Posts Tagged by Condensed Milk

Sweet Punch: Banoffee Pie & Fruitoffee Pie

Banoffee pie, fruit toffee pie, banana toffee pie

Hello my dear readers, I am late in wishing you all a Happy New Year! I got back from my vacation 3 weeks ago and wanted to do a recap of year 2011. I never got around to doing it and will start off the New Year on a sweet note. Sweet Punch team chose… more

Microwave Cooking – Kalakand

Microwave kalakand

Microwave Kalakand has been making rounds in the blogosphere ever since I started blogging, little over three years ago. I have heard and read a lot about this kalakand but never made it at home nor tasted it. Last Diwali, my cousin invited us to her house, as it was her first Diwali in her… more

Microwave Cooking – Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa, Gajar Halwa

When growing up, whenever the vegetable market was flooded with carrots, my mom use to make carrot halwa. I remember it was a lengthy process; peeling the carrots, hand grating them, roasting the grated carrots in ghee (clarified butter) and then simmering it in milk until the milk is evaporated. The laborious process kept me… more

Bengali Cheese Cake, Bhapa Doi

Bhapa Doi, Bengali Cheese Cake

Bhapa Doi or steamed yogurt is a traditional Bengali cheese cake which  is prepared by steaming sweetened yogurt.  To simplify the steaming process in our modern kitchens, sweetened yogurt is baked in a water bath to make this delicious dessert. I followed  this  recipe exactly as given, except the baking time. The recipe called for… more

Orange Basundi

orange basundi

I am not a big fan of Indian desserts or sweets. I prefer cakes, ice-creams, soufflés and mousses to the traditional Indian desserts. Basundi and couple of other sweets are an exception. Last month, when I saw Nupur’s Orange Basundi recipe, I knew I would like. I followed her orange basundi recipe with an addition… more

Mango Pie

mango pie

Mango Pie is an easy recipe to prepare. One of my cousin’s makes delicious desserts and is Queen of Desserts. She makes yummy souffles and I am adapting her recipe to prepare this pie. I wanted to send this to Meeta for her Monthly Mingle: Mango Mania event but some how I missed the deadline.… more