Indian Sweets

Dharwad Peda Holige

Wish you all a very happy Ugadi! May you have a wonderful new year with new joyous beginnings! Ugadi festival…

Rasgulla – Bengali Rosagulla Recipe – How to make Rasgulla

Roshagulla is how it is pronounced by people in West Bengal, it is indianized to Rasgulla in other regions.  This…

Palada Pal Payasa

Palada Pal Payasa is prepared using Ada.  Ada is dried Rice flour flakes, which is available in any of the…

Khoya Holige

Khoya holige is a sweet stuffed bread prepared using dehydrated milk, nuts,  and jaggery. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 40 Minutes…

Falooda

Falooda is a traditional Dessert prepared using Basil seeds, Milk, Vermicelli, Nuts, Cardamom, and a syrup like Pistachio, Almond, Rose,…

Habbada Thindi and Panaka – Festival Snacks and Juice Recipes

Food and festival go hand in hand in India.  Special dishes are prepared on festivals and during vratha (observance).  Habbada…

Shenga Holige

Happy Ugadi! Shenga Holige is a sweet stuffed bread using Groundnuts and Jaggery. Cuisine: North Karnataka Time Required: 40 Minutes…

Sudha Rasa – Fruits in Syrup

Sudha Rasa is a soothing dessert, which can be prepared quickly.  Mom used to make this on Thursdays when Grandpa…

Carrot Payasa

Carrot Payasa is a delicious surprise that mom would make during festivals.  Unsuspecting children will love this rich in vitamins…

Shahi Tukda

Deep fried bread soaked in flavored and thickened milk. Cuisine: Mughlai Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Condensed Milk…

Mysore Pak Recipe

This rich sweet dish is popular in the regions of Mysore.  This is prepared using Clarified Butter/Ghee and Gram Flour.…

7 – Cup Burfi

This sweet dish gets its name form the fact that the recipe uses 7 cups of ingredients. Time Required: 30…

Akki Kadalebele Payasa – Rice Channa Dal Kheer Recipe – Rice and Lentil Payasa Recipe

A pudding prepared using Rice and Bengal Gram.  This is commonly prepared during festivals. Time Required: 25 Minutes Ingredients: 2…

Bamboo Rice Payasam

Bamboo Rice Payasam / pudding is prepared using Bamboo Rice, which is known as Mulayari in Malayalam. Cuisine: Kerala Time…

Sakkare Holige – Sugar Puran Poli Recipe – Sugar Obbattu Recipe

Sugar filled crispy Indian bread. Sakkare Holige dish is very popular in Karnataka during festivals, weddings etc.  My mother learnt this…

Sesame Seeds Squares

Sesame Seeds Squares is a crunchy sweet is prepared in North India during Sankranthi festival.  It is believed that if…

Besan Laddoo

A sweet prepared using Gram Flour. Besan Laddoo is extremely popular in North Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. As children we…

Thambittu

Thambittu is a sweet is prepared using fried gram flour and is prepared on Nagara Panchami festival.

Badam Halwa – Almond Sweet Dish Recipe

Wish you all a happy and colorful Holi.  Enjoy this sweet dish prepared using Almonds. Cuisine: North Indian Time Required:…

Gulab Jamoon

The dish is originally adapted from an Arabic dessert. During the Mughul era, it became popular in India. The Dessert…