If you’ve never eaten gulab jamun before, you’re in for a treat! If you have, and love them as much as I do, then you know everyone has a favourite version. This is mine! The way my Mom makes them and are basically the only ones I ever want to eat. There is very little…
Diwali sweets
Pumpkin Gharge
This Maharashtrian sweet has been a favourite of mine since childhood and I’m super thrilled to have finally learned how to make it, and be able to share it here! ‘Gharge’ are made of a pumpkin, jaggery and wholewheat flour dough, deep fried till slightly crispy on the edges but soft in the centers. They’re…
Besan Laddoos
Happy Diwali! I finally got around to updating an old post and recipe for my forever favourite mithai, besan laddoos. Made in the Maharashtrian way with lots of ghee and lots of roasting the besan (gram flour), these are deeply flavoured with minimal ingredients. The texture is soft and moist, no room for dry, crumbly…
Homemade Shankarpali
So excited to share one of my favourite Diwali sweets with you! There are versions of it all across India and I grew up with “shankarpali” as part of my Maharashtrian family’s Diwali table very often. All shankarpali is really, are deep fried pieces of sweet ghee-infused dough, and how could that ever be a…
Homemade Nankhatai
Crisp on the outside, softer on the inside and very very simply flavoured, nankhatais are supremely underrated. They are called the Indian version of shortbread and though not everyone agrees with that comparison, I do see why it would have come up. They’re made with ghee which is clarified butter but the idea is the…