Anjeer Barfi

Click here to like! Figs are one of my favorite dried fruits.  My mom would bring figs for me every time I went home from Belgaum or the USA. I love the figs from India that come dried on a string of some kind of grass. I do not have a sweet tooth and amContinue reading “Anjeer Barfi”

Pound Cake with Plums

Click here to like! It is summer and that means lots of seasonal fruits in the market. I love cooking with seasonal fruits, especially since my husband hates fruits and that is the only way I can get him to eat some. I found these beautiful plums at a farmer’s market and decided to makeContinue reading “Pound Cake with Plums”

Boozy Watermelon- Kokum Granita

Click here to like! Summer is upon us and with summer come some delicious tropical fruits! Watermelon is one such fruit that refreshes you with every bite. Kokum is also a fruit found in plenty during the summer time. Feni is a popular Goan cashew liquor. It is World Feni Week and I wanted to doContinue reading “Boozy Watermelon- Kokum Granita”

Saffron Baathk

Click here to like! Come Christmas, I would eagerly wait for the “kuswar” from friends and neighbors. “Kuswar” is a plate of food that has all the traditional desserts made during Christmas by the Goan Catholics. Everyone has their favorite kuswar item. But mine was the fruitcake and the baathk. Baathk is a semolina coconut cake. IContinue reading “Saffron Baathk”

Fatless Chocolate Sponge Cake

Click here to like! The fat-less sponge is the base for many desserts. You can use it in trifles and fresh cream cakes. There is no butter or oil used in this recipe and it is really easy to make! I have posted a vanilla sponge cake recipe in the past. This is very similarContinue reading “Fatless Chocolate Sponge Cake”

Cashew Diyas

Click here to like! Cashew burfi is a favorite of many Indians. This sweet cashew fudge is really easy to make and I try to make it at least once a year. This year I decided to make Cashew Diyas instead. Beautifully decorated with food color, these diyas are absolutely delicious and will be aContinue reading “Cashew Diyas”