Archive for the ‘Dessert’ Category

Kalakhand

Posted by Desi Girl on November 10th, 2008 under Dessert, festival, indian Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Am back after a year long break. Apologies re the shoddy blogging!! Have tons of recipes so sit back and enjoy!
To kick-start, here’s a quick-n-easy sweet you can whip up in a jiff.
Things you need:
Ricotta cheese, 500 g
Condensed milk, 1 tin
Butter, 25 gm
Lemon juice, 1 tablespoon
Elaichi 2 pods, powdered
Heat the butter in a thick-bottomed pan, [...]

A simple sponge

Posted by Desi Girl on September 9th, 2007 under Cakes & Bakes, Child friendly  •  3 Comments

P has been eating my head to bake him a cake for quite a while and so, I searched the ‘Net for a simple, no-fuss one. And I found one that uses no butter or oil! Wa-hey! It is called Aunt Martha’s Sponge cake and I got the recipe from Cooks.com. It was rather easy [...]

Torte del Cielo

Posted by Desi Girl on June 5th, 2007 under Cakes & Bakes  •  7 Comments

Meeta of WFLH recently celebrated her birthday. I came to know of that fact and her decision to throw a Birthday Bash earlier this morning when I was checking out Nandita’s blog for any new goodies. At the birthday girl’s request to make some party grub for her, I put on my thinking hat and [...]

Akkara Adisal: The Ambrosia Of The Gods

Posted by Desi Girl on March 12th, 2007 under Dessert  •  2 Comments

Akkara Adisal is the quintessentially Iyengar dish that has an unsurpassable taste. Be it any festival or a birthday in the family, finishing a sumptuous meal with this for dessert will be the perfect high note. Add a pinch of pachai karpooram to it just before serving and you’d realise that this is the ambrosia [...]