Ramadan approaching and so is the daily menu planning for Sehri, Roza Iftaar and dinner . During this entire month of fasting, healthy and delicious recipes become an integral part of the pious month. Desserts and sweets play an important role while planning the Iftaar menu. At my place we often organize Iftaar parties or get-togethers at home where our family friends and relatives gather to open their fast, pray together followed by dinner. So while planning the menu it’s very important to keep a variety of snacks, savories and sweets/desserts. Through out Ramadan, i love to keep myself engaged…
Ingredient: rose petal
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One of the most popular summer drink, loved by each and everyone is Lemonade. Fresh lemon juice combined with water/soda with sugar and a dash of salt works as a perfect energizer in summers and also is a rich source of Vitamin C. It has been found that our humble lemonade has been teemed up with various flavors and have come out even more amazing as a refreshing drink. Lemonade can be combined with any fruit juice like Peach, strawberry, pomegranate, pineapple, orange, watermelon etc etc. But in various countries and specially in India, lemonade is also combined with some…
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PAAN GULKAND SHOTS is a perfect summer drink to keep your body refresh and active. Paan (betel leaf) has amazing medicinal properties as well. It works an as analgesic and releases pain, eases constipation and improves digestion. It also increases hunger and promotes oral health. Betel leaf is ground to a coarse paste along with gulkand (rose petal syrup), fennel, cardamom and then mixed with milk. Paan and Gulkand Shots makes an amazingly refreshing drink and is a blessing to all those who don’t like chewing the whole paan. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare Paan and Gulkand…
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When life gives you khoya and gulkand in abundance, this is what happens…lol. Well my sweet cravings somehow gets double in summers. Though i have kept myself away from all these sinful subjects but still once in while i cheat myself by having few of my favorite stuffs. Khoya which in english is known as evaporated milk is something that i have in abundance at home these days. Yes, got that pure one from Rajasthan. Same is the story with Gulkand. So now as i am overloaded with these two particular stuff , why not make something sweet that can…
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Summers are here and is doing it’s bit to the extreme. So all you fussy people take a chill pill and enjoy the season with some cool and refreshing food stuffs. And when i say summer…it has to be Ice creams. And to begin with let’s start with something royal yet desi, something close to every Indian’s heart… You heard me right, it’s KULFI TIME! Creamy silky Indian ice cream loaded with the goodness of nuts and flavored with lots of exotic ingredients gives a perfect pleasure both to your palate and to your soul. As i was on a…
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Bengal culture somewhere fascinates me a lot, may be because my maternal side belongs to the royal Bengal. Not just the food, but the art and culture etc , each and everything is simply amazing here. And when it comes to food, there can’t be anything better than Bengali Sweets and desserts. Mostly made out of milk/ milk products, need to be consumed withing 1-2 days… but who cares when the sweets are so delicious it’s difficult to store more than a day. One such creamy luscious authentic and traditional bengali sweet, served in special occasions is CHANAR PAYESH. Thick…
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Ever since the Navratri began , i have been awing all the delightful and sinful fast recipes all over the social media. Hence, thought to contribute a little from my end as well. This post is dedicated to all my friends in India and across the globe fasting these 9 days. Saboodana Kheer is one such common preparation done at homes during these 9 days. As i am keeping a check on my diet and sugar intake, hence i chose to make a sugar free version. Didn’t wanted to add those artificial sugar free substitute which are actually of no…
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It’s been a year i last updated SHEER KURMA recipe on my blog. The pics that time were horrible as i took them from my phone camera and even the recipe writing part was very childish and not up to the mark. This year i decided to re shoot the old recipes and update in blog. Whole Ramadan i went busy and on Eid i went to my mom’s place to celebrate. Again missed a chance to shoot the sheer kurma. Finally, today i decided to make sheer and get it properly shot. So alas my old recipe got a…
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RAKSHA BANDHAN is round the corner and everybody must be exited for it. I’m sure many might have already planned the menu as well for their beloved brothers. From past few days i have been seeing everywhere on social media, ladies making amazing sweets for the occasion. Though i do’nt have a brother but i do have a right to celebrate the purity of the festival by making some pure home made sweets. Raksha Bandhan is the festival where the sister ties a knot of love and faith on his brother’s wrist. The pious thread is known as Rakhi. These…
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GIL-E-FIRDAUS also commonly known as Kesar Firni is a pudding made by grounded rice, lots of dry fruits and saffron. It’s thick as compared to the normal Rice Kheer, garnished with lots of dry nuts and rose petals, it is served chilled in various festivals and special occasions. The Firni is rich, creamy, rose scented and loaded with lots of chopped dry nuts. In my house Firni is preferred more than rice keer. It’s served chilled hence the consistency become more thick after getting into the refrigerator….. simply divine. I usually make Firni is a large quantity so that we…
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A big shout to all those who have a sweet tooth like me !!! India has given us an enormous variety of desserts. Most have them carry a traditional essence. One such dessert that is liked and loved by all and is a common preparations in festivals too… the royalty lies in it’s name, the one and only KesarPista Rabri !!! You will rarely find someone who doesn’t like a thick and creamy Rabri laced with lots of exotic dry fruits and saffron. The recipe i have used has traditional methodology in which the milk is reduced in a large…
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It’s a special day today so here’s a special way to celebrate. Pink is the color of love and what better way can it be to express love in a sweetest form than to make a pink dessert. The color pink reminds me of a poem by Karlen …. Pink is love, Pink is life, Feelings of trust, Day and night. Pink will be there through the toughest of times, when you’re all alone, and afraid to cry. No matter what has happened, pink helps mend broken hearts, when they’re in two pieces and were torn apart.