Aadi Perukku is commonly known as the Aadi monsoon festival and is celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi. The festival pays tribute to water’s life-sustaining properties. Kapparisi is a traditional sweet specially prepared on Aadi 18, which is the 18th day of Tamil month. This kapparisi is made of raw…
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Arisi Thengai Payasam Recipe | Rice Coconut Payasam – Aadi Special
This whole Tamil month of Aadi is auspicious. So we do offer different types of Prashad to God. As Aadi Pooram (ஆடி பூரம்) falls today and tomorrow, I made this delicious rice coconut payasam as the offering. This payasam can be made in just 15 mins. Arisi thengai payasam is made of rice, coconut, and…
Karthigai Appam Recipe | Sweet Appam | Karthigai deepam Special
Karthigai appam is traditional sweet appam made during Karthigai deepam. The main ingredients used in this recipe are rice, jaggery, and ripe banana. Karthigai appam is made from rice and jaggery, so this can be a healthy evening snack too. I prepared this and took a video for last year’s Karthigai deepam. But somehow, I…
Badam Katli in Electric Pressure Cooker | Almond Katli using Almond Flour
Easy and delicious almond katli prepared with almond flour that can whip up in just 15 mins. Making badam katli in an electric pressure cooker is a breeze. As we do in the regular pan method, no string consistency checking is required. Traditionally, katli or burfi is made by boiling water and sugar at the…
Instant Kesar Peda Recipe | Milk Powder and Condensed Milk Peda – Holi Special
Kesar Peda is one of the simple and delicious peda that can be made in just 10 mins. As today is Holi, wanted to start with a sweet. Peda is loved by all at my home. The traditional method uses khoya, sugar, saffron, and cardamom. Here I have made instant Kesar peda using milk powder…
Elai Adai Recipe | Kerala Ela Ada | Steamed Banana Leaf Sweet Rice Parcels | Onam Special
Ela Ada or Elai Adai is a South Indian sweet and traditional Kerala delicacy. These are the steamed rice parcels where the outer dough is made of rice flour and the filling is sweet and steamed in a banana leaf and served as an evening snack or breakfast. Rice flour, grated coconut, and jaggery are…
Til Gur Ke Ladoo Recipe | Sesame Seeds Ladoo – Sankranti Special
Til gur ke ladoo/sesame seeds ladoo are traditional Indian sweets made of sesame seeds and jaggery as the ingredients. This is one of the short and sweet recipes which can be prepared within 15 minutes. These are very healthy and protein-packed sweets that are loved very much by the kids. As Sankranti is around the…
Pori Urundai Recipe | Puffed Rice Ladoo – Karthigai Deepam Special
Karthigai Deepam, Thirukarthikai, or Karthikai Vilakku is a festival of lights, that is observed by Hindus of Tamil Nadu and some regions in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, and Sri Lanka. The full moon day of this Karthigai Month(Tamil month) is called Karthigai pournami. Karthigai is essentially a festival of lamps. The lighted lamp is considered auspicious…
Badam Halwa Recipe | Almond Halwa | How to make Perfect Badam Halwa
Badam Halwa is one of the simple and easy recipes which can be whipped up in 30 mins. There is no need to check for the string consistency of sugar for this recipe. This badam halwa tends to be very smooth, silky and melts in the mouth. Badam halwa is a delicious and rich dessert…
Peanut Sundal Recipe Using Sundal Powder | Verkadala Sundal – Navrathri Special
As Navarathri is been celebrated throughout this week, I made this delicious peanut sundal as Prashad. There are so many varieties of making sundal. Today, we are going to see the peanut sundal made with homemade sundal powder. This sundal powder is aromatic and can be used in making any variety of sundals. Also, this…
