Indian Festival Recipes (Sweet Snacks & Namkin)

Sattu ka laddu

Servings: Preparation time: 6-7 minutes. Mixing  time: 2-3 minutes. Binding time: 1 minute(each). Total time: 11 minutes. Since it is rich in proteins, Sattu is beneficial for health and well being of growing kids. Sattu is prepared by one of the healthiest cooking method that is “roasting”; in this the nutrients value remains intact and […]

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Chura Dahi Tilkut (Beaten Rice, Yogurt with pounded Sesame Sweet)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Serving time: 2 minutes. Total time: 4 minutes. This is a cultural legacy in the form of an assembly of food that is served as a breakfast in Bihar in the month of ‘Uttarayan’ – Makar Sankranti (to embark the advent of the summer season). This has been carried throughout

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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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