• Sweet Dishes

    Praghree| Deep Fried Crunchy layered Puffs|Sindhi Sweet

    Praghree (Praghri/Pragri), a deep fried crunchy, layered puff stuffed with Khoya/mawa, is a seasonal delicacy, made only during Holi Festival ( Indian Festival of colours). Rarely will you find these crunchy, sticky delights during rest of the year. Very high in calories but an addictive sweet, Praghree have many fans;  specially from Sindhi Community. Almost every Sindhi sweet shop will stock this around Holi and generally there are two varieties of it. One is stuffed with Khoya and other with Chabu Halwo (cornflour pudding/Bombay Karachi halwa). This fascinating sweet could be made at home, but you need to have a…

  • Jams/Pickles

    Tikho Mitho Murbo|Spiced Up Mango Jam

    So I promised you all that the month of April will be dedicated to pickles and conserves/preserves. So here I am , with yet another simple Mango Jam recipe. Generally a fruit jam is supposed to be sweet with the hint of tartness depending upon the fruit used. I have already shared a simple Mango jam or Murraba recipe  here. But this has some basic spices that are normally used in Mango preserve. Something went wrong and I ended up making this spicier version. Interested in hearing the story behind it? I will share it anyways 😉 It so happened…

  • For Kids - Street Food - Sweet Dishes - Vegan

    Lahori Gajhar|Sweet Potato in Sugar syrup

    Sweet potatoes are the sweeter tuberous roots that are long and tapered, and have a rustic look , feel and taste. There are many varieties of these roots available around the world, ranging from pale yellow skinned to orange or  from red to purplish hued skin. A rich source of Vit A and Beta-carotene, it is also a good source of many other essential minerals and nutrients. Generally in India, one can find the purple/Red variety of sweet potatoes with pale or whitish flesh. These varieties are generally less sweet and more on dry side than its orange or yellow…

  • Diwali Sweets - For Kids - Sweet Dishes - Temptation

    Gulabjamun~The Recipe

    Starting with a  Thank you , to all who cared to respond my post through comments and Emails , and all those who tried to help me decide a picture for Click event, I am glad to send the one that got most of the votes..The first picture of  Gulabjamun from my previous post . So this one goes for the Click event~Heirloom This is a Recipe which remained in Drafts for the longest period, the reason being that store brought Gulabjamuns are so convenient to find here and also , these do  not cost a bomb. Moreover I find…

  • Drinks

    Its New Year for Us

    Time surely have wings, or else how does it flies away? It seems like just yesterday, when I wished the readers of my blog, “A Happy New Year”,as per Sindhi calender. And here we are again , celebrating Chetichand (The New year) today. And no we aren’t alone in our celebrations, because every year, Maharastrians join in for the Gudi padva,while Kannada and Telugu people celebrate the day as Ugadi You can check out last year’s post on Behrana Saheb, and do join me this year to welcome our New Year with all the fun and frolic Share with me…