Category: Sweets and confectionery

  • Peda (simplisy)

    Peda (simplisy)

    These little treats hail from the town of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India. I actually learned it during a gay pride march in Poznan from a girl who, in turn, learned it from a Hare Krishna follower on some festival. And up until recently, I didn’t know it was of Indian origin.

  • Andrut

    Andrut

    This is a fairly old recipe. My mom used to make it, at least in the 1908s, but when I served it to other people, they mentioned great-grandmothers preparing it. It’s been a ‘show-off’ thing in the socialist years in Poland.

  • Besan (chickpea) ladoo

    Besan (chickpea) ladoo

    It’s one of my favourite Indian sweets, very popular around Diwali, but also commonly eaten on regular days. There are plenty of varieties, this one is one of the simpler ones in terms of ingredients and preparation.