Patishapta
Every year, the arrival of the harvest festival brings the sweet aroma of Patishapta, a traditional Bengali dessert, to Ishani Banerjee's home.The recipe for this simple delicacy, passed down over generations, represents…
Desserts and Mithai
Didu’r Payesh
Preparing payesh is a celebration of love, patience, and tradition, with each spoonful telling a story of familial bonds and shared meals.
Matroni
Made using cashewnuts and rose syrup, the Matroni often features on a consoada, a rare Christmas tradition of sweet and savoury snacks innate to Portuguese-Indian households in Kochi.
Anarse
Diwali is synonymous with snacks and sweets, called faral. Suhasini Ekbote, defying modern trends, continues to make Anarse – a fried, semi-sweet snack made with fermented rice flour and jaggery, preserving a traditional…
Ravo
Niloufer's recipe for ravo pays homage to her mother. This rendition of the Parsi-style semolina pudding includes eggs,a long-time bone of contention in Niloufer’s family, reflecting how geography and habits influence a…
Acacia Honey “Sutarfeni”
The Moonshine Honey Project’s simplified version of an age-old dessert best showcases the flavours of their acacia honey.
Coloured Cake
Passed down over generations, Riya and Nikita’s grandmother’s recipe for coloured cake is now a family tradition, fostering bonding and invoking memories.
Barnyard and Chocochip Cookie
Inspired by her favourite oatmeal raisin cookie, Ankita, a volunteer chef from the Millet Cooking Lab, crafted the recipe for these crumbly barnyard and choc chip cookies, made comforting with notes of maple syrup and ci…
Achappam
This sweet and crispy achappam, from Mrs K.M. Mathew’s Finest Recipes, is made with rice flour and coconut milk.