Tag: dessert

Rajgira Sheera
Desserts & Sweets, Fasting Recipes

Rajgira Sheera Or Rajgira Halwa

Rajgira Sheera Or Rajgira Halwa is a beloved dessert from north India cuisine that is often prepared during fasts and festivals. Rajgira, also known as amaranth, is a gluten-free ancient grain that is considered an allowed ingredient when fasting in Hindu customs. It is traditionally used to make nutritious flatbreads/puris […]

Dudhpak
Desserts & Sweets

Dudhpak or Doodhpak

Dudhpak or Doodhpak is an Indian sweet, originates from Gujarat. It is cooked specially during the Shraddha Paksha period as a food offering to ancestors. A kind of rice pudding made from milk, sugar, rice, saffron and nuts, accompanied by pooris. A beloved dessert that has graced tables in Gujarat […]

Fried Modak
Appetizers & Snacks, Desserts & Sweets

Fried Modak

Fried modak is a Maharashtrian variation where the stuffed modak is deep fried rather than steamed. Modak is a sweet dumpling usually stuffed with a coconut and jaggery or sugar filling. The outer shell is made from rice or wheat flour. Traditionally, fried modaks are shaped into small balls or […]

Panchamrit or Panchamrut Recipe
Desserts & Sweets, Fasting Recipes

Panchamrit or Panchamrut Recipe

Panchamrit also known as a Panchamrut, it is a mixture of five foods – milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, and sugar – that is used in Hindu and Jain worship, puja, and abhisheka (consecration ritual). It is often offered during pooja (prayer ritual) and then distributed as prasad (blessed food offering). […]

Kesar Elaichi Peda
Desserts & Sweets, Fasting Recipes

Kesar Elaichi Peda

Kesar Elaichi Peda also known as a Kesar Penda in Gujarati. It is a delightful Indian sweet that boasts a perfect blend of flavors and textures. This traditional dessert is crafted by milk, sugar and milk powder or milk solid, cooked until it gets thicken into a rich, creamy consistency. […]