Festive

Halwai August 13, 2026

Ingredients: • Ginger, grated – 25 g • Cinnamon – 1/4 tsp • Cloves – 3 • Ground Sugar – 1 g • Lemon juice – 1/2 cup • Orange juice – 1 cup • Pineapple juice – 1 cup • Apple juice – 1 cup (optional) • Water – 2 cups • Some slices […]

Halwai August 13, 2026

Ingredients: • For Chicken Saute: • 4 – Chicken breasts halves, skinned and boned. • 1/2 cup – mushrooms, cut into halves. • Chicken broth. • pepper to taste. • Salt to taste| For Mushroom Sauce: • 2 tbsp – flour. • 2 cups – vegetable broth. • 2 cups – sliced mushrooms. • 1/2 […]

Halwai August 12, 2026

Ingredients: • 100 g – Thick sev • 1 Onion- sliced • 1 Tomato- diced • 1 Green chilli- chopped • 2-3 cloves- Garlic, chopped • 1/2 tsp- Coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • A pinch – Turmeric powder • Salt to taste • Coriander leaves – a small bunch Method: […]

Halwai August 12, 2026

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – basmati Rice • 1 tbsp – Curd • 1 tbsp – Milk • 1/2 cup – broken mixed nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews, pine nuts) • 1 tbsp – melon seeds skinned • 1 tbsp – small Raisins • 2 to 3 – whole Cloves • 1-inch piece – Cinnamon • […]

Halwai August 11, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 150 g – Sugar • 2 – oranges, medium size • 1/2 tsp – Kesar Method: Peel the oranges. Also remove the transparent skin from the orange slices. Keep aside. Put the milk in a kadai keep boiling and stirring till the milk becomes thick. Add the sugar. […]

Halwai August 11, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 8 oz package – Cream cheese, softened • 1 6 oz package – semisweet chocolate morsels, melted • 3/4 cup – vanilla wafer crumbs • 1/4 cup – Strawberry preserves • 1/2 cup – almonds, toasted and finely chopped Method: Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. […]

Halwai August 11, 2026

Ingredients: • chhena (from 3L low fat milk) or low fat ricotta cheese – 400g • Sugar – 1/2 cup (can substitute equal) • Brown sugar – 1/2 cup • Suji – 2 tbsp • Maida – 1 tsp • Raisins – 1/2 cup • almonds, chopped – 1/4 cup • elaichi – 1 tsp […]

Halwai August 11, 2026

Ingredients: • Tindora – 1/4 lb • Chilli powder – 1.5 tsp • Mustard powder – 1 tsp • Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp • Salt to taste • Garlic – 6 flakes • Sesame oil Method: Wash, clean, wipe dry tindora and cut them into 4 pieces length wise and then cut them into […]

Halwai August 10, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour • 1/2 cup – fine semolina • 2 tbsp – cocoa powder • 3 tbsp – ground Sugar • 1 – lemon, juice extracted strained • 1.5 cup – water • 1.5 tsp – eno fruit salt • 1/2 tsp – salt • Follow up: • 1 tsp […]

Halwai August 9, 2026

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Jasmine Rice • 1/2 cup Moong Dal • 1 litre Milk • 1/2 cup Ghee • 3 cups Jaggery (or Brown Sugar) • Saffron • 1/4 tsp Elaichi Powder • 1/2 cup broken Cashewnuts and Raisins Method: Fry the rice and moong dal in a pan until the moong dal […]

Halwai August 9, 2026

Ingredients: • For sundal: • 1 cup – any dry legume varieties • salt to taste • Seasoning: • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – urad dhal • 1/4 tsp – Hing / Asafoetida • 2 – Red Chillies or 2 Green chillies • Curry leaves as […]

Halwai August 8, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – saboodana • 1 cup – peanut, crushed • 1/2 cup – fresh Coconut • 5-6 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1 – potato, peeled and finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1 – lemon, juice • 1 tbsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Cumin […]

Halwai August 8, 2026

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Chicken stock • 2 cups – water • 500 g – Chicken breasts, bone-in, skinned • 2 – Bay Leaves • 1 – onion, chopped • 2 – Garlic cloves, minced • 2 – carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal • 1 – Celery stalk, thinly sliced on the diagonal […]

Halwai August 7, 2026

Ingredients: • 500 g – Topfen (cottage cheese) • 70 g – Softened Butter • 120 g – semolina • 120 g – Sugar • 4 – Egg yolks • 4 – Egg whites • 1.5 tsp – Baking powder Method: Mix together topfen, butter and sugar, egg yolks. Whip egg white with baking powder […]

Halwai August 7, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup singhare ka atta (waterchestnut flour) • 1 cup Sugar • 4 ½ cups water • 6 tbsp. Ghee • ½ tsp. green Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp. almonds, blanched and shredded Method: Melt ghee, add atta and stir fry over medium flame, taking care to avoid scorching. At the same time, […]

Halwai August 6, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour (besan) • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Ghee • 1/2 cup – Milk • 2 pods – elaichi • Raisins and Cashew nuts (optional) – finely chopped Method: Roast the gram flour in a kadai till the raw smell disappears. Let it become slightly brownish. […]

Halwai August 6, 2026

Ingredients: • 1.5kg – lamb Meat (cut into bite-size pieces) • 1 kg – Corn kernels • 1.5 – cups Ghee • 10 Green chillies • 2 cups – grated Onion • 6 Cloves of Garlic • 2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 4 Bay Leaves • 4 (1 inch length) sticks of Cinnamon • […]

Halwai August 6, 2026

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Ragi grains Method: Wash ragi with plenty of water, 4-5 times. Drain, so that the bottom sediments, stay there. Drain in a colander or muslin cloth for 20 minutes. Spread out on a thick kitchen towel, in direct sunlight. When almost dry, mill to a fine flour in a flour […]

Halwai August 6, 2026

Ingredients: • 5 pounds – shrimp, steamed and peeled • 1 – purple onion, sliced into rings • 1 jar (3.5 ounces) – capers • chopped Parsley for garnish • For Marinade: • 1 cup – salad oil • 3/4 cup – Vinegar • 1.5 tbsp – Worcestershire sauce • 1 tbsp – Tabasco sauce […]

Halwai August 5, 2026

Ingredients: • 2 slices – canned pineapple. • 2 sprigs – Mint leaves, cleaned, destalked. • 1 tbsp – juice from can. • 1/4 – Lemon juice. • 1 tbsp – Honey or sugar. • 1 tsp – khus syrup. • Salt to taste. • pepper to taste. • 350 ml – chilled water. Method: […]