Nagpur is famous for fresh pulpy oranges. It’s exported all over the world. In Nagpur you’ll see rows of sweetmeat shops displaying orange - based sweets. There’s orange fudge, orange laddus, orange barfi, and a number of other orange delicacies.

2 oranges, deseeded
1/2 cup ghee
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups milk
A handful of dry fruits

Mash the oranges to a pulp. Keep aside.

Heat ghee in a pan. Add flour to it and fry till golden brown, stirring at regular intervals.

In a separate pan, heat the milk. Once it starts boiling, add sugar and orange pulp to it and stir for some more time on a low heat.

Then add the flour mixture and stir well. Add the dry fruits and let it cook till the ghee leaves the sides of the pan.

Grease a vessel / thali. Spread the orange mixture in it and allow it to cool naturally. You can cut it into any shape and serve.

Pune has specialities like Kayani cakes & Shrewsberry biscuits. This bakery, which opened its doors way back in 1955, has become legendary. If you visit the city, you must make a pilgrimage to this quaint little bakery on East Street. Beware: The mouth - watering goodies tend to get sold out within minutes.