If you’ve never eaten shrikhand before, then a relentless Indian summer is the ultimate time for your initiation. Made with a simple base of hung curd and sugar, flavoured with saffron and cardamom, it’s creamy but light and impossibly delicious. It should be enjoyed chilled and since this is mango season, if you add fresh…
Indian Sweets
My Favourite Gulab Jamun
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…
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…
Rawa Coconut Laddoos
These rawa (semolina) laddoos are among my favourite Diwali sweets, second only to besan laddoos! They are soft, moist, coconut-y and beautifully saffron cardamom flavoured. I will admit my Mom did most of the work here and I’ve hopefully learned something along the way about this family favourite recipe! Let’s make some Diwali laddoos 🙂