• DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    Patishapta- A Bengali Sweet

    For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli chose a sweet from West Bengal. This is one of the pithe recipes prepared for Poush Sankranti. A crepe is made with maida and rice flour and is filled with coconut and mawa filling. The sweetener used is palm sugar but if unavailable,…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    Mawa Gujiya

    Gujiya is a north Indian sweet which has a crispy flaky pastry with a soft filling. The filling varies and the names of gujiya varies accordingly. This is somewhat similar to innippu somas we prepare in Tamil nadu. This gujiya has a soft mawa filling and the dry fruits added…

  • RECIPES

    Kesaria Peda

    Today is the last day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. I will finish this week’s Bihari Specials with a sweet note. Kesaria peda is a sweet made for festivals and celebrations. Though the recipe sounds easy, it was bit hard to get the correct consistency. I refrigerated the mixture and…