Various traditional Indian dishes served on banana leaves and plates, including rice, curries, vegetables, snacks, and desserts, for a festive meal.

Make authentic Bengali Cham Cham at home – soft, spongy milk-based sweets soaked in sugar syrup and filled with mawa or coconut. A delicious festive treat that’s perfect for Diwali and celebrations.

Learn how to make perfect Badusha at home — a traditional South Indian sweet that’s crisp outside, soft inside, and glazed with sugar syrup. This easy Badusha recipe is ideal for Diwali and festive occasions.

A bowl of Indian sabudana khichdi with green chili and peanuts garnished on a wooden table.

Close-up of a slice of pizza with cheese, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and herbs, held by a person's hand.

A traditional Indian thali with rice, vegetable curry, spiced roasted vegetables, a chickpea and spinach dish, and sev, on a silver plate with a blue placemat, placed on a wooden table with yellow flowers and spice boxes in the background.

Plate of Indian vegetarian meal with rice, vegetable curry, potato sabzi, yogurt, fried strips, and mixed vegetable salad, served on a black plate with yellow flowers in the background.

A bowl of hot, thick black bean soup with tomatoes and a spoon.

A black plate with various Indian dishes, including dal, spinach, curd, and chapati, on a light blue wooden surface.

A black plate of Indian food with rice, curry, and two small bowls of vegetables and curry, held in a person's hand with a kitchen background.

A black plate with Indian food: white rice with yellow curry, chapati, lentil soup, vegetable curry, and a small cup of yogurt, on a light wooden table with potted plants and flowers in the background.

A plate of Indian food with rice, vegetable curry, fried chicken, and a side of vegetables.

An Indian meal served on a black plate with rice, yellow lentil curry, sautéed vegetables, chapati bread, three small bowls of yogurt, soup, and vegetable side dish.

A collage of images showing Varutharacha Kozhambu, a South Indian curry dish served with rice and side dishes. The images include a bowl of orange-colored curry garnished with leaves, a serving of rice, and various accompaniments on traditional plate

Indian thali with white rice, vegetable curry, fried plantains, and fried snack items on a stainless steel plate.

A bowl of yellow-orange spicy sauce with dried red chili and herbs on top.

A bowl of yellow curry with green herbs, red chili peppers, and other vegetables, garnished with green leaves, placed on a light blue wooden table, with teapots and cups in the background.

Top image shows a plate of rice served with poricha kuzambhu, a yellow curry with vegetables, and a papadum on the side. Bottom image shows a container of red spice powder with a spoon, surrounded by dried red chilies and green curry leaves.

A plate of white rice topped with yellow curry containing green vegetables and black mustard seeds, with a bowl of vegetable soup in the background.

Traditional Indian meal served on a green banana leaf, including rice, chapati, various vegetable and lentil curries, pickles, fried snacks, and desserts, with flower decorations.

Chocolate chip cinnamon swirl bread sliced on a wooden tray with potted plants in the background.

Slices of cranberry bread with visible cranberries on a wooden surface.

Chocolate chip loaf bread partially sliced, on a wooden serving board.

Traditional South Indian meal featuring a bowl of Karuvepilai Thogayal, a spicy coriander and mint chutney, served with a mound of lemon rice garnished with curry leaves and peanuts, on a banana leaf and ceramic plates.

Small white bowl filled with green paste, surrounded by red dried chili peppers on a white cloth.

Fried bread served with a chickpea curry garnished with green chili peppers and sliced onions, on a black plate on a light-colored table.

A traditional South Indian meal with a large crispy dosa on a banana leaf, served on a stainless steel tray with three compartments containing chutneys and sambar.

A hand holding a stainless steel tray with Indian food, including a large crispy papadum, two types of curry, and various side dishes, with colorful bowls and cups stacked in the background.

A metal bowl containing yellow lentil-based Indian dish with vegetables, served with two pieces of white puffed rice rice crackers, on a light blue table with a yellow flower and other items in the background.

A plate of Indian curry with two portions of white bread, a yellow flower, and a blue wooden table with bowls and decorative items in the background.

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Milk powder Ras Malai

Soft Ras Malai discs soaked in creamy saffron milk and garnished with pistachios and saffron strands – traditional Indian dessert

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Gulab Jamuns using skimmed milk powder.

Learn how to make soft, melt-in-mouth gulab jamuns soaked in cardamom sugar syrup – a popular Indian sweet for festivals and celebrations.

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Pakatale Millet rava ladoo

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Wheat Rava Kesari

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Dharwad Pedha

The original creators, the Thakurs from Uttar Pradesh who settled in Dharwad, stumbled upon this delightful creation in their kitchen. Today, generations of Thakurs, known as Babusingh Thakur, continue the tradition of creating this incredible peda, exporting it in large quantities and even making it available for online sales.