Tantalizing Desserts
Milk Conjee – Childhood Calls!!!
- 01
- January
- 2010
Milk Porridge: Paal Kanji, Noi-Arisi Kanjee. Rice Gruel. Rice Porridge. Rice Pottage. A great baby food Milk and lentils based congee is the first semi-solid food given to babies after milk (India). However, adding mashed vegetables and fruits are highly recommended by nutrition scientists. Aganaanuru(Anthologies of Family Life, II Century.B.C)An ancient Tamil poem talks about […]
Milk Fudge – New Year Special!!!
- 28
- December
- 2009
Doodh Peda: Milk Peda, Milk Fudge, Doodh Peda, Paal Peda, Paal Halwa. Even though I didn’t post daily in 2009 (as I did in 2008), this year has continued to be all ‘slow cooking classic recipes’. It has been active, challenging, energetic, realistic and somewhat glorious year. I can’t imagine what 2010 hold up for […]
Shirkand – Sweetened Yogurt
- 21
- December
- 2009
Also Known As: Kesar Sheerkand, Shirkand, Sheerkhand, Sheer Khand. Saffron Infused Sweetened Yogurts. Instant, is the only best way to describe this traditional dessert (If you don’t take solidifying yogurt into account)! Let me tell you, I was expecting something good…while mixing the ingredients! It came out ‘beyond expectation’!!! With all the seriousness…I will never […]
Badhusha
- 19
- December
- 2009
Badusha: Nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a home made sweets, right. Just like you all, I have lots of sweet memories. I vaguely remember grandma making them during summer vacation. It used to be melt-in mouth kind. I do not really remember that much about my grandma, so I am not going to get senti’or […]
Kulfi – A Primitive Form of Icecream
- 04
- December
- 2009
Kulfi – Creamed Ice: (Reposting) Indian Home-Made Icecream. Indian Heavy Cream Icecream. Douple Cream Icecream. Malai Icecream. Malai Kulfi. Kesar ka Kulfi. Malai ka Kulfi. Doupe ka Kulfi. Saffron Kulfi. Rich & Authentic Indian Icecream. Chinese were enjoying the frozen drinks for several centuries(since time immemorial)! Marco Polo(13th Century) is credited with bringing the recipe […]
Lemon Zarda / Mishti Pulao – Sweetened Rice
- 02
- December
- 2009
Zarda: Lemon Zarda, Lemony Zarda. Sweetened Lemon Rice. Sweet Rice Dessert. Sweetened Rice Zarda. Zarda is a common sweet dish after a heavy biriyani. If I plan a Mughalai style dinner, quintessential dessert that comes to my mind is phirni and zarda. In many cultures sweets are generally served after the meal(Except in Hindu meals, […]
Maaladdu
- 28
- November
- 2009
Maa Laadu: Maaladdu. Pottukadalai Laddu. Instant Laddu. Fried Gram Laadu. Toasted Chana Dal Laddu. Chutney Pappu Laddu. My mother is a shopaholic person…whether its groceries, dress or jewelry…she buys them in bulk(mind blowing)!! We had hard time, bringing her back to normal. The funny thing is she ends up buying again and again the same […]
Qubani Ka Meeta – Happy Thanks Giving Y’all
- 25
- November
- 2009
Kubhani ka Meetha:(Hyderabadi Style) Qubani Ka Meetha. Qubani Ka Meeta. Apricot Halwa. Hyderbad Apricot dessert. Peach Pazham Halwa. Another exciting recipe from the city of Char Minar (Hyderabad). I am reposting one of my old recipe, here today to Wish Y’all Happy Thanks Giving.:) Enjoy your holidays and have fun shopping:) Ingredients Dry apricot 250 […]
Basundi – Mommy’s Touch
- 20
- November
- 2009
Basanthi:(Version 2) Baasundi. Basundi. Basandhi. Basandhi. I miss my Mommy, mother’s food and I always will…so here is a simple way to ease the feeling!! I have already posted ‘Saffron Basanthi’ in my blog, long before! Right, why am I posting it again? Lately I thought, it is not the way mommy does that. I […]
Honey & Nuts Milk Shake
- 12
- November
- 2009
Nuts and Honey Milk Shake: Honey Milk Shake, Nuts Milk Shake. Honey is truly an insect product. It has high nutritive value, loaded with vitamins. However the food value of honey may be estimated by the presence of sugar in it, approximately 80% of sugar. One should not be confused with honey is a direct […]
