kalakand
Kalakand is a milk based sweet. Traditionally it is made by first making Chenna (the process is same as Paneer) and adding to milk that is reduced by boiling for a long time. This recipe takes half the time as well no cooking on stove, no cleaning those heavy bottom pan in which milk boiled and being very simple to make, the quantity is easily doubled or tripled and great for sharing during festive time.
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Baklava
Baklava, a nuts filled Sweet made of phyllo pastry sheets sweetened with sugar-honey/agave syrup. Baklava is a popular Turkish dessert, made world-wide in different versions.
This is the same type of Baklava I had it in Oman when I lived there for few years. It’s sticky because of the syrup that’s poured on top and gooey and nutty in the center. You can see the layers of Phyllo sheets after every bite.
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Mango Shrikhand
Shrikhand is a very common yogurt based sweet dish from Maharashtrian and Gujarati cuisine. Shrikhand is made in many flavors. I already have a recipe for Cardamom-Saffron flavored Shrikhand which is a basic version.
The only thing to be taken care for making any Shrikhand is using thick yogurt. Home made or store-bought yogurt, both work fine. The yogurt has to be tied in a clean cloth...
Sakkarai Pongal | Chakkarai Pongal
Sakkarai pongal, Another authentic south-Indian sweet. As i mentioned in my earlier post, Ven pongal, since the Pongal festival is right around the corner (Jan 14), we thought this would be the best time to post this recipe too which is a must on Pongal.
Traditionally, rice and lentil (dhal) is cooked by simmering in the milk and stirring very often. This recipe is using a pressure cooker. Making the sakkara pongal in the pressure cooker is indeed a great...
Carrot Halwa
A delicious and of course effort involving (grating the carrots if you don’t have a processor) sweet! If you manage to get grated carrots or get it grated from some one, Then this will be a sweet that you will be making often.
Gajar Halwa, made from fresh grated carrots, sauteed in pure ghee and cooked in milk and Khoya, garnished with nuts.
The ingredients you will need are:
Serves:...
Badam Kheer
A milk based drink with a mild nutty flavor of almonds and rich flavor of saffron.
It is rich on its own cause of the almonds that are ground and added to the milk but few tablespoon of sliced almonds fried in ghee and added finally takes it to the next level. Can be served hot as well cold.
Ingredients:
1 cup Almonds
Hot water (to soak almonds)
2 cups milk
1/4-1/3 cup sugar (adjust to...
Paal Payasam
An indispensable part of the menu on festivals, weddings or any special occasions in a South Indian home. A traditional dessert served at the end of the meal. The taste of hot payasam on a clean banana leaf is heavenly! Must in Onam Sadya and on Gokulashtami.
Ingredients you will need:
4 Cups of milk
1 cup sugar or adjust to taste
1 cup rice (sona masoori/ponni)
1/4 tsp cardamom...
Appam/Unniappam
Sweet paniyaram aka Neyyappam, a common prasadam in Kerala temples. A variation, mashed banana is added to the batter and this appam is called a Unni appam, our favorite. I use a well ripened banana which gives more flavor.
The batter made of mixing rice flour, wheat flour, jaggery, banana and etc are poured into a vessel called Appakarai which has clarified butter heated. The appams take...
Shrikhand
Shrikhand, Traditional Indian dessert most popular in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Simple and easy recipe with hardly any effort. It is made with strained yogurt & sugar. Saffron, Cardamom, Mango are most popular flavors. There are so many variations like strawberry, vanilla coming up everyday.
The authentic way to make it is to use hung/strained yogurt, that is, hanging yogurt in a clean...
Arisi-Thenga|Rice-Coconut Payasam
Arisi-Thenga payasam is a traditional quick payasam. Made with rice-coconut-jaggery. All the ingredients for this are always in stock in a South Indian house that makes it even more simple and easy. I prefer the sugar based payasams than the jaggery but this is an exception!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of Raw rice
1 cup coconut (grated)
2 cups water
1 Cup boiled milk
1 cup Jaggery...