Thandai is a quintessential Holi drink. Thandai is a flavoured milk made using spices and ingredients that are cooling in nature that helps cool the body during Holi and summer season. Thandai is a rich flavoured milk that can be prepared a day in advance and served chilled making it a perfect Holi drink. Holi,…
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KHEer Komola – Bengali Orange Pudding
Kheer Komola is a Bengali Orange pudding, made by reducing milk and adding fresh Orange segments to it. It is a variant of Rabdi but adding the orange segments gives it a nice twist. The citric orange segments cuts the sweetness of the kheer and balances it so well. Kheer Komola is not only rich…
YELlu Bella Chutney Pudi – Garlic Chutney Powder
Yellu Bella Chutney Pudi is a garlic chutney powder, spicy , sweet and very addictive made using left over Yellu Bella after Sankranti. Sankranti is over! Yellu Bella from everyone has reached us. Sometimes when you have so many variations of Yellu Bella, it doesn’t make sense to mix it all up. We mix the ones with similar…
7 CUPs Barfi – Besan Mithai
7 cups barfi is a super easy, quick sweet you can make and specially when you haven’t had the time to prepare much for the festival. I have been so busy this season that I haven’t had any time to prepare any snack. I just have a day to go and 7 cups barfi which…
PINeapple payasam – Kerala Pineapple Kheer
Onam which is one of the most popular Indian festivals is known for its food and culture. Among the 20 to 30 dishes prepared during Onam Pineapple Payasam is one sweet dish that is prepared. Pineapple payasam is a Kerala style Pineapple kheer specially made during this festival. Pineapple Payasam is made by cooking Pineapple…
COConut Laddoo – Super simple laddoo
Coconut laddoo is one of the most simplest laddoos to make I guess. Coconut laddoo is usually made using fresh coconut, but I use desiccated coconut as it increases the shelf life of the laddoo. Also I like that the laddoos turn out really nice and beautifully white when I use desiccated coconut. Unlike Rave…
TAMbittu – Edible rice lamps
Tambittu or Akki tambittu is a rice preparation with jaggery and nuts and is offered to the god by making lamps out of them. These lamps are then served as prasada. The burnt part of the Tambittu along with ghee gives it a very toasty flavour which tastes heavenly. Tambittu has all the ingredients with…
HOMemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice cream maybe the basic ice cream flavour of all but never can you get bored of this flavour. A good, creamy, smooth, soft, homemade Vanilla Ice cream can beat any flavour and if you master the Vanilla ice cream first then you can move on to experimenting a whole range of other flavours….
MANgo Shrikhand – Homemade Mango Yogurt
Monsoon is here and it is the end of Mango season. Last few mangoes that are available in the market and we are trying to enjoy it to the last bit. Mango Shrikhand is a dish that has to be made every season and it is so easy that it hardly takes an hour end…
DALgona Coffee Panacotta – Whipped Coffee Panacotta
Dalgona Coffee Panacotta is a variation to the Dalgona coffee that has gone so viral off late. Dalgona Coffee Panacotta, a layer of Vanilla Panacotta topped with whipped coffee is a super hit dessert. You know my love for panacottas and I did have some instant coffee and gelatine required for this dish even during…