Moong Dhal Halwa is a halwa which can be made very easily. Usually the halwa is made with sugar. But I have used jaggery as it has lots of health benefis. This is a rich desert of North India in which we use split moong dhal, jaggery or sugar, milk and ghee. This halwa is … [Read more…]
Holi is a festival of colours and taste. Everyone talks about the colours and none talks about the taste of food. So, I was thinking of making some good, tasty and colourful item on the occasion of Holi. Then I thought of making apple halwa. Now I had to choose the best apples to make … [Read more…]
This is a very simple and easy sweet recipe which can be made in 15 minutes. Here I have added brown jaggery and dry ginger power. Adding both of them makes the halwa very healthy. Adding ghee gives a very nice aroma and roasting the wheat flour makes the halwa very tasty. You can make … [Read more…]
Carrot halwa is a famous sweet dish made of carrots and milk. It is a traditional Sweet dish prepared by grating carrrots and cooking them in milk and sugar. But I have made changes and made this halwa, in which I chopped the carrots and cooked in milk. Then, I made it into a fine paste … [Read more…]
In Jackfruit season, we make delicious Chakka Varatti or Jack Fruit Halwa. Making Halwa is easy but it takes some time. We need patience.First the fruits need to be removed and deseeded. Then it is cooked and pureed and later cooked with jaggery by stirring continuously. We can spread the halwa in bread and eat … [Read more…]
My mother used to make variety of jams at home. She used to make mixed fruit jam, banana jam , plums jam and even pears jam. When she came to my place in Bangalore, I learnt some of them from her. My son loved this jam well and he used to eat a lot. For … [Read more…]