Perfect Besan Barfi, or Besan Burfi is a meltingly soft and creamy Indian sweet with roasted gram (chickpea) flour, sugar and nuts. Here’s an entirely foolproof recipe that delivers amazing results every time. You need just a handful of ingredients and around 30 minutes to prepare this Besan Barfi recipe. Make this sweet and nutty …
Soft and creamy Kesar Penda (Kesar Peda) are a golden yellow sweet made from milk, sugar and saffron. Each bite will melt in your mouth! They’re perfect for special occasions and gifting. Rakshabandhan is but a few days away from now and Kesar Penda are Brother Feasts’s favourite Indian mithai. These dainty little buttons of …
I thought I knew true love, but then I met Brown Butter Paneer Makhani. The toasty, nutty aroma of brown butter (or beurre noisette) transforms the traditional Paneer Makhani we all know and love into something even more sensational. Combine aromatic spices with a creamy cashew and tomato base, gently brown some butter in a …
This Gulab Jamun recipe is the best I’ve ever made! Soft, cakey and so moist. Gulab Jamun are balls of fried milk and rosewater syrup appear on wedding banquet tables, restaurant menus and in home kitchens for a reason. It’s because almost everybody loves Gulab Jamun. Indeed, when it comes to the world of South …
This recipe for Creamy Vegan Rice Kheer is hands down my favourite way to make the classic Indian rice pudding. The tender grains of rice are fragrant and have all the flavours of sweet Rasmalai milk. In my opinion, those two things combined make for a comforting bowl of kheer. In our home, this is …
Bengali sweets will always have a special place in my heart and this Vanilla Rasmalai is my favourite kind. Much like the Gujarati enthusiasm for savoury snacks, the culture for sweet-making in West Bengal is vast. Sweets symbolise good luck and bring joy to festivals and special occasions. Rasmalai is a popular one. Here’s my …
There are some dishes in life that have parts are worth fighting over; the crunchy edges of a lasagne, the crispy rice on the bottom of a pot of biryani, the middle pieces of a tray of brownies (better than the corner pieces, IMO) and the crumbly, icing sugar-topped streusel crown of this Vegan Masala …
Vegan Raspberry Jam Doughnuts with Cardamom Sugar. Try saying that with a mouth full of doughnut! I have a soft spot for doughnuts. Doesn’t everyone? My allegiance lies with the pillowy, jam-filled variety with a light sugar coating. It has to be caster sugar as opposed to powdery icing sugar and the jam *must* be …
So I ate a lot over the festive Diwali period. The kitchen was practically overflowing with mithai boxes and tubs of chakri, chevdo and gathiya. It was bloody brilliant but I’m glad to be back to my everyday Gujarati daal, bhaat, shaak and rotli (daal, curry, rice and chapattis). I definitely need a bit of …