Jalebi , also known as zulbia, jilapi,mushabak and zalabia, is an Arab and Indian sweet. It is made by deep frying flour batter in circular shape, which are then soaked in sugar syrup. They have a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating. It is eaten with curd or rabdi in North India.Continue reading “Jalebi”
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Idli
Idli is a type of savoury rice cake, or rice dumpling originating from Indian subcontinent. These rice cakes are popular as breakfast food and made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented rice and dhuli urad. History A precursor of modern idli is mentioned in several ancient Indian works. Vaddarahane , a 920 CE KannadaContinue reading “Idli”
Kimaami Sewai
Sewai an occasional sweet prepared on the festival of Eid in all over the world. It’s a traditional dish, and it is said that table is incomplete without sewai on Eid. It is prepared with fine vermicelli and kimaam that is thick sugar syrup with lots of dryfruits and khoya. History There is no historicalContinue reading “Kimaami Sewai”
Pancakes
A pancake is a flat cake , prepared from starch based batter that may contain eggs, milk, butter and cooked on griddles or pan using butter. Pancakes may be served at any time of the day with a variety of toppings or fillings , but in most of the parts of world it is typicallyContinue reading “Pancakes”
Tea Trails
Do you know, where did this tea came from? We all know that, it was the British who introduced tea to the Indians. But it is also a traditional story, that British acquired their love of tea from India. By the end of the 18th century tea had become the British drink. Do you know, atContinue reading “Tea Trails”
Boondi ke laddu
Boondi ke laddu or motichoor is Indian traditional dish, use too prepare mostly at national festivals , festival of rakhi and diwali. It is made from besan(gram flour). A batter is prepared using besan and water and fine boondi is made to prepare balls. My story: If I would tell, you may not believe thatContinue reading “Boondi ke laddu”
Besan ke Laddu
Besan laddu is a popular Indian sweet dish made of besan(chickpea flour or gram flour) , sugar ,ghee. It originates from India,served on festive or religious occasions. How it used to make traditionally? Besan is roasted in ghee till golden brown colour with nutty fragrance. Then sugar is added to it. Sweet balls are thenContinue reading “Besan ke Laddu”
Ghewar
Ghewar is a Rajasthani sweet, traditionally associated with the Teej Festival. It is generally prepared in July–August for the Teej or Rakshabandhan festival.It is disc-shaped sweet cake made with maida (refined wheat flour) and soaked in sugar syrup. The highly sweet and ghee laden Ghevar and Firni provide relief from the acidic and moist environment. Thus, they have a calming effect on mindContinue reading “Ghewar”
Gulaab Jamun
Gulaab Jamun is an Indian milk based dessert which comes from medieval india according to theory. It simply derived from words “gulaab”(rose) scented syrup(sheera) we used to soak mawa fried balls which seems like fruit “kala jamun”. How it used to make traditionally ? In India , milk solids like mawa, cottage cheese are preparedContinue reading “Gulaab Jamun”