poha healthy pidi kozhukattai with red/brown aval Without modaks the whole grand ganesh chathurthi celebration becomes meaningless and moreover real satisfaction comes when we pray and do pooja pure-heartedly.I love BalaGanesha/vinayagar(baby)for his ever charming innocence and mischievous calm look(beauty)and in general there are various forms of ganesha/vinayagar that attracts countless devotees towards him around the world. Unlike...
roasted sesame seeds laddu(til/ellu ladoo) My mind was thoroughly scrutinizing for some easy sweet to make for guests who were about to visit my home at a short notice to invite our family for a function and they informed me that they will be coming in the evening . As I was running out of time...
sweet cheedai recipe (vella seedai) Making my little one to dress up like Krishna and dipping those cute little legs into rice flour water mixture,making printable paadams (footprints are put from the entrance till the pooja room) on the floor are the most valuable memories of my life and I will have an evergreen call in...
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 do ragi malt powder/drink recipe A most promising ingredient to mention in diets for diabetics is "Ragi"!many health articles shows that there is a proven reversibility of abnormalities related to diabetes(tested only in animals according to a medical article that I have read) with having regular intake of ragi/nachni/kezhvaragu.But it needs no testing its...
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 do mango lassi /mango drink Happy to end this months post with yet another mango delight mango lassi!such a simple drink to make in no time but the taste is so delightful that no wonder it has become famous all over the world.This time I got a whole box of organic mangoes from the...
recipe of mango burfi (barfi) /mango dessert This month is almost a mango month for my blog because more recipes are with mangoes and will mostly end up this "may" with all wonderful mango recipes for sure.I don't eat mangoes just for their health benefits!a perfect mango maniac that I eagerly wait for succulent juicy tasty...