Murmura Ladoo or Kurmure Laddo are a crunchy, light delicious ladoo made with puffed rice or murmura or Kurmure. This recipe with minimal ingredients gets ready in minutes. I always get hungry when I am back from work. It is that time in between your dinner and it is clearly very late for snack. It […]
Upwas is fasting in Marathi. This Upwas Thali consists of all the food that you can consume during fasts. Haha it is ironic that we have special menu for fasting, when fasting literally means sabbatical from food but here we are everything is only for food ?. And what better occasion to share this, can it […]
Diwali for me would began with the end of semester examinations. No more studying for the next month would definitely burst crackers in my heart, reality been I am extremely scared of them. But what was more exciting was waking up to the whiff of Aai roasting Bhajani peeth or the nutty aroma of roasting […]
”Holi re Holi.. Puranachi Poli!!!!” Holi is incomplete without Puran Poli in any Maharashtrian household. Puran poli is a flatbread stuffed with a sweet lentil stuffing. Puranachi Poli and Katachi Amti is my all time favorite Holi Menu. The sweet stuffing called as Puran in Marathi is made from jaggery, Bengal gram (chana dal) laced […]
Jump to Recipe Sabudana Kheer or Tapioca pudding, is a sweet made with tapioca pearls, sugar ,milk and laced with flavors of cardamom and saffron. It is thick, creamy, luscious, sweet, and absolutely delicious. This vegetarian and gluten-free sweet is popular during the fasting season (vrat / upwas)in India. What is Sabudana? Sabudana is a form […]
Bhogichi Bhaji, is a mixed vegetable recipe that celebrates the seasonal winter produce . Bhogi is a day prior to Makar Sankrant and Bhogichi bhaji is made to celebrate it, in every Maharashtrian household. Served with bajarichi Bhakari, this recipe is a perfect medley of all the seasonal winter veggies. It is spicy, sour, crunchy and […]
Tilgul ghya, godd godd bola!!! Tilgul are traditional, crunchy Maharashtrian sweets/ ladoos made on the special occasion of Makarsankrant. On the eve of the festival, Tilgul along with multicolored sugar-coated granules (Sakharputane/ Halwa) are exchanged with friends and family. What is Makarsankrant? Makarsankrant is an Indian festival day devoted to the deity Sun (Surya). It is always celebrated each […]
Pedas are Indian dessert traditionally made with mawa and added with different flavorings like cardamom, saffron and others. Mawa or khoya is basically evaporated and dried milk solids and is used in making of many Indian sweets. So I made these Ricotta Cheese Pedas with ricotta cheese, milk powder and sugar. These Ricotta Cheese Pedas […]
Shrikhand is a thick, creamy and tasty Indian dessert which is made from hung curd, sweetened with sugar and flavored with cardamom and saffron. Topped with nuts of your choice. Shrikhand is very popular in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Often a component in Maharashtrian thali and is paired with Puri. Shrikhand Puri is an all time […]
Til Poli or Gulachi Poli is a sweet flatbread made using sesame seeds, jaggery and whole wheat flour, with a hint of cardamom and nutmeg and is prepared during Makar Sankranti in every Maharashtrian home. It is very easy to make and very delicious and served with ghee. I have a confession to make, I love […]
Tilwadi is a sweet, healthy recipe which is made on the occasion of Makar Sankrant. It is made by using handful ingredients such as sesame seeds, jaggery, ghee and dry coconut. Til means sesame seeds and wadi literally means small square bars. Makar Sankranti is celebrated on 14 January every year. It marks the termination […]