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…
Shrikhand is a popular dessert in Western India. It is made of hung curd / yogurt sweetened with sugar , flavored with saffron and cardamom and garnished with nuts. It is a rich and creamy dessert and a part of the meal in Gujarati weddings. Shrikhand can be enjoyed as a dessert or can be…
Fried Bananas are found throughout the world-South and Central America ,India ,Vietnam ,China,Thailand –ย almost all the countries have their own version of these delectable snacks.Here is my version that I prepared for lil Angel when she wanted something ‘hot’ with bananas as the regular way of eating banana was cold.Yes, the climate is so…
