Course: dessert

Chenna poda |ଛେନାପୋଡ଼ is a cheese dessert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. Chenna poda literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia. It is made of well-kneaded homemade fresh cheese chenna, sugar, cashew nuts and raisins, and is baked for several hours until it browns. Chenna poda is the only well known Indian dessert whose flavor is predominantly derived from the caramelisation of sugar. Chhena poda is usually made at home during traditional festivals in Odisha, such as Durga Puja. It is also served in small traditional roadside stalls and confectioneries throughout the state along with other delicacies such…

Thengai Arisi Payasam is rice and coconut cooked with jaggery and coconut milk. It’s a kind of kheer where the rice is soaked and then coarsely grounded with coconut and later flavored with jaggery syrup and topped with fried nuts and dry fruits. Thengai Payasam is made during the Tamil New Year. Among many payasam recipes, this thengai payasam happens to be my favorite during the festive season. I often use to enjoy this delicacy sent by our Tamil neighbors but never got a chance to learn to cook this. Finally got the recipe at Sharmi’s Passion and thought of…

February had been a crazy month for me. Got a friend back home, then valentine’s day and now ending up with my son’s annual exams. Kids have all the reasons to black mail parents when they make them sit and study. So does my son, everyday he wants something new just because he listens to me and study well…. lol Summers are here so why not serve your kids with something delicious, their all time favorites and chilled. Yes, how about making some chocolate cups filled with easy cream cheese frosting and topped with their favorite funky and colorful confetti….

Arcot is sweet lover’s paradise in Vellore City, this historical town has carried forward a piece of its rich legacy in the form of a delicacy known as Makkan Peda! Well the Makkan Peda certainly looks close to our very famous Gulab Jamuns or you can say it’s quiet close to those super delicious, heavy duty, stuffed Mawa Batis from Indore. No matter what and how it looks, this recipe certainly doesn’t calls for that instant gulab jamun mix. To get the authentic Makkan Peda flavor, you have to go through an elaborated way. The procedure of making Makkan Peda…

Every Bengali knows how it feels to have a bowl of Bhapa Doi after every meal…. bliss! No Bong meal is complete without a sweet or a dessert in the end. West Bengal is famous for its sweet delicacies… among various authentic sweet preparation, one very famous and absolutely delectable dessert is Bhapa Doi or Baked/ Steamed Yogurt. Hung curd blended with milk and condensed milk is either baked in the oven or steamed on the stove top is a must have sweet dish in Bengali weddings. I first got the chance to taste this amazing dessert in Kolkata. People…

Valentine is the day of Love, Care and Affection! The special day in a year when you get an opportunity to tell people around you, how much you love them. Though everyday is Valentine, but in today’s busy life each one of us somewhere miss telling our partner that we love them immensely. Hence, the day 14 Feb is special to all those busy people who forget telling their loved ones how much they are in love. A special day to make someone special feel out of this world. The day to care, pamper and spread loads of love. Though…

It’s not even 2 years and today i am celebrating my 300th blog post. Whenever i look back into time, i see how far have i come. The journey of 300 posts have been like a roller coaster ride. I started with an amateur writing and all i knew was to click pictures through phone camera. People often ask me why haven’t i changed those ugly pictures from my previous posts, sometimes even i feel like changing them. But honestly i won’t change them as they make me realize how far have i come. Blogging has been by far the…

For all those sudden sweet cravings, here is a perfect solution! A mouth watering chocolaty peda loaded with the goodness of milk both in powdered as well as condensed form is something that can be made in a jiffy. It’s soft and fudgy and an all time favorite sweet of children who love to have sweets at any time of the day. Isn’t it lovely ??? After having a lot of internet search i finally landed up making an instant doodh peda. Though the recipe has been followed by Sharmi’s Passion but i made few changes by adding a chocolaty…

Kacha Gola is the very famous sweet from West Bengal which is made of fresh paneer or chenna and flavored with cardamom and saffron. The sweet is not just quick but can also be made in a jiffy, specially when there are sudden guests at your home. The melt in mouth fudge tastes amazing when refrigerated for some time before serving. Kacha gola is usually not as sweet as compared to the other Indian sweets. The sweetness in mild and the main aroma and flavor is infused by cardamom and saffron. Kacha gola is often served during special occasions like…

Soft rice crepes folded inwards to make an envelope filled with a delicious filing made with coconut and jaggery ….. yes, you got it right, it’s Patishapta! The most desired bengal sweet delicacy made during the month of January on the auspicious occasion of Poush or Makar Sankranti. The batter used for making the fine crepes is of white flour, semolina and rice flour. Where white flour helps making the crepe go as thin as possible, semolina and rice flour simultaneously adds up a perfect bite and a crunch to the delicacy. For the filling any jaggery can be used…

Makar Sankranti is an Indian festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in lots of cultural forms. It’s basically a harvest festival. Just like Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri are celebrated in South India and Punjab. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event. Makara Sankranthi is a solar event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian calendar every…

When you have an industrial oven at home and a big time cake lower …. all you want is to bake a cake every next day…lol. But who says cake baking is a whole day task …well, a 1 minute mug cake proves you wrong. Yes, you heard that right, it’s a super moist and spongy mug cake baked only in a minute. And the best part is that it doesn’t ask you to own a oven. All it need is just a microwave, which i guess everyone has in today’s home kitchen. A perfect baking experience for all the…