Tag Archives: sweetdish

Mysore pak recipe – How to make soft mysore pak recipe – a rich South Indian sweet

Mysore pak is a rich Indian sweet dish made from gram flour, sugar and ghee and usually served as a dessert.  It originated in Mysore city in Karnataka State.  Legend says that Mysore pak was first created in the kitchens of Mysore Palace by a palace cook named Kakasura Madappa.  When asked its name, Madappa having

Dry fruits kheer recipe – How to make dry fruits kheer recipe – kheer recipes

Dry fruits kheer is a very traditional and healthy kheer made with dry fruits, milk and sugar.  It is an ideal kheer for any special occasions, festivals and also during fasting days.  Dry fruits kheer is also a very rich and delicious kheer. Dry fruits added to the kheer gives a unique taste to the kheer. 

Oats muffins recipe – How to make eggless oats muffins recipe – Healthy recipes

Homemade oats muffins are very nutritious and tasty and can satisfy your craving for sweets, without a feeling of guilt of having consumed all the calories.  This recipe is made with oats, wheat flour and organic coconut sugar.  Oats muffins recipe is a simple and quick to make recipe and very filling to eat too.

Dry fruits modak recipe – How to make dry fruits modak recipe – Ganesh Chaturthi recipes

Dry fruits modak is a very tasty and nutritious modak made from dry fruits, dates, poppy seeds, dessicated coconut and ghee.  This modak recipe is very simple and quick to make too, as it can be prepared in less than half an hour.  Traditionally modaks called ukadiche or sweet modak are made with rice flour as outer

Sweet rava appam recipe – How to make semolina jaggery appam recipe – Krishna Jayanthi recipes

Sweet rava appam is a very delicious and easy appam recipe made with rava  and jaggery and which can be done instantly too.  Traditionally appams are deep fried, but can also be done in the paniyaram pan.  Sweet appams is one of the neivedyam dish for festivals like Krishna Jayanthi and Karthigai deepam in Tamil

Badam halwa recipe – how to make badam or almond halwa recipe

Badam  or almond halwa is a very rich and  delicious Indian sweet made with blanched and pureed almonds, ghee and sugar.  It can be prepared on any festive occasions like ugadi, diwali, holi or lakshmi puja.    Badam halwa can be had on any normal day too as almonds are healthy.  They are a good source of nutrients and

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

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

Coconut and rice kheer (thengai arisi payasam) recipe

Coconut rice kheer is a delicious kheer or pudding prepared with freshly grated coconut, rice, jaggery, cardamom powder and garnished with nuts and raisins.  It is generally made on festivals and special occasions.  It is called as thengai arisi payasam in Tamil Nadu and very popular because of its unique taste and simple ingredients.  Thengai arisi