how to make carrot burfi/burfi(gajar) with nuts Yet another sweet to try this festive season!!a colorful dessert with distinct flavor(tasty) "the carrot burfi"! having "carrot halwa" already posted in my space this is once more a carrot sweet but this time it is a burfi. When I made this carrot burfi my "Anna" was at my...
diwali snack/omapodi/simple plain sev It is not only a traditional diwali snack but it is a great! yet common tea time snack.Take a large handful of crushed sev in your hand have a cup of tea /coffee in hand!!just sit in a peaceful place and you will enjoy "the" pleasurable evening!!yes!I know it is a silly...
dates ladoo /dates and nuts(dryfruits)laddu During pregnancy most of us as a women suffer from severe anemia and during that time we are prescribed to take iron tablet's!of-course in addition to tablet's dates are most valuable "Iron packed" natural tablet's available hand in hand. The dates can be given in the form of ladoo's with whole...
milkmaid coconut ladoos/Thengai ladoo The milkmaid coconut ladoos are "the easiest"sweets ever!!!only two main ingredients..easy peasy job to do.It will be the soft and gooey balls that you will get!should refrigerate so that we can enjoy and appreciate its real excellence(but I like it as such without refrigeration)It can be done with dry coconut,I have tried...
kollu sundal/horse gram kulthi sundal When we go to Thirupathi temple after the dharshan there is a que for getting prasadam!my father use to take us(when I was a kid) regularly at least once in six months!I usually pray for my favorite prasadam (ladoo,pongal,sundal) and when I get the exact one that I wanted I feel...
kaikuthal rice kheer/hand pound rice kheer I would say kaikuthal rice is always appreciable and valuable main ingredient even though it takes longer time to cook!!but worth doing!ye!!because it has low glycemic index and unlike polished rice has many health benefits.Naturally as a sweet lover this time I have tested this kaikuthal rice to make a...
coconut kozhukattai recipe/sweet poorana kolukattai Can you imagine Vinayakar chaturti without gorgeous tempting kozhukattai's!!!its beyond the bounds of possibility.To me this coconut kozhukattai recipe is so much close to my heart!!I love the soft outer layer and the sweet coconut filling!combined gives a taste that feels totally out of this world!really. The very same kozhukattai has different...
Thengai paal kozhukattai(kuthiraivali recipe)Barnyard millet Yes!!it is another type of kozhukattai that is habitually done during vinayaga chathurthi, but I have done it little bit different !!using kuthiraivali(banyard millet)As a sweet crazy lady I love this kuthiraivali paal kozhukattai recipe that has become one under my never ending recipe list.There is no compromise in taste with...
Roasted gram powder laddu(pottukadalai)/maa laddu The roasted gram powder laddu/maa laddu is one of the famous sweet's of Tamilnadu!of-course it is named differently in different languages! it is easy to make and the aroma of the ghee and roasted gram flour combined gives a divine taste.Roasted gram powder is called chutney dhal from which coconut chutney's,thuvayal's...
cooking gulab jamun with khoya /gulab jamun recipe Yet another dessert that I love to make and enjoy!!yes!my total family have great fondness for it.I made it from homemade khova which I think is better than store-bought Khova!of-course as you may all know this khova is always easy to make.I personally have a stock of homemade...