Rose and Pistachio Stuffed Dates are absolutely delicious and nutritious dates which have been stuffed with pistachios, honey and rose water. Rose and Pistachio is a combination made in heaven and they make an excellent stuffing for dates. Dates, as such, are quite delicious, but with a stuffing, they are a level higher. The Middle…
Iftar Platter is a spread of the various dishes one can enjoy while breaking their fast during Ramadan. The last three days I have been posting recipes related to food that can be consumed while we Indians fast, but today it’s a different scene altogether. Today it is about breaking the fast! I love reading about…
Yakh Dar Behesht is a Persian Rice Pudding which literally means Ice in Paradise . Yakh is Ice , Dar is in and Behesht is Paradise . The dessert has been so aptly named . Yakh Dar Behesht is a milk based dessert , which is very delicate and aromatic . The dessert is soft…
Mexican Wedding Cookies are one of the most delicious , melt in the mouth cookies . These snowy balls are absolutely irresistible . Mexican Wedding Cookies , the name itself speaks for it . They are rich and exotic . These cookies are also called Russian Tea Cakes too . The cookies are from…
Burmese Chickpea flour Tofu is soy free alternative to a traditional tofu , it has a nutty flavour of chickpea and works well with many recipes . I had not heard of this chickpea flour tofu till Sneha my daughter in law sent me a Burmese recipe , where the lady makes the tofu with…
Maklouba is a traditional Arabic rice which is flipped and served upside down . The rice is layered with meat and vegetables , though this is a vegetarian version . Maklouba is also spelled and called as Maaluba, magluba, maqlouba, Maqlooba. The word Maqluba translates literally as “upside-down” in Arabic . The rice is cooked…
Cheesy Baked Rice with Vegetables is a fantastic baked one pot meal with rice , vegetables be’chamel sauce and cheese . It is a perfect winter treat . This is the fourth week of the Biryani , Pulao ,Khichadi Festival and this week I shall be posting Rice varieties from overseas . It was very…
Seeds Brittle is a crunchy snack , perfect for anytime munch it is loaded with goodness of protein . A healthy , nutritious and perfect candy . The Candy theme attracted me , specially when I realized I could post the Seeds Brittle that I made sometime back to give as gifts to my daughter…
Nuts Chikki is a popular and traditional Indian candy made with a mix of almond, cashew, pistachios and flavoured with cardamom . It is one of the exotic Chikki variations . Traditionally sugar is used to make this candy but I have used jaggery . One needs to melt the jaggery with out using any…
Socca is a thin , vegan gluten free flatbread made with chickpea flour. The flavorful bread originated in South of France and North of Italy . It is also called Farinata . While we did the Flatbreads and More Marathon , Sandhya had posted this bread . I loved the idea of a gluten…