Instant Pot Gajar Halwa

instant pot gajar halwa served in a wooden bowl and garnished with nuts

Instant Pot Gajar Halwa – the classic Indian carrot pudding made in the Instant Pot!

Warm, rich and absolutely delicious Gajar Halwa is flavored with cardamom, milk powder and garnished with nuts and raisins to make an indulgent dessert.

If you are thinking why am I only posting sweet/dessert recipes these days, well the answer is that it’s Diwali in 20 days and so that’s all you will be seeing for a bit over here!

I have very high expectation of Gajar Halwa (Indian carrot pudding). The reason is that I grew up around Delhi and...

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Sandesh – Bengali Sweet

three pieces of sandesh sweet stacked together

Popular Bengali Sweet, Sandesh is made with only 2 basic ingredients! Make this simple sweet at your home during this festive season!

Sweets and Bengal go hand in hand! So many of the wonderful Indian sweets have their origin from Bengal.

For those who are not aware, Bengal is a state in a the eastern part of India and well known for it’s rich culture, art and of course food!

A lot of Bengali sweets use milk as the base. For example my favorite rasgulla, chum chum and many more. Sandesh is another popular Bengali sweet which is made with only 2 basic ingredients – milk and...

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Fruit Chaat

Indian fruit chaat in a wooden bowl

A simple fruit chaat made with assorted fruits and flavored with cumin, chaat masala and lemon juice!

What exactly does “chaat” mean in Indian context? Well, chaat is a rather wide term used for a number of dishes.

Basically anything spicy, tangy can be termed as chaat. It’s also a loosely used term for Indian street food tike aloo tikki, golgappa etc. Talking about chaat makes my mouth water! I can never have enough.

This fruit chaat has fruits yet it’s called a chaat because it’s spicy and tangy and used a blend of spices known as chaat...

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