Dark Fantasy Shondesh

The five day Diwali festivities are a great time for celebrations starting right from dhanteras & concluding in bhaidooj, when we immerse our heart & soul in this wonderful fiesta. Celebrations are reflected not only in lights, diyas and crackers, but also in the sweets and food in a big way. Sweets and confectioneries are…

Aambhora / Mango filled Shondesh,….the sweet wonder.

Mangoes are of course the darlings of summer and are delectable in all forms, raw ripened, cooked or uncooked, the pulp, the juice, the seasoning everything is just awesome. We can simply say it’s nature’s own made dessert and a divine gift for us, the living creatures especially the human beings who are blessed with…

Tricolour Shondesh

When two auspicious occasions come together and you want to celebrate the best of both, what would you do? Now, that it has happened with us with the Republic day and the Vasant Panchami coming on same date, I was torn apart to do justice with both of them. One is the religious festival of…

Dim Shondesh…A sweet treat for Rakshabandhan

Happy Rakshabandhan !   Rakshabandhan just like any other festival is quite different this year, as we are compromising on something or the other. However celebrations are celebrations after all and we don’t want to give them a miss. Despite the gloom and melancholy that covid or the circumstances has surrounded the humanity with, we…

Sweet Potato Vegan Shondesh/Sandesh

Shondesh is one of the popular and most loved sweets after rosogollas, among all other Bengali sweets and desserts. Myself being a dessert person, fall for this yummiest sweet that can be made in innumerable ways and I just love them in their every form, as every shondesh has its own attributes & uniqueness that…