Ramadan month has been started, and date is the must ingredients in every iftar meal. Dates are high in sugar to give you a natural energy boost. After fasting all day, your body is craving carbohydrates and sugars to maintain its energy sources. Dates are naturally high in sugar and the right kinds of carbohydrates…
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Fox Nut Fudge with Caramalized Apple
What is Fox Nut Fox nut are also known as lotus seeds, Euryale ferox, gorgon nuts and phool makhana. These seeds are often used in quite a few Indian sweets and savouries like kheer, raita or makhana curry, and are also eaten as an evening tea-time snack. These makhana or fox nuts are a part of…
Mango Phirni
What is Firni Phirni also called as firni is a classic slow-cooked Indian sweet pudding made with basmati rice, milk, nuts, sugar and scented with cardamom powder or saffron or rose water. So phirni is nothing but coarsely ground rice pudding.Phirni is best served in clay cups, a unique feature that helps absorb excess water…
Flaky Kunafa Gujiya
What is Gujiya Gujiya is a sweet deep fried dumplings, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with maida(all purpose flour) stuffed with a mixture of sweetened khoa (milk solids; also called mawa) and dried fruits, and fried in ghee. Several regional cuisines in India feature dishes similar to gujia, but with different fillings. In my region, filling is made of grated coconut and…
Patisapta Cake
What is Patisapta Patishapta is a popular authentic Bengali dessert. Thin crepes made with refined flour, rice flour and semolina. Stuffed with a tasty grated coconut and milk filling. Winter in Bengal brings forth all manner festivities and the very special art of pitha making – rice-based sweets and savouries. There are over a hundred different types…
Malai Chumchum
What is Chum Chum Chomchom, cham cham, or chum chum (Bengali: চমচম) is a traditional Bengali sweet, popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The sweet comes in a variety of colours, mainly light pink, light yellow, and white. Generally, it is coated with coconut or mawa flakes as a garnish. The basic ingredient of chum chum is milk. It is made…
Milk cake
The festive season in india has started and sweets are must in each occasion. Various types of sweets are being prepared during these festivals. Today I am sharing a popular and delicious sweet, Milk cake. It’s a traditional sweet or mithai in most part of the northern and western part of India. It’s little different…
Barak Kitchen 