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…
Traditional Sweets and Snacks
How to Choose Jaggery and Tips to get perfect Athirasam Adhirasam
How to Choose Jaggery and Tips to get perfect Athirasam Adhirasam The Adhirasam sweet is typically made in South India and this sweet is a traditional delicacy as well. Usually in South India they use Jaggery or Nattu Sarkarai (Natural unrefined cane sugar), so they pick the right jaggery and Raw Rice to make this…
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…
Kadalai Paruppu Modhagam | Chana Dal Modak Recipe
Wishing all my dear Readers, Family and Friends a very Happy Ganesh/Vinayagar Chaturthi. May God answer your prayers. Here comes an authentic sweet modak kadala paruppu modhagam recipe that scores the sweet lovers out here. I have detailed the recipe with step by step pictures and an easy way to use modak mould.
Ellu Urundai | Til Ke Ladoo | Sesame Laddu
It gives immense pleasure to prepare food with Home/Farm grown ingredients and it’s also very close to heart. Today’s Sesame Laddu/Ellu Urundai recipe is one among it and I cherish the moments whenever I see those blog posts. The last time when we were here for vacation, I clicked the sesame plants (shared those pictures)…
Kadala Parippu Prathaman Payasam | Chana Dal Kheer | Onam Recipe
Onam is around the corner and my dear fellow bloggers keep on posting onam sadhya recipes so I was thinking yesterday to prepare pradhaman at least and post before the festival. Whenever we visit Bhagavathi Amman Temple in Kerala I never miss to taste those pradhamans, since from then it was my dream to make…
Ragi Vella Modhagam | Millet Jaggery Modaks | Easy Ganesh Chaturthi Recipe
I planned to post several recipes for Vinayagar/Ganesh Chaturthi, though I prepared and clicked few but due to time constraints I couldn’t publish all on time…Today’s recipe is one healthy Ragi millet modaks (without filling/stuffing) prepared with just few ingredients also this Ragi Vella modhagam needs very less time to make. Quite
Ragi Murukku Finger Millet Chakli Kelvaragu Mullu Murukku Recipe
Aval Verkadalai Jaggery Laddu | Poha Peanut Ladoo Without Ghee | Krishna Jayanthi Special
Wishing you all Happy Gokulashtami. If you can’t spend time in making seedais or other snacks, here is an easy aval verkadalai ladoo recipe that can be made in no time. Aval and butter are Lord Krishna’s most favorite, so few days back while making Vella Seedai (You may notice that I have used the same…
Vella Seedai Using Instant Rice Flour | Inippu Seedai | Jaggery Seedai Recipe | Krishna Jayanthi Special
Only 3 days more for Krishna Jayanthi, so today’s recipe is going to be traditional South Indian Special inippu/vella seedai. Last year for janmastami I made vella seedai for the very first time and they came out really good. This year as my MIL is with us, she suggested several tips for making vellam/jaggery seedai,…
Sweet Somas Recipe 300th Post
Labongo Latika Lavang Latika Traditional Bengali Sweet
Labongo Latika mithai or sweet is made by Bengali’s on very special occasion of Durga Puja or Makar Sankranti. In Bengali ‘Labongo’ means Clove/Lavang, simply an aromatic Indian spice. Today, I am here with a very famous and traditional Bengali sweet “Labongo Latika”, sweet stuffing/filling encased in a crisp pastry and sealed with a clove,deep…