Ricotta Fudge with Dried Fruits, Nuts and Chocolate

Ricotta Fudge with Dried Fruits, Nuts and Chocolate

    Holiday season is upon us, and that means indulgence is beckoning. Time to succumb. One word for it – Dessert!  Creamy, and loaded with tiny bites of dates, cranberries and almonds, this fudge is my ticket to the train.    

Roshogolla/Rasgulla

Roshogolla/Rasgulla

    Roshogolla/Rasgulla needs to no introduction. I am sure most Indians are familiar with these lyrical, spongy balls of homemade cheese, simmered in and drunk with light sugar syrup. The story of the eastern regions of India is quite incomplete without this quintessential dessert and anyone can tune in to the “Ro-sho-gol-la” quite 

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 

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 

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.