GANNE KE RAS KI KHEER – SUGARCANE JUICE KHEER – PUNJABI LOHIRI RECIPE

Sugarcane Juice Kheer is a popular sweet recipe of Punjab. It is prepared using sugarcane juice and rice. Sugarcane juice has a cooling effect on the body. Sugarcane juice kheer is mostly prepared during harvesting festivals (Lohiri). Ingredients: Fresh Sugarcane Juice                    4 ½ cups Basmati rice                                        100 gm Cardamom powder                         ½ tsp Raisins                                                  10 […]

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ELLU BELLA SANKRANTI MIX – KARNATAKA SANKRANTI MIX RECIPE

Makar Sankranti is one of the festivals that is celebrated all across India in different styles and forms. Sankranti signifies the beginning of spring season. Sankranti is a harvest festival. In Karnataka it is celebrated by preparing a mixture – ELLU BELLA. Ellu means sesame seeds/til and Bella means jaggery. It is a mixture prepared […]

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THUVARA PARUPPU CURRY – GREEN PIGEON PEAS CURRY – KERALA STYLE THUVARA CURRY

Pigeon peas are harvested during winter season. It is the power house of Vitamins and Minerals. Green pigeon peas are called tuvar dal in Hindi, arahar dal pods in Bengali, Kandikayalu in Telugu, Thuvarai in Tamil and Thuvara in Malayalam. It is eaten as a boiled snack. When these are peeled, dried and processed, they […]

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NEL PORI URUNDAI – KARTHIGAI DEEPAM RECIPE

Karthigai Deepam is a festival of lights celebrated in Tamil month of Karthigai. It is celebrated on the full moon day of Karthigai month. Nel Pori Urundai is one of the famous neivedyam offered to God during Karthigai Deepam in Tamil Nadu. Let’s go thru the process of preparing Nel Pori: Ingredients: Nel Pori                                                3 […]

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