So what’s for dessert? This is not something you will hear a true blood Kashmiri ask. And that’s not because we don’t like all things sweet, but because we just don’t have the tradition of serving sweets or desserts after a meal. We eat the chocolates and the Mithai and we also do make a few sweet things like Kheer, Modur pulao ( rice cooked with nuts and sugar) and phirni. We serve the Modur pulao at the beginning of the meal ( beat that) and we make kheer on auspicious occasions as an offering to the deity. It did …
Kesar Elaichi Pista Kulfi
On a scorching summer day in India, when I wanted some thing cool and delicious to make me feel happy, I would land at the cart of “Kulfiwala” (a vendor who sells Kulfi ), and relish this nutty, creamy dessert. Traditionally, Kulfi was a labor intensive dessert or sweet treat, where milk would be flavored, sweetened and boiled for hours to evaporate and condense it. Now it need not be – labor intensive that is. Here is a recipe that makes the process easy and quick. To make this Kesar Pista Kulfi with hints of cardamom, you can eliminate the hours long process of evaporating milk. and …
Gajar Halwa with Ricotta Cheese
Traditionally made with the purple carrots in the Northern parts of India, this much loved sweet dish has undergone various transformations in my own kitchen.
Cabbage Kheer
So there is cabbage in this kheer? Yes (smile). Why is it not stinky? Because the cooking process takes care of that (smile). Oh this tastes so good! I am glad you like it (smile). This is usually how the conversation would go when I treat anyone to this kheer. It’s unusual, but it really is delicious. I do not know the origins of the recipe, but this is a variation of a sweet song I heard many years ago at Jaipur. I was visiting a family friend and the lady of the house made this for dessert. She gave …
Gulab Jamun – Fusion Recipe for a traditional dessert.
Delicious Gulab Jamun made with Ricotta cheese balls dipped in saffron flavored sugar syrup – If you don’t float on clouds with this, there is no hope for you
Lamingtons
Whats not to like in a dish that has chocolate, coconut and sometimes even yummy gooey cream filling? It makes me proud to say that I have been making these sinful delights for more than 10 years now and they never fail me. They taste good, look great and are not heavy as sometimes desserts can be.