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Lauki( bottle gourd) Raita

An Indian meal is not complete without curd or curd raita. There are variety of raita recipe like bundi raita, mint raita, cucumber & onion raita which goes well with various kind of dishes. Lauki raita is one of the recipe which is very healthy and tasty. This raita goes very well with biryani, pulav, roti. stuffed parathas or rice & daal combination.

Mango Falooda

Falooda is one of the popular cool dessert in India. Mango Falooda is made with milk, mango, home made strawberry jelly, sabja seeds flavored with Rrooh Afza and khus syrup. I have used rose syrup flavored falooda sev, and you can find at any Indian store if you do not want to make it at home. Mango falooda is a refreshing dessert during the summer and really rich. 

Kesari & Beetroot Phirni

Phirni is a delicious dessert made in north India. It is made using coarse ground rice, sugar and milk and is flavored with cardamom, saffron and rose essence. Phirni is very similar to kheer but tastes different then kheer. This dessert made during festivals. This recipe makes two different flavors one with beetroot and another one with Kesar (saffron). Beetroot gives a nice color and unique taste to phirni and makes it more inviting.

Quinoa Kale & Spinach Patties

Quinoa is very healthy and a good source of protein. It tastes similar to brown rice or oatmeal. Quinoa combined with fresh kale, spinach, oats, onion, carrot, potato and Parmesan cheese is sure to rock your taste buds! This recipe is so flexible you could make all kinds of substitutions to suit your preferences and still get the same basic result. I made two types of patties, plain patties and bread covered patties. These patties can be served as a tea time appetizer or sandwiches with avocado dip. Tastes awesome.

Mohanthal

Mohanthal is a traditional Indian  popular sweet dish which is prepared during the festival of Diwali. This delicious sweet, prepared with gram flour, mawa, ghee and sugar. Roasting besan is the most important step to making Mohanthal because if its not roasted well or its burnt, it may spoil your dish. Roasted besan has nice sweet aroma which makes you crave for it, and is the reason why it is one of my personal favorites.  

Egg-less Tres Leches Marble Cake

Tres Leches is a Mexican cake. It is normally made with vanilla sponge cake soaked in three types of milk and topped with fresh whipping cream. The Egg-less Tres Leches Marble cake is a small variant, which includes chocolate, and egg-less vanilla cake soaked in the same three types of milk. It’s easy to prepare at home and tastes heavenly delicious.