I love jackfruit and always wait for its season. The smell of a jackfruit itself is so captivating! This time I decided to make something different with it and tried out this jackfruit burfi. I have a weakness for sweets and anything with jackfruit just adds on to the craving. You can also try few…
YumPanjiri Recipe
Festivals bring such joy and happiness in the house. I made this Panjiri today to celebrate Janmashtami. Panjiri is a delicious sweet dish loaded with goodness of roasted nuts. The aroma itself is so captivating! Check out this quick video to make Panjiri at home. Panjiri is a sweet dish from state of Punjab,…
YumStrawberry Phirni Recipe
Phirni is a delicious rice pudding and you will find many variations for the same. I added strawberries to it and gave my own twist to this pudding. You can serve this Strawberry Phirni for any special occasion. Watch this quick video to make this yummy dessert! The best part about making Strawberry Phirni is that…
YumSev-Chivda Product Review
I recently received some products from Sev-Chivda and loved all the snacks, sweets, pickles etc. Sev-Chivda is an online store based out of Bangalore. They have wide range of Authentic Rajasthani Sweets, Snacks, Spices, Pickles etc. I tried their Mango Pickle and Green Chilli Pickle and loved it! My lunch or dinner is incomplete without…
YumBeetroot Halwa Recipe
Festival season is round the corner and any festival is incomplete without sweets. You all know my weakness for desserts and sweets. So, the first thing comes up in my mind when I think of a festival are the sweets I’m going to make for that occasion. I also love beetroots! They add such vibrant…
YumSorakkai Payasam / Lauki Kheer
Its so much fun to cook around festival times. Everyone seems happy, excited and everything around us looks positive. Navratri has started and as always, I decided to make some offering for God everyday. Today it was Sorakkai payasam, a light milk pudding made with bottle gourd which is cooked in milk and sugar….
YumGulkand Coconut Ladoo
Coconut ladoo is one of the most popular sweet in India made for any special occasion and festivals. You can find many variations to these coconut balls and everyone usually loves them. Gulkand is a sweet rose petal preserve and widely used in India for making sweets, ice creams, milkshakes, mitha paan etc. It helps keeping the…
YumPista Badam Burfi
Someone rightly said – greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. I watched you fail and be steady. I watched you struggle and rise again. I have seen you in deep pain and still smile. I’m talking about my first love, my inspiration – “My Mom”. If I…
YumBread Halwa Recipe
I have often wondered how people manage to smile when I know they are suffering and going through deep pain. I guess that’s their power and learnt that life is only worth living with a big smile. This needs lot of work, perseverance and patience but I have decided to apply it in my life….
YumKalakand Burfi Recipe
My little boy loves sweets and of the reasons that I decided to make, and share a Kalakand burfi recipe today. It is a sweet dish from North India and specially made during festivals and celebrations. It’s a milk sweet and usually loved by everyone. Usually the milk is boiled and thickened to make this…
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