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Gear up for a sweet Diwali with these cookbooks

Here is a list of books to guide you in your dessert making endeavour this festive season

Sukanya Basu | Published 24.10.22, 01:03 AM

Adventures with Mithai by Rachel Goenka: Adventures with Mithai by Rachel Goenka is a cookbook that contains 50 recipes for Indian sweets with a contemporary twist. Some of the recipes include Chocolate Barfi Cheesecake and Cardamom Mousse sprinkled with motichoor laddoo. Rachel is a trained chef who uses her international experiences to create delectable dishes for her clients. Now, she has published a cookbook aimed at aspiring home cooks because these dishes are unique and yet pretty easy.

Desserts For Every Mood by Shivesh Bhatia: Shivesh offers recipes for a variety of sweets — from a rich Caramel Chocolate Tart to a light and refreshing Lemon Chiffon cake to an exotic Litchie Rose Tiramisu. Nothing cheers you up like a wonderful dessert, whether you’re celebrating or just feeling down in the dumps. Desserts for Every Mood is Shivesh Bhatia’s best-selling cookbook and features more than a dozen new recipes from the unconventional baker. These are perfect for escape from a busy day.

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The Sweet Kitchen by Rajyasree Sen: The book is a fascinating look at the desserts that have been served at innumerable Diwali, Christmas, Id, and Navroz festivals over the ages, and it ties together anecdotes, historical records, and recipes. Chef and food writer Rajyasree Sen explores the history of several of India’s most recognisable desserts in her book The Sweet Kitchen: Tales and Recipes of India’s Favourite Desserts, while also raising questions about the origins of others. This explores their culture and celebrations with delicious uniqueness.

Mithai by Sanjeev Kapoor: This book by master chef Sanjeev Kapoor takes the mystery out of creating sweets. Through detailed explanations and the disclosure of a few trade secrets, he walks one through the process, step by step, until one has successfully created sweet delicacies that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of the commercially available options. Nothing compares to the feeling of accomplishment one gets from preparing delicious food in one’s own kitchen and this book helps you do that expertly.

Milk and Cardamom by Hetal Vasavada: Hetal Vasavada, an Indian-American who competed in MasterChef, adds touches of her culture to all of her dishes by drawing on her childhood and the show’s atmosphere. Amazing confections like French Macarons flavoured with Mango Lassi and Ginger-Chai Chocolate Pot de Crème are the end result. Make a big batch of your favourite sweets, like Sesame Seed Brittle and Bourbon Biscuits, or surprise your guests with a delicious morning treat, like Banana Custard.

Easy To Make Mithai by Jyoti Nikunj Parekh: This book is a compilation of recipes of Indian sweets that are appropriate for various occasions and may be successfully executed by either an experienced or a novice cook. The sweets are categorized into the following categories: Sweets Made with Fruits, Sweets Made with Vegetables, Kheer-Payasam, and Rabadi. In this book Jyoti also writes about desi sweets that are suited for youngsters.

The Book of Indian Sweets by Satarupa Banerjee: Anyone with a sweet craving should definitely check out this book. It includes recipes for desserts served during celebrations all around the country. Delicious eastern rasgullas and malpoas, northern jalebis, gajar ka halwa, western puran poli and sheer khurma, and southern paal payasam and pongal are just a few of the simple recipes you’ll find in this book. Colorful photos of the tempting recipes are also included.

Last updated on 24.10.22, 01:03 AM
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