Desserts & Sweets

Vegetarian Party Menu ideas

Have you heard of the saying - You can choose your friends but not your relations?   Well  - I'll…

22 December 2011

Chocolate Barfi – A classic Indian Sweet (Mithai)

  Chocolate barfi (or sometimes spelled burfi) was a favourite of mine when I was a child and is now…

13 November 2011

Adadiya – Indian sweet dish for winter

Adadiyas have lots of childhood memories for me.  During the cooler months in Kenya,  my dad used to make these…

10 November 2011

Bundi/Boondi and bundi na Ladu/Ladoo plus chocolate chip bundi ladu/ladoo

Ladoos/ladus  are a name for a lot of ball shaped Indian sweets usually made at any celebration.  Most ladoos are…

4 August 2011

Traditional Gujarati Lapsi (Indian dessert)

Lapsi is a traditional Gujarati sweet often served up on auspicious occasions.  I was looking for a partcular lapsi recipe that…

14 July 2011

Ladoos: Indian Sweet Dish – Chappati Ladoo

I made these impromptu Ladoos at the weekend. The weather was lovely and we felt like eating something sweet but…

6 April 2011

Gor Papdi with Badam (Indian Sweet Dish with Almonds)

Gor Papdi  is a very popular dish in most Gujarati households.  My mum always made the gor papdi and we…

18 March 2011

Mawa/Khoya Penda

My hubby and sons have been asking me to make these Mawa/Khoya Penda (or pedas) for a couple of days as…

14 February 2011

Jalebi – Spiral Shaped Indian Sweet

Jalebi are Spiral Shaped Indian Sweets. They are one of the most popular sweets within the Indian community.   It's made…

22 January 2011

Ladoo or Churma na ladoo

Churma na ladoo is one sweet, my family, including the kids, love. These ladoos remind me of my brother's birthday…

9 August 2010

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