Festive

Halwai September 27, 2025

Ingredients: • 4 cup – dates, deseeded and chopped fine • 300g – finely grated fresh Coconut • 250g – sweetened mawa, crumbled • 1/2 cup – Sugar or according to taste • 1/12 cup – almonds, coarsely chopped • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3/4 cup – Ghee • 1/2 cup – roasted […]

Halwai September 27, 2025

Ingredients: • 5 – medium sized Carrots • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup- Cashewnut powder • 1 glass – Milk Method: Grate the carrots and boil them in the milk until tender. Set aside for cooling. Now grind the cashews into a fine powder and add all […]

Halwai September 26, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – shortening • 1 cup – powdered Sugar • 2 cups – all purpose flour • A pinch of Nutmeg powder • 1/4 tsp -cardamom powder • 5-6 tbsp – Pista powder (optional) Method: Mix the shortening and powdered sugar. Gently add the flour, cardamom, nutmeg, and pista powder Make into […]

Halwai September 23, 2025

Ingredients: • 1.5 liters – full fat Milk Method: Bring the milk to boil in the deep non-stick pan. Reduce the flame to between low to medium and continue to heat the milk. Stir occasionally in regular intervals until the milk completely thickens to form the khova. Recipe courtesy: Dhivya Karthik http://chefinyou.com/

Halwai September 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 litre – Milk • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 cup – fresh strawberries purred Method: Mix the corn flour, vanilla essence and salt in a little water. Boil the milk and sugar. When boiling mix in the corn flour […]

Halwai September 22, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour • Pinch soda bicarb • 1 tsp – hot oil • Salt to taste • Oil for deep frying • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2-3 pinches – Turmeric • 3 pinches – citric acid, powdered • 1 tbsp – […]

Halwai September 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 1/2 cup – basmati Rice • 1 cup – Sugar Method: Caramelise 1 tbsp of sugar in a pressure cooker. Add 1/2 cup of hot water. Now add the milk and rice. When the milk starts boiling well, close the cooker and cook for 25 minutes. Allow it […]

Halwai September 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 340 g – plain flour • 1.4 tsp – ground Cinnamon powder • 1/4 tsp – ground Nutmeg powder • 1/2 tsp – mixed spice • 75 g – Butter • 180 g – soft Brown sugar • 180 g – sultana • 180 g – black Currants • 150 g – Raisins […]

Halwai September 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 25 gms – Cinnamon • 25 gms – Cloves • 50 gms – pepper Corns • 250 gms – chillies • 500 gms – chillies • 250 gms – coriander • 150 gms – Cumin seeds • 50 gms – Mustard Seed • 50 gms – Turmeric Method: Dry all the ingredients in […]

Halwai September 21, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – desiccated Coconut (dry) • 250g – mawa • 1/2 kg – Sugar • few drops – Saffron colour • 1 big glass – water • 3 to 4 – varak leaves • 1.5 tsp – Ghee (for greasing) Method: Boil the water and sugar till you get a one-thread consistency. […]

Halwai September 20, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan flour • 1 cup – Ghee • 2 cups – Sugar • Water Method: In a pan, make sugar syrup with enough water. In another kadai, heat ghee, add besan and mix it, ensuring no lumps form. Now, add the sugar syrup to this and stir continuously till the […]

Halwai September 20, 2025

Ingredients: • 300g – shark • 2 – Onion (big) • 3 – Green chillies • 2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut (optional) • Curry leaves – little • 2 tbsp – oil • Salt, to taste Method: Cut […]

Halwai September 20, 2025

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – Gelatine • 1 tsp – Vanilla essence • 250 g – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Icing Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Pink food colour. Method: Soak the gelatine in 1/2 cup cold water and keep aside until it dissolves completely. Meanwhile, melt the sugar with 1/2 cup of water […]

Halwai September 19, 2025

Ingredients: • 8 pieces – Bread • 2 cups – Milk • 1 can – Milkmaid • 2 tsp – Custard powder • 1/2 tsp – Vanilla Essence Method: Remove sides of the bread and make crumbs of it (put in the mixer). Add custard powder to 4 tbsp milk and make a paste of […]

Halwai September 18, 2025

Ingredients: • 6 cups – flour • 1 cup – Sugar • 3 – Lemon rinds • 3 tsp – baking powder • 1.5 tsp – salt • 1.5 cup – softened Butter • 3 tsp – Poppy Seeds • 3 – eggs • 3 – lemon, juice • Milk Method: Combine flour, sugar, lemon […]

Halwai September 18, 2025

Ingredients: • Rice flour – 1 cup • Maida – 1 cup • Chiroti Rawa – 1.5 cup • Hot oil – 4 tbsp • Green chillies – 3-4, minced • Onion – 4 tbsp, finely chopped • Salt to taste • Oil to deep fry Method: Blend all ingredients with a little water to […]

Halwai September 18, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 cup – finely grated Carrots • 3/4 cup- dark Brown sugar • 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick) • 1 cup – mixture of almond, pecan, cashew, walnut, and Pista nuts • 1 cup – boiling water • 1.5 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 […]

Halwai September 17, 2025

Ingredients: • Rice – 3 cups • Whole Urad with skin/Black gram – 1 cup • Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp, soak with Rice • Salt – 2 tsp or to taste • Gingili oil or any cooking oil Method: Soak black gram for 10 hours and rice for 4-6 hours. Grind black gram to […]

Halwai September 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 1 kg -pindi khoya • 350 g-grain Sugar • 150 ml -water • 50 ml -milk • cocoa powder • 1.5 tsp -pista slivers or silver leaves (optional) Method: Bring sugar, milk and water to a boil. Grate khoya from the thin side of the grater. Remove scum and simmer till sugar sets […]

Halwai September 17, 2025

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg- ground Meat • 1 cup- bread crumbs • 2 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1/4 tsp -pepper powder • 1- onion, grated • 1/8 tsp -garlic paste • salt • 2 -egg, beaten • For sauce: • 1 tbsp- Lemon juice • 1 cup- Tomato ketchup • 1 tbsp- soy […]