Sooji Halwa (Semolina Pudding with Ghee and Cardamom)
Toasted semolina pudding cooked with ghee, cardamom and sugar syrup
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Malai Kofta in Creamy Tomato Sauce
Paneer and potato kofta in creamy tomato and cashew sauce
Rabri (Thickened Milk Dessert with Saffron)
Slow-reduced milk dessert with cardamom, saffron, pistachios and almonds
Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding with Cardamom and Saffron)
Creamy kheer made with basmati rice, milk, cardamom and saffron
Glögg (Nordic Mulled Wine)
Nordic mulled wine with spices, raisins and blanched almonds
Diwali Mixed Sweets Platter (Besan Ladoo, Coconut Barfi and Cashew Fudge)
Diwali sweets platter with besan ladoo, coconut barfi and cashew fudge
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Phirni (Chilled Rice Pudding with Saffron)
Chilled phirni rice pudding with cardamom, saffron and nuts
Kulfi (Indian Ice Cream with Saffron, Cardamom and Pistachios)
Indian ice cream flavoured with saffron and cardamom, studded with pistachios
Zafrani Pulao (Saffron Rice with Nuts and Sultanas)
Fragrant zafrani pulao with saffron rice, whole spices, nuts and sultanas
Malabar Chicken Biryani
Fragrant Malabar chicken biryani steamed with basmati rice, fried onions and whole spices
Paneer Korma (Mild Creamy Curry with a Cashew and Almond Sauce)
Paneer simmered in a creamy cashew and almond curry sauce, finished with double cream
Rogan Josh (Kashmiri Lamb Curry)
Slow-simmered rogan josh with spices, Kashmiri chilli and yoghurt
Shahi Tukda (Mughal Bread Pudding)
Shahi tukda topped with thickened saffron cardamom milk, almonds and pistachios
Modak (Steamed Rice-Flour Dumplings with Coconut and Jaggery)
Pleated modak dumplings with a coconut and jaggery filling, steamed until tender
Shahi Tukda (Fried Bread Pudding with Rabri)
Ghee-fried bread soaked in cardamom syrup, topped with creamy saffron rabri and pistachios
Lamb Rogan Josh with Whole Spices
Lamb rogan josh simmered with whole spices in a yoghurt and tomato gravy
Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani
Hyderabadi dum biryani layered with marinated chicken, basmati rice and saffron
Kerala Chicken Stew (Mild Coconut Milk Stew with Potatoes and Carrots)
Coconut milk chicken stew with potatoes, carrots, curry leaves and whole spices
