As we all know we celebrate Janmashtami as birth of Lord Krishna. This day is celebrated all over the world. Celebration starts from 12.00 A.M and continues with Matki Phod( Dahi Handi) throughout the day. Many People keep fast on this day. As this day is celebrated as Hindu festival, hence feast is prepared in…
Category: Dessert
Pachdhari Halwa – Traditional Dessert
I am back with one more traditional dessert recepi for Sawan Somvaar. Being third Somvaar of this month, I am taking you all back to my childhood days. This Halwa I am relishing from my childhood days specially in Sawan Month as it used to be served as Prasad to Lord Shiva specifically in this…
Jaggery Churma Ladoo -A Traditional Sweet
In my Previous post I mentioned about Shravan/Saawan month and how auspicious month it is for Hindus. This year we have five Somvaar(Mondays) in Shravan/Saawan Month. Mondays are considered special in this month as we pray to Lord Shiva in this Month,specially on Mondays, where people keep fast and worship Lord Shiva. This week I…
Meethe Chaval (Sweet Rice) – An Indian Dessert
Shravan ( Saawan) is the fifth month of Hindu Calendar. It is the beginning of Chaitra Mas(month) and is the most auspicious month of chaturmas. This month is a start of holy period of four months July to October. Lord Shiva and his wife is worshipped during this Shravan Month. Shravan Somvaar(Mondays) are considered special…
Mango Rabri Kulfi – Summer Dessert
Kulfi/Ice-cream is a frozen dessert or Snack which is simple and delicious for any occasion.Summers-Mango Season-Kulfi/Ice-cream, Isn’t a best combo? We all love summers for being a Mango Season and also can have chilled dishes to beat the heat. Frozen desserts is a perfect accompaniment to hot summer’s day.Although we can make many other dishes…
Mango Cream – Season’s Special
Summer is the season of King of Fruits – “Mangoes”. We all love and relish the dishes made up of mangoes during this season. I have previously shared two recepies using Mangoes i.e Mango Kalakand, Mango Bhajiya. One of which is dessert and other is tea-time snack. Today again, will share a Dessert recepi using…
Mawa Kachori- Holi Special
We all know that Rajasthan is famous for its rich food and sweets . Mawa Kachori is one of the rich sweet available in Rajasthan. Mawa also known as khoya/evaporated milk solids mixed with dry fruits is used as filling in Kachoris Kachoris are deep fried in ghee and dipped in sugar syrup. Any festival…
Ghujiya (Dahi) Vada -Summer Special
Dahi Vada is again a Popular dish made in Holi. Although Dahi Vada is something which can be enjoyed on any hot summer day. Chilled Dahi Vada topped with green and Tamarind chutneys gives a relieve to beat the heat. Ghujiya Dahi Vada is famous at my hometown Jodhpur(Raj), although not sure if it is…
Thandai Shrikhand- Innovation
Thandai is an important ingredient after colors in Holi. Without Thandai holi celebration is incomplete. It is a cold drink in India which is made up of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon seeds,rose petals, pepper,cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar. To innovate from a normal thandai recepi, i tried to make “Thandai Shrikhand” It tastes heavenly in…
Churma Gujiya – Fusion
Ghujiya is a typical dish made during Holi. It is made out of white flour filled with a sweet filling of dry-fruits and khoya. It is the most cherished food item of the Holi festival. People make it at home, but these days they are widely available in the market too. There are also many…
