Recipe: Tricolour Chaas Tricolour Chaas is a very healthy cooling drink made from yogurt, carrot, spinach, garlic, ginger, cuucmber. The orange and green colour are all from natural food colours. I’ve used carrot for the orange colour and spinach cucumber for the green. No artificial colours are added. Come on, let us celebrate India’s Republic…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Oats Sesame Ladoos Oats Sesame Ladoos are full of healthy nuts, seeds and dates. These ladoos are easy to make, delicious, gluten free, provides energy and come together within 20 minutes. Without any refines sugar, I have added jaggery powder for some earthy flavour and as I make them for Makar Sankranti. Skip jaggery…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pomegranate Panna Cotta Pomegranate Panna Cotta is an attractive, easy to make layered dessert. The panna cotta base is vanilla flavoured with lemon zest. Pomegranate jelly or jello is used to create the second layer. The combined flavour of vanilla, lemon zest and pomegranate is simply luscious, melt in the mouth dessert. Memories The…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Eggnog Mini Flan Eggnog Mini Flans is an excellent choice when it comes to dessert options for Christmas Parties. I made it two days ahead. The flavour of eggnog, spices, the silky texture makes it a light dessert to enjoy after a heavy main meal. As I had used ready made eggnog, I added…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kerstkransjes – Dutch Christmas Cookies Kerstkransjes, Dutch Christmas Cookies are the cutest, easiest cookies I’ve baked. These cookies are unique in that they are traditionally wreath shaped and hung on Christmas trees. How cute is that! With lemon zest they are flavourful and the topping adds a bit of a crunch. Melt in the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Ginger Cookies Ginger Cookies, ginger snaps or simply ginger nuts are made with ginger powder along with some golden syrup. These cookies tend to be slightly hard, making them ‘dunkable’ in milk, tea or coffee. They are quite different from the classic gingerbread cookies that are usually baked during Christmas time. Gingerbread cookies have…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mushroom & Chestnut Stuffed Pasta Shells Mushroom & Chestnut Stuffed Pasta Shells are a bit different from the usual cheese, spinach stuffed ones. With a stuffing of mushrooms, roasted chestnuts and a creamy sauce, this dish is ideal as a pasta dish for parties. The creamy luxurious sauce and the flavours of mushrooms and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Clementine Cheesecake Clementine Cheesecake is a sweet and tangy easy to make, creamy, delicious dessert that will definitely impress your guests at any party. I made the mini version for my Diwali party. The reason I did that is because I had several dessert and Indian sweet options. By making them all mini or…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kahk -Egyptian Cookies Kahk are traditional Egyptian Cookies that are generally baked during Eid. These cookies are amazingly tasty with a fabulous fine crumb, melt in the mouth texture, and aromatic. They are baked plain or with a filling. And believe me both taste so good. You’ll not be able to stop at one.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Poha Phirni Poha Phirni is a gluten free rich creamy pudding made by using rice flakes and full fat milk. To make it more healthy and filling I love to add mixed fresh fruits and nuts to it. This recipe as such is not a traditional Indian dessert or mithai as generally poha is…
