Badam Truffles is a delicious no cook sweet treat that you can serve at festive gatherings. These Indian inspired truffles are super easy to make and are a great edible gift. What is Badam Truffles? Badam translates as “almond” and gulab means “rose” hence the name Badam Gulab Truffles. These bite sized truffles are made with just 7 ingredients that are easily available – almond flour, condensed milk, rose syrup, rose essence, white chocolate and rose petals. These truffles make a great Indian Fusion Truffle recipe to serve at festive gatherings like Diwali, Ganpati or any holiday parties. Every year…
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Continue ReadingMango Shrikhand is an easy and delicious summer dessert recipe made with hung yogurt, mango pulp and sugar. It’s perfect for enjoying with some hot pooris or just as is. It is creamy, dense and rich in texture. Shrikhand is a very popular dessert recipe from the state of Maharashtra. Made using hung curd, which is strained yogurt with whey removed. This hung curd, known as chakka in Marathi, is then flavored with mango pulp, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and saffron. Chilled and garnished with nuts. This amrakhand recipe is my go to dessert to make on festive occasions, as…
Continue ReadingInstant Mawa Modak is nothing but a doodh pedha shaped like a modak. This popular Indian sweet is made during Ganpati festival with handful of ingredients. Ganpati festival is incomplete without making bappa’s favorite Modak. Festive time is always busy, so I prefer to keep prasad recipe simple. Traditionally, people use mawa/ khoya (milk solids) which you can make by reducing full fat milk. However, I like to use full fat milk powder because it is available in any supermarket. Making traditional milk pedha takes a long time and effort. However, by using the milk powder, it is very easy…
Continue ReadingCoconut Ladoo is an quick, easy and full proof Indian sweet recipe that is served during festivals. These rich ladoos are made with desiccated coconut, milk powder, milk, powdered sugar and cardamom. These delectable ladoos are a quick dessert and comes together in just 30 minutes. Festive season is just around the corner and if you are looking for an easy, simple delectable mithai recipe, then look no further and make these desiccated coconut ladoos. I love to make these as a quick prasad during Ganpati, Navratri, Diwali. These ladoos are a perfect treat to make for your brothers during…
Continue ReadingFunfetti Cheesecake a delicious, rich , creamy and above all a perfect birthday cheesecake. This cheesecake is studded with colorful sprinkles and blush pink butter cream frosting that makes this cake an absolute showstopper. Cheesecake is our all time family favorite dessert. My daughter turned 4 and she requested a vanilla cheesecake with lots of sprinkles and pink buttercream and I exactly gave her that. I have made this creamy & rich textured vanilla cheesecake in an Instant Pot and added tons of sprinkles to make it bright & fun. Decorated with pink color buttercream. This cake certainly put wide…
Continue ReadingInstant Pot Seviyan Kheer aka vermicelli kheer is an easy, creamy and delicious Indian dessert recipe. It’s a pudding made with vermicelli, milk, sugar, nuts, cardamom and saffron. What is Seviyan Kheer : Seviyan kheer also known as semiya payasam, shevyachi kheer, sevai kheer is a very popular Indian pudding recipe. I have grown up eating kheer like every Indian. Traditionally kheer is made on a stove top by reducing milk to half of its quantity resulting in a creamy, thick kheer. If you are looking for a quick last minute dessert to make, then this incredibly easy Instant Pot…
Continue ReadingOats Ladoo is a healthy nutritious laddu recipe that comes together in no time. These delicious laddus are made with simply 4 base ingredients oats, cashews, cardamom powder and sweetened with maple syrup. These are the easiest, healthy festive snack to add to your festive mithai box. Besides being a healthy festive treat, these make a delicious snack that my toddler enjoys all year round. These oats laddo are packed with protein and fiber from oats & healthy fats from cashews. Okay, there is no comparison but if you crave kaju katli and are watching your sugar intake, this recipe…
Continue ReadingMilk Powder Modak is nothing but a pedha shaped like a Modak. This popular Indian sweet is made during Ganpati festival with just a handful of ingredients. Ganpati festival is incomplete without making bappa’s favorite Modak. Ganesh Chaturthi mornings are always busy, so I prefer to make this instant milk powder modak recipe as prasad. This recipe calls for using milk powder. Traditionally, people use mawa/ khoya (milk solids) which you can make by reducing full fat milk. However, I like to use full fat milk powder because its readily available in any supermarket. Making traditional milk pedha takes a…
Continue ReadingQuick Overnight Oats recipe is super easy to make, its instant and comes together in 20 minutes (no overnight soaking required). These thandai flavored oats with chia seeds are incredibly creamy. Soaked in milk for extra creaminess and topped with rose petals and powdered pistachio. Thandai Oats make a healthy, delicious dessert to make for holi party. This Instant “Overnight” Oats recipe is basically a cold oatmeal that you don’t have to cook on a stove or microwave. Instead you let oat flour or quick oats to soak in hot water for just 20-30 minutes. The texture is unbelievably creamy.…