Milk Pudding

Payasam (Payasa, Payesh) is a beloved rice pudding enjoyed across Southern and Eastern India. Made with simple ingredients—rice, milk, and jaggery—payasam has been a part of Indian cuisine for millennia. Payasam is similar to North Indian Kheer and Gujarati Doodh Pak, but each has its own character that makes it distinct. The Ancient History of […]

Makhana kheer is similar to traditional rice kheer, but is made with makhana, or fox nuts, in place of the rice. Fox nuts provide a starchiness, similar to rice, that helps to thicken the milk, which is also reduced. Makhana kheer is an acceptable fasting food, so this kheer is often made during religious holidays […]

Sevai is a delicious and simple-to-make sweet noodle dish spiced with cardamom and saffron. For many North Indians, the traditional sweet for Holi is gujiya, for Gujaratis, it is sevai.  About the Recipe Sev is an Indian noodle dated as far back as the 1st Century AD. It can be made with many different grains, […]

Kheer is an Indian rice pudding made with basmati rice, cardamom, and saffron. Kheer is commonly served at special occasions like weddings, festivals, and family gatherings. This is an especially easy version, made in an Instant Pot with condensed milk which gives it richness and sweetness while saving you the tediousness of boiling down your […]

Doodh pak is a simple and delicious Gujarati sweet, a type of rice pudding. Doodh pak is Gujarati for “Cooked Milk.” It is sweetened with milk and has basmati rice and Indian dessert spices, cardamom, nutmeg, and saffron. It also has one unusual ingredient, charoli, an almond-like nut often used with Indian desserts. If you […]