Today being skanda shasti I made thinai payasam or pradaman. Dishes with thinai or foxtail millet is one of the favourite prasad for Lord Muruga. It is easy to make and very tasty also. I am soaking millets for 4 to 6 hours before cooking. If you don’t want to soak you can wash it…
Category: Sweets
Panagam/ panakam/ ginger jaggery drink
Panagam is a traditional Southindian drink prepared on festivals like Ram navami, Hanuman Jayandhi or as a prasadam to any pooja . I generally prepared this drink on Thursday’s as an offering to Sai Baba. It is a very healthy no cook drink prepared with jaggery and dried ginger powder. Panagam is very good to…
Wheat flour halwa/ Gothumai halwa
Gothumai halwa making is a very tedious work if you are taking the milk and do. Today I tried a new method. It tastes like iruttukadai Thirunelveli halwa. Even bigginer’s can make this sweet without failure.with in 30 minutes we can make this halwa. With little ghee we will get yummy halwa. Let us see…
Sakkarai pongal or sweet pongal.
Being Makara sankrathi / pongal today i made sweet pongal or Sakkarai pongal/ chakkarai pongal. Sweet pongal is made with raw rice, moong daal, jaggery, ghee, milk , cashewnuts, and some raisins. It is traditionaly made in venkalam or bronze pot. Since i didnt have the bronze vessels here in Bahrain i used my pressure…
Rawa laddoo
Let us start my New year with a sweet recipe. I made rawa laddoo for new year. Its one of the easiest,popular sweet dish from South India. Even beginners can make this sweet without failure. Let us see how to make this sweet. Preparation time approx. 15 to 20 minutes. Ingredients. 1 cup rawa or…
Apple peda
Diwali is nearing and i thought of making something simple and yummy. I always like milkpowder sweets. For this Diwali i tried apple peda. Apple peda is very simple and with in 10 minutes it will be ready. With very few ingredients we can make this yummy peda. Even bigginer’s can try this. Let us…
Mango floured coconut almond burfi
I was planning to make an easy sweet with in 15 minutes for my thursday prayer as prasadam.. I was having grated fresh coconut at home. With grated fresh coconut i made this yummy sweet adding mango flavour essence and little almond paste. Let us see how to make this yummy sweet. Preparation time approx…
paruppu poli, Obbittu, Puran poli
Obbattu or paruppu poli is one of the popular sweet dish in Karnataka and tamil nadu. This poli is a must for festivals like aavaniavattam, new year etc. I have already posted another 2 varaieties of poli in my blog. This one is different. I used channa daal, jaggery and cocont for filling and all…
Ginger tomato spicy chutney
Ginger or Inji is a popular spice with powerful medicinal properties. Ginger tomato chutney is an excellent combo for Idly and dosa. With very few ingredients we can make this chutney with in 10 minutes. Preparation time approx 10 to 12 minutes. Ingredients. 2 tomatoes. 1/4 cup chopped ginger. 1/4 cup chopped shallots. 3 to…
Coconut Mithai.(no cook no bake)
Coconut mithai is a sweet dish made with coconut, milk powder and sugar. We need not cook or bake this sweet. We can freeze it and make. With in few minutes an exciting sweet will be ready. Even your children can make this . Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx…
Eggless Carrot cocoa cake
Happy new year to all of you. After a long break posting here. Let us start the new year with a sweet dish. I always like healthy food. I have avoided eggs since i am not enjoying it. I tried carrot and cocoa cake. Cocoa powder was not available at home. So instead of cocoa…
Milo burfi or Bournvita burfi
This burfi is one of the easiest sweet made with milk powder and milo .Instead of milo you can use bournvita, boost, maltova, ovaltin and choclate powder. We can make this sweet with in 30 minutes with very few ingredients. Let us see how to male this easy sweet. Preparation time 20 to 30 minutes….
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