Nolen Gurer Sandesh......Date Palm Jaggery Fudge (Revisited)

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous NEW YEAR 2017. May this year brings lot of happiness in your life. Hope you all had enjoyed the festive season and the new year celebrations with your friends and families and of course with lot of food. 

For Indians, the festivities are not over yet. It's that time when we all celebrate the Harvest festival which is known as "Makar Sankranti" in India. We Bengalis called this festival as "Poush Sankranti" as this festival marks the ending of Bengali month called "Poush". This festival is also known for the reason of making "Pithes" so another name for this festival is "Pithe Parbon".

To embark this festival of "Pithes" I thought of making Gurer Sandesh with our favorite Nolen Gur or Date Palm Jaggery. Since, my parents came to visit us from India they had brought few beautiful molds which are used to shape these sandesh. This recipe is very simple to prepare, you just need to keep an eye so that it doesn't stick to the bottom. 

Let's begin with the recipe:

Fruit 'N' Nut Cake......Christmas Special

Hello dear foodies, I know I'm little bit late for posting this Christmas special recipe but I know there are some people like me who are still looking for those last minute ideas for making this Holiday Season special for their friends and families.

If you are a regular follower of my blog then you must have found many Holiday Special recipes here:

• Creme Caramel
• Cream Horns
• Vanilla Cupcakes
• Raspberry Pannacotta
• Strawberry Mousse Cake
• Strawberry Shortcake Shooters
• Strawberry Swiss Roll
• Skinny Mango Cheesecake
• Mango Custard
• Eggless Mango Mousse
• Palmiers......Heart Shape Cookies
• Nankhatai........Cardamom Flavored Cookies 
• Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

I am pleased to add one more recipe to this list i.e. Fruit 'N' Nut Cake. I know there are thousand of recipes available on the internet but my take on this Christmas Special Cake is very basic. As we both are non-alcoholic so I didn't add any rum or brandy flavor to this cake. If you want you may go ahead and add it.

So, without any further blabbering let's begin with the recipe:

Mango Custard

Hello all.....hope you are doing well. Few days back we arranged a small get together at our home. Get togethers are always full of fun and having it over a weekend is like "FUN-TASTIC". It's always good to have your friends and family around. Thanks to the weekend parties and potlucks; these are certainly very refreshing and a good way to rejuvenate yourself.

I planned an elaborate menu for the get-together which included:

Papdi Chaat 

Garlicky Egg Curry

Paneer Butter Masala

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Chaap

Mango Custard 

In case you are interested to know the recipes just click the names and you'll be redirected to that page. Although I don't have the recipe of Chicken Chaap but sooner or later I would like to share that delectable dish from Kolkata a niche in my blog. 

Coming back to today's recipe i.e. Mango Custard. We all love mangoes and you can find out my love for mangoes in my blog too. I have so many recipes made out of the "King of Fruits". Usually custard is a cooked mixture of milk/cream and egg yolk; it's consistency can vary from thin pouring sauce to a thick pastry cream. The cooking option also varies. But, the method I used is very hassle free and crowd pleasing too.

Personally, I think nothing can beat the flavor of Mangoes so I never do any tampering with it. I just used Mango puree to prepare this custard, if you want you may add fresh fruits of your choice too.

Let's begin with the recipe: