‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ is a group of Chefs who set up challenges every month to encourage the participants to innovate, think out of the box and explore the culinary world. It is an initiative started by a handful of food bloggers and food enthusiasts who have taken up the challenge to explore unique and traditional recipes with a motive to expand culinary knowledge as well as to promote the hidden gems which are yet to make an impact in the culinary world. The monthly challenge at ‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ this month is the Lebanese Cusine. The challenge was set up…
Course: dessert
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The best way to keep my sanity in check is to make desserts …lol And when it is a dessert, i prefer Indian traditional mithai. One of my and my family’s favorite Indian mithai is RASMALAI. Whenever we go out to dine, rasmalai is a must order. I strongly believe no feast is complete without rasmalai in dessert. Kesari Rasmalai is the best sweet i have ever had in my life. The thick creamy saffron flavored milk with cottage cheese flat disks drunken and drowned in it….bliss! As i had promised my son to treat him with one of an…
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Coconut laddoo is one amongst those many amazing Indian sweets my mom has always made for us (me and my sis) when we were kids. Those long elaborated procedure of scraping the coconut, boiling milk, reducing it to make laddoos have certainly changed over a period of time. Now we have everything fast and instant. Being a home science student in school, coconut laddoo was the first dessert which i learned during my classes. Coconut itself is such a wonderful fruit that gives awesome flavor and texture to both sweet n savory. My son has a sweet tooth like me…
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French toast is an absolute decadent dessert with the goodness of milk, egg , chocolate, cinnamon. Children love to have it even as evening snacks. French toast is my son’s fav tiffin. Easy to make and can even be prepared in a jiffy. This sinful dessert has rescued me many times when there are sudden arrival of guests and i have nothing to serve as a dessert. Roll ups are like taking a step ahead to make the regular french toast look and taste more rich and divine. The melt in mouth roll ups are now something which my son…
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Happy Easter Everyone!!! On the occasion of Easter i got an opportunity to meet few of my old time friends, with whom i had spent my life’s best years. My best friend traveled all the way from Ratlam to visit us… nothing can be more blissful than spending a moment with old friends and re-living the good times spent. And what better way to celebrate the occasion than having a luscious, ganache glazed truffle cake with filling of chocolate , nuts and cherries….complete bliss! A chocolate truffle is a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache center…
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Semolina Cake aka Basboosa has been a favorite dessert in many Middle Eastern and North African countries. Its very simple and easy to remember. A perfect evening snack for fussy kids. Semolina cake recipes are deliciously easy to make, yet uniquely impressive. Semolina cakes have a lovely texture that is distinctly different than cakes make with plain flour. It can be made in different flavors by adding lemon or orange zest etc. Since a long time i were wanting to make a semolina cake with coconut that i ate once long back at my friends house. She briefed me with…
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Panna Cotta is a traditional Italian Dessert made with milk, cream and vanilla extract. This decadent dessert can be flavored as per your choice and is usually topped with fresh fruits and sweet dessert sauces. I have made panna cotta a couple of times before, using fresh strawberries and honey. This time i wanted to give it some Indian flavor. Fresh dates jaggery which is commonly known as Nolen Gurr in Western part of India specially West Bengal. Every winter me and my mother get our fresh stock which we store for the whole year to make kheer, puli, patishapta…
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Summers are here, and it’s time to have some icy chilled dollies or popsicles. The most easy to make ice candy are fruity popsicles. It’s enjoyed through out the summers but kids and everybody. This summer my blog will be a year old and finally it’s blessed by my son’s very first contribution, Mango Popsicles! The most special and precious post in my blog now 🙂 I have always seen my son having a hidden interest for cooking. He often asks me about the recipes of the sandwiches i make for him or sometimes even the cakes. He always enjoy…
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“Never Fear… When Cup Cakes Are Near!” Exams are over and this calls for a party… Kids party are incomplete without Cup cakes. My son Abeer, known to be a huge chocolate fan wanted me to make cup cakes for his friends on the last day of exams. That gave me an idea to organize a Kid’s Pajama Party! As the cup cakes were being made for the bachcha party, i wanted the frosting to be simple yet colorful and delicious. Chocolate, Raspberry and simple Vanilla were my choice. Had already tried ganache a couple of times before, so this…
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Sholeh Zard is a Persian Saffron Rice Pudding which consists and amazing aroma of rose water and cinnamon with the goodness of Almonds and richness of Saffron. Among the few authentic Persian desserts, Sholeh Zard is the classic! The name Sholeh Zard literally means ‘Yellow wobbly’ Made with long grain basmati rice, the dessert is undoubtedly a sinful indulgence. Truly aromatic and gives a royal taste to your palate. There are several types of sweetened rice desserts made all over the world but Sholeh Zard has to be one’s favorite. The color, texture and the aromatic flavor makes it different…
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If chocolate is a sin, i am happy to be a sinner! It was Khan sahab’s birthday yesterday and this time i wanted to bake a cake that is my family’s favorite. I have often seen my son Abeer and Khan sahab fighting over a piece of chocolate cake. That was when i decided to go for a dark chocolate cake lined with Nutella layer in between and an absolute mouth melting ganache frosting to go with it. Didn’t wanted to go with that regular chocolate sponge cake, so after a long search i finally ended up picking just the…
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India is known for its vivid variety of cuisines that comes from various regions. Bengal being one of an important region of India has blessed us with Culture, Arts & Literature, Politics, Football and Sweets. Bengal sweets are suppose to have a world wide recognition. Commonly known as ‘Bangali Mithai’ in sweet shops, the Bengals sweets have a wide range of variety and tastes superior than any other sweet. Roshogulla, Sondesh, Chamcham, Payesh, Patishapta etc are just some popular sweets given by West Bangal. I myself got an opportunity to visit couple of Bengali marriages and believe me it’s the…