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    Desserts

    An Eid cookie box with an assortment of cookies. Clockwise from top left are Italian almond cookies, nan khatai, thumbprint jam cookies, coconut laddo, cardamom shortbread cookies with dark chocolate and pistachio, nan khatai and cinnamon palmers with nuts.

    How to make an Eid Cookie Box

    A bowl of fruit chaat containing diced apples, diced oranges, diced grapes, and diced kiwifruit in a white bowl on a black background.

    Fruit Chaat | Sweet and Spicy Fruit Salad | Pakistani Fruit Chaat

    An oval tray with 5 - 6 pieces of shahi tukda topped with nuts, and flowers.

    Shahi Tukda (Bread Pudding with Saffron and Cardamom)

    Salted Caramel Custard

    Cardamom spiced carrot cake cut into slices on a chopping board.

    Cardamom Carrot Cake with Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting 

    Chana daal halwa in a bowl on top of a silver plate.

    Chana Dal Halwa | Lentil Halwa

    Two bowls of chawal ki kheer (Pakistani rice pudding). The bowl on the bottom left is garnished with crushed almonds and sliced pistachios. Above that, on the right corner is another bowl of the rice pudding, this one decorated with crushed almonds and dried rose petals. Next to the bowl on the left are scattered almonds, pistachios and dried rose petals.

    Rice Kheer | Chawal ki Kheer | Rice Pudding 

    Four apple biscoff turnovers on a baking tray.

    Apple Biscoff Turnovers | Apple Turnovers with Lotus Biscoff Glaze

    A cooling rack placed diagonally with nan khatai on top of it.

    Nan Khatai (Khalifa style) | Cardamom flavored shortbread biscuits

    Cardamom Jam Thumbprint cookies in a white platter. In front of the platter are two jam cookies, and one has a bite in it. There are also two cardamom pods next to the cookies. On the back is a jar of raspberry jam.

    Cardamom jam thumbprint cookies | Bakery jam biscuits

    A top down shot of a chocolate vanilla cake. The cake is cut in half, and placed on parchment paper on top of a baking rack. There are 4 cake slices along with a bowl of chocolate ganache placed in front of the cake.

    Bombay bakery chocolate cake (Copycat Recipe)

    A picture of strawberry jam bars with fresh strawberries.

    Strawberry Jam Bars (with Fresh Strawberries)

    A muffin tray peeking from the left hand sided with two lemon blueberry muffins in it. Next to the tray are three lemon blueberry muffins on top of parchment paper. A mini light blue bowl with blueberries is at the back of the muffins.

    Lemon Blueberry Muffins - Quick and Easy Recipe

    Almond Cake

    Salted caramel melting moments in a plate. There are 6 melting moments in the plate, drizzled with powdered sugar and caramel sauce. On the back is a wire rack topped with more melting moments, and a cup of tea on the left side.

    Salted Caramel Melting Moments | Classic Melting Moments with a Caramel Twist

    Lemon and cardamom shortbread cookies placed on a wire rack.

    Lemon and Cardamom Shortbread Cookies

    A piece of mango coconut trifle on a white dish with a small fork next to it. On the back is a blue dish with more trifle in it on the top right corner. On the top left is a mango on top of a blue napkin.

    Mango Coconut Trifle | Mango Coconut Layered Dessert

    Lemon sandwich cookies laid out on parchment paper. On the bottom right are three lemon slices, and on the bottom left is a small bowl with lemon buttercream filling.

    Lemon Cookies | Lemon Sandwich Cookies

    A black plate with a stack of cinnamon nut puff pastry palmiers in the front. At the back is a baking tray with more palmiers, and on the left is a cup of black tea with a palmier on the saucer.

    Puff Pastry Palmiers with Nuts and Cinnamon | Cinnamon Nut Palmiers

    Three glasses of mango mousse on a blue background. The mango mousse cups are garnished with mango puree, pistachios and rose petals. On the top right corner is a napkin, and on the top left corner is a small bowl of pistachios.

    Easy Mango Mousse with Cardamom (No Eggs or Gelatin)

    A variety of coconut ladoos placed in a circular heap in a plate. To the right of the plate are crushed rose petals in a small bowl. On the bottom is a plate with pistachio powder, and coconut flakes, as well as a small bowl with desiccated coconut. To the left of the plate is a ribbon, and a beige napkin.

    3 ingredient instant coconut ladoos | Cardamom coconut fudge balls

    Two jars of no bake mango cheesecake. There is a biscuit crumb on the bottom, topped with a mango cream cheese filling, and chopped mangoes on top. At the back is mango puree in a glass jar.

    No Bake Mango Cheesecake Jars | No Gelatin Recipe

    An overnight french toast bake made using brioche bread is placed in a dark blue tray with sliced almonds top. The tray is kept on a blue napkin, and there is a fork on the right with a small blue bowl of cinnamon at the back.

    Overnight French Toast Bake | Baked French Toast with Almonds and Cinnamon  

    This classic baked cheesecake is super simple to make and makes a cheesecake that is smooth and creamy with a hint of lemon. Serve it plain or with fruits on side. 

    Simple Classic Baked Cheesecake Recipe 

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      Kaali daal or khari masoor ki daal | Black gram lentils

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      Air fryer paratha | How to make frozen paratha in an air fryer

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