For the second day of baked treats, let us go to Holland. Also known as Banketstaven / Letterbanket, these Dutch letters were introduced in the US by Dutch immigrants, originated at Pella, Iowa. MAde with a flaky pastry or puff pastry, filled with a sweet almond paste or marzipan, these…
For the final day of Rakshabandan sweets, here is one sweet for all chocolate lovers. I know most of you prefer chocolates over sweets for rakhi. Why not combine them both to make this extremely sinful dessert! As I was making these sweets for my daughter, I knew I had…
Paan Coconut Burfi – A delicious after meal treat for everyone Paan is the trending flavour nowadays and you can see so many desserts with the flavour. I myself have done paan cake and paan mousse and loved it. So why not use it in burfi? Most kids don’t like…
My mom was a pro in making coconut burfis. Whenever there was a festival at home, she used to make a huge batch of burfi. Not only for us, but also for friends and family. I remember her going to a family friend’s house for navratri just to make them…
For the third day, the dish, Almond Dragees, is a bit complicated. This is strictly no for beginners. If you have worked with caramel and chocolate earlier, then you need to try this. These are given as return gifts in French weddings, baby showers and other festive occasions. Though these…
When making single serve sweets, how can I not make Rasmalai? Rasmalai is one of my favourite sweets from childhood. My dad introduced me to rasmalai when in Pondicherry. We used to visit a Bengali sweet shop where he bought me rasmalai with some other milk sweets. Somehow the taste…
This week’s theme I have chosen is quite interesting. When I read about single serve sweets, I was immediately hooked. Ever since I have been on diet, I have learnt to make smaller batches of any recipe so that I don’t have left overs. And when I started weighing the…
For the final day of recipes from Asian countries, I picked a delicious sweet from Iran. I also came across this sweet in Turkish cuisine, and there are some variations in the recipes available online. I chose to make the simplest one. Made entirely of almond flour and sugar, this…
Cake Sondesh recipe is a twist to the sondesh by adding vanilla essence, making two flavours and shaping them to resemble a roll cake
For this week, I will be making three dishes from three Asian countries. Usually when I choose international cuisine, I search for breads or cakes or any baked treats, but nowadays, I prefer to make simple sweets, that too which would be suitable for Sruti as she is the only…