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52 Diwali Sweet Recipes – Festival Recipe List

2020-11-03 by Anjana Chaturvedi 4 Comments

DIWALI SWEETS

Diwali sweets Recipes – Easy and delicious Mithai recipes to try at home Diwali sweet Recipe collection- Deepawali is the most popular festival of Hindus- the festival of lights. All Hindus worldwide celebrate this festival with so much enthusiasm. Houses are cleaned ,De-cluttered first and then the decoration and rearranging starts at least before 2…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Festival recipes Tagged With: Desserts, diwali, diwali celebration, Diwali sweets, festival, Indian desserts, Indian mithai, Indian sweets, mithai recipes, sweets

How To Make Aloo Ka Halwa , Potato Pudding

2014-09-28 by Anjana Chaturvedi 15 Comments

Aloo ka Halwa- Simple and delicious potato pudding   Aloo ka halwa is a popular and delicious dessert from North India specially in Uttar Pradesh. It is the easiest and quickest halwa I have ever made. It can be eaten during fasting or as vrat ka khana/falahaar. My mom used to make this halwa especially during…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting, Winter Special recipes Tagged With: Desserts, Fasting recipe, Indian desserts, potato, sweets, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

Lauki Ki Kheer, Bottle Gourd Pudding – Navratri Special Recipe

2014-04-01 by Anjana Chaturvedi 8 Comments

Lauki Ki Kheer- Healthy and delicious Bottle gourd and milk pudding Lauki ki kheer- /dudhi/Bottle gourd is a very healthy vegetable and can be used to make many healthy and delicious preparation. What’s make this veggie so popular these days is its benefits on the treatment of high blood pressure and heart disease. lauki is…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: bottle gourd, Desserts, Indian Dessert, kheer, Lauki, phalhari recipes, pudding, sweets, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

Lachcha Rabdi Recipe, How To Make Rabdi

2013-06-06 by Anjana Chaturvedi 15 Comments

lachcha rabdi

Lachcha Rabdi -Indian Classic Dessert made with thickened milk,sugar and nuts Lachcha Rabdi is a classic Indian dessert ,specially popular in North India.It is made with full fat milk which is thickened by boiling till it become almost half,the cream or malai is gathered on the sides of the pan to make thick lachchas and…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: Desserts, festival recipe, Indian desserts, lachcha, Milk, rabdi, satvik food, sweets, vrat ka khana

Oats Dates laddu Recipe, How To Make Healthy Date Laddu

2012-09-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 29 Comments

 Dates laddu- Quick and healthy oats and dates laddu/balls Oats Dates laddu – Happy Ganesh chaturthi to all,wish Lord Ganesha bring happiness ,peace and prosperity in everyone’s life.I made these simple and healthy oats laddu for today’s prashad. These healthy nutritious laddo’s are so easy to make . You just have to roast ,grind and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: Bachelor's cooking, Dates, Desserts, healthy food, Healthy Recipes, kids recipe, laddu, oats recipes, sweets, Travel food

Sattu ka Laddu Recipe, How To Make Sattu Ke Laddu

2012-04-24 by Anjana Chaturvedi 27 Comments

Saatu ke laddu –A sweet made with roasted wheat and horse gram from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Today is Akshaya Tritiya . It’s customary to make sattu ke laddu at home in my community.In India sattu ka atta is  easily available in stores ,but here it’s difficult to get, so I make my own…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Tiffin Variety, Travel food, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Desserts, healthy food, Healthy Recipes, Indian desserts, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, laddu, Sattu, sweets, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian

Pineapple Sandesh Recipe, How To Make Sandesh

2012-04-21 by Anjana Chaturvedi 17 Comments

                                           Pineapple Sandesh Pineapple sandesh- A delicious dessert from the state of Bengal, made with cottage cheese and pineapple..                                                        …

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Filed Under: Bengali Cuisine, Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai Tagged With: Bengali Sweets, cottage cheese, Desserts, festival recipe, Fruit Desserts, Indian desserts, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, Low Cal Desserts, Pineapple, sandesh, sweets, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

Gulab Jamun Recipe, How To Make Gulab Jamun- with Milk Powder

2012-03-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi 21 Comments

Gulab jamun- An classic Indian dessert made with milk powder dumplings soaked in sugar syrup. Gulab Jamun is a traditional and most popular Indian dessert.It is mostly made during festival and celebrations. Traditionally it is made with paneer and khoya ,but this is a simplified version of making gulab jamun with the ingredients easily available…

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Filed Under: Bengali Cuisine, Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: Desserts, Festive Food, gulab jamun, Indian desserts, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, milk powder, rasgulla, sweet dish, sweets, vegetarian

How To Make Till Ke Laddoo ,Sesame Fudge Recipe

2012-01-13 by Anjana Chaturvedi 26 Comments

Till Ke Ladoo -A sesame and milk based dessert – usually made on ‘Makar Sankranti’ – the Indian Festival to mark the Winter Solistice. Till Ke Ladoo- you need good quality khoya to make these till ke ladoo’s. So either brought mawa from the market or make at home with milk powder . I have…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Tiffin Variety, Travel food, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: Desserts, Indian desserts, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, ladoo, sweet dish, sweets, till, till ke ladoo, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

Sooji Ka Halwa , Semolina Pudding, Sooji Sheera

2012-01-01 by Anjana Chaturvedi 21 Comments

sooji halwa

Sooji Ka halwa -A popular and delicious Indian semolina pudding Sooji ka Halwa is a very popular Indian dessert. Sooji halwa is made very easily  with just few basic ingredients available in the kitchen. It is the easiest dessert to make on celebrations,festivals and on any big or small event in the family. When you…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Festival recipes, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Breakfast, dessert, Desserts, Halwa, Indian desserts, Indian recipes, Jain food, kanjak pooja, Navratri recipe, Prashad, semolina, sooji, sweet dish, sweets, vegetarian

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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