• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Food Fashion Party

  • About
  • Mentions
  • Recipes
  • Cookbook
  • Shop
  • work with me
  • Travel

healthy treat

Figs and Nuts Gujjia/Sweet Samosa – Sugar free

October 16, 2022 By Asha Shivakumar

Gujjia, aka sweet samosa is such a delicious treat that’s crispy on the outside stuffed with sweet yummy filling. This is a sugar free fig and nuts gujia that is so addictive.

Figs and Nuts Gujjia/Sweet Samosa - Sugar free #gujia #diwalisweetJump-to-Recipe

Sweet Samosa is what we call this at home.  For as long as I was India, the only  version I knew had dried coconut, sooji and nuts. The other with khoya dipped in sugar syrup.  Once I ventured into a whole new world, learnt new recipes, I realized there’s so many more delicious fillings that work great for Gujia. Gujjia is a must make dish for Diwali at home. Mom made hundreds a week before Diwali and stored in large steel containers. They were addictive and you could never be satisfied with one.

Although I love the traditional kind my mom makes, I enjoy making a lighter version. There’s nothing healthy or light about deep fried crispy goodness, but hey, If you prefer, air fry it. I’ve done that and it works great too.

Today I share one of my new favorite ways to make gujiya. Filled with cashews and sugar free figs, I think you will love this fig gujiya. The stuffing is made out of cashews and almonds, ground together with figs. It makes for a delicious stuffing that is healthy and no sugar added since the figs add the texture and sweetness….

Read More

Filed Under: Almonds, Baking, Coconut, diwali, Entertaining, Festival Food, Fried Foods, Indian, INDIAN SWEETS, North Indian, Nuts, Sweet, Sweets Tagged With: Diwali, diwali sweet, diwali sweet treats, gujia, gujjia, healthy diwali treats, healthy treat, samosa, Snack, sweet samosa

Urad Daal Halwa/Ulundu Urandai

March 11, 2021 By Asha Shivakumar

Urad Dal Halwa or Ulundu Urandai is a sweet treat that’s very healthy, protein rich  and a traditional recipe passed on by grandmothers.

Urad Dal Halwa/Ulundu Urandai #uradhalwa #southindianrecipesJump-to-Recipe

My paternal grandmother was anything but traditional and conventional. She wanted all her grandkids to call her “Amma”(mom). She was progressive in many ways.  I was 18 when she left us. I wasn’t matured enough to really ask her about her beliefs, her likes. Interestingly though, I didn’t need to interview her to know she was a lady after her own will. She danced to her own tunes.

She was not one to tell me: you need to learn to cook. All her boys were great cooks and helped her around. She most definitely didn’t scare me or her children into living a life like everyone did. She let me believe in me, gave me the strength to think for myself and supported me in ways no one did. She went against all norms. She had a big personality….

Read More

Filed Under: Almonds, Bake with Kids, Dessert, diwali, Entertaining, Festival Food, healthy, Indian, South Indian, Sweet Tagged With: authentic recipe, dessert, halwa, halwa recipes, healthy dessert, healthy treat, Sweet, sweets, traditional south Indian sweet, ulundu halwa, ulundu urundai, urad daal recipes, urad dal halwa, urad halwa

Game Day Jalapeno Cheese Chips Crisps

January 24, 2019 By Asha Shivakumar

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of popchips.  This is the perfect game day snack – a great-tasting, crunchy, better-for-you option and tasty. Top it cheese and some jalapenos for the extra oomph.

Game Day Jalapeno Cheese Chips Crisps |foodfashionparty| #popchips #gamedaysnacks #healthygamedaysnacksFootball season is here! Do you entertain? Go out weekly for games? It is such a tempting time to sit around with friends, drinking and eating all sorts of delicious, yet unhealthy foods. This clean eating game day recipe will be a hit with everyone.  while we can always use a solid recipe for wings and probably a few, the snack spread on its own is highly anticipated. Right now, we’re particularly obsessed with the chips and dip portion of the event.

As far as game day dips and chips go, some stand by the more classic tortilla + guac combo, while some go carrot + hummus. With so many options out there—for both chips and dips— I wanted to show a healthy alternative. Popchips….

Read More

Filed Under: Appetizer, Crackers, Entertaining, game day snacks, Gluten Free, healthy, Party Ideas, Party TIPS, Starter Tagged With: cheese, cheese crisps, chip crisps, chips, chips crisps, game day, game day snacks, healthy snack, healthy treat, Snack, snacks, sports snacks, superbowl snack, superbowl treat

Primary Sidebar

Asha Shivakumar
Hey! I'm Asha. Welcome to Food Fashion Party. Glad to have you here!

Travel and Fashion Consultancy

Send email to Asha for travel and fashion consultation.

Book Trailer

See my YouTube Channel

Subscribe here

Purchase my cookbook!

Masala and Meatballs

Order Here

US: Amazon • Barnes and Noble • Indie Bound
Worldwide: Amazon.in • Amazon.ca • Amazon.co.uk • The Book Depository

Features

Brit N Co People Food 52 Yahoo! Lifestyle

Copyright © 2025 · Food Fashion Party · Site setup by Nikhil Shiv Log in

  • About
  • Mentions
  • Recipes
  • Cookbook
  • Shop
  • work with me
  • Travel