October is always an action-packed and special month for me. Besides festivities of Navratri and Dussehra, there are two very special birthdays followed by Diwali. October, therefore kept […]
MALPUA RABDI – मालपुआ राबड़ी (Indian style Pancakes w/ Thick Creamy Pudding)
WISHING A VERY HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO THOSE CELEBRATING After my promise, every Holi, I am finally sharing my malpua rabdi recipe. This is the ultimate dessert in my […]
PATISHAPTA / पातिशप्ता (Indian style Crepes w/ Sweet Coconut Filling)
Bengali sweets arrived pretty late in my life, and they are now my weakness and absolute favorite. Honestly, the Bengali mishti (Bengali word for sweet confection / mithai) […]
MOONG DAL HALWA – मूँग दाल का ह्लवा (Yellow Mung Bean Pudding)
We are looking ahead at a major Hindu festival and how can a halwa post not be there!? And that too an indulgent one because what is a […]
SUJI DAHI BHALLE CHAAT PARFAIT – सूजी दही भल्ले (Semolina Fritters Yogurt Parfait)
It is only a couple of weeks before the festival of lights arrives! The days before the arrival of any festival are always filled with excitement and also […]
TAMARIND CHUTNEY & CORIANDER CHUTNEY – इम्ली की चट्नी व धनिए की चट्नी
(A re-post with a fresh pictures and a recipe update, of the coriander chutney and tamarind chutney, that I had previously shared on April 17, 2011) Coriander (cilantro) […]
CHOCO CHIP PUMPKIN SHEET CAKE
Autumn and winter baking is the best thing ever. The aroma of warm spices filling my kitchen and my home, makes me one happy girl. I love cooking […]
SINGHARA HALWA – सिंघाड़े आटे का ह्ल्वा (Water Chestnut Flour Pudding)
The festival of Navratri begins from tomorrow and my mother-in-law suggested that I share her recipe for singhara halwa for the occasion. This in fact is her mother’s […]