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Khoya Recipe | Mawa Recipe

Khoya or Mawa is made by slowly simmering milk until most of the moisture evaporates and thick milk solids remain. This traditional method uses a kadai and continuous cooking to achieve the right texture. Homemade khoya has a fresh taste and works well in a variety of Indian sweets. Also known as kh

August 19, 2026
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Kesari Bath Recipe | How To Make Kesari Bath

Kesari Bath is a rich sweet made with rava (cream of wheat), sugar, nuts, saffron, water and ghee. This popular sweet from the Karnataka cuisine is quick and easy to prepare. It has rava (also called sooji or suji in Hindi and semolina or cream of wheat in English) as its main ingredient.

August 19, 2026
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Kalakand Recipe (Quick Kalakand Sweet)

Kalakand is a soft and lightly grainy milk-based sweet. This easy version is made with paneer and sweetened condensed milk, making it quick to prepare. The mixture is cooked until thick, then set and cut into squares. Garnish with nuts if you like and serve once cooled.

August 19, 2026
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Jalebi Recipe (Crispy & Fermented)

Jalebi are funnel-cake style fried spirals that is doused in a sweet sugar syrup for a delightful treat. These spirals are made with a fermented batter of all-purpose flour, gram flour, baking soda, turmeric powder and are later deep fried. This homemade jalebi recipe makes for crispy, crunchy, syru

August 19, 2026
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Gond Ke Laddu | Nutritious Gond Laddu

Gond ke laddu is a popular winter sweet from north India. This nutrient dense laddu is made of gond aka edible gum, whole wheat flour, ghee and nuts. Gond laddu are tasty as well as healthy. This recipe can be halved, doubled or tripled.

August 19, 2026
Sweets

Gajar ka Murabba | Carrot Murabba

Gajar ka murabba is a carrot preserve where fresh, juicy, tender carrots are cooked in sugar syrup flavored with a few spices. The end result is a juicy, syrupy, tender and soft carrots which taste too good.

August 19, 2026
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Fried Modak Recipe

Fried Modak is a festive sweet with a crisp whole wheat flour crust and a filling of coconut, jaggery, sesame seeds and cardamom. Also called talniche modak, it is traditionally offered to Bhagwan Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

August 19, 2026
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Elaneer Payasam Recipe (No Cook)

Here’s a no-cook South Indian dessert recipe of Elaneer Payasam, made with tender coconut (elaneer), sugar, coconut milk and cashews. This sweet dish is also very easy to prepare. Vegan and gluten-free.

August 19, 2026
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Dry Fruit Modak

Dry Fruit Modak are sweet steamed dumplings made with a soft rice flour covering. They contain a filling of assorted dried fruits, nuts, khoya, coconut, poppy seeds and sugar. The dumplings are shaped in a modak mold and later steamed.

August 19, 2026
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Dry Fruit Barfi | Date Rolls | Dry Fruit Halwa

Sweet, chewy, and irresistible, this Dry Fruit Burfi (also referred to as Dry Fruit Halwa or Date Rolls) is a simple, quick and easy sweet you can make during Diwali or any festive season. My simple vegan recipe for Dry Fruit Barfi is made without any added sugar, making it a totally guilt-free trea

August 19, 2026