Dessert – My Pinch Of Yum

Kesar-Pista Kalakand or Saffron-Pistachio Milk Fudge (Sugar-free)

October 19, 2016

Kalakand is a popular Indian Sweet made during festivals and celebrations such as Navratri, Diwali, Eid and Holi. To make kalakand crumbled paneer (milk solid/chenna/cottage cheese/ricotta cheese) and mawa / khoya is cooked on low flame along with some sugar and cardamom, until you get a thick mixture which is then allowed to set. Once … More Kesar-Pista Kalakand or Saffron-Pistachio Milk Fudge (Sugar-free)

FIG JAM

May 21, 2016

Fig is popularly referred as Anjeer in India. It is said to be one of the first few fruits grown by man. Fig or Anjeer is one of the fruits high in vitamin, mineral, fiber content and also contains lot of healing properties. Fig are one of the popular fruit in India and is used … More FIG JAM

Authentic Tiramisu & 1st Blog Anniversary

May 3, 2016

Hello Everyone, I am so excited as ‘My Pinch Of Yum’ turns one year old. Yay!!! 🙂 First of all a big thank you to all my 251 followers for following my blog, and for each and every likes, comments and feedback’s i have received. I really appreciate all the love, support and encouragement that i … More Authentic Tiramisu & 1st Blog Anniversary

THE BEST PEACH ICE CREAM

January 2, 2016

Homemade Ice Creams & Fresh Fruits are my best mates during Summers. As we all enter the New Year 2016, i wanted to share a dessert recipe as my first post for this year. And all i could think of was this Fresh Peach Ice Cream as they are also best in the season. This Peach Ice … More THE BEST PEACH ICE CREAM

Chocolate – Coconut Snowballs

December 17, 2015

‘Chocolate – Coconut Snowballs’ are a fabulous holiday treat, and it does not have much work than combining and shaping them. I have tried this quick and easy delicious treat a lot many times, and have improvised over the time. There are so many variations to make these snow balls – white chocolate and coconut snowballs, … More Chocolate – Coconut Snowballs

Angoori Rasmalai / Mini Rasmalai

December 11, 2015

Rasmalai is one of the popular Indian sweet from Bengal. Rasmalai is basically, a soft and spongy cottage cheese balls dunked in saffron flavoured milk and garnished with dry fruits. The word Angoori derives from the name Angoor which means grape in Hindi, is significant here for its shape and size. Rasmalai always reminds me of two things, one – … More Angoori Rasmalai / Mini Rasmalai

STRAWBERRY & RHUBARB JAM

November 19, 2015

Today, I am going to share with you a lovely recipe for the Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam. This recipe is just so easy and doesn’t even have pectin. 🙂 Though I have made Strawberry Jam a couple of times before, Rhubarb was something new for me. I came across this combination first at Coles food magazine and wanted to give it … More STRAWBERRY & RHUBARB JAM

Fig Roll OR Anjeer-Mawa Roll

October 18, 2015

‘Anjeer-Mawa Roll’ is an exotic Indian Sweet. It is uniquely delicious and very easy-peasy to make. The dried figs, mixed nuts and crumbled mawa are cooked together, and then shaped into cylindrical rolls and coated with crushed pistachios. Ingredients: 200 gms Dried Fig / Anjeer 1 cup Mawa, crumbled 4 tbsp Sugar 2-3 tbsp Ghee … More Fig Roll OR Anjeer-Mawa Roll

Neapolitan Marble Cake

September 6, 2015

Today we celebrated Father’s Day here in Melbourne, and as my hubby likes most of the cakes that is served without any frosting. I finally decided to make this trio flavor marble cake for him. This cake has 3 distinct flavors – strawberry, chocolate and vanilla, which is made individually but mixed together in a … More Neapolitan Marble Cake

Mango Ice cream

April 30, 2015

Ingredients: 500 ml Thick Whipping Cream 500 ml Alphonso Mango Pulp (i used tinned) 3 Mangoes (peeled, chopped & pureed) 1 Mango (fine chopped) 1 tin (400ml) Condensed Milk 1/2 cup Sugar powder 1 tsp Vanilla essence few drops of yellow food colour (optional) 8 to 10 ice cubes Method: Keep the mixing bowl and the blades … More Mango Ice cream