stir
•  Add cardamom powder and saffron soaked in milk
•  Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator before serving