Indian Festival Recipes (Sweet Snacks & Namkin)

Bhog Khichadi (Bhoger Khichuri Rice and Lentil porridge)

Servings:3- 4 Preparation time: 11 minutes. Frying rice and dal time: 6-7 minutes. Frying  vegetable time: 7-8 minutes. Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Total time: 41 minutes. Khichadi is perhaps the most humble, universal and adaptable food experiments in India with innumerable variations as complex as our country’s geography is. With the recent heat around the […]

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Lauki (bottle gourd) halwa

Servings: Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Cooking time: 22-25 minutes. Total time: 35 minutes. “Bottle Gourd Halwa”, popularly known as “Lauki ka Halwa” in Hindi, is a rich and traditional Indian dessert that celebrates the humble bottle gourd (lauki or doodhi) in a sweet, creamy, luscious dessert infused with cardamom and garnished with nuts. In this

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Raw papaya ball/laddu

Servings: Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 12 minutes. Cooking time: 7-10 minutes. Making Laddu time:8-10 minutes. Total time: 42 minutes. Papaya is widely cultivated not only in India, but also in Brazil; India and Brazil are the major producers of papaya. I first tasted this exotic treat in Brazil during my son’s wedding, where

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Kuttu (buckwheat) ka pakoda (phalahari fritters)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 5-6 minutes(each batch). Total time: 16 minutes. “Aaloo (Potato) ka pakoda (phalahari fritters)” made with Kuttu ka Atta (buckwheat flour), is a delicious and satisfying phalahari (vrat-special) snack, perfect for fasting days like Navratri, Ekadashi, or Mahashivratri. This version replaces regular gram flour with gluten-free kuttu flour,

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 Savorite sevai

Servings:  Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 3-4 minutes. Cooking time: 3-4 minutes. Total time: 13 minutes. “Dry Savorite sevai” without milk, is a light, flavourful dish made from roasted vermicelli. In many Indian households, seviyan is often associated with festive sweet dishes.  Ramadan month is at fag end and Eid is coming closer, the

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