All recipes
Every mithai on the site, newest first — 16 recipes and counting.
30 min Til Ladoo (Sesame Jaggery Ladoo) for Sankranti
Toasted sesame and melted jaggery, shaped into warm balls the traditional Makar Sankranti way.
1 hr Tiranga Barfi (Three-Colour Barfi)
A khoya barfi built in three coloured layers that fuse into one slab if each pour is timed right.
55 min Kaju Roll (Cashew Rolls with Kesar Filling)
Thin sheets of cashew katli dough rolled around a saffron-cardamom filling, sliced into neat pinwheels.
1 hr Soan Papdi at Home (Flaky Layered Mithai)
A homemade version of the tin-box classic, built on pulled sugar threads and a gram-and-chickpea flour dough.
50 min Besan Barfi (Fudgy Gram Flour Barfi)
A dense, fudgy besan barfi that depends on roasting the gram flour to a deep amber shade before it meets the sugar.
1 hr 15 min Motichoor Ladoo (No Jhara Needed)
Tiny fried boondi pearls, soaked in syrup and bound into soft ladoo, made with just a slotted spoon.
20 min Dry Fruit Ladoo (No Sugar, No Cooking)
Dates, nuts and seeds ground to a sticky paste in the food processor and rolled, no stove involved.
25 min Dry Fruit Roll (Nut and Date Log)
A no-cook date and nut log that chills firm, then slices into neat coins like a mithai salami.
1 hr 5 min Mohanthal (Gujarati Besan Barfi)
A grainy, ghee-rich Gujarati besan barfi, with the texture built in at the dhabo stage before roasting.
40 min Anjeer Roll (Dried Fig Roll) with Pistachio Centre
Dried figs are simmered soft, blitzed to a dark paste, and rolled around a pistachio core that stays whole when sliced.
32 min Khajur Barfi (No-Sugar Date Barfi)
A dense, chewy date-and-nut barfi that sets firm from the dates' own stickiness, with no sugar or khoya at all.
1 hr Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa) in Under an Hour
A faster gajar halwa using bagged pre-grated carrots and evaporated milk instead of hours at the stove reducing whole milk.
20 min 3-Ingredient Coconut Ladoo (Condensed Milk Coconut Ladoo)
A no-thermometer coconut ladoo made with condensed milk and desiccated coconut, done start to finish in about 20 minutes.
1 hr 5 min Gulab Jamun with Milk Powder (No Khoya Needed)
A reliable milk-powder version of gulab jamun for kitchens abroad, with fixes for hard centres and jamuns that fall apart in the syrup.
45 min Kaju Katli (Cashew Barfi) Without a Candy Thermometer
Thin, diamond-cut cashew fudge made with just cashews and sugar syrup, cooked to the classic one-string stage by eye and feel.
45 min Besan Ladoo (Gram Flour Sweet Balls)
Ghee-roasted gram flour ladoo with the slow-roast technique that gets the grainy, melt-in-the-mouth texture right every time.