Category Archives: Diwali recipes
Poha chivda or chiwda (spicy flattened rice) recipe – Diwali snacks recipe
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
Diwali sweets and snacks recipes – diwali recipes collection 2017
Diwali or deepavali is an ancient hindu festival and the brightest festival of India. This festival signifies the victory of light over darkness. Diwali is an important festival for Hindus and this year it falls on 19th October 2017. Diwali represents the awareness of inner light within a person when ignorance is pushed aside by understanding
Kesar peda recipe – Festival sweet recipe
Kesar peda is a simple and easy milk based peda with just 2 ingredients – khoya and sugar and flavoured with cardamom powder and saffron strings. It is an ideal and perfect peda recipe for any festivals like Diwali, Navarathri, holi, raksha bandhan or any other special occasions. Kesar peda is a very delicious and
Roasted gram dal/pottukadalai murukku – Instant and easy murukku recipe
Chakli or murukku is a deep fried snack prepared from rice flour, gram flour or wheat flour or any combination of flours. It is called as murukku in South and is a part of snacks especially made during Diwali, Gokulashtami or any other festivals. I have prepared this chakli from roasted gram dal or pottukadalai,
Gulab Jamun recipe / how to make khoya gulab jamun recipe
Gulab jamun is a milk-solids based Indian dessert and very popular during festivals, special occasions like weddings or birthday parties. These milk solids known as khoya or mawa are kneaded into a dough with little all purpose flour and then shaped into small balls. They are then deep-fried and then soaked in a sugary syrup flavored with
Quick shahi tukda or tukra recipe or Indian bread pudding recipe
Shahi tukda or tukra is a rich bread pudding flavoured with cardamon and garnished with dry fruits. It is a bread pudding dessert of fried bread slices soaked in warm milk with saffron strings and cardamom. The name ‘shahi’ itself suggests means royal dessert, an exotic rich bread pudding. This dessert is said to
Basundi recipe
Basundi is a popular Indian dessert in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka and it is made from milk, sugar and nuts. It is a sweetened dense milk prepared by boiling milk on low heat till it is reduced to half. Once the milk is reduced, sugar and nuts are added to it. Cooking the basundi after sugar is added gives a nice light pink colour to it. Basundi is best served warm or chilled garnished with almonds and pistachios. Here I have prepared basundi without nuts which also tastes divine. Keep stirring the milk continuously and scraping the sides of the vessel as this makes the basundi thick and gives a creamy texture to it. Basundi is ideal for occasions like Diwali or Navratri or any special occasions.
Seven cups cake (7 cup cake) or burfi recipe – Easy to make Indian Diwali sweet
7 cup cake or burfi recipe is made from 7 cups of ingredients. Hence it is called as 7 cup cake or burfi. This sweet is very easy to make and very similar to Mysore pak. 7 cup cake is an ideal sweet for Diwali festival and a sweet which be liked by kids too. The secret to getting a good and delicious burfi is removing the mixture from the heat at the right stage to the plate.