

This coconut layer cake has three tender layers made with coconut milk and sour cream, coconut cream cheese frosting, and a sweet shredded coconut coating.

This chocolate fudge with sweetened condensed milk blends semisweet and milk chocolate into rich, creamy squares.

Crockpot hot chocolate blends cocoa, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk into a rich, creamy drink.

These Butterfinger balls tuck crunchy peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs and crushed candy bars inside a milk chocolate shell.

Three dals come together in one pot to make a payasam that is thicker and more filling than single-dal versions.

A creamy payasam made with pressure-cooked chow chow mashed into full-fat milk, sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, and finished with cardamom, ghee-fried cashews, and raisins.

A simple no-churn muskmelon ice cream made with fresh melon pulp, condensed milk and milk powder.

A simple sweet made with just four ingredients, this laddu comes together quickly on the stovetop.

A South Indian kootu that brings together tender plantain stem, tangy curd and fresh coconut milk with a roasted spice paste of fenugreek, red chillies and cumin.

A prawn and mango curry built on freshly ground spices, coconut milk and tamarind, this Goan-style dish comes together without any complicated technique.

A thick, chilled milkshake made with reduced milk, condensed milk, saffron and a blend of roasted almonds, cashews and pistachios.

A fragrant saffron rice cooked with whole spices, mixed nuts, raisins and fresh fruits like pineapple, grapes and pomegranate seeds.

A layered rice dish where spiced paneer, capsicum, onion and tomato are marinated in a curd-based masala, then arranged over basmati rice cooked with whole spices.

A baked dish that layers sautéed mushrooms and blanched capsicum under a paneer and egg mixture seasoned with mustard, salt and black pepper.

Shrimps marinated in lime, coated in seasoned flour, egg, coconut milk and sweetened coconut flakes, then fried until golden.

A cooling kheer made with tender coconut flesh, coconut water, coconut milk and condensed milk, this payasam comes together with very little effort.

A thick, spiced coconut sauce coats tender prawns in this straightforward recipe that relies on pantry staples and a few whole spices.

These muffins come together with one bowl of wet ingredients and one of dry.

Bitter fenugreek leaves and rich coconut milk sitting in the same curry sounds like a contradiction, but it works in a way that is hard to explain until you taste it.

What sets this curry apart is the freshly ground whole spice paste -- made right in your kitchen before anything hits the pan.