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Tilgul Wadi — तिळगुळाच्या वड्या
A traditional winter sweet fudge made of sesame seeds, roasted peanuts, and jaggery, flavored with cardamom.
Mango Kalakand — मँगो कलाकंद
A soft, moist, and grainy milk cake sweet combined with fresh mango pulp and cardamom.
Vanilla Sponge Cake — व्हॅनिला स्पंज केक
A simple, fluffy, eggless vanilla sponge cake baked in a pot using sugar, milk, oil, and yogurt.
Khare Shankarpale — खारे शंकरपाळे
Crispy, savory Maharashtrian biscuits seasoned with carom seeds, cumin, black pepper, and turmeric.
Cooker Cake — कुकर केक
An eggless, soft marble chocolate cake baked in a pressure cooker without an oven, using hot chocolate powder.
Mango Firni — मँगो फिरनी
A creamy, chilled Punjabi ground rice pudding flavored with fresh mango pulp, cardamom, and sliced almonds.
Vanilla Cupcakes — व्हॅनिला कपकेक
Super soft, light, and eggless semolina cupcakes steamed in a pot, decorated with colorful tutti-frutti.
Gulabjam — गुलाबजाम
Soft, melt-in-your-mouth sweet dumplings made of milk solids (khoya), deep-fried and soaked in a hot cardamom sugar syrup.
Shankarpale — शंकरपाळे
Crispy, sweet, and flaky deep-fried diamond-shaped biscuits made of refined flour, ghee, sugar, and milk.
Sitaphal Basundi — सीताफळाची बासुंदी
Creamy, slow-reduced rich milk dessert flavored with fresh custard apple (sitaphal) pulp, almonds, and saffron strands.
Wheat Cake — कणकेचा केक
A healthy, eggless cooker cake made of whole wheat flour (atta), sugar, vanilla essence, and fresh milk cream.
Puran Poli — पुरणपोळी
A traditional Maharashtrian sweet flatbread stuffed with a soft, cardamom-spiced split chickpea and jaggery filling.
Besan Ladoo — बेसन लाडू
Rich, melt-in-your-mouth Maharashtrian sweet balls made of roasted chickpea flour, ghee, sugar, and fragrant nutmeg.
Gajar Halwa — गाजर हलवा
A classic, decadent Indian dessert made of grated carrots slow-cooked in ghee, milk cream, sugar, and crunchy almonds.
Coconut Sweet Rice — नारळीभात
A festive, fragrant Maharashtrian sweet rice dish made with fresh grated coconut, jaggery, cloves, and dry fruits, cooked in pure ghee.
Semiya Kheer — शेवयाची खीर
A creamy, aromatic pudding made of vermicelli roasted in ghee and simmered in sweetened milk with dry fruits and cardamom.
Rasgulla — रसगुल्ला
Soft, spongy, and melt-in-your-mouth Bengali sweet cheese balls soaked in a delicate sugar syrup flavored with vanilla or rose essence.
Dates Wheat Sheera — खजूर कणिक शिरा
A rich, warming, and highly nutritious Maharashtrian dessert made from whole wheat flour roasted in ghee, sweetened with jaggery and dates.