Coconut ladoos are a delightful and easy-to-make Indian sweet that is perfect for festive occasions or as a quick treat to satisfy your sweet tooth. The recipe requires minimal ingredients, primarily desiccated coconut and sweetened condensed milk, making it accessible and simple to prepare even for novice cooks. The addition of cardamom powder infuses a…
Ganesh Chathurthi
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…
Akkaravadisal Recipe | Akkara Adisal | Traditional Sweet Milk Pongal
This Akkaravadisal/Sweet Milk Pongal is so rich, creamy, and scrumptious Pongal prepared using raw rice, moong dal, milk, and jaggery as the main ingredients. I made this last Saturday to worship Ekadashi Purattasi for Lord Sri Venkatesha. You can prepare this Prashad for almost all festivals. Usually, we prepare sweet Pongal with the same ingredients,…
Pottukadalai Poornam Kozhukattai Recipe | Fried Gram Kozhukattai
Fried gram kozhukattai/pottukadalai pooranam kozhukattai is our family recipe. We make modak using fried gram and jaggery as the main ingredients. Of course, we also add, cardamom powder, grated coconut, and sesame seeds to enhance the flavor. There are 2-3 methods of making the outer dough. I have already posted how to prepare the soft…
Soft Kozhukattai Maavu Recipe | Modak Outer Dough – Kozhukattai Maavu in 3 Ways
In preparing Purana kozhukattai, the outer dough plays an important role. The dough should be soft, lump-free, and pliable. I have shown here 3 different ways of preparing the outer dough. All methods are easy and foolproof. Even a novice can prepare this without any hassle. Whichever method is easy, you can follow that method….
Ragi Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe | Finger Millet Sweet Modak | Ragi Sweet Modak
As Ganesh Chathurthi is nearing, I wanted to share this healthy modak using finger millet/Ragi. The main ingredients used are ragi flour, poha, and jaggery. Also, used cardamom powder to the flavor and coconut bits to get the crunch in each byte. I have used brown poha, you can even use the white one. Also,…
Aval Murukku Recipe | Instant Poha Murukku | Gokulashtami Special
As Gokulashtami is around the corner, I thought this is the perfect time to share this Aval Murukku. Lord Sri Krishna’s favorite is aval/poha. So usually we prepare almost all the Prashad with aval as the main ingredient. Here, I have shared the easy method of making aval murukku using idiyappam flour. This can be…
10 Different Shapes of Modak/Kozhukattai Recipe – with and without mold
As Vinayaka Chathurthi is around the corner, I wanted to show the simple way of preparing modak/Kozhukattai shapes. I came up with 10 different shapes and you can make any shapes of your choice too. You can make rice flour in 2-3 methods. I made this rice flour dough with homemade rice flour. Instead, you…
Gulkand Stuffed Milk Powder Modak Recipe | Ganesh Chathurthi Special
As Ganesh Chathurthi is around the corner I tried this gulkand stuffed milk powder modak. I always like the combination of gulkand and peda, so combined both and made it into modak. This combination tasted divine. We usually prepare sweet modak or savory modak using rice flour or atta. Either it is steamed or deep-fried….
Chana Dal Payasam Recipe | Kadalai Paruppu Payasam | Chana Dal Kheer
Chana Dal Payasam is a scrumptious payasam made with chana dal, jaggery, and coconut milk as the main ingredients. As yesterday was Aadi Friday made this delicious payasam as offering to God. This whole month is auspicious and wanted to share this dessert with you all. There are so many variations in preparing this payasam….
