Diwali is just around the corner and if you are confused what to make then check this top 5 Diwali recipes. 1. Melt in a Mouth Besan Ladoos! Anyone want to grab a bite check the recipe here. 2. Kaju Katli is one of the most popular sweet eaten during Diwali! recipe here. 3. Karanji or Nevris a deep fried dumplings made in the Konkan and Maharashtra belt, check … [Read more...]
How to make Nankhatai (Wholewheat & Eggless)
Whole wheat nankhatai recipe with step by step photos. Nankhatai are Indian style cookies made with flour, ghee, sugar and cardamom powder. I have used whole wheat flour for this nankhatai recipe which is a healthier version. This desi style cookies are made mostly Diwali and Xmas. I don't wait for festivals to come just bake them or buy from bakeries and eat. Its good to … [Read more...]
Eggless Ghee Cookies (Step by Step)
Eggless Ghee Cookies Recipe with step by step photos. This ghee cookies are made with whole (atta) wheat flour, refined flour, powdered sugar, ghee and ginger powder. They melt in your mouth and also at the same time much healthier cookies. Just thought of making these as christmas is around the corner and make something healthy ;) for family, friend and readers. I have … [Read more...]
How to make Poha Chivda (Diwali Snacks)
Easy Poha Chivda Recipe - prepared mainly from flattened rice, peanuts, dry fruits and spices. The taste of this chivda is spicy, chili and sweet. Mostly made towards the Maharashtra belt and is enjoyed the most during fast and festive season. This chivda is also known as aval chivda. In India many types of chivda are made like makai chivda, murmura chivda, bhajlela chivda, … [Read more...]
How to make Aloo Bhujia Sev (Diwali Snacks)
Aloo Bhujia Sev Recipe - a popular crisp savory snack made from mashed potatoes, chickpea flour and spices. You could make them as a Diwali snack or make as a side snack for kid's. These are quite easy to make home also you could make in bulk quantities and then store them for future use. We quite often make aloo bhujia home as hubby loves them. There are many variations of … [Read more...]
Doodh Peda (Quick & Easy)
Easy Doodh Peda Recipe or Milk Peda recipe with stepwise instructions. This is a quick recipe of making pedas. Traditionally milk fudge (khoya) is used but I have used sweetened condensed milk. So the process of cooking gets fasten and gives you equally great flavor and taste. I remember as a child spying at all pedas and barfis through the glass display. Nothing has … [Read more...]
Top 5 Modak for Ganesha (Festival Special)
Check the Top 5 Modak Recipes which Lord Ganesha would love :) Modak's are very near to Ganesha so let's make him more happy by offering him 5 different kinds of Modak's. If you don't know what's Modak?? then you should come to Mumbai or Maharashtra to experience this divine sweet during Ganesh Chaturthi festival which comes mostly during August or September every … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peda (Step by Step)
Easy Chocolate Peda recipe with stepwise instructions. This recipe could be made in less than 20 mins. Also its easy and quick recipe always convenient to make when you have less time on hand. Warning you they are quite addictive! Pedas are a traditional Indian sweet distributed across India during the festival or auspicious occasion. I love chocolates hence combined them … [Read more...]
Kaju Katli (Diwali Sweets)
Kaju Katli Recipe - with step by step photos. kaju katli or kaju barfi is a very popular sweet or mithai from India made mostly during festivals. Cashews are known as kaju and katli is somewhat like fudge or barfi hence the title. I have made them especially during Raksha Bandhan Festival hence posting them today. So the sister could make this home for their dear brother and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Modaks
Chocolate Modak - are modak's stuffed with regular stuffing but with addition of chocolate :) .... Shravana has already started in India so decided to make this dessert. Chocolates are favorite of everyone so this modak would also be a favorite dessert. Hope Lord Ganesha would love chocolate modak's too. I have a fascination towards modak since I was a child. Could gobble 12 … [Read more...]
Nankhatai Recipe, How to make Goan Nankhatai Recipe | Goan Christmas Sweets
Goan Nankhatai Recipe - Nankhatais are crumbly, soft, smooth baked eggless cookies. Nankhatais just melt in your mouth. These Goan nankhatai recipe is made mainly from refined flour (maida), clarified butter (ghee), powdered sugar, nuts and cardamom powder. They are my favorite since childhood love to have them with tea. You easily get Nankhatais at any bakery or shop in … [Read more...]
Snowball Cookies Recipe, How to make Goan Snowball Cookies | Eggless Goan Dessert
Snowball Cookies recipe - are nothing but cookies made from flour, sugar and cardamom powder. They are dusted with powdered sugar to give a snow effect hence termed as snowball cookies. These cookies are always made in all Goan household's during Christmas as sweets to distribute as goodies. The sweets distributed during christmas in Goa is known as Kuswar / kuswad. There … [Read more...]
Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe – How to make Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe
Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake recipe with step by step photos. A vanilla sponge cake which is easy and egg free. We don't have any constraint on eggs at home but not a huge fan of cake with eggs. So this eggless cake is for all the vegetarian readers also for people who are allergic to eggs and lastly for those who do not love eggy odour like me. To replace eggs I have used … [Read more...]
Mawa Peda Recipe, How to make Mawa Peda | Khoya Peda Recipe
Mawa peda recipe made from evaporated milk (mawa), milk, milk powder, sugar and cardamom. Pedas are famous sweet originating from Mathura region there on it has moved on to various parts of India. Now you get various kind of pedas like malai peda, milk peda, kesar peda, chocolate peda and mathura pedas. You could also make these mawa pedas as prashad for offering or bhog or … [Read more...]
Glutenfree Marble Cake Recipe, How to make Glutenfree Cake Recipe | Christmas Sweets
Spongy, soft and Glutenfree Marble Cake with step by step instructions..... I am still on a small break. However I can't stay away from baking cakes. Hence made a gluten free marble cake which was colorful, flavorful and yummy. I have baked a lot of cakes but not a single glutenfree cake so made it. I have added three colors mainly. You could play with your cake with … [Read more...]
Marzipan Christmas Sweets Recipe – Marzipan Sweet Recipe | Goan Sweet
Marzipan Christmas Sweets Recipe with step by step photos. Marzipan's an authentic Christmas sweet made to distribute as goodies! Marzipan has been my favorite since a kid used to just pounce on them to grab a bite then and I am still doing it ;) ....... These sweet is mainly made during Christmas and Easter. It's also one of most important sweet made in Goa during the festive … [Read more...]
Kalkal Recipe, How to make Kalkal recipe | Goan Christmas Sweet Recipe
Kalkal recipe with step by step photos. Kalkal is a traditional Goan delicacy made during Christmas as goodies! What is Kalkal? it's a fried pastry made with flour, eggs and coconut milk / milk which is rolled in powdered sugar. The dough is shaped into small balls flattened and curled over a clean comb, could be shaped into small flowers. Also it's made colorful I have used … [Read more...]
Homemade Doughnut Recipe – How to make Doughnut recipe | Christmas Sweets
Easy Homemade Doughnut Recipe with step by step instructions! I don't think so we need to know what is Doughnut?? we must have eaten atleast once in our lifetime. Traditionally it's a fried pastry and baked in modern days. Mostly it's in a ring shape with a hole however it's made in round shaped, stuffed doughnuts etc. They are also known as Donuts, Fasnacht, Fosnaught, Paczki … [Read more...]
Easy Ginger Bread Recipe, How to make Ginger Bread with Chocolate Recipe
Easy Ginger Bread Recipe with easy yet yummy! How can be Christmas be complete without making Chocolate Ginger Bread. What is Ginger Bread? It's a bread made with dried ginger, molasses Or honey and spices like cinnamon and clove. Please don't ask me why is it called bread and not cake??? I also don't know. I have just added a dash of cocoa to make it my way. As chocolate + … [Read more...]
Eggless Tutti Frutti Cookies Recipe – How to make Tutti Frutti Biscuit | Christmas Sweets
Tutti Frutti Cookies recipe with step by step photos. Tutti fruitti cookies is a sweet delight made during Christmas :) What is Tutti Frutti? it's a colorful confection consisting candied fruits. In India Tutti Frutti are papaya cubed and candied into various colors like green, red and yellow. As a child I loved these cookies and still have special place in my heart for … [Read more...]
Bebinca Recipe, How to make Bebinca Recipe | Goan Sweets Recipe
Bebinca Recipe with step by step photos. Bebinca is a classic traditional Goan Layered Dessert! Bebinca is also known as bibic or bebinka. Bebinca recipe is a delicacy made during all festive occasions in Goa. It's like a pudding which has 7 layers. It depends how many layers you want to make more or less. I remember vividly whenever we have been Goa never come back without … [Read more...]
Guavacheese Recipe, How to make Guavacheese, Perad | Goan Christmas Sweet Recipe
Guavacheese recipe with step by step photos. Guavacheese is a classic Goan festive sweet! Guavacheese is also known as Perad and Goia-bada in Portuguese. One of the most famous sweet from Goa. I love guavacheese but loved the home version. As you could make how much you want. The guavas and lime flavor compliments each other it's like match made in heaven. This dessert tastes … [Read more...]
Rose Cookies Recipe – Rose De Coque Recipe | Goan Christmas Sweets Recipe
Rose Cookies recipe with step by step photos. Rose cookies is a traditional sweet delicacy made during Christmas! Rose Cookies are called as Rose De Coque in Portuguese and Goa. Its called as achu Murukku in Southern Region of India and called as Rosette Cookies in Scandinavia. It's also a famous Anglo Indian sweet but it's also a traditional sweet of Swedish, Norwegian region … [Read more...]
Chocolate Swiss Roll Recipe, Easy Chocolate Swiss Roll Recipe | Swiss Roll Recipe
Chocolate Swiss Roll Recipe with step by step instructions and pictures. I make lot of times swiss roll and has been successful always... It isn't a rocket science to make swiss roll but it's an art which you would master after making several times. I am not discouraging you to try but encouraging you to try with the fact if you not successful first time it's okay you would … [Read more...]
Sev Recipe, How to make Besan Sev, Easy Sev Recipe | Diwali Snack
Besan Sev Recipe or sev recipe- is a mild spiced, deep fried savory and snack made during Diwali. Besan Sev is nothing but gram flour sticks. It's commonly known as kara sev and ghatiya in Gujarathi. These are great Diwali savories Or snacks also taste great with a cup of tea. I love this as since a child dipping in tea and eating with spoon. However when I made them today I … [Read more...]
Besan Ladoo recipe, How to make Besan Ladoo | Diwali Sweets Recipe
Besan Ladoo Recipe is a mouthwatering sweet balls made across India during festivals and weddings! Chickpea is referred to as besan in India. Besan Ladoo is made from roasted chickpea flour. We usually make this dessert as hubby loved them. Also he is my best critic. So I am assured it's come out great. I am intending to make more besan ladoos. I tried first with small … [Read more...]
Chocolate Nankhatai Recipe, Easy Chocolate Nankhatai Recipe | Diwali Sweet
Chocolate Nankhatai Recipe with step by step photos. This nankhatai is crumbly, tempting and easy to make ! Twist to desi nankhatai by adding dash of cocoa powder. Also topped with few choco chips. It's tempting you can just act like one glutton eating these cute biscuits. I have made traditional nankhatai which was tasty. But the chocolate version is just too … [Read more...]
How to make Nankhatai Recipe, Nankhatai Recipe| Diwali Sweets Recipe
Learn how to make Nankhatai Recipe a classic traditional Indian biscuit made during Diwali festival! Soft, crumbly, and delicious are these cute Nankhatai Biscuit. The texture is somewhat like a shortbread. It's eggless biscuit and made mostly during Diwali. But these biscuits are always available in Indian Bakeries. Right from baby to adult these are everyone's … [Read more...]
Modak Recipe, Ukadiche Modak | How to make Steamed Modak Recipe
Ukadiche Modak Recipe(steamed modak) - one of my favorite sweet are sweet dumplings made from rice flour. The stuffing is mainly made from grated coconut and jaggery. Modaks or modak recipes are quite popular across Maharashtra and some other parts of India. Modaks are made for Lord Ganesha which is suppose to be his favorite food. Guess many of us love modaks. In fact just … [Read more...]
Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake , Easy Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe
Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake recipe with step by step photos in vegan style! I was getting a lot of request from my readers so made an Eggless Fruit Cake. I did make many kind of cakes for Christmas Cake and this was one of them. I have made Goan Baath Cake, mango sponge cake, Wine Chocolate Cake along with other sweets and savories.. There are lot of versions of making … [Read more...]
Goan Nevris Recipe, How to make Goan Nevris recipe | Neuris or Karanji
Goan Nevris Recipe with step by step photos. Nevris/nevuris/neureos are deep fried dumplings similar to ravioli but the filling and type is different. Christmas is over but festive season is still on until new year. So sharing these Goan Nevris commonly called as Karanji Sweet Recipe in India. These are mostly made in India during Diwali and Christmas as goodies to distribute … [Read more...]
How To Make Instant Chakli Recipe, Instant Chakli Recipe | Diwali Snacks
Instant Chakli Recipe - How to make Instant Chakli recipe at home? This is my second post on Chakli that too an instant one. Previous one was on Instant wheat chaklis this one is made from refined flour. Let's learn how to make instant chaklis today. No fuss, no complications, simple and easy instructions you follow and result would be crisper, firmer and delicious … [Read more...]
Eggless Baath Cake Recipe – Goan Baath Cake Recipe | Goan Christmas Sweets
Eggless Baath Cake Recipe with step by step photos. Goan Baath Cake is easy, soft and leaves a nice taste on your mouth palette. Easter Or Christmas Goan Baath Cake is always welcome :) that too an eggless version... Actually one of my reader Pooja Saha requested me to make Eggless Baath Cake. I have already made Baath Cake earlier last year. So Pooja and all other vegetarian … [Read more...]
Goan Christmas Sweet Recipe, How to make Christmas Sweets and Savories
Find some traditional, classic Goan Christmas sweet recipe, savories right here! I am delighted to share some sweet recipes and some other desserts ....... Goan christmas sweets are known as Kuswar / Kuswad which has a blend of sweets with spicy stuff. In Goa we have Baath cake, Neuris, Christmas cake, Pies, Dodols, Bebinca, Doce De Grao and many more as Xmas sweets. Some … [Read more...]
Goan Dodol Recipe – How to make Goan Dodol recipe | Christmas Sweets Recipe
Goan Dodol Recipe with step by step photos. Dodol a popular Goan sweet which is soft, sweet and the texture is like pudding. It just melts in your mouth leaving a burst of flavors on your mouth palette. Dodol is made mainly with Ragi (Nachni), coconut and palm jaggery. It's an ancient goan sweet and is made throughout the year. Goans make thsi sweet for Christmas! Dodol is an … [Read more...]
Chakli Recipe, How to make Wheat Chakli Recipe | Diwali Snacks
Chakli Recipe - How about some healthy chakli recipe made with whole wheat flour. This is easy recipe and result are crunchy chaklis that too without maida (refined flour). We get tired eating sweets during Diwali thank god there are namkeen like Chaklis. Otherwise, we would be just gulping down sweets during festive occasions. Chaklis are my hot favourite also it's made during … [Read more...]
Sweet Shankarpali Recipe, How to make Sweet Shankarpali | Diwali Snacks
Sweet Shankarpali Recipe - is a famous Maharashtrian sweet made during Diwali. Since my growing up years we have been eating Sweet Shankarpali. I was surrounded by Maharashtrians and I know what kind of sweets they make on which occasion. This sweet is a crucial part of Mumbai Diwali Faraal. There are mainly two kind of Shankarpali Sweet and Spicy. Let me not forget to wish my … [Read more...]
Spicy Shankarpali Recipe, How To Make Spicy Shankarpali Recipe | Diwali Snack
Spicy Shankarpali recipe - a savory which can be a great savior for people who are not fond of sweets! Spicy Shankarpali recipe is a traditional savory made during Diwali and Christmas both in India. Again this recipe comes from my mother's treasure bank. Specially towards Maharashtra and Konkan Belt this is commonly made and sold in stores. Similarly sweet shankarpali is … [Read more...]
3- Ingredient Mango Milkshake (Vegan & No Sugar)
Mango Milkshake recipe with step by step photos. This is a easy peasy mango milkshake made merely with 3 ingredients is vegan, yet healthy and delicious. Its summer time in India and season of mangoes, so the best time to make something from the king of fruits. I have posted earlier mango milkshake but that one is made from cows milk, this is made from coconut milk. You can … [Read more...]
Banana Cake in Airfryer (Eggless & Vegan)
Eggless Banana Cake in Airfryer recipe with step by step instructions. This is a delicious soft cake with two flavors one of coconut and other of bananas, once you take a bite you will get to taste the crusty exterior along the moistness of the cake. I am writing a post after a very long period and hence anxious to share this banana cake recipe with all my readers who have … [Read more...]
Cheese Toast Sandwich with 4 ingredients (Mumbai Roadside Snack)
Easy Cheese Toast Sandwich Recipe with step by step photos. Cheese toast sandwich is our favorite and make them quite often. You can make cheese toast on a hand held toaster or electric toaster or even toast the bread on a stove top. If you are in a hurry then these cheese toast comes handy. Just club with a milk shake or hot drinks like tea or coffee. Your snacks is sorted … [Read more...]
How to make Perfect Pooris (crisp, soft & fluffy)
Learn how to make indian poori recipe or puri recipe, (indian flat puffed bread) step by step. Pooris are unleavened, puffed indian bread made from whole wheat flour, semolina then deep fried. The pooris are crisp from exterior but soft within. My mom used to make aloo bhaji with hot puris for lunch and quick snack. She still makes them and this is her recipe. I love to … [Read more...]