Tag Archives: #desserts

Rasgulla recipe – how to make spongy homemade rasgulla recipe – Indian dessert recipes

Rasgulla is a syrupy, popular and delicious dessert made from ball shaped dumplings of chenna (Indian cottage cheese) and cooked in light sugar syrup.  The spongy white rasgulla is believed to have been introduced in present-day West Bengal.  The traditional Odisha rasgullas are softer and creamish in colour than Bengali rasgullas. The Bengali rasgullas are whitish and rubbery. 

Pineapple kesari recipe – how to make pineapple rava kesari recipe

Pineapple kesari is a very delicious dessert made with semolina (sooji) and pineapple.  Pineapple gives a good flavour to the kesari and is a nice way to include the fruit in your dessert.  You can add pineapple essence too to this kesari.  But I did not add it, as I wanted the natural flavour and

Gond or gaund ke ladoo (edible gum ladoo) (with wheat flour) recipe – healthy winter sweet recipes

Gaund or gond is an edible gum extracted from the bark of a tree.  It is a kind of edible resin and is available in supermarkets as gum resin. It looks like lightweight, transparent crystals and are roasted in ghee  before use.  It gives warmth to the body when consumed during winter.  One of the best ways

Chocolate cookies recipe – how to make eggless chocolate cookies recipe

Eggless chocolate cookies recipe is a delicious and tasty cookie which is prepared eggless with all purpose flour, cocoa powder, dark chocolate pieces and sugar.  You can also add choco chips instead of dark chocolate pieces  They make up for a nice teatime snack or evening snack.  These cookies can also served as a lunchtime snack for kids.  Crisp

Eggless chocolate cake recipe

Eggless chocolate cake is a simple, easy and tasty cake recipe made with all purpose flour, cocoa powder, butter and condensed milk.  I have used butter in this recipe.  You can also use oil instead of butter for a vegan version of cake.  This delicious is eggless and hence can be enjoyed by the vegetarians too. 

Cornflour or karachi halwa recipe – easy halwa recipe

Cornflour or karachi halwa or bombay halwa is a very easy and quick halwa made with cornflour, sugar, ghee, cardamom powder and cashewnuts.  Unlike the other halwa recipes,  cornflour halwa requires very little ghee.  Adding little orange colour gives a bright look to the halwa.  Cornflour halwa is a perfect sweet for Diwali but can

Malai ladoo or paneer ladoo recipe – diwali sweet recipe

Malai ladoo or paneer ladoo is a festive delight made with just 2 ingredients – paneer and condensed milk and flavoured with rose essence.  Malai ladoo is very popular in North India and very similar to sandesh sweet. I have tried the recipe of milkmaid ladoo recipe where they have used kewra essence.  But I had rose

Coconut ladoo recipe with condensed milk – easy Diwali recipes

Coconut ladoo recipe with condensed milk  is a simple and quick sweet recipe  prepared from dessicated coconut and condensed milk and flavoured with cardamom powder.  Coconut ladoo is also prepared from freshly grated coconut and condensed milk which also tastes great.  For that recipe, only white part of the coconut is used.  Here I have

Vermicelli/Semiya kesari recipe – festival sweet recipe

Vermicelli or semiya kesari is a very quick and easy recipe prepared with vermicelli, sugar, cardamom powder, ghee and nuts.  This recipe is made during festive occasions or any other special occasions.  Today I prepared semiya kesari as an offering to Goddess Durga (today being the first day of Navratri) and sharing this recipe to

Khoya peda sweet recipe – Easy to cook deepavali/diwali recipes

Khoya peda is a very popular and delicious Indian sweet made from brown khoya, powdered sugar flavoured with cardamom powder and garnished with almonds and pistachios. It is made during festivals like Diwali and special occasions. Khoya is a milk food product easily available in the market and is used for making different delicious sweets. Khoya peda is very quick to make too and an ideal sweet for Diwali festival. Khoya pedas have a smooth texture and just melts in your mouth and cardamom powder added to it enhances the flavor. Do try this recipe and enjoy…