Motichur Laddu, also spelled Motichoor Ladoo is a classic Indian sweet made with small boondi prepared from gram flour batter and soaked in sugar syrup. The sweetened boondi is flavored with cardamom and shaped into soft round ladoos. These ladoos are known for their delicate texture and rich taste.
Moong Dal Laddu are nutty sweet balls made with moong lentils, ghee, sugar and flavored with green cardamoms. These Moong Dal Ladoo are quite addictive too.
Modak, also called Ukadiche Modak, is a traditional Maharashtrian steamed sweet made with a soft rice flour dough and a coconut-jaggery filling. It is prepared as prasad for Bhagwan Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. This recipe shows how to shape Modak with and without a mould.
This Gulab Jamun With Milk Powder is a cheat's version but tastes equally good. The recipe comes handy if you don’t have khoya or paneer/chenna readily available. All you need is milk powder, curd (yogurt), sugar and water to make a tasty homemade batch of this famous Indian sweet.
Milk Dalia is a creamy, sweetened Indian porridge made with broken wheat (cracked wheat), milk, sugar and ghee. Cooked until soft, it’s mildly sweet and comforting. Flavored with cardamom and topped with nuts or raisins this Wheat Porridge is perfect as a light breakfast or a simple homemade dessert
Meethi Seviyan recipe is a unique sweet dish made with whole wheat vermicelli, ghee, milk, sugar, nuts and raisins. It is a dry variation, which is also popular as a traditional sweet. You can enhance its richness by adding more nuts and dry fruits.
Mawa Peda, also called Khoya Peda, is a soft Indian milk sweet made with mawa, whole milk, sugar and ghee. The mawa and milk mixture is flavored with saffron and cardamom, then cooked until thick. This slow cooking gives the pedas a gentle caramelized flavor and soft, moist texture. Shape them into
Mawa Modak is a quick variation of traditional Modak that comes together in less than 30 minutes. These rich, delicious sweets are made with just mawa (khoya or evaporated milk solids), sugar and cardamom powder.
Mango Modak, also called Amba Modak, is a soft Indian sweet made with mango pulp and khoya or mawa. The mango pulp, khoya and sugar are cooked together, flavored with cardamom and saffron, and then shaped in a modak mould. Make it during mango season or offer it to Bhagwan Ganesha for Ganesh Chaturt
Mango Kesari (also known as Mango Sheera) is a variation of the very popular Kesari or Suji Halwa. Made with semolina or cream of wheat (rava/suji), this one is flavored with mango. It is smooth, silky and quite an easy recipe for keeps.
Mangalore buns are sweet fried puffed bread made with mashed bananas, flour, sugar and spiced with a touch of ground cumin. These sweet banana buns or poori as they are known is a specialty dish from the Mangalore region in Karnataka.
Maladu or Maa Laddu (Pottukadalai Ladoo) is quick South Indian recipe of ladoo made from roasted gram or roasted chana dal flour. Maladu is made with just 3 main ingredients – roasted gram flour, ghee and sugar.