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 …
Category: Desserts & Sweets
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 …
Nutty Energy ladoos/ balls with Dates
The inspiration for these energy balls were from watching an Instagram live session by A friend Nayna Kanabar whose Instagram is Simplyf00d. The video can be seen here. Ingredients 2 cups out Ready Brek cereal Read More …
Badam Katli (Almond cake)
Badam katli is an Indian sweet dish made from almonds. Making Badam Katli has become easier now that almond flour is easily available in all supermarkets. It’s one Indian sweet that has only a few Read More …
Vegan shrikand ( A vegan dessert)
Shrikand is a simple Indian dessert made from Hung yogurt. I got asked by my son if I could make a vegan version for him. I had some Alpro Greek style soya yogurt so decided Read More …
Butter biscuits
When having a cup of tea, who can resist biscuits? When I came to UK, I remember going on the tube past Harlesdon and getting the smell of biscuits in the air. London has a Read More …
Badam (Almond) Halwa or Sheera with saffron and nutmeg
Almond halwa is a rich dessert which is usually made when you are expecting friends. It’s made using ground almonds. Luckily, almond flour is now sold in most supermarkets so we don’t have to spend Read More …
Gulab Jamun Cheat recipe
This year Mother’s Day is early and I had to think of a quick sweet dish I could make for my sons. Yes, I know they should be making them but I love spoiling them. Read More …
Mixed Nuts Barfi with Dates
No Festival or celebration is incomplete without barfi’s as our family loves them. This year we are trying to cut down sugar so I decided to add a little twist to the traditional dessert Read More …