Malai Khaaja
Bhakhra / Bhakra Bread Cake Cookbooks Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Diwali Donut Mava or Mawa Mava or Mawa for mithai Milk Mithai Mother's Day Navroze Nawruz Pastry Persian Phylo Recipes Review

Pastry filled with Cream or Malai Khaaja

Malai Khaaja are a treat in India, missing these in USA, I made these  and they are slightly different, but they do satisfy the malai khaaja craving!  Recipe  Ingredients 1 heavy cream carton. Small size …

Gulab Jamun
Bengali Cardamom Clarified Butter Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Diwali Icecream Mithai Recipes Saffron Spices Vegetarian

The Saffron Elaichi Gulab Jamun

Saffron Elaichi Gulab Jamun  by Rita Jamshed Kapadia The Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular indian sweet, served at restaurants in the states.”Gulab” means “Rose” and “Jamun” means a “Drop”. Translated these are …

Marzipan
Almond Boston Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert FEZANA Marzipan Mava or Mawa Milk Mithai Muktad News Persian Recipes Ricotta Snack USA Vegetarian

Marzipan Boi (Fish shaped Dessert)

This fish shaped dessert is very popular among the Indian Parsi community. It is molded in the shape of a fish because the fish is a symbol for fertility and good luck. It can be …

Agharni or Agarni Ceremony Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Mithai Recipes

Agarni / Agharni Lavda ( Homemade in USA )

By Rita Kapadia Recipe for Agarni Ladva Boondi: 2 1/2 cups gram flour (not superfine variety) 500 ml. milk (optional to remove sugar impurity) 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder 3 cups ghee for deep frying 2 …

Bengali Birthday Cardamom Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Diwali Mithai Recipes Spices

Besan Ladoo

For any occasion, whether it is Diwali, Rakhsa Bhandhan (Raki Time) or  Parsi mithu monu. These besan ladoo are so easy to make. I used to make them at 7 years of age playing with my friend. 

Ceremony Cherries Coconut Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Mithai Parsee Parsi Pug Ladoo Recipes Vegetarian

Khaman na ladoo for Pug Ladoo ceremony

  Khaman na ladoo These are made for a baby’s “pag ladoo ceremony“. This is when a baby starts standing. Recipe Ingredients For Rice covering which stays longer. (Alternatively you can use homemade mawa as …

Kalakand Penda
Coconut Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Diwali Fruit Mithai Parsee Parsi Recipes Vegetarian

Easy Creamy Coconut Delight or Parsi Kopra Pak

This Koprapak (1 lb for $7) is available from Roshan Rivetna in Chicago, USA. For more details go to https://parsicuisine.com/parsimithaishop/ Ingredients: 1 cup coconut, grated. (frozen grated coconut) 1 1/2 cup Sugar 3 tablespoon Cream 1/2 teaspoon …

Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Jaggery (Gur) Mithai Parsee Parsi Recipes Snack

Gor Papri a treat for Makar Shakranti

Kite flying and Makar Shakranti greetings! May your kites fly high and never get cut! A treat of gor papri made by a parsi lady.

Ukhadiche modak are made down south in Tamil Nadu too, only the name differs, they are called kolakotai (the 'la' is kamala'cha 'la'). Written as kozhakotais. And they have two varieties, sweet and salted.
Bengali Ceremony Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Ganesh Chathurthi Mithai

Ganapati Bappa Moraya,   Mangal Murti Moraya

“Ganapati Bappa Moraya Mangal Murti Moraya!” Ganesh Chaturthi 2023 will be celebrated on 19 September 2023 and Anant Chaturdashi will fall on 28 September 2023 Decorations and exquisite pandals take the front seat to welcome India’s most loved God. …

Mava or Mawa for mithai, mawa cakes and cupcakes
Dessert Mava or Mawa for mithai mawa cakes and cupcakes Mithai

How to make mawa at home

Mava or Mawa is an indian milk product. Used for making mithai, mawa cakes, cupcakes and more. ( KNOWN AS kHOYA )- step by step instruction on making Mawa at home.

Dessert Mava or Mawa Milk Mithai News Recipes Ricotta

Mava ni Boi – the easy way

Mava ni boi, I made for a library presentation of my cookbook. Mava ni boi is a fish-shaped dessert made from ricotta cheese, sugar, cardamom and vanilla. Fish is a symbol of good luck, prosperity …

Kalakand Penda
Dessert Mithai

Penda the easy way

MICROWAVE PENDA Pendas are bite sized Indian sweets made with milk solids and sugar sometimes flavoured with saffron and cardamom. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups whole milk powder ½ cup sugar ½ cup full cream milk 1 …

Birthday Ceremony Culture, Festivals, Traditions Dessert Mava or Mawa for mithai Mithai Parsee Parsi

Ladoo, Penda for baby Besnu Ceremony

Besnu ceremony is performed when a baby is able to sit (approximately at 7 months of age). The child is seated on a “Patla” (little stool)and ladoos are placed around him/her. Some folks touch one ladoo …