Sago and Vermicelli Payasam is a delicious Indian dessert made with vermicelli strands, sago and milk during festive occasions and important functions. It is usually served as sweet accompaniment for lunch or dinner. Sago and Vermicelli Kheer is offered as prasadam for God during Pujas and festivals. Lets go thru the procedure of preparing the […]
Varalakshmi Vratham is celebrated on the Second Friday of Sravana masam every year. Varalakshmi Vratham is observed by married women in South India i.e Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Varalakshmi is another form of Lord Vishnu’s consort. Lakshmi the Goddess of Wealth. Varalakshmi is believed to be the one who grants boons (varam). […]
EID-Ul-Fitr is the greatest festival of the Muslims. This festival marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is a holy month of fasting. The Muslims observe fasts for a full month after sighting the moon of ‘Ramzan’. When the month of ‘Ramzan’ is over and the moon of Eid is sighted, they end their Roja […]
Halwa is a sweet Indian dish. It is usually prepared with vegetables like carrot, fruits like banana, pineapple, lots of ghee, sugar and milk. Today I am posting a simple and easy Mango Halwa recipe with very few ingredients which is very tasty. Let’s surprise your kids with this delicious Mango Halwa – Ingredients: Mango pieces […]
Ragi or Finger millet is one of the most nutritious and healthy cereals. Ragi is a remarkable source of protein, making it perfect for vegeterian diets. Ragi contains important amino acids which are not present in other starchy meals. It has the highest amount of calcium and potassium. Ragi is a great source of iron […]
Kumbilappam is a traditional Kerala tea time snack made from ripe chakka/jackfruit, jaggery, coconut, rice flour, dry ginger powder and cardamom powder which is mixed together to prepare the dough. It is wrapped in banana leaf/bay leaf (vazhanayila) which gives a special aromatic flavour to the appam in kumbil(cone) shape and steamed. Delicious Kumbilappam is […]
This sweet is called 7 Cups Sweet as same cup is used for measuring the different ingredients used to prepare this sweet. This sweet is prepared using roasted Bengal gram powder/putanal dal powder, milk, ghee, coconut grated and sugar children will love to have it. 7 cups sweet tastes very delicious and it is very […]
Ari – Kapalandi Pottukadala Unda is a traditional sweet recipe of Kerala. It is a very nutritious unda or ladoo as it is prepared with the combination of roasted rice, roasted groundnut/peanut, roasted Bengal gram, jaggery and coconut. Ari – Kapalandi Pottukadala Unda is a great energy booster as it provides us lots of energy […]
Pineapple pradhaman is a sweet dessert prepared with ripe pineapple, chemba rice (red rice) and moong dal. It is a delicious and tasty recipe. Try out this delicious Pineapple Pradhaman: Ingredients:- Ripe Pineapple (chopped into pieces) ½ cup Extract Coconut milk from […]
Khubani Ka Meetha is a dessert prepared from dried apricots. Khubani Ka Meetha is a very popular dessert of Hyderabad cuisine. Khubani or Khobani is Urdu term for apricot. It is a common feature at Hyderabadi weddings. It is a very simple, quick and easy to prepare this recipe with very few ingredients. Let’s go […]
Rava kesari is a South Indian sweet recipe which is prepared during festivals or special occasions. They are many variations of rava kesari and one of them is Banana Kesari. Banana Kesari is prepared with semolina, sugar, banana, milk, ghee and dry fruits. It is offered to Gods as naivedyam or prasadam during Navrati and […]
Ari – Kapalandi Unda is a traditional sweet recipe of Kerala. It is a very nutritious unda or ladoo as it is prepared with the combination of roasted rice, roasted groundnut/peanut, roasted til, jaggery and coconut. Ari – Kapalandi Unda is a great energy booster as it provides us lots of energy and it also […]
Ari Unda or Rice Ladoo is a traditional sweet of Kerala using very little ingredients. It is prepared by dry roasting matta or chemba rice (red rice) till it becomes crispy and then making powder of it. It is usually prepared by pounding and mixing rice, jiggery and coconut which is a time consuming process […]
Dal Kheer is a simple and easy kheer recipe which is prepared using both the green gram dal and Bengal gram dal. This Dal Kheer recipe is prepared using jaggery syrup and milk. Today I am posting Dal Kheer with Poppy Seeds. In this Kheer i have grinded together roasted poppy seeds and grated coconut […]