Vegetarian Party Menu ideas
Have you heard of the saying – You can choose your friends but not your relations? Well – I’ll say no more. A number of my friends, who started off as colleagues are now part of Read More …
Category: Desserts & Sweets
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 a favourite of my children. This is the first time I made these barfis, so Read More …
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 Adadiyas and they used to be so good that people used to order them from Read More …
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 made from either a mixture of flours such as chick pea flour, wheat flour or Read More …
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 I had often been heard my dad mention. He used to tell us how Read More …
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 did not want to cook anything that would take too long. These laddos are easy Read More …
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 loved it when she made them a bit firm by letting the jaggery cook a Read More …
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 they knew that I had bought some mawa/khoya from the Asian Stores. It comes here Read More …
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 from a variation of flours depending on tradition. In some parts of India, it’s made Read More …
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 celebrations in Kenya which took place every year in September. All the relatives used to Read More …