White Chocolate-Walnut and Dates Bar
My husband had ordered 3 large packs of sukkari dates online. The dates were sweet, soft and just melted in the mouth. They were even better than Medjool dates. It’s sweet caramel like taste made Read More …
Category: Desserts & Sweets
Mohanthal a Traditional Gujarati Sweet
Whilst growing up in Kenya, Churma na ladoo was what we made as a dessert when guests were invited. It could be because they were made with jaggery and most Indian sweet shops only made 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 …
Traditional Shrikand- A sweet dish made with yogurt and sugar
SHRIKAND is a sweet dish always served chilled. It can be served with pooris. Most Gujarati thalis have this as one of their sweet items and it provides a refreshing change when eating hot Read More …
Classic Apple Crumble
Lately, I have been shopping online for groceries and often find that I don’t often get the best fruits choices. Lately, the apples we got weren’t tasty and we ended up with lots of apples Read More …
Sweet Boondi (An Indian sweet)
Sweet Boondi/Bundi is one of my favourite Indian sweets. I prefer them to Boondi Ladoos which are one of the most popular sweets in UK. Boond/bund means a droplet. Boondi/Bundi is made by dropping little Read More …
Saffron Penda (Indian dessert using milk powder)
The Indian month of Shravan has lots of Indian celebrations- a couple of them are Raksha bandhan and Janmastami. And with these celebrations, there are always certain dishes I like to make around this time. Read More …