In our household, the only time you can bet your last dollar on, that there will be naankati biscuits in our house is Diwali time. My mother says it isn’t real naankati biscuits until there is a crack on the top. No crack means that these little biscuits are fake and not Indian at all. … Continue reading Pistachio, orange zest and date naankati biscuits

I have seen these biscuits made over and over again on Instagram and facebook. Whenever I watch these videos, I am  in awe of them and wonder where on earth I am supposed to get these crushed sweets to make these biscuits. Someone told me to use boiled sweets… never heard of those, another told … Continue reading Stained glass biscuits

I never use custard powder to make anything. If I need to use custard, I buy the ready made cartons from the store. With that being said, I still managed to find a tub of custard powder in the pantry. Not sure who put it there or how it even got there, but it was … Continue reading Custard biscuits

I love biscuits, I love everything about them, making them to eating them and even eating the left over raw cookie dough. I very seldom make biscuits, simple because they take up a great part of my day and when they look so pretty in their container, my mother gets the urge to dish them … Continue reading Rose Viennese swirls

I recently painstakingly watched Star Wars the Last Jedi. What should have been a 3 hour movie turned into the entire day. I watched a little got bored, had a nap, woke up, watched a little and repeated the process that by the end of the movie, I was lost with what day and time … Continue reading Wookiee cookies

Every now and then my father hints that he wants a cookie to dip into his evening tea. My mother always replies when she hears my dad say this by telling me to make a batch of butter biscuits, but I know what she means, she means I must bake 5 dozen of biscuits that … Continue reading Anzac biscuits