Simple & Delicious Indian Recipes
Mawa Kachori is a sweet version of kachori and is a traditional Rajasthani dessert typically prepared during festivities and celebratory events. You can find it in every city of Rajasthan, but most popular in Jaipur and Jodhpur. These are stuffed with sweet mawa filling and then deep-fried and coated in sugar syrup.Preparing this dish is easy.
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most famous festivals in most of the states of India. This festival is in-complete without offering special modak/ ladoo prasad to the lord. Modak is prepared in different styles and ingredients in different places. In this recipe, I made it in Rajasthani and Gujarati style with churma (crumbled roti/ flat bread).
Do try this recipe on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi at your home and recommend it to your friends and family, if you like it.
Lauki ka halwa (bottle gourd/ opo squash pudding), also known as doodhi ka halwa is a very delightful and simple to make Indian dessert. Many people do not like the taste of lauki, but the taste of lauki halwa is absolutely delicious. Moreover, lauki is a very nutritious vegetable. This halwa can be easily made as a sweet dish on any day or during Hindu fasting days.
Aloo halwa is unique and is a starch and carbs-rich dessert, typically prepared in winter and consumed during fasts like Shivratri or Navratri to provide necessary energy required by the body. It can be prepared for any occasion and celebration ritual.
If you are looking for food options during the upcoming Navratri, It is an excellent dish to prepare.
Second week of New Year is the time when large parts of the country are shivering under intense cold waves, the fields are green again and the harvest is beckoning. This time of the year is celebrated with different names in different parts of India (Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan, Magh Bihu and Poush Sankranti etc.)
Being winter time, sweets made out of jaggery are made and distributed among family and friends. I tried laddus using puffed rice and jaggery and it came out very well.