…idified mass. Mawa is an essential ingredient in making most of the Indian sweets & desserts. The addition of mawa in a cake transforms it into a unique baked goodie. To experience the feeling of heaven, you need to take just one bite of the Mawa Cake. It is uniquely flavorful with sweet cardamom & saffron. It is simple, plain, dense, scrumptious, buttery & milky. The luscious Mawa tingles your taste buds with gentle softness. You just…
…no fuss and almost instant one. This barfi is prepared and sold by Karachi Sweets, Bhavnagari Sweets and Mulchand Sweets in Pune. The unsalted sev is sold by these mithai shops and is fairly expensive because this sev is special for the purpose of making Singhar (Sev) Barfi. Unsalted sev is good for people having health issues especially those suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension). Those who love namkeens and salty savouries but have t…
…uit. They had a dark green exterior and a dark red interior. They were the sweetest and juiciest watermelons. We would cut it in half, scoop with a spoon to eat and then use the empty shells as caps! We would dry the seeds and pass our time opening and eating the white seeds. There was no television to entertain us then, so we had to find ways of spending time fruitfully. Oh! Those sweet memories only to cherish… Well, it is watermelon time again….
…s ghee, not too sweet as the condensed milk, dates and raisins fulfill the sweetness. I also prefer using sweetened condensed milk for its creamy consistency and love the delicious taste. Besides, I feel it takes off a big load of boiling the milk over a period of time to thicken it. Sheer Khurma can be fairly thick or thin liquid form. We enjoy both ways. If you like yours thick then you may add more vermicelli or thicken the milk to the desired…
…the sides of the pan with butter. Mix together cinnamon and nutmeg powder (sweet spice powder) and set aside. In the prepared baking pan; roughly arrange alternate layers of bread pieces with jam, dry fruit, nuts and milk mixture. Sprinkle the aromatic sweet spice powder in between layers. After each layer, use the back of a spoon to gently press down to compress and help the bread to absorb the milk mixture. Allow the mixture to soak and settle d…
…easantly soft and flavorful. The addition of crisp and crunchy fried nuts, sweet raisins with the gorgeous golden yellow saffron makes it fit for a royal sweet treat. The use of essence, extract and color in the sheera is all a matter of preference and much depends on the quality of the fruit. If the pineapple has strong flavor and color then there is no need to use these. If you have not made Pineapple Sheera yourself as yet then please do. It is…
…eet Tamarind Date Chutney (Meethi Imli Khajur Chutney) Just a dash of this sweet-tart chutney, spread over chaat raises the flavor by leaps & bounds. This zesty & tangy dip adds a new dimension to any fried Indian snacks & oomph to your meal too. Ingredients : 50 gms. Dates 100 gms. Tamarind 200 gms. Jaggery 1 litre Water Dry Roast & Grind to a fine powder : 1 large Cinnamon Stick 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds 2 Black Cardamoms 1 tbsp. C…
…so many types of fudge to gift friends & serve guests who visit us at Christmas & New Year every year. Any one can make it easily… So here’s the recipe wherein I have added dried apricots just because we like them in our fudge… Enjoy! 😀 Ingredients : 350 gms. Dark Chocolate (chopped) 397 gms. Sweet Condensed Milk 2 tbsps. Unsalted Butter ½ tsp. Vanilla Essence (optional) A pinch of Salt 100 gms. unsalted Pistachio nuts 70 gms. dried Apric…
…ook very festive when served & taste awesome! We enjoy them throughout Christmas week & New Year. I’m sure you will love making & enjoying this candy.. 😀 Ingredients : 50 gms. Unflavored Gelatine 500 gms. Sugar (granules or pwd.) 1 ½ cups Water 3 Sour Limes/Lemons 1 tsp. Raspberry Edible Color ½ tsp. Raspberry Essence Sugar for Rolling Vegetable Oil for Greasing Method : In a bowl, squeeze sour limes & extract juice. Add a cup of w…
…tuguese and is one of the favorites. Even though it is popularly served at Christmas, you can prepare this pudding whenever you feel like it and relish this sweet, soothingly soft and creamy dessert. The unique speciality of Aletria is the inclusion of egg yolks, the sweet aromatic flavor of cinnamon and freshness of lime/lemon peel or zest. The highlight of this dessert is the cinnamon. Cinnamon sticks are used to infuse flavor into the pudding a…