Category Archives: Indian Sweets

Patole is a traditional Maharashtrian dish,made especially in month of Shravan.Also made as prasad for Nag Panchami.  नागपंचमी – श्रावणातला पहिला सण नागपंचमी या दिवशीं नागाची पूजा केली जाते‌ या दिवशीं घरात भाजी चिरणे, कोणतेही पदार्थ तळलेले किंवा भाजले जात नाही. कोकणात सासरी गेलेल्या मुलीला भाऊ या दिवशी माहेरी घेऊन येतो . सर्व गावातील मुलीContinue reading “Patole.”

Kadhan is a traditional kokani sweet dish made out of moong dal,jaggery & coconut milk. Traditionally it is made by roasting whole moong and then deskinning them by grinding in Jata( manual grinder,made out if stone)or food processor,it is a very lengthy process,so to make it quick now a days skinless moongdal is used. InContinue reading “Mugache Kadhan”

Sheera is one of the most favorite sweet dish made in every Maharashtrian household… This is a little richer version of regular sheera,addition of kesar and milk masala gives a very festive flavor to it… So here goes the recipe… Ingredients: 1 Cup rava(roasted in 3 tbsp ghee) 3/4th Cup Sugar. 1 Cup milk.(Boiled) 2Continue reading “Kesar Pista Sheera.”

Karachi halwa is a chewy Indian dessert made with cornflour loaded with the goodness of dry fruits like almond and cashewnuts and sweetened with sugar.It is also known as Bombay Halwa.This recipe needs minimum ingredients but lots of patience as cooking time is more.More you cook the halwa more chewy it will turn out. Here goes theContinue reading “Karachi Halwa”

After a long break, on auspicious occasion of Navratri I am back to blogging.I tried my hand at khantoli or sweet Khandvi, as naivedya for devi on first day of navratri.I guess I nailed it….here goes the recipe. Ingredients: 1 cup Rice rava or Idli rava 1 cup Gul (Jaggery) 1/2 cup grated Fresh Coconut. 2Continue reading “Khantoli (Sweet Khandvi)”

Back to blogging  after a very long gap,was busy with many things in life.But that’s unfair to my blog….something that I have started and that too with  so much  passion should not be neglected. …so here I am….. Today’s recipe is something which was in my mind since long,once few years back I had visited  someContinue reading “Goad Tavsoli (Cucumber Thalipeeth)”

This is a different version of our mouthwatering Sheera.Today on 2 nd day of navratri,tried my hand at this recipe to make Prasad.I have used pineapple essence to flavor this dish some recipes have pineapple puree or chunk in it. Here goes the recipe for simple yet delicious pineapple sheera. Ingredients: 1 Cup rava(roasted inContinue reading “Pineapple Sheera”

I have memories of having these kaap as a kid, my mom and grand mom used to make it , my masi makes varieties of vadis using potato, beetrot, carrots, and various essence. This was my first attempt making these, and they turned out great. This is a basic recipe simple and yummy flavoured only withContinue reading “Chun Kaap/Narlachi Wadi (Coconut Barfi)”