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…
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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…
Indian Empanadas : the savoury Gujiya
Empanadas are a kind of baked or fried dumplings consisting of pastry & filling where the filling is wrapped or coated in a bread or dough. They can be described as siblings of Indian Gujiya, which are usually sweet dumplings made by coating dough around sweet fillings prepared from mawa or sooji along with coconut…
Coffee Kalakand; a sweet ending to the autumn festivities…
Kalakand is one of the most sought after sweets in India along with rasgulla and gulab jamun. This incredibly delicious sweet is always a part of our celebrations especially during this festive season from Dussehra to Bhai Dooj, when we indulge in our sweet mania forgetting all our health regime. Kalakand is believed to have…
Daliya Barfi,…the Vegan way.
Hope you had a fabulous Diwali….🙂 On the occasion of these auspicious five days of Deepawali festivities beginning with Dhanteras and culminating with Bhai Dooj , I am sharing this recipe of Dalia lentil barfi with you all , which you may try for your sweet celebrations. Hope you are really going to like it….
Khoya Samosa/ Khirer Shingara
Happy Diwali to all my friends & followers with the hope and wish for a bright & beautiful life ahead…. The great festival of lights is here again and everyone is immersed in its jovial spirit right now. Diyas, lights, fire crackers, garlands and flowers, new clothes and the last but not the least being…
Diwali Special Dessert: Chhena Pudding
      Wishing you all a very HAPPY DIWALI!! The grand Indian festival of lights has arrived and feasting especially on sweets and desserts is a must. Every Diwali we love to offer someting new and unique to our guests. This time I had prepared this signature dessert from my aunt’s treasure…