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Sep 7, 20211 min read
Paal Kozhakattai (Milk Modaks)
These are cute mini rice balls made as dumplings in a sauce made of jaggery and coconut milk.. This is generally made for Ganesh...
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May 6, 20211 min read
Rawa & Besan (Semolina & Gram flour) Halwa
This is an easy peasy gorgeous recipe.. almost similar to the sooji halwa but I loved the taste of gram flour in this.. If possible use...
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May 4, 20211 min read
Rajgira halwa
This is similar to the kahda prasad which is made with wheat flour, this is made during fasts or any religious occasions. I will not say...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
Pongal with coconut milk
This is a very different pongal completely made with coconut milk. Initially I wasnt sure how it would taste but I loved it. The...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
Dates and Sesame seeds puran poli
I have been wanting to try this for a long time now and finally for this pongal 2021 I tried this and I just loved it.. completely sugar...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Akara Vadisal or Akara Adisal (Sweet pongal in milk)
This is an Iyengar dish and is the cousin of Iyer style sweet pongal. Few differences between the 2 are Akaravadisal is cooked fully with...
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
Badam (Almond) Burfi
This is another sweet which most tamilians make for Diwali. One warning before you make this : be patient and prepared to stir this for a...
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
Mysore pak
This is one of the staple sweets in every tamilian homes during Diwali.. this, I would say is a tricky sweet and if you can master it,...
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
Wheat flour laddoos
This tasty laddoo recipe is courtesy my classmate Vasanti Gaithonde. Very simple to make and the aroma is just heavenly as ghee-wheat...
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Aug 30, 20201 min read
Medu Vada
These vadas can be had as a snack either plain or adding cabbage or onions. Generally served with coconut chutney but a deadly combo is...
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Aug 27, 20201 min read
Corn Kozhakattai (Modaks with Corn filling)
This modak recipe is similar to the salted modak recipe which I have posted. Basically since modaks are steamed, you can play around with...
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Aug 27, 20201 min read
How to make Kozhakattai (modak) dough
When amma used to make kozhakattais for festivals, it was standard practise that she would make the dough and the filling and I would sit...
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Aug 24, 20201 min read
Kalakand
For a very long I used to think that Kalakand is very difficult to make. But I used to love this sweet in the stores due to the grainy...
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Aug 24, 20201 min read
Therattipaal or Milk Fudge
This sweet is made mainly for Gokulakshtami but it can be made as neivedyam for any festival or occasion or even when you do pooja in a...
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Aug 18, 20201 min read
Moong Dal Payasam
We make this payasam for festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi or Varalakshmi Nombu.. its a simple payasam and extremely tasty with the tinge...
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Jun 5, 20201 min read
Sweet Pidi Kozhakattai
This is again a different type of rice Kozhakattai (modak), can be had as a evening snack or made for ganesh chaturthi for prasad
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May 28, 20201 min read
Bournvita Barfi
This was a new type of burfi I recently tried at a South Indian restaurant here. When I poured the burfi batter on the tray it seemed a...
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May 28, 20201 min read
Peanut Sundal
Prep Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins Ingredients 1 cup Peanut Salt, to taste 1 tsp turmeric powder Grind to a powder 4 tbsp Fresh grated...
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May 28, 20201 min read
Brown Lobia Sundal
Prep Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins Ingredients 1 cup Small brown pigeon eyed beans Salt, to taste 2 tbsps fresh grated coconut For...
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May 28, 20201 min read
Yellow Moong Dal Sundal
Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ingredients 1 cup Yellow moong dal Salt, to taste 1 tsp Turmeric powder 2 tbsp Fresh grated coconut...
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