Instant Pot Chawal ki Kheer is super delicious and so easy to make. It tastes as authentic as the one cooked for long hours. Less time and lesser effort makes this Rice Pudding the perfect recipe to try. IMPORTANT – Please scroll down to the bottom of the post to find the COMPLETE RECIPE in…
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Marigold Saffron Butter Cookies
Marigold Saffron Butter Cookies are easy and simple cookies to bake with Edible Flower Marigold and Exotic Saffron. It is a welcoming flavor profile to bake on either special occasions or Holidays. Marigold Saffron Butter Cookies I am not much of a baker who experiments out of the box, but I like to stick with…
Besan Ka Halwa
Besan Ka Halwa It is the month of October and the festival mood has been set all over the world. Beautiful autumn brings nice nip in the air and declares the begining of the festivities. Besan ka Halwa is the quintessential dish to celebrate all of it. The rich and decadent Besan ka Halwa, will…
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding is a very popular dessert in India. It is consumed not only during the fasting times of navratris but can be relished during any time of the year. It is an amazing dessert, served hot or chilled. To be honest, I like it best chilled. The soft pearls of sabudana…
Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless
Kesar is Saffron. Pista is Pistachio. Elaichi is cardamom. Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless or cookies have all the 3 beautiful delicate flavors combined together to bring out the Indian festive spirit in fusion form. The best part is that I have made these biscuits eggfree, keeping the festival of Holi in mind. These biscuits…
Peanut Chikki / Brittle
Peanut Chikki / Brittle Lohdi and Makar Sankranti is knocking on the door and I am posting this delicious and simple recipe at the last minute since these 2 festivals are not complete without some Peanut Chikki / Brittle. Again, I am doing a makeover of the older post, which was posted in 2013. Improvised…
Kesariya Paneer ki Kheer ( Saffron drenched Cottage Cheese Pudding)
Warning – This post has lot of photos! I couldn’t decide, which one not to post! So I have made the saffron and paneer drenched kheer, rich with visual teasers! Enjoy!! I love chilled kheer, resting in a kulhad and sakore, the earthern small pots, made to serve the street treats mainly. The mit to ki…
Gole ki Panjiri / Coconut Fudge
Krishna Janmashtami is round the corner and today I am going to share a recipe, that has been passed on from my Ammaji (paternal grandmother) to my mom and then to me. Krishna Janmashtami is the festival, to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, the only complete avatar of Lord Vishnu. It…
Pista Kalakand / Pistachio Cottage Cheese Milk Cake
Pista Kalakand is an Indian milk cake, delicately flavored with pistachios. It makes a perfect mithai or sweet or dessert to celebrate any festival in India. It brings the desired mood to celebrate Holi or Diwali or even Rakshabandhan. Pista Kalakand Love this time of the year. India hits the sequence of festivals starting now,…
Rabdi and Mal Pua – Father’s Day Special
Approaching Father’s Day tomorrow and how can I not say something about my dad! Also, you will love the fact that it is a quicker version of the traditional one. My dad is our hero. By “our”, I mean mine and my siblings’. He is a man of character and strength. A man who is…