For the last day under Special Theme I have a sweet flat bread from the Andhra region of South India. We have many versions and names for this sweet bread . The Maharashtrians and the Gujrati ‘s call it pooran poli . In the Karnataka region they call it Holige or Obaatlu. For a North…
Ladoos are a great hit with me . I remember I never used to make them , I would drool over them and wondered how you guys did them so beautifully . I still remember it was one of Priya Srinivasan ‘s recipe which hit the nail on the head and I made the…
I have always liked the flavor of paan and since it is very good of digestion, I really don’t mind eating it after a heavy meal . It is very recently that I have kind of given up as it really has lot of sugar . Anyway I was really fascinated when I saw these…
Even though I am not a great fan of cashews I like to make Cashew Barfi or sweet. This is one sweet that every one likes at home. There was a time when I used to make it in kilos for the festival of Diwali . My hubby being an expert with this mithai would…
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…
Kulfis are a hit in our house and I love experimenting with them . I love trying kulfis with different sweets and mithais too . This time I used the Nutty Fig Fudge. The fudge is sugar free , it has the natural sugar of figs , though I did add a tbsp of sugar…
Continuing with Frozen Delights , I have yet another popsicle. This popsicle has mixed flavours . Fruit and milk . Since mango is in full season I used mango pulp , and the second layer is coffee ice cream . The twin flavours are a contrast , but this popsicle is like a duet ice…
When we talk of Frozen treats the first thing that comes to my mind is popsicles , but the popsicles I like are water based , and this time I wanted to add an element of health to the popsicles . I decided to make coconut water popsicles for the Day 1 , Week 1…
 BM # 73 Week: 3 , Day: 3, Theme: Festival Recipes For the last day under festival recipes I have Flavored Choormas from Rajasthan. Daal Baati Choorma is a staple diet of Rajasthani’s, they have the tradition of making this meal on special occasions. While chatting with one of my Rajasthani friends I learnt…
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…