Kheer – Indian Rice Pudding with Nuts and Saffron

Kheer – Indian Rice Pudding with Nuts and Saffron

Featured in iVillage.ca – Diwali edition. It’s the quintessential dessert of the Indian cuisine. This traditional Indian pudding  does not just round off the meal in an occasion at home, at a restaurant, or in festivities; it is a comfort food. And this ever popular 

Fresh Strawberry Basil Ice Cream

Fresh Strawberry Basil Ice Cream

I promise this is the last of the basil saga; at least for now. But really how can I help it?

Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

A warm bowl of Gajar ka Halwa brings in more than the tiding memories of taste and flavors of this sweet, cardamom flavored confection. It is a wave emotions of a mother daughter relation, and close binding times which might have felt to be just 

Rosemary and Ginger Roasted Fruit Rolls

Rosemary and Ginger Roasted Fruit Rolls

Baking is therapeutic for me. Along with the calm feeling instilled by the warmth of the oven and the wonderfully smelling home, there arises within me a tiny bit of triumph with every success, a little smile and a small pat on the back.

Churma and Churma ke Laddoo

Churma and Churma ke Laddoo

Dal Bati Churma (pronoun: Choorma) is a traditional and probably the most popular part of the Rajasthani cuisine. Rajasthan (Raja- King, Sthan-place),  a state that borders the north western part of India, surrounded by the age old  Aravalli ranges, is rich and beautiful.