Maple Gulab Jamun – sweet dough balls
Gulab Jamun is the most loved Indian dessert made with milk solids (mawa) dough balls soaked in aromatic sugar syrup laced with green cardamom, saffron and rose petals.
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Rabdi Tiramisu Cups – Easy mithai
Creamy Rabdi Tiramisu made with lady fingers soaked in badam milk, layered with saffron cardamom flavored rabdi, whipped cream; garnished with pistachios, rose petals.
Pistachio and Raspberry Kaju Rolls
Pista Kaju Roll or Kaju Pista Roll is an Indian mithai very popular during Diwali. It’s made from cashews and pistachios. I added a twist to these rolls by adding raspberry powder to the cashew dough and rolled inside pistachio dough, adorned with edible silver leaf. So delicious!
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Fada Lapsi – Sweet Daliya
Fada Lapsi, a perfect festive sweet dish prepared by mostly Gujarati’s during festive season, for housewarming or for any religious occasion. It’s made from cracked wheat. Ghee, sugar or Jaggery, and like every other Indian dish flavored with cardamom.
Hazelnut Katli
It’s Diwali week and I am sharing yet another Diwali special sweet. This time, its Kaju Katli. Kaju Katli is a an Indian mithai or sweet, that taste like candy. The thin diamond shaped katli adorned with edible silver can impress anyone. It’s simplest of …
Peda – Neapolitan or Tri-color
Peda is the popular and very traditional mithai recipe from India. It’s usually made from Khoya but in States, I prefer it with milk powder. It’s made from very few ingredients like milk powder, milk, sugar, and cardamom powder. In the festive mood, I decided to try a tricolor peda recipe with rose, chocolate and plain flavors. The idea came from Neapolitan cookies.
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Zucchini Halwa/Dudhi Halwa
Zucchini Halwa is an adaptation of lauki halwa or dudhi halwa. Zucchini halwa is an Indian sweet or mithai made with bottle gourd or opo squash, whole milk, ghee, sugar and flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. Two most popular halwa are carrot or …