Category: Indian Desserts

Khira Gaintha|Kheer Puli |Milky Rice Dumplings

March 23, 2016

Let me introduce a very delicate and extremely elevating dessert that’s unique to Odisha and West Bengal. Its Khira Gaintha or Kheer Puli. Agreed, this is not a thandai infused holi dessert, but it’s also a festive dessert, which is made during festivals. This consists of balls of rice four dough soaked in reduced cardamom flavored milk. … More Khira Gaintha|Kheer Puli |Milky Rice Dumplings

Cottage cheese, Chhena sweets, Bengali Sweets, Indian sweets

Sandesh [shon-daesh], How to make Sandesh

November 3, 2015

Sandesh [“shon-daesh”] is a sweet treat that is unique to the eastern part of India particularly, West Bengal. Some recipes of Sandesh [“shon-daesh”] call for the use of chhena or paneer (which is made by curdling the milk and separating the whey from it) instead of milk itself. Some people in the region of Bangladesh call it pranahara (heart stealer) which is … More Sandesh [shon-daesh], How to make Sandesh