Tag: Indian Sweets

Ranga Aloo-r Pantua: Sweet Potato Dumplings in Syrup and a Giveaway

Ranga Aloo-r Pantua: Sweet Potato Dumplings in Syrup and a Giveaway

    The giveaway is now closed. April brings showers, but in my heart, April also brings in sweet nostalgia of Poila Boishak or Bengali New Year. The smell of new clothes, the rolled calendars that the shopkeepers hand out as it marks the beginning 

Indian Lime Cookies

Indian Lime Cookies

When you crave a cookie… Valentine’s Day is almost here! Now life is buzzing with the parties in school and my chirping gals hiding in their rooms to make Valentine’s cards and crafts for us.

Chicken Korma and a Giveaway

Chicken Korma and a Giveaway

Quite unlike the blazing red chicken curry which is synonymous to Indian cuisine, the Korma is mellow but regal and very much an Indian chicken curry too; rich, creamy, nutty it is redolent of aromatic spices with an exotic taste that is going to take 

Sandesh

Sandesh

“Shondesh” is what it is called in West Bengal, “Sandesh” it is elsewhere, & Cheese Fudge is the closest translation I can come up with. “It’s dry yet moist in sweetness. It won’t exactly melt in your mouth but its sweet aftertaste lures your taste