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…
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…
Gulab Jamun Samosa Recipe Inspiration Gulab Jamun samosa is a delicious sweet made combining two if my favourite dishes. I saw this at Vaishali’s blog and decided to make it. This is a really innovative recipe and only Vaishali can come up with such recipes. As I had some samosa…
When I posted Dharwad Peda (mawa version) earlier, I told you that I also made the paneer version of the peda. So here it is. I saw a few recipes that used paneer as the base and so I tired it out. When the paneer changed colour, it also became…
When our Blogging Marathon buddies met last year, we visited Agra and Delhi. While returning from Agra, Vaishali took us to a famous sweet stall – Devi Ram Sweets. Every dish we tasted there was absolutely yum, but one which bowled me over was the makkan samosa. At first I…
This was one sweet I found in both Bengali and Odisha cuisine. Goja / Gaja are deep fried sweets common in both cuisine. They can be made with paneer, mawa or maida and with the difference in the ingredients, the name changes. I have already posted chenna gaja recipe in…
Wishing You all a Wonderful Tamil New Year! Malai Paan or Balai ki Gilouri is a delicate sweet made with paper thin malai filled with mishri and dry fruits. Nowadays mawa is also used in filling and according to Chef Ranveer, this is available only in Lucknow. During 1800s when…
If you like rasgolla, then you will love Rajbhog. Rajbhog are bigger rasgollas stuffed with a delicious mawa and dry fruits filling. The making is just like rasgolla. Some also add saffron to the syrup and food colour to the paneer while kneading. It is also made without any stuffing…
Dharwad peda is a mildly sweet delicious peda made with mawa. It is said to have evolved from mathura peda, but the colour is darker than the mathura peda and is less sweeter. The procedure is very simple if you have mawa at home. I was reading some posts on…
Pedas are popular Indian sweets and they are so versatile. There are hundreds of peda recipes, but the famous peda available is the Mathura Peda. Made with mawa, sugar, milk and ghee, these are made as prasad for Krishna in Mathura. Some recipes suggest mixing mawa, sugar, ghee and milk…