Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies were my gateway dessert. It’s what started it all! I was an OG cookie monster growing up. The only cookies my mom would ever stock in our house were Parle G cookies. So it was up to me to make my dreams of having soft chocolate chip cookies a reality. Cookies are so simple […]
Gajar Ka Halwa Granola
If you ask any Indian auntie what their favorite Indian dessert it, they’ll tell you its gajar ka halwa. Gajar ka halwa is made with shredded carrots cooked down until they’re tender in ghee and milk and spiced with cardamom. It’s sweet, soft, with just a little texture from chopped nuts and, depending on who cooked it, super […]
Lemon Cardamom & Rose Posset
My favorite kind of Indian desserts are custards and creams. I can remember savoring silky smooth shrikhand and rich warm kheer! I recently came across possets on Cooks Illustrated and became intrigued. It’s a citrus-flavored (usually lemon) dessert that’s has a texture similar to pudding or pot de cremes but without eggs! It’s made with only […]
Rotli
One of the most requested Indian basic recipes was rotli, also known as roti or chapati. People wanted a measured out recipe for the dough, which can be hard to get right! If you make the dough to hard then the rotli turns out super chewy and hard, if you add too much water you get […]
Vegan Chocolate Panna Cotta
Last month I went to the Fancy Food Show for the first time ever! I was so excited to see so many Indian women-owned businesses! One of the booths I visited was Elements Truffles, owned by Alak Vasa, a former Wall Street trader turned chocolate maker! She creates small batch chocolate in New Jersey, near […]
Masala Chai
One of the most requested Indian basic recipes was chai. Now every desi family has their own recipe for chai. Some use whole spices, some use a ground chai masala, some use more water, some use all milk. Everyone has their own version. To be honest, there is no such thing as “authentic chai”. In […]