Apple Tart
Hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year. This year we celebrated our first Diwali and Christmas without my husband. As a family, we still wanted to continue the tradition of celebrating these Read More …
Category: Festive food
Food for festivals e.g Xmas, Diwali, Navratri, fasting, janmashtmi, Hindu Festivals, Christian Festivals,
Nutty bars with Protein Powder and Jaggery
My sister and I loved jugu pak when we were kids. Jugu Pak is very similar to the peanut brittle we get in the shops – except that this is made with jaggery. The peanuts Read More …
Choco-nut Energy Bars
For years and years, every time I picked up a recipe card or saw a nice recipe in a magazine, I would collect it and keep them in a file. The file got really large Read More …
Sweet Potato Halwa in Instant Pot (farari seero)
On the days Hindus fast, there is a list of foods that they are “allowed” to eat. The list – often referred to as farali food – includes all the fruits and nuts, milk and Read More …
Farari bateta vada (Gluten free crispy potato rolls)
There are certain days and months, Hindus fast. The upcoming festival of Navratri is one of those festivals when people may be fasting. The fast is not compulsory but recently more and more people seem Read More …
Barfi Churmu with Flour, Oats and Almonds
One of the quickest and easiest Indian desserts, I like making is churma na ladoo with jaggery. I find this dessert very easy to make as I have been making it regularly for years. The Read More …
Top 15 Sweets for any occasion
I have created a list of 15 easy to make Indian sweets/desserts which can be made during any festival. These sweets can we cooked at any festival time including Diwali , Holi , Ram Navmi and Read More …
Mumbai Ice Halwa made in Microwave
Mumbai Ice halwa is also called Bombay halwa or suko halwo too. Years ago tins of Bombay Halwa, made by Mohanlal Mithaiwala, were popular at Diwali time and not a lot of people made them Read More …
Cheat Kalakand (barfi using ricotta cheese) in the Instant Pot
Kalakand barfi has always been a favourite of mine. Not a lot of Indian Mithai shops sell them as the barfi has a very short shelf life. I had often seen it being made by Read More …
List of Top Farari (Fasting) Recipes
On the days Hindus fast, there is a list of foods that they are “allowed” to eat. The list – often referred to as farali food – includes all the fruits and nuts, milk and Read More …