Indian Festival Recipes (Sweet Snacks & Namkin)

Kesar elaichi peda (saffron cardamom sweets/peda)

Servings Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 12-14 minutes. Total time: 19 minutes. India’s largest state, the Uttar Pradesh is famous for variety of its sweets delicacy, such as petha from Agra, peda from Mathura. Mathura is also famous for birth place of Lord Krishna. Tomorrow the India and world is celebrating Krishna jayanti or […]

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Mango coconut burfi/sweets (phalahari recipe)

Servings: 8-10 Preparation time: 20 minutes.. Cooking time: 24 minutes. Spreading time: 2-3 minutes Total time: 47 minutes. “Mango coconut burfi/sweets (phalahari recipe)” is my own innovative phalahari sweet recipe that brings together the richness of fresh coconut and the natural sweetness of ripe mango. Having a Hapus mango and coconut tree in our Kudankulam

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Healthful Sweet poha (sweet beaten rice)

Servings: 2 Soaking  time: 10 minutes. Preparation time: 8 minutes. Mixing time: 2 minutes. Total time: 10 minutes. Mithila is the culture hub of Bihar and has its own beauty. Madhubani painting has its own popularity and Maithili people are sweets lover and use poha (beaten rice) in many ways i.e. poha-curd, poha-milk, fried poha

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Nimki/mathri /namak pare

Servings: Preparation time: 10 minutes. Rolling & making shape time: 2 minutes(each) Frying time: 10 minutes(each batch). Total time: 22 minutes. When my son was in the  college hostel, we used to send “Nimki (Mathri or Namak Pare)” along with the monthly snack packages from home. It became a small token of love packed in

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Raj kachori (Royal chat from Rajasthan)

Servings: 5-6 Boiling time: 15-20 minutes. Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 3-4 minutes(each). Serving  time: 2-3 minutes(each). Total time: 32  minutes. “Raj Kachori; often called the Royal Chaat of Rajasthan” truly lives up to its majestic name. This grand and colourful dish is a delightful explosion of flavours and textures in every bite. A large,

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