Desserts – Indian

Explore this easy, quick and no cook kulfi recipe ready to freeze in minutes. And the great thing about this kulfi recipe is that there is no need to cook and reduce the milk. As a result, this saves up a lot of time. We…

Rasmalai is the perfect dessert to make ahead of time. This rasmalai will melt in your mouth and you cannot have just one. It is made with homemade cheese or paneer as we call it in India. But don’t use store bought paneer because it…

Easy and Delicious Besan Ladoo Recipe or besan laddus recipe just in time for Diwali this year! Besan ladoos are one of 5 essential Diwali sweets and those are shankarpali, chakli, ladoo, chivda and karanji in Maharashtrian and other Indian households. Over the years, I…

This Narali bhat recipe is easy and the great thing about narali bhat is that you can have it as breakfast or main course or even as dessert. Naral means coconut and bhat is rice so the literal translation of narali bhat is coconut rice.…

Ukadiche modak recipe is often made for Ganesh Chaturthi as prasad for Ganpati bappa. These are similar to dumplings in appearance but made with a gluten-free rice flour covering instead of all-purpose flour. The filling is made with coconut and jaggery. The dumplings are steamed…

This nutritious cucumber semolina cake is very easy to make and is a very popular breakfast item in Konkan and Goa. We make it a day ahead. Made with no eggs, sugar or butter, or white flour, instead we use semolina, jaggery and ghee to…

You won’t believe how easy and decadent this mango dessert is until you try it. It uses only 3 ingredients. No oven? no problem! Use a pot to create a steamer on the stove top. After you chill the pudding, it sets to a firm…

Shankarpali is a traditional Diwali recipe in Maharashtra, Goa and all over India. Shankarpali is also known as shakkar para. These crisp diamond-shaped cookies are a favorite among kids. I can’t think of a word other than the Marathi word “Khuskhushit” to aptly describe these.…

I love the summer. It brings with it beautiful flowers, warmer weather, less rain and mangoes. Lots and lots of mangoes. Mango in any recipe is like summer in a bowl. Add some mango to your regular sheera or sooji ka halwa and it becomes…

This Watermelon Cake Recipe is deliciously divine. Watermelon is one of my favorites. This no egg, no flour and no sugar based cake is very unique. The recipe uses jaggery instead of sugar and semolina or rava instead of flour. Most international markets sell jaggery…