Magaz

Magaz Magaj Recipe | Milk and Cardamom

Today I’m sharing a dessert that most non-desis have never heard of, magaz, also known as besan ki burfi. The recipe for this sweet is in my cookbook, Milk & Cardamom (it’s up for preorder now!). Magaz is a fudge-like dessert made with chickpea flour, ghee, sugar and a pinch of cardamom. The chickpea flour […]

Masala Doodh Cake

Masala Doodh Cake Dessert Recipe for Diwali | Milk and Cardamom

I’ve been baking a lot of cakes recently. Cakes for birthday parties, baby showers, and so much more. I figured why not bake one for Diwali! This Masala Doodh cake is inspired by Christina Tosi’s famous naked birthday cake! Masala doodh is a milk drink that has a masala mixture of nuts and spices mixed into […]

Apricot & Cherry Mascarpone Tart with Chef Daniela Gerson

Apricot & Cherry Mascarpone Tart | Milk and Cardamom

Photo by Daniela Gerson So I’m attempting to make some YouTube videos! I’ve posted recipes to my IG stories and I’ve been getting tons of messages to start a YouTube channel. T honest, I’ve always been a little hesitant to start the channel since the camera was exhausting and nerve-wracking when I was on MasterChef. […]

Acai Shrikhand Fruit Bowls

Acai Cardamom Shrikhand Fruit Bowls | Milk and Cardamom

Shrikhand always takes me back to my childhood. I have so many memories of sticking my finger into a bowl of thick, delicious yogurt and licking it off my finger! Shrikhand is an Indian dessert, mostly found in the Western states of India, made of hung curd (aka yogurt). It’s typically flavored with saffron and […]

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

Oh gulab jamun, sweet little cardamom-scented doughnut holes soaked in a sweet rose syrup. Yes. This is heaven. In my family, I have a kaki (aunt) who makes the most amazing gulab jamun. So fluffy and perfect – she makes it look easy! I remember going to her house once when I was little and she was […]