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Make your day sweeter with these Holi-special desserts by chef Kirti Bhoutika

Holi without some ‘mithai’? Perish the thought with these simple and sweet recipes

Jaismita Alexander Published 24.03.24, 01:57 PM
Kirti Bhoutika serves up recipes for two of her favourite Holi desserts

Kirti Bhoutika serves up recipes for two of her favourite Holi desserts

Indian festivals can’t be celebrated without mithai. But making something different is always a challenge. While you can always have traditional gujiyas and jalebis, serving something a little hatke to your guests is always impressive. To help you add that uniqueness to your menu, My Kolkata caught up with MasterChef Kirti Bhoutika for some recipes.

Kirti, who owns Sugarplum Cakery in Salt Lake, has come up with a Holi-special menu by the baking brand. The menu has everything from bento cakes to dessert boxes. The sweets queen lets out two of her recipes from the Holi menu!

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Thandai Tea Cake

Kirti says, “The Thandai Tea cake screams holi! A cake for all age groups, it is moist, delicious and addictive!” This cake makes for a perfect gift, and can also be served to your guests post a sumptuous meal or simply with the evening snacks.

Ingredients

  • Sweetened condensed milk: 100ml
  • Soft butter: 50g
  • Refined flour: 100g
  • Baking powder: ½ tsp
  • Baking soda: ¼ tsp
  • Milk: ⅓ cup
  • Lemon juice: ½ tsp
  • Saffron: 1 tsp
  • Cardamom powder: ¼ tsp
  • Thandai syrup: 2-3 tbsp
  • Thandai powder (optional): 1/2 tbsp

To garnish

  • White chocolate: 50g
  • Coconut oil: 1 tbsp
  • Rose extract: a few drops
  • Finely chopped Pistachios
  • Dried rose petals

Method

Motichoor Pudding in a Kulhad

For a quick dessert fix, the Kolkata girl has an easy-peasy recipe. The Mithai Kulhads have been a crowd favourite every holi. These are available in three flavours: Motichoor Pudding, Chikki Chocolate and Gulab Jamun Cheesecake at Sugarplum Cakery. Kirti shares the easiest recipe — of the Motichoor Pudding — with us.

Ingredients

For the cream

  • Cream cheese: 150g
  • Whipped cream: 100g
  • Thandai syrup: 25 g
  • Powdered sugar: 20 g
  • Vanilla essence: 1 tsp

Other ingredients

  • Crushed digestive
  • Cake crumbs
  • Motichoor laddoo

Method

  • Mix the cream cheese, whipped cream, thandai syrup, powdered sugar and vanilla essentials all together to make the cream cheese thandai cream
  • Layer the cream cheese and thandai cream with the other ingredients one by one in a washed kulhad and it's ready!
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