Tag: sweet

Instant Jalebi
Desserts & Sweets, Quick Recipes

Instant Jalebi Recipe

Instant jalebi recipe typically made with maida, baking soda for fermentation, and food coloring to give the signature orange hue. By just adding yogurt and water, the batter is ready in 10 minutes. The batter is then fried in hot oil or ghee to form pretzel-shaped crispy jalebis which are […]

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). […]