Nolen Gur Flavoured Rice ball Porridge- An Odia dessert with a bengali touch

Wish all the fellow Indians a very Happy Makar Sankranti !๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿต๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿต This is an auspicious day celebrated across the length and breadth of India known by various names like Lohri, Pongal, Uttarayan, Bhogali Bihu, Poush Parbon and likewise. The day along with its religious significance in the Hindu calendar also has a cultural significance as…

Matcha Cheesecake without cream cheese

Wish you all a Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„โญ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ””โ›ชโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ The Christmas season is here, bringing with it a delightful array of desserts that are celebrated during this festive time. It’s a fantastic opportunity for sweet lovers and chefs to indulge their cravings without any guilt. Their imaginations run wild, often disregarding health considerations in their sweet creations….

Sabudana Sweet Dumplings

Diwali has arrived, bringing with it the inevitable influx of sweets. The temptation of various sweetmeats, whether purchased from shops or made at home, is hard to resist. Although you might occasionally consider making or consuming healthier alternatives, more often than not, you find yourself giving in to the enticing, semi-healthy, or high-calorie nature of…

Healthy Quinoa Burfi Recipe for You

Every season has a soul that defines it & so are the festivities that it brings. Festivals in our country are not mere celebrations but are the true essence of our culture, our values, our traditions and our civilisation. Every part of India is unique in its own way with so much heterogeneity yet holding…

Rediscovering the flavour of Goan Holle this festive season

This is Poush Parbon or Bhogali Bihu once again and the best way to celebrate the festival is to indulge yourself in the enjoyment of making and savouring delicious Pitha(s), the traditional sweetmeats or savouries with rice as an important ingredient along with other additives like jaggery, sesame seeds, coconut, lentils, sugar, cream, milk etc….

Delectable Baked Chhena Sponge Cookies for Celebrations

The festival of lights Diwali just got over yesterday but not the festivities that will follow the subsequent days of this grand festival. This hangover is here to last week long with gradual fading away of sounds with few odd explosions of firecrackers here and there till the Bhai Dooj when these entire deepawali festivities…

Chilled Ash Gourd Relish with Poppy seeds,…A Vegan Dessert

Wish you all a happy, colourful & flavourful Holi ! The festival of colours have arrived again and since Holi is a splash of colours and a bash of flavours, rejoicing and merrymaking on this occasion will also mean a culinary celebration. Amidst the plethora of alluring and popular items for the festival e.g., gujjiyas,…

Komola/Orange Kheerโ€ฆa classic Bengali dessert

Wish you all a Happy Vasant Panchami !๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™..May Mother Goddess Saraswati bless us all with the light of knowledge and wisdom and rescue us from the darkness of the ignorance and gloom. Bidding adieu to the winter with Vasant Panchami which is synonymous with basanti colour marks the beginning of the spring season, which is…