Neil Nitin Mukesh went to Delhi's Tihar Jail and came back with a bagful of goodies made by the prisoners, including a blanket, a shawl, sweets and other edibles. [Read More]

From bursting the best of crackers to hogging on their favourite sweets, Bollywood stars go down memory lane as they share their childhood Diwali memories with us. [Read More]

Ingredients: 4 cup – dates, deseeded and chopped fine 300g – finely grated fresh coconut 250g – sweetened mawa, crumbled 1/2 cup – sugar or according to taste 1/12 cup – almonds, coarsely chopped 1 tsp – cardamom powder 3/4 cup – ghee 1/2 cup – roasted poppy seeds Method Grind the dates to a [Read More]

Servings : 4 Time Taken : 15-30 mins Ingredients: 500 ml – milk 100 g – powdered sugar or as per taste 1 cup – raisins 1 cup – dry fig 1 cup – dry dates a pinch of elaichi powder 3 to 4 pieces – badam& pista Method Soak the dry fruits for three [Read More]

BADAM (ALMOND) KATLI Ingredients (Makes 35 Katlis approx) 250 gm: Almonds (soaked overnight) 200 gm: Sugar powdered Few tbsp: Milk Silver foil (optional) Preparation: 1. Drain and change water from almonds. 2. Peel almonds. Keep aside. 3. Wash once more to remove any traces of brownishness. 4. Grind to a fine paste using as little [Read More]

Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup Gram Glour 1 1/4 cup Maida 250 gms Ghee 2 1/2 cups Sugar 1 1/2 cup Water 2 tbsp Milk 1/2 tsp Cardamom seeds crushed coarsely 4″ squares cut from a thin polythene sheet Preparation: 1. Sift both flours together. 2. Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan. Add flour mixture and [Read More]