Vella Aval / Sweetened Poha is an easy neivedhyam / prasad for upcoming Hindu festivals and also a quick evening snack for after school or after work. Poha is made from flattened rice hence its gluten free and this sweet is healthy with red variety poha, palm jaggery and nuts. Avalakki / Aval dishes are…
Indian Recipes
Kaju Anjeer Burfi Video Recipe
During last December my niece got married and they sent few boxes of sweets to us. One among it was Kaju Anjeer Burfi with Paan flavor. We were hooked up with the taste since then I think to make it for kids snack and finally Yay! I recreated it from scratch. Also shared it with…
Lauki Kurma | Surakkai Kuruma Recipe
I got bored with regular onion + tomato paste + cream based North Indian Gravies for Chapati. So one day I decided to make a kurma with coconut for the kids who hate Lauki in the form of Poriyal. Either I have to make kongu style Thatakottai surakkai kulambu or amma style sorakkai thayir pachadi…
Moringa and Curry Leaves Chutney Powder | Murunga Keerai Karuveppilai Idli Podi Recipe
Homemade Curry Leaves Powder got very good attention among my recent posts. Not only Curry Leaves Powder I have mentioned Hibiscus Powder (Sembaruthi podi) and Moringa Powder (Murunga Keerai Podi) in the same post. If you have missed do check it out HERE. So coming to today’s post, Moringa and Curry Leaves Chutney Powder |…
Red Rice Millets Idli Dosai Batter Video Recipe
Red Rice Millets Idli Dosai Batter Video Recipe : Being a South Indian Idli Dosa Batter is a must at home, no day pass by without it. Honestly our regular idli dosa batter always has mixed millets in it. Last year when we went to India for vacation my son asked “Why ma these idlis…
Pani Varagu Venn Pongal Video Recipe
Wishing you all a Very Happy Pongal / Sankranti :-). I am here with the recipe for healthy Proso Millet Venn Pongal with the video tutorial. Proso Millet / Pani Varagu (in Tamil) has more health benefits like reduce cholestrol, rich in calcium and reduces risk of heart diseases (according to wiki). Recently I got…
Eggless Ladi Pav Bun Bread Video Recipe From Scratch
I always prefer homemade buns and breads for every day breakfast, kids school snack , to pack for holiday outing so and so. Instead of baking long loaf this single serve buns / ladi pavs are always my family favorite. Its very convenient with short baking time and don’t need to wait a long to…
Perfect Crispy Punjabi Party Samosa Video Recipe
Party Punjabi Samosa you heard it right , this method doesn’t need any double fry techniques to keep the samosas crispy. But sharing some secrets that I learnt while I did this samosas in large quantity for a potluck last year. It was 70 plus samosas and the leftover dough I kept in the refrigerator…
Authentic Palkova Milk Peda Video Recipe
Nothing can beat the taste of authentic Palkova Milk Peda made using regular milk. Its a time consuming work but its worth the effort. Paalkova is very popular in my nearby place Perundurai, Erode. Whenever my parents pass by they never failed to purchase Paalkova for us. Now it turned to be my kids favorite…
Dodha Burfi Doda Barfi Video Recipe
Dodha Burfi is such an amazing quick Burfi for Diwali or any occasion and you can easily make it at home when you have Mawa and Paneer in hand…The mawa and Jaggery are such an wonderful combo, with the crunchy broken wheat and richness of nuts take this dessert to an extreme taste. I tasted…
Motichoor Ladoo Video Recipe | Laddu without using the special boondi Ladle
Motichoor Ladoo attracts many people compared to the boondi ladoo because of its tiny pearl look. Other than that taste wise both are more or less same. I make boondi laddu often and grind it for my kids since they love soft texture. For this Diwali making Motichoor Ladoo was one of my desire (my…
Kaju Katli | Mundhiri Cake Video Recipe
Kaju Katli Mundhiri Cake was my longtime obsession to make at home till last month. When I went to India during last summer I had few mandatory items to purchase and one among them was Cashew nuts…We get cashews here either in split form and sometimes not so fresh and always very expensive , so…