how to make biscuit recipe /kalakala/Bombay lakdi My time and life becomes more interesting and joyous when Iam all involved in discovering various cultural cuisines and what I mean is that if it is all related to food I become more inclined to it!all because of severe passion I have for food.In most of my post...
recipe for sweets indian / festive sweets Festivals are unforgettable occasions practiced from our ancient times representing happy mood and in that mood we never miss to celebrate it with sweets.Festivals may be religious,cultural or may be community oriented but it has a deeper significance that is passed from previous to present generations which makes our...
rava kesari sweet /marudhuskitchen Amidst many complicated sweet varieties rava kesari is a very simple humble sweet not only to make but its a sweet that is equally worth in taste !this is the sweet that I crave to have it hot at any possible time.Nowadays popular restaurants like Ananda bhavan(famous here in SouthIndia they have...
how to prepare ragi koozh (fingermillet/kezhvaragu/nachani) Divine aadi month starts from mid days of July and lasts till mid-August.Majority of days during this aadi month are special and moreover its a dedicated holy month for worshiping god and goddesses.All through this month limitless amount of aadi koozh (kind of summer-drink) are made and served to people,most...
simple indian (south) food recipes for lunch /tamil lunch menu A Typical Tamil Lunch is a well-organized lists of menu to go with the main South Indian staple "rice" and serving food in banana leaf is a special custom in most of the southern states like Karnataka,kerala and Andhra.As a South-Indian am more used to this...
cabbage kootu with moong dal /muttaikos(e)kootu Sambar,kootu,karakulambu,morkulambu are the iconic main items in a TamilNadu lunch menu and in this special spread of tongue tickling dishes Kootu has a very special place.I love moong dhal specially for its nutty taste and love to have it in any form but particularly the paruppu payasam made with...
how to make moong dal kheer /pasi paruppu payasam The fluffy little yellow moong dal is always light on your tummy than any other dhal giving a sufficiency with high nutritional quotient.Here in our homes its like a system of rites they make this delightful payasam for every occasion!the particular event may be small or big.I...
how to make mango dessert /mango patholi Patholi is a famous sweet dumpling done in konkan,goan regions and both these regions follow malvani cuisine.Konkani,Goan even kerala cuisines dominantly use coconut in great significance as all these parts lie on the coastal areas where coconut trees are grown in abundance.The very same patholi is called as ela...
spiced buttermilk recipe /neer moru It is a very popular poor man's drink!right from 8th century.In Tamil literature(south Indian) we hear about this from Nayanmars(nayanmars were saint poets devoted to Hindu god shiva)life history.One of the Nayanmar kept thanneer pandal to honor Thirunavukarasar(senior poet) when he visited his(juniors)place.In that thanneer pandal(water booth or tent to help...
shrikhand sweet recipe /Indian sweet dish Beginning of the year in India is glorified with different names!its gudi padwa in Maharashtra ,Ugadi in Karnataka and Andrapradesh and Cheti chand for Sindhis. As a symbol of victory Maharashtraians raise gudi! a banner like thing with swastika symbol decorated with colorful silk cloth,mango leaves and flowers with an...