Homemade Indian sweets

excellent post, happy diwali from a punjabi in Chicago... where are u based, Dilli ?

typical meal at home for us when i visit delhi is a thin moong dal, one subzi, tandoori chicken, and piping hot chapatis , making me hungry !

J can you FedEx some of that action to NY so I can try it? Yum

Happy Diwali to all our Hindu members...........

AJ, I lived in Delhi for 2 years (2002-2004) and I vividly recall the sweet shops being overwhelmed during this time of year.

I personally don't east sweets, but I'm a sucker for the spicy Gujarati items made during Diwali!

I went to an indian friend's house last year for diwali. I believe they hail from southern india (vegetarians, very little dairy in the food either). At any rate, of all the sweets my favorite were these sticky spiral things (like dough that had been rolled and then coiled into a spiral, then fried and covered in some kind of syrup). The syrup had bits of cardamom in it if I recall. Any clues as to what this is called?

Originally Posted by m-one

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excellent post, happy diwali from a punjabi in Chicago... where are u based, Dilli ? typical meal at home for us when i visit delhi is a thin moong dal, one subzi, tandoori chicken, and piping hot chapatis , making me hungry !
Delhi, Happy Diwali to you as well. Daily lunch is very much the same as you have mentioned. One subzi (cooked vegetables), one dal (somewhat like lLentil soup) , yoghurt and 2 rotis.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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AJ can you FedEx some of that action to NY so I can try it? Yum
No problem, I will check with my courier whether they can deliver food items to the US

Originally Posted by Viral

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Happy Diwali to all our Hindu members........... AJ, I lived in Delhi for 2 years (2002-2004) and I vividly recall the sweet shops being overwhelmed during this time of year. I personally don't east sweets, but I'm a sucker for the spicy Gujarati items made during Diwali!
Happy Diwali to you.

Originally Posted by RedLantern

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I went to an indian friend's house last year for diwali. I believe they hail from southern india (vegetarians, very little dairy in the food either). At any rate, of all the sweets my favorite were these sticky spiral things (like dough that had been rolled and then coiled into a spiral, then fried and covered in some kind of syrup). The syrup had bits of cardamom in it if I recall. Any clues as to what this is called?
No idea about the south Indian you are talking about. Anyways, the pre Diwali cheer was very strong this year at least in the stock exchange with the benchmark indices at all time highs, rising 5% in the 4 days preceding Diwali and India's biggest IPO listing at 30% premium on the chhoti (small) Diwali day. Some pics from the Diwali celebrations at my home. I hopt holymadness doesnt open this thread, he might have a seizure from all the 'lifestyle' pics.

Originally Posted by RedLantern

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I went to an indian friend's house last year for diwali. I believe they hail from southern india (vegetarians, very little dairy in the food either). At any rate, of all the sweets my favorite were these sticky spiral things (like dough that had been rolled and then coiled into a spiral, then fried and covered in some kind of syrup). The syrup had bits of cardamom in it if I recall. Any clues as to what this is called?
this?

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Some pics from the Diwali celebrations at my home. I hopt holymadness doesnt open this thread, he might have a seizure from all the 'lifestyle' pics.

in the grand scheme of great sweets, are Indian sweets very tasty? no. (their ice cream is good, however)

Originally Posted by Krish the Fish

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this?

Maybe so, maybe so. Thanks!

mmmmmmm Gulab Jamun

aj_del, do you guys ever make kalfi, the Indian ice cream?

Its Holi time here, and my mother hosts a dinner for both my sisters and their in laws. Generally we get a cook from outside to come over and cook north Indian food at our place. This time, we decided to have south Indian food instead of north Indian. So we got a south indian restaurant to cater and they put up a live counter and made hot appams and dosas to order. Some pics

damn that looks ******* delicious. and i just ate lunch. a lot of lunch.

mmm. My mom makes the best dosas and chutney. Those potatoes look delectable.

^^ potatoes ? :confused I think you are talking about cocktail idli, a starter in which an idli is sliced into 4 quarters and dipped into 'gunpowder' masala

oh. They look just like potatoes! That's strange; my parents are south indian but I've never seen "cocktail idlis" before. They look good. The rest of the food looks great as well. Hope you guys enjoyed it all, everything looks fantastic.