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Holi Recipes: Walnut Milk Kheer, Til Walnut Barfi

March 07, 2023 09:19 IST

Why settle for jalebi and rabri when you can tuck into Walnut Milk Kheer made with sago and Til Walnut Barfi garnished with walnuts on Holi?

Homemade Indian sweets are the best, especially when they're not laden with too many calories.

Celebrate this Day of Colours with desserts that are sure to steal the thunder at your dining table and add char chand to your festive spread.

Walnut Milk Kheer

Recipe: Kind courtesy Madhuri Aggarwal

Serves: 3-4

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Method

Editor's Note: For a vegan version of this recipe, replace the full-cream milk with almond milk, the ghee with cashew butter and skip the condensed milk and instead add 1 tbsp or more sugar.

For those on a sugar-free diet, skip the condensed milk and add stevia powder. Each brand of stevia has its own stevia for sugar substitution ratio provided on its packing.

Madhuri Aggarwal

 
Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhuri Aggarwal

Madhuri Aggarwal is a food stylist, photographer, artist, designer and cooking enthusiast.


Sesame and Walnut Barfi

Recipe: Kind courtesy Shumaila Chauhan

Servings: 10-12

Ingredients

Method

Editor's Note: To veganise this recipe, substitute the milk with almond milk and the ghee with cashew butter. Replace the milk powder with grated desiccated coconut.

For those watching their sugar intake, reduce the jaggery a tad.

 
Photograph: Kind courtesy Shumaila Chauhan

Shumaila Chauhan is the creator of the food blog Novice Housewife.

MADHURI AGGARWAL and SHUMAILA CHAUHAN