Diwali Sweet & Snacks Platter is a platter where assorted Indian sweets, savoury munchies and nuts are served for the festival of Diwali. Diwali is a Hindu festival, which is celebrated over five days. It is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. It is a…
Gajjar Halwa Cups with Ice Cream
Gajjar Halwa cups with Ice cream are cups made with carrot halwa and filled with ice cream to make a delicious dessert. September, and we begin with another Mega Marathon. This time we shall post Sweets and Snacks all through the month. You can read more on it here. Week 1 shall feature Sweets. For…
H – Halwa Nagori Poori Sabzi
Halwa Nagori Poori Sabzi is a typical breakfast combination served on the streets of Old Delhi. Halwa is made of semolina which we generally make but Nagori Poori is what was new for my BM friends when they were in Delhi for our 75th BM Meet .We had left as early as 8 am to…
Tawa Mithai
My Day 3 post under Tawa Recipes is Tawa Mithai. Tawa Mithai’s are very popular at functions and weddings . These Mithai’s are normally served during winters when one likes to eat piping hot desserts. They have live counters and a big tawa is decorated with a variety of sweets ranging from Barfi to Ladoo…
Parsi Ravo
It was during the Mega Marathon that I made a week of Indian Thalis which featured spreads with a Protein punch . Not all recipes had protein but the meal definitely was Protein Rich . The spreads were elaborate and I did not want my fellow bloggers to get extra burden of commenting during Mega…
Kaju Halwa and Raksha Bandhan Thali
Kaju or cashew Halwa is a Halwa that I made from the Kaju Mithai that I always make.this mithai if kept in frig has a shelf life of 3-6 months. So when ever I make this I save some and freeze it, it comes in handy while making a Indian dessert. We had some guests…
Gajjar ka Halwa without milk
BM # 73 Week: 3, Day: 1 Theme: Festival Recipes Holi is the festival of colours , but I would also call it a festival of food. Every state has something special to offer us . Sometime back I had done an elaborate post on Holi specialities, featuring traditional dishes from different states. Today I…
Gur ka Halwa
BM # 72 Week 3, Day 1 Theme: Festival Recipes It is always interesting to cook specially for festivals. Actually we hardly celebrate any festivals but since I picked the Theme Festival Recipes for this week I decided to cook a whole platter for the Punjabi festival of Lohri. I shall talk more on that…
R – Ratalu Gajrun jo Seero / Sweet Potato Halwa
BM # 63 Day: 18 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi In our Journey through the Cuisines we are at the alphabet ‘R’ .I had two more options for this alphabet, but this Halwa has nostalgic and fond memories of my Father in law, and what better way to remember him. He was…
Rawa Kesari / Semolina Cake with Saffron
BM # 57 Week :3 , Day: 2 Theme: Indian Sweets Tamil Spread Rawa kesari is the sweet which I decided to make for my Tamil Spread. Rawa is semolina , and kesari refers to the orange colour of this sweet. Kesari also refers to the saffron used in this delicious sweet. The same kesari…