Vella Seedai or Cheedai is one of the popular dishes in South India specially made for Gokulashtami. It is a snack made with rice flour and white lentil flour combined with jaggery. We also make uppu cheedai for Janmashtami. Click here for the recipe. I have shared a detailed recipe to make Vella cheedai….
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Kadalai Urundai is a famous delicious snack from South India and made with roasted peanuts and jaggery. This is usually made for karthikai deepam festival but its a very healthy snack which can be enjoyed any day. Peanuts are great source of proteins and contain monounsaturated fats. So, peanuts can easily be included in the…
YumPachai Payaru Vella Sundal / Whole Green Gram sweet Sundal
This is a healthy sweet dish which is usually made during festivals like Navratri as an offering for God. This can also be easily served as an evening snack and has goodness of both whole green and jaggery. Ingredients: Whole Green Gram/Pachai Payaru – 1/2 cup Grated Jaggery – 1 cup Shredded Fresh Coconut –…
YumKaradaiyan Nombu Adai / Vellam Nombu Adai
Karadaiyan Nombu is a major Tamil Nadu festival which is celebrated when Tamil month Maasi ends and month Panguni starts. Karadai is the name of a unique Nivedyam (offering for God) prepared on this day and Nombu means Vratham or Fasting. On this day women worship Goddess Gowri and offer her Karadaiyan Nombu Nivedyam. After…
YumParrapu Poli / Holige / Dal Puran Poli
Parrapu Poli is prepared for Bhogi – the first day of Pongal. This dish is also very famous in other parts of India specially in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra for Sankaranti. the names might change like puran poli, Holige, Obbattu or the way we call in Tamil Nadu as Parrapu Poli. It is a stuffed…
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