Basic Indian eggless cakes to make
eggless chocolate cake using curds | Indian style eggless chocolate cake using curds | vegetarian chocolate cake made with yoghurt |
Eggless Chocolate Cake Using Curds ( Cakes and Pastries )
Basic Base for Indian Sweets
Any mithai with Khoya or Mawa is totally irresistible, because of its rich, milky flavour. Not only that, khoya also imparts a creamy yet coarse texture that feels so wonderful on the palate.
homemade khoya (mawa) recipe | how to make mawa at home from milk | khoya recipe without microwave |
homemade khoya (mawa) recipe | how to make mawa at home from milk | khoya recipe without microwave | halwai style khoya or mawa |
Sweet and crispy, this Badam Mithai Mixture, Cashew Mithai Mixture melts in your mouth, leaving a ‘chill’ aftertaste, use as a base for making your favourite mithai.
rasgulla recipe | rasgulla with homemade chenna | quick rasgulla | soft spongy Bengali rasgulla |
Another important base ingredient in an Indian mithai is Chhena.
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chhena recipe | home made chenna | base ingredient for Bengali sweets | fresh chhena |
chhena is coagulated milk which acts a base for various Bengali delicacies like Rasgulla, Sandesh and Chum Chum.
chum chum recipe | cham cham sweet recipe | Bengali chomchom recipe | Diwali sweet |
Basic Indian Sweets
Every time you think of badam, pista or kaju barfi, do you head straight to the sweet shop? Why not make it at home?
Try our recipe Quick Cashew Barfi you will never again think of buying cashew barfi from the stores.
quick cashew barfi recipe | cashew burfi | homemade kaju barfi | halwai style kaju barfi |
This is an easy, basic and simple Sweet Boondi recipe which is made with simple ingredients most Indian kitchens have.
sweet boondi recipe | sweet boondi for festivals | meethi boondi | Gujarati style sweet boondi |
Try more of the basic Indian mithai like Kesar Peda, Quick Kalakand, Golpapdi, Anjeer and Mixed Nut Barfi, Gajar ka Halwa. All the recipes has a traditional charm that continues to please every generation of Indians!
golpapdi recipe | Gujarati gol papdi | gur papdi | sukhdi |
Quick Mithais
Jowar flour substitutes for wheat flour and rava in this satiating quick Jowar Apple Sheera.
Jowar Apple Sheera, Healthy Indian Sweet
Indian sweets can be enjoyed anytime of the year, but there are a few age-old recipes that comes to life every year like the Quick Gajar ka Halwa.
Bananas add extra flavour, compensating for the bland taste of the jowar flour. Try these quickest recipes, to fulfil your sweet cravings.
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Basic Regional Sweets
A puree of delightfully sweet apricots with a hint of tang and sourness, is laced with Indian spices like cardamom and saffron Khubani ka Meetha and Gil-e-Firdaus is an elaborate but memorable sweet dish, which is made commonly in Hyderabad during festivals and weddings.
Khubani ka Meetha, Hyderabadi Apricot and Custard Dessert Recipe
The Orange Chennar Payesh, a lip-smacking and luxurious dessert, can also be quickly made, using paneer and condensed milk from Bengal.
Chana Dal and Coconut Puranpoli a traditional maharashtrian dish, and variants of it are made all over the country. A wholesome and delicious snack.
Chenna Malpua is a famous malpua from Pushkar near Ajmer. A Delicate and lacy malpuas made using fresh paneer which will melt in your mouth.
Chenna Malpua
Traditional churma, sweetened with jaggery and enhanced with coconut and sesame seeds, is shaped into Rajasthani Churma Ladoos that are easy to store and serve.
Churma Ladoo
Indian Festival or Regional Occasional Desserts
A very delicately-flavoured, this coconut sweet gets a rich feel thanks to the tinges of saffron and cardamom that are added to Kopra Pak, made for festival or offering to god.
Also this irresistible sweet Atta ka Sheera recipe is a popular Gujarati sweet made from simple ingredients which are easily available in the Indian kitchen.
Atta ka Sheera
Basic Recipes for Kids
An excellent base for most desserts because of its mellow flavour, which highlights the other ingredients Basic Vanilla Ice-cream, favourite of all the kids.
Addictively tasty and attractively crumbly, this Gems-studded cookie dough is something worth digging into. Edible Cookie Dough can be relished as such, or used as a base for dessert like cheesecake. These classic light and airy Swiss Rolls can be served as a cake.. for parties with kids.
Edible Cookie Dough, Gems Cookie Dough
Basic Sweet Sauces and Syrups for Desserts
A perfect Homemade Caramel Sauce is the secret ingredient behind the success of many a delectable dessert. It instantly boost the flavour and aroma of a dessert, imparting an irresistible richness to it. A wonderful sauce that adds colour and flavour to desserts! Strawberry Sauce. Try other more of the sauces like Peach Sauce, Lemon Curd, Chocolate Truffle Sauce, Custard Sauce, Jam Sauce. Use this as a base for many of the desserts and enjoy.
homemade caramel sauce recipe | Indian style easy caramel sauce | vanilla caramel sauce |
Basic Icings and Garnishes
Be it brownies or be it ice-creams , a drizzling of tempered chocolate always raises the standards of the dessert learn the technique to make Tempered Dark Chocolate, use them for garnishes and décor.
This Basic Butter Cream Icing recipe yields smooth and creamy icing that is suitable to coat any type of Cakes , be it a butter cake, fruit cake or sponge cake. A unique and exotic touch, try decorating your cakes with this Rum Butter Icing. It combines excellently with chocolate or even plain vanilla sponge cakes. Try other variations like Chocolate Butter Icing and Coffee Glaze.
Rum Butter Icing
Basic Cake Recipes
Can you imagine life without vanilla cake? From being decorated with cream and icing for a Birthday Party , to being used as the base for luscious desserts, the Eggless Vanilla Cake using Oil is truly a versatile one, definitely worth learning to make. We call this Indian style Eggless Chocolate Sponge Cake recipe as the recipe is for vegetarians and we use condensed milk and no eggs.
Eggless Vanilla Cake Using Oil ( Cakes and Pastries )
Try Our Other Desserts Recipes…
65 Barfi Recipes
417 Fruit Based Desserts Recipes
243 Desserts Dry Fruit Flavours Recipes
111 Halwa Recipes
138 Ice-Cream Recipes
111 Kheer Recipes
60 Mousse Recipes
107 Peda Laddoo Recipes
137 Puddings Recipes
496 Traditional Indian Mithai Recipes
Happy Cooking!