The second post for Srivalli’s Blogging Marathon is from a famous author.She was born in Delhi where she also educated.She has traveled extensively collecting vegetarian recipes for this book.Apart from this book she has authored several cookbooks. She is a teacher of Indian cooking and has completed a television series on cookery for the BBC.…
As we ring in the New year, I also celebrate my blogs 3rd Anniversary!!!I began in a small way wondering Oh My God,What Am I doing and today I exactly know what has been going on.I never imagined that this blog would grow to such a magnitude. I am glad I started it and I…
Bengal is known for its delectable sweets. Sweets find an important place in the Bengali Thali. The Bengali desserts make use of sweetened cottage cheese / Paneer / chhana. Here is a variation to the creamy shondesh with a touch of pista. I used : Homemade paneer from 1 Liter milk .Make sure that the…
When I announced Celebrate sweets with the theme Bengali sweets, I wanted to prepare Rasgullas.I kept postponing the thought of preparing it and finally I decided against it and made two types of Shondesh last weekend. This one is the basic Shondesh recipe.There are numerous and innovative Sondesh varieties that can be developed from this…
Mom used to prepare this when I was small.Them she started trying out other sweets and after I grew up, I almost forgot about it until I saw it in Shilpa’s Aayi’s Recipes. I wanted to try it and it came out well. The consistency of the sugar syrup plays a vital role here.If you…
