India is a country of festivals and when we talk about festivals, Sweets and snacks is the first thing that comes to our mind. So,now since RakshaBandhan, Janamashtmi, Ganesh Chaturthi and lot of other Indian festivals are coming closer thought of making a round up of recipes of Indian sweets from different regions in India. Here are few of the recipes you can prepare at home to celebrate festivals. All the recipes are tried and tested .

As Raksha Banhan is the first among the festivals so we will start with some RakshaBandhan Special recipes and then move on to other festival recipes.

Festival Recipes:

• Kaju Katli
• Mohanthal
• Instant Kesar Peda
• Mawa Gujiya
• Best HomeMade Rabdi | Lachcha Rabdi
• Amritsari Phirni
• Kada Prashad

Kaju Katli Recipe :

Easy & quick recipe to make perfect kaju katli like the ones we get in sweet shops .Kaju Katli is an Indian dessert or mithai and is made using kaju or cashews to give them that rich taste. This is a kind of dessert recipe that signifies special occasions and are usually served during Rakshabandhan, Diwali or Holi.

Mohan Thal Recipe:

Mohanthal is a delicious and rich, melt in mouth, burfi type sweet recipe made with besan, sugar and ghee as the main ingredients. 

Instant Kesar Peda:

Kesar peda is a simple and easy milk based peda with just 2 ingredients – khoya and sugar and flavoured with cardamom powder and saffron strings. It is an ideal and perfect peda recipe for any festivals like Diwali, Navarathri, holi, raksha bandhan or any other special occasions.  Kesar peda is a very delicious and popular Indian sweet dish and saffron added to it gives a unique taste to the peda.

Mawa Gujiya :

Mawa Gujiya are a traditional Indian fried pastry stuffed with sweet coconut and Khoya filling. Gujia are must make recipe for the festival of Holi or Diwali. Here is how to make Gujiya Recipe at home .

Best HomeMade Rabdi | Lachcha Rabdi :

Rabri or Rabdi is a traditional indian sweet of thickened sweetened milk with layers of cream also known as lachha rabri in hindi.

Amritsari Phirni :

Phirni is a classic creamy sweet pudding made with powdered rice, milk, almonds, saffron and cardamom. … Phirni is made from ground rice, whereas rice kheer is made from whole rice. fine grained basmati rice is the rice preferred to make phirni and rice kheer.

Kada Prashad | Aate Ka Halwa :

The taste of kada prashad we get in Gurudwaras is amazing because lots of prayers and love is behind the prashad. Its very easy to make and is made with very less ingredients but one should make it with pure heart and lots of love you will get the nearlly same taste and everyone is going to love it.

Cooking with lots of love and straight from the heart.

Bhawna Maharshi

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