This easy South Asian brittle needs no thermometer, just TLCBrittle, often made with ghee and jaggery, is a common sweet treat across South Asia, and varieties are named after…ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedApril 15, 2020
Wacky Cake is the hassle-free way to entertain kids and satisfy your chocolate cravingStuck inside and hankering for a slice of moist, luscious chocolate cake, like, right now? ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedMarch 23, 2020
Tamarind-Jaggery Gingersnaps are a crispy bite of springI think gingersnaps are the perfect cookie: crunchy, sweet, and a little spicy. I have been known to hoard Trader…ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedMarch 16, 2020
Adventures in baking with jaggery, a sweet South Asian pantry stapleI love jaggery, a caramely, salty unrefined sugar used in both sweet and savory dishes across South Asia and the…ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedJanuary 22, 2020
On writing—and baking—in the new year“It’s not difficultAnyway it’s necessary.”ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedDecember 19, 2019
Turn gulab jamun into doughnuts for a South Asian taste of childhoodRuchi Aunty—who is not my actual aunt, but my dear friend’s mother—makes the best gulab jamun. They are pillowy,…ByPooja MakhijaniPublishedDecember 11, 2019