Today is the third day of Diwali and is laxmi puja, goddess of wealth and prosperity. On this auspicious day I prepared Cornflour halwa which is also called as Karachi halwa . Normally this halwa is commonly found with the colours orange , yellow and green but I chose orange . I also forgot to add ghee but that didn’t spoil the halwa ... Read More »
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Rava Kesari / Sheera
Today is the second day of diwali which is called as Naraka chaturdashi and I prepared rava kesari to make the occasion special . I had bookmarked this recipe long back and finally made it today . A very simple yet tasty preparation . Rava kesari is nothing but our own ‘Sheera ‘ . Have a safe diwali dear readers ! ... Read More »
Poha kheer / kheeri / Aval payasam
Today is the first day of diwali and it went in a great festive way . Today being the first day of diwali or dhanteras, is the only festival where we g.s.b’s prepare varieties of seafood preparation after doing ganga puja and having oil bath . I prepared sungta hinga uda , anjal ghee roast tawa fry and pomfret ghee roast tawa ... Read More »
Bajjile pohu / Poha mixture , Diwali special
Bajjile pohu or ‘poha mixture’ is a personal favourite of my better half and I keep preparing it frequently with slight variations . Poha means beaten rice . Recently Santoshi discovered new variety of poha in Nilgiris named ‘Dahi Poha’ . It came out very good , tastewise and in crispiness . I made 2 batches of this mixture which got ... Read More »
Carrot Burfi , Diwali special
This burfi is the first sweet I prepared for this Diwali . The minute I came across this sweet in Raks Kitchen I prepared it immediately . I made two batches of the same.The first batch was slightly grainy in texture because the grated coconut was little coarse and I feel I overcooked tad bit . For the second batch ... Read More »
Cashew chakli / Mundhiri murukku ,Diwali special
Diwali is just around the corner and the festival of light is incomplete without the preparation of sweets and savories . I had bookmarked this recipe a year back and I couldn’t resist myself from trying this goodness . The result was successful . Homemade munchies are anytime better than store bought ones . I adapted this recipe from rakskitchen ... Read More »
Shevai , Konkani special
Shevai is nothing but string hoppers or Idiyappam of Kerala and Tamil Nadu . This is one of the post that got buried and I was searching it desperately in the published posts because I believed that I had already drafted it . Finally I found the pictures in one of the folder and I thought of sharing it to the earliest . Shevai ... Read More »
Banana leaf rice , Mangalorean special
Hello dear readers! Today I will share an interesting rice recipe . My friend Pallavi Patil prepares this rice often in large quantities for her family in Belgaum . She was kind enough to share the recipe and it became a super hit at our place too . The house smells divine when the rice packets are steamed. Recipe credit : Pallavi ... Read More »
Badam Halwa ,3rd blog anniversary
Hello dear readers ! One of my favourite month October has started and it was also our 3rd blogoversary which was on October 5th and it went off my mind due to busy schedule . I remembered the next day of the anniversary . I had prepared this halwa during the month of shravan . My classmate Trupti prepares this ... Read More »
Vegetable noodle soup
Soups are a favourite at our place . My daughter Sanju lives on soup . It completes her meal . I prepare different varieties of soup depending upon her tastebuds .One of her favourite soup is pumpkin soup which will come up in the space soon . Overall they are healthy ,nutritious , filling and makes a great appetizer and is good ... Read More »