Finally got around to things I should have made before Diwali 
- but now they’re pre-thanksgiving 
GRAM FLOUR FUDGE aka MAGAJ / BESAN LADDOO
Used to be my favorite, passed down to my nephews.
Ghee + gram flour nice and toasty, let it cool, then add powdered sugar and cardamom.
There’s a slivered almond on top because I forgot the gold glitter I bought last year — but then I remembered 
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MASALA PURIS / SPICED “CRACKERS”
Another childhood favorite, but I modified it along the way from what my grandmother used to make so that it stays crisp longer, and has a bit more intense flavor.
I made them small so they would fit into butter containers to protect them slightly inside another mailing box. They were almost too cute to eat… almost
