Preparing and sharing traditional sweets and savouries is an integral part of Diwali preparations. Families make an array of delicious treats, such as ladoos, jalebis, and murukku, to offer to guests and exchange with loved ones. With Diwali fast approaching, many of you have likely begun preparing sweets and snacks. This is the perfect time…
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Paneer Kheer Recipe | Paneer Payasam | Paneer Recipe
Paneer kheer is a very rich, creamy, and delicious dessert. This dessert can be prepared on any occasion and festival. As Holi nears, I thought this would be the right time to share this delicious kheer. The basic ingredients that are required to make this dessert are milk, paneer, sugar, saffron, and cardamom powder. Use…
Air Fryer Masala Cashew Nuts Recipe | Masala Kaju | Namkeen Kaju
Roasting cashews in Air Fryer is a breeze. It just takes only 5-6 mins to roast the raw cashews. With the Philips air fryer, we don’t even need to preheat it. No deep fry, just a tsp of ghee will do the magic. Cashews are an excellent source of healthy fats, including monounsaturated and polyunsaturated…
Ragi Thinai Murukku Recipe | Finger Millet and Foxtail Millet Murukku – Diwali Snack
Diwali is around the corner and most of you would have started making sweets and snacks. So I thought this was the perfect time to share my instant diabetic-friendly, healthy, and crispy ragi thinai murukku, which can be prepared in 15 mins. I have prepared this murukku using organic ragi and thinai flour. The traditional…
Ulundu Urundai Recipe | Urad Dal Ladoo | Black Whole Urad Ladoo
A healthy and easy ladoo made with black urad dal, palm jaggery, and ghee as the main ingredients. Eat a ladoo per day to get immunity. There are numerous health benefits of eating black urad dal. Urad dal is rich in protein and thus acts as an energy booster. It is also rich in Vitamin…
Crispy Potato Fingers Recipe | Aloo Fingers | Crispy Potato Evening Snacks
Crispy potato fingers are a perfect evening snack for both kids and adults. I have added some cheese into this as kids would love it. If you don’t want to use cheese, you can skip it. One of the simple and easy evening snacks that can be prepared in just 15 mins. Add cheese while…
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…
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…
Air Fryer Nankhatai Recipe | Eggless Nankhatai | Crunchy Indian Cookies
A healthy and delicious air fryer nankhatai. There is no maida/no white sugar/no baking soda in this recipe. I have used organic whole-wheat flour, organic besan, and brown sugar, instead of all-purpose flour and white sugar. Another healthy recipe from my friend Rajeshwari Annamalai who is also a healthy baker. You can see most of…
