Leftover rice is creatively transformed into rich Bombay Halwa served with comforting condensed milk tea. A simple homemade ...

Union Budget 2026: The ‘Halwa ceremony’, which signifies the final phase of the Budget preparation for the Union Budget 2026-27, took place today at the Budget Press in North Block. The ceremony was ...

Moong dal halwa has its roots in North Indian cooking, where lentil-based sweets were preferred for their natural strength-giving properties. Moong dal itself has been cultivated in the Indian ...

Bombay ice halwa is a traditional sweet from western India that is recognised for its delicate, almost translucent sheets rather than richness or heaviness. Made primarily with cornflour, sugar and ...

Mumbai's speacialties: Bombay biryani and ice halwa. This variety if biryani consists of layers of flavored basmati rice, potatoes, chunks of chicken or mutton, alongside some fried onions, mint ...

In 1896, Seth Chandulal established a sweet shop in Karachi and named it Punjabi Chandu Halwai. By the 1940s, the business, then helmed by his son Sadajivatlal Chandulal Bahl, grew into a household ...

In Hyderabad’s Old City, where biryani’s aroma mixes with Moazzam Jahi Market’s chaos, a small shop holds a 105-year-old secret. Hameedi Confectioners serves Jauzi Halwa, a Turkish sweet that once ...

Behind every recipe there is a usually a tale. My colleague Mahipal, who -- like all folks at Rediff editorial, a team that has worked together for aeons -- is also a friend, well-wisher, desk buddy ...

Gajar ka halwa is hailed as one of the most sought-after desserts in an Indian household. The sweet dessert is a carrot pudding made with generous amounts of milk, sugar, cardamom and water. From ...

Budget Halwa Ceremony 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Halwa ceremony for the Union Budget 2024. (File photo) Union Budget 2025 Halwa Ceremony: The customary Halwa ceremony, ...

The Halwa Ceremony, a traditional pre-budget event, will be held today on 24 January 2025 at 5 PM, at the North Block of the Central Secretariat. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will preside over ...