Thandai mix is a fragrant mixture of nuts and spices used to make beverages and desserts. Here, this homemade thandai mix is used to make an eggless sheet cake. Decorated with saffron whipped cream cheese frosting and tons of colorful sprinkles, it makes for a stunning Holi dessert! Do you like sprinkles? I love them…
Coconut Burfi {Indian Coconut Fudge}
Coconut burfi is one of the most popular Indian sweets around festival time. Get the fast and easy recipe to make perfectly set coconut burfi every time. Coconut burfi or thenga burfi is one of my most favorite sweet treats ever. I’ve only ever had it homemade with freshly grated coconut, flavored with freshly pounded…
Protein-Packed Persian Jeweled Pilaf (Vegan, GF)
Thank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post. Every day Village Harvest is planting seeds of change and growing possibilities, one bag of goodness at a time. This fragrant Persian Jeweled Pilaf is dotted with cranberries, nuts & saffron, and made with a protein-packed blend of rice, quinoa & lentils. The perfect quick and light…
Persian Love Cake
The Persian love cake is a fragrant, rich and beautiful cake. This version has notes of saffron, rose, cardamom and almonds in the cake, a lemon glaze on top, and is decorated simply with pistachios and rose petals. A delicious celebration-worthy cake indeed! Persian love cake! Doesn’t the name intrigue you? I fell in love…
Chicken Pulao {Indian Chicken Pilaf}
A delicious, easy to make one-pot rice and chicken dish mildly spiced with Indian flavors, the chicken pulao makes for an enticing complete meal on its own. I absolutely love the concept of one-pot meal recipes. Why wouldn’t anyone? For starters, it means less cleanup and that’s a relief for the cook! There are any…
Besan Ka Halwa
This soft, spoonable halwa made with gluten-free chickpea flour or besan is a delicious and easy Indian sweet treat. This moreish halwa redolent with fragrant ghee, saffron, nuts and dry fruits is perfect for celebrations or any time you crave a sweet treat. I love all kinds of halwa. The vast repertoire of this soft…
Godhumai Paal Kozhukattai {Wheat Flour Dumplings In A Jaggery & Coconut Milk Pudding}
Tiny wheat flour dumplings are cooked in a combination of milk and coconut milk; flavored with saffron, cardamom and lightly sweetened with jaggery. A delicious, nourishing and comforting sweet treat for any time. Can be made fully vegan too. Paal kozhukattai remains one of our favorite comfort foods ever. Traditionally made with soft rice flour…
Semiya Kesari {Meethi Seviyan}
This delicately sweet saffron-laced semiya kesari or meethi seviyan, an Indian vermicelli dessert, is super easy to make and makes for a festive dessert. Sweet kesari has been a staple since my childhood. Whenever we craved something sweet, or guests dropped my unannounced, or whenever the occasion called for a small celebration, mom always made kesari. Fragrant…
Kesar Kalakand {Indian Cottage Cheese Fudge}
This delicious milky fudge made with paneer (soft Indian cottage cheese) is delicately flavored with kesar (saffron) and topped with all your favorite nuts, for a royal treat during this Diwali. Plus, you can make it in under 30 minutes! It is getting cooler around here and that definitely makes it feel like Holiday season. From now until the…
Mango Saffron Cardamom Jam
A delicious homemade mango jam delicately flavored with saffron and cardamom. Make a batch using juicy, ripe golden mangoes and savor them till the season is long past. Make this no pectin, no preservative, refrigerator jam recipe and follow my tips for perfect jam every time! Mangoes, mangoes, mangoes! I don’t know of any other…
Semiya Payasam {A Rich Indian Dessert}
A rich and sweet pudding made with milk and vermicelli, laced with fragrant saffron and cardamom, this payasam or kheer is a beloved Indian dessert. I wrote out a draft for this post in 2013, back when I started this blog. I had always wanted to document the recipe for my favorite Indian desserts of…
