Doodh Vada
I have wanted to make the Doodh Wada for a very long time, I had bookmarked when I first came across it in a vintage …
Interview with Livemint Lounge on the Prasad Series
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/food/cook/navratri-prasad-comes-alive-in-these-sweet-recipes-111603620142604.html
Apple Barfi
Sharad, Vasant, Magha and Ashada are the four Navratri that fall in a year. The Sharadiya Navratri near the autumn equinox is the most celebrated …
Dry Fruit Barfi
Tarla Dalal’s recipe to Dry Fruit Barfi Stir-fried Fresh Green Chickpeas Serves -16 pieces
Kharek, Khajoor ane Anjeer no Shiro
Kharek/Chuare/Dried Dates reminds me of patasha-kharek Prasad at Bhajans hosted at by my Ba, Mota-Mummy (Taiji). It also reminds me of Madhu who always hummed these …
Fatela Doodh ni Barfi aka Paneer Barfi
Garya ma shu che (what do we have as sweet/mithai)? is the most common question a Gujju asks before festive meals or any meal for …
Kācha Penda, kind of an instant Peda!!
I consider myself chashni challenged (difficulty in achieving the perfect consistency of sugar syrup) maybe the reason I excuse myself from attempting barfi recipes!! As …
Shakkaria no Shiro – Sweet Potato Halwa
Halwa is called Shiro in Gujarati. Shakkaria no Shiro/Shakkarkand Halwa/Sweet-potato Halwa can be termed as a lesser-known cousin of Gajar ka Halwa. In the Gujarati cuisine, Shakkaria …
Mandvi Pāk, no it does not origin from Mandvi!!
For a very long time, I had believed that the Shing Pāk (Groundnut fudge) was also referred as Mandvi Pāk because it might have originated …
Prasad – Sweet Morsels
This Navratri, as we reel under the pandemic that seems to be in no hurry to leave (thanks to us), I decided to make this …