Vinayaka Chaturthi is a 10 day long festival celebrated in India for lord Ganesha’s birthday. Food always plays a key role in Indian festivals and we make modak and kozhukattai to celebrate Ganesh chaturthi festival. Each region in India has their own way to make sweets and savories. One of the dishes which we make in South…
YumUlundu Kozhukattai Recipe
Kozhukattai or modak is Lord Ganesha’s favorite food. It is prepared for various festivals in India like Ganesh Chaturthi, Varalakshmi Vratam etc. I have already shared a detailed recipe for thengai poorna kozhukattai which is a sweet version. I’m going to share the recipe for Ulundu Kozhukattai today which is the savory version. These steamed…
YumKara Mani Kozhukattai / Ammini Kozhukattai
Ammini Kozhukattai or Kara mani kozhukattai is a dish which is usually prepared for Ganesh Chaturthi. It is also served as breakfast in Tamil Nadu with coconut chutney and my family loves it. My little boy calls it white snow balls and always gets fascinated with it. Mani means beads and these kozhukattais do look…
YumAval Paal Payasam
Krishna Janmashtmi or Gokulashtmi or Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated in India to amrk the birth of Lord Krishna. Any festival in India is incomplete without sweets and savories. So, even for Krishna Jayanthi, we make many dishes like Seedai, Nei appam, Thenkuzhal etc. I made this Aval Paal Payasam today as Aval is one of the…
YumChakka Nei Appam / Jackfruit Sweet Paniyaram
It is jackfruit season here and thought of making these Chakka Nei appams today. These jackfruit sweet paniyaram are so close to my heart as my mom used to make it. I can’t get the perfection like her but I tried them out and my family enjoyed it. My mom was from Palakkad, Kerala and that’s…
YumAda Pradhaman Recipe
Ada Pradhaman is a traditional pudding from the state of Kerala, India. The key ingredients for this dessert are rice, coconut milk and jaggery. It is mainly prepared for special occasions and festivals like Onam or Vishu. So, I decided to make Ada pradhaman for Vishu today. Vishu is celebrated as new year day in…
YumThengai Poli / Coconut Puran Poli / Holige
Thengai Poli is a flat bread usually prepared for the first day of Pongal – Bhogi. Pongal is a festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu to mark the harvest season. It’s a 3-day celebration and celebrated to Thank mother Earth. I have earlier shared a recipe to make Parrapu Poli in my blog. This is another…
YumVaragu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal / Millet Sweet Pongal
Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal is a dish especially made for Pongal festival using kodo millet. Pongal is a three day long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. You can call it a thanks giving festival where people mother earth. This first day is celebrated as Bhogi festival to thank Lord Indra, Mighty Lord of rain as he helped…
YumPoornam Boorelu
Today is Ugadi which is a New year’s day for people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The most popular dish which is prepared for this auspicious day is Holige Obbattu. I have already shared the recipe for the same on my blog and decided to explore something new for this occasion. I was talking…
YumAkkara Adisal / Akkaravadisal recipe
Akkara Adisil is a famous sweet dish from South India. Its is specially made in Vaishnavite temples as an offering to God. It is also made in Iyengar households during Margazhi month. The rice and lentil is cooked in milk and jaggery is added for the sweetness. Traditionally, this dish is cooked in large bronze vessel…
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