Summer is not just about the mangoes, this is about lychees too. If the mango is the king of fruit, lychee is the queen. Juicy and sweet lychees are a gift of the summer season as these are the perfect thirst...
A pinch of spices can turn out a sweet dish so magical, I didn't realize until I hadn't used them in my mango shrikhand. Cinnamon, cardamom and saffron are good friends of a dessert, as these spices have a sweet note. They...
Phirni is thick and creamy rice and milk-based pudding whose consistency is quite different from the popular rice kheer. Though the basic ingredients are same yet rice kheer is cooked with fragrant whole grain rice and kept a little liquidy or...
Indian cuisine is quite rich in itself but it has embraced other cuisines of the world with an open heart as well. The practice of using rose petals in Indian cuisine is definitely influenced by Persian cuisine where it is widespread...
The copper-brown deep-fried balls dunked into the saffron and rosewater flavoured sugar syrup can make anyone drool. It is hard to stay away from these warm and soft, melt in mouth gulab jamuns that invite you the most in a sweet...
This is a well-known fact that we all have a sweet tooth in India and it is hard to stay away from our sweets. These are an essential part of Indian culture. Be it a wedding, festival, a birth, purchase of a...
Kheer is a milk-based pudding prepared by adding some ingredients or others. This traditional milk-based pudding does not need any special occasions to be cooked on. We fondly cook and eat the kheer across the lengths and breadths of our country. Although...
Gajar Ka Halwa
A delicate aroma is common from the Indian kitchens during the winter season. This divine aroma comes out from the milk simmering with grated carrots. Can you imagine your life without this creamy, melt in mouth classic desser! A halwa, made from fresh juicy red carrots is...
It was almost 5° C in Delhi yesterday. The evening was passing away waiting for me to cook the meal but lazy me in the quilt and not even daring to come out of this comfort zone or you can say the short hibernation.... Decided not to spend much...
Winters are great to enjoy food and build immunity. Atta laddu or pinni is such food with lots of dried fruits that can be enjoyed this season. These yummy laddus are made in homes in northern parts of the country where cold is unbearable. It is believed that these...