We went for Apple picking recently, it was too good and kids enjoyed the fun rides. This was our first apple picking experience in our life history and I am not sure what to do with that much apples. So attempted Halwa for the first time and it came out super good. The taste and…
Festival Recipes
Sona Masoori Murukku | Chakralu Video Recipe
A long time back when I posted Traditional Thenkuzhal Murukku (it’s a murukku made using ground Idli Rice batter) few readers requested the recipe using sona masoori rice. This is how the Sona Masoori Murukku, a recipe with two versions came to live. The first version is using ground rice batter and the second one…
Paal Kozhukattai with Jaggery Video Recipe
Today I am here with Paal Kozhukattai With Jaggery , a recipe with compelte video tutorial. Before proceeding, Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturti | Vinayagar Chaturthi. May god bless you in abundance 🙂 . This recipe varies slightly from the authentic version. Usually the rice flour balls (ammini kozhukkattai) doesn’t have sweet,…
Mango Peda Recipe | Aam Pedha Recipe
Dear readers wishing you all a very Happy Tamil New Year / Vishu. I am happy to announce that my blog got a different look with easy access to old recipes and categorized well. Hope I add more Video Recipes in near future, Coming to today’s post Peda or Pedha or Mithai is a popular…
Ammini Kaara Kozhukattai | Seasoned Mini Rice Balls Recipe
Here comes another easy to make recipe for Ganesh Chaturti festival. Kozhukattais are very famous in south India, especially we make it during Vinayagar/Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. I have lot of sweet and savory kozhukattai recipes in my blog, also today I am sharing a savory mini or ammini kozhukattai recipe. Even beginners can try this…
Easy Doodh Peda Modaks | Ganesh Chaturthi Special
Doodh Peda Modaks : I have started preparing Ganesh Chaturthi special recipes to offer to my Ganesha idols and also obviously to feed my blog :-). Today’s Doodh Peda Modaks recipe is such an easy to make a sweet in 10 minutes and also with fewer ingredients. It takes little more time for shaping as…
Easy Aval Laddu Recipe | Poha Ladoo Recipe | Festival Special
An easy to make Atukula poha aval ladoo (laddu) for the upcoming festivals and it can be done under 30 minutes of time. I made it for Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) celebration last week, thought of sharing this easiest recipe before Ganesh Chaturthi so that others can be benefited 🙂 Coming to the recipe the sugar…
Mini Jhangri Recipe | Soft Urad Dal Jangiri With Video
For every Diwali festival Murukku/Chakli , Adhirasam and Soft Jangri/Jhangiri are must at home, Diwali is incomplete without it. So this year I made both Mini Soft Urad dal Jhangri and medium Jangri to share with neighbors. This time I have recorded the jangri making in single hand, do check the video here. So this recipe has…
Kadalai Paruppu Sundal | Easy and Quick Chana Dal Sundal for Navratri
From August to November we are usually busy with consecutive festivals like Aadi Perukku,Varalakshmi Pooja, Krishna Jayanthi, Ganesh Chathurthi, Puratasi Sani/Saturday, Navratri, Saraswathi Pooja (the 9th day of Navarathi) , Ayutha Puja and finally Diwali, the much expected festival. Now Navratri (9 nights) is going on and today is the 5th day, daily one sundal…
Traditional Pottukadalai Murukku Using Idli Rice Batter | Dalia Chakli Video Recipe
Today I am here with a recipe for Pottukadalai Murukku Dalia Chakli, the roasted gram chakali in traditional way that my mom and relatives practicing for long long years. I have mentioned this procedure few years back, that is my first murukku post in 2012 using instant rice flour to make Pottukadalai Murukku. Today I am…
Authentic Adhirasam Using Brown Sugar | Athirasam Recipe with Video!
Authentic Adhirasam Using Brown Sugar | Athirasam Recipe with Video! Diwali is nearing let me gear up the colorful festival with an authentic and super sweet Adhirasam. My kids usually call them as brown cookies and even my H who is a sugar dis-liker also likes this sweet so once in a while i have…
Thengaai Poorana Kozhukattai | Coconut Jaggery Stuffed Modak Recipe
Last week I made this Coconut Jaggery Filled Modaks /Thengaai Poorana Kozhukattai for Ganesh Chaturthi. Later I uploaded a picture in my whats app profile and got lots of appreciation for this modaks. Coming to the recipe I have added generous amount of cardamom powder in the outer layer itself so you can’t expect pure…