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Dinner recipes, Roti/Indian Flat Bread

SOFT PHULKAS/HOW TO MAKE SOFT ROTIS

September 11, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Chappathis or rotis are a common feature at everyone’s home.Specially if you have diabetic patients at home,rotis form a major part of their diet.It is not easy for beginners to roll out perfect shaped rotis and I at the initial stage have made rotis in all shapes and sizes.So in a small attempt to make things easier for those who are new in the kitchen,I think this post might be useful.For rotis to stay soft for a longer time kneading should be properly done.To master it you should constantly make them and you can gain expertise in no time.Here is…

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Dinner recipes, Lunchbox Ideas, Roti/Indian Flat Bread

MOOLI PARATHA/RADISH PARATHA/LUNCH BOX RECIPES

September 9, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Mooli Paratha is a paratha with radish filling along with some mild spices.It is a stuffed paratha and tastes awesome even after eating hours after it is made.I make this one in a while for my daughter’s lunch box and each time she would complain there was not much left for her,since her friends snatched hers. So nowadays Iam making 2-3 extra parathas so that all can enjoy.I have some nice memories of mom making these for school during my time and it was the same with me as well.History repeats itself.Now to the recipe..

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Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Sweets, Traditional Recipes

VELLA SEEDAI/SWEET SEEDAI/JANMASHTAMI RECIPES

September 5, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

This is festive time and we celebrate many occasions during the month of august and september.KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI is celebrated with pomp and joy throughout the country and this vella seedai or sweet version of seedai is apt for offering it to GOD.Last post was salt version and this sweet seedai is prepared along with uppu seedai and offered as naivedhyam.It is slightly bigger in size compared to salt seedai and the taste is phenominal.I always remember my childhood days while rolling these out as me and my brother helped our mom.As kids these small events were always special and memories…

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Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Snacks, Traditional Recipes

UPPU SEEDAI/SALT SEEDAI/GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

September 4, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Uppu Seedai is a traditional snack made during Krishna Jayanthi festival.This snack is made with rice flour and urad dal flour and lots of butter.I remember mom it in large batches usually 5-6.It is a tedious process of rolling the balls and me with my brother would help mom rolling these cute little seedai balls.It may appear that we are making many balls,but when you fry them and take out,you will see they are only a few.It can be stored for over a week and can be enjoyed later too.Many people are scared of making seedais at home,mainly for the…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Iyengar Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Traditional Recipes

AKKARAVADISAL

September 3, 2015 by Nithya 1 Comment

Akkaravadisal is a typical iyengar dessert made and offered to GOD during festivities.It can be sugar or jaggery based but made with rice.In iyengar style it is made with jaggery and is famous neivedhyam in VISHNU temples.It uses milk and lots of ghee,which gives the extraordinary creamy and melt in the mouth texture and is truly divine to taste.I know of a sugar based version of this recipe too,which I intend to post later.You can try for the forthcoming Janmashtami,this recipe which if followed with proper steps is an easy recipe to make.Try out this yummilicious recipe this festive season…

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Indian Festival Recipes, Traditional Recipes, Varalakshmi Pooja Recipes, Vinayakar Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

ELLU KOZHAKATTAI/VARALAKSHMI POOJA RECIPES/GANESH CHATHURTHI RECIPES

August 26, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Ellu Kozhakattai is a sesame based filling in the rice flour dough made during Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi .It us a very easy to make recipe and required less time to make too. Sesame or ellu Kozhakattai is made alongwith Ulundu Kozhakattai and Modakam,which constitute the essential naivedhyam for the festivities.So since Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi is round the corner,I am posting the recipe of Ellu Kozhakattai.See down below the recipe for the same..

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Avani Avittam Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Sweets, Traditional Recipes

PARUPPU POLI/KADALA PARUPPU POLI/AVANI AVITTAM RECIPES

August 24, 2015 by Nithya 1 Comment

Paruppu poli in Tamil Nadu,obbattu in Karnataka or puran poli in Maharashtra,it’s the same name for this sweet indulgence.This is prepared in many households as an offering for different and iam posting this here for the Avani Avittam festival which is on 29th of this month.Avani Avittam is the cere

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks, Tiffin, Traditional Recipes, Varalakshmi Pooja Recipes, Vinayakar Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

ULUNDU KOZHAKATTAI/UPPU KOZHAKATTAI/GANESHA CHATURTHI/VARALAKSHMI POOJA RECIPES

August 23, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

The savory version of kozhakattai is made with urad dal and is called ulundu kozhakattai.I like this more than the modakam,I often reserve some dough more whenever I make kozhakattais.The taste of ground urad dal steamed and sauteed acts as the filling and tastes simply awesome.Kozhakattai making is time consuming and hard work,but once you make them,the results are truly rewarding.I wanted to post this for long and as the festivities of Ganesha Chaurthi and Varalakshmi Pooja nearing I couldn’t think of posting anything.So over to the recipe.. Notes

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Indian Festival Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Sweets, Traditional Recipes, Varalakshmi Pooja Recipes, Vinayakar Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

MODAKAM/KOZHAKATTAI FOR GANESH CHATURTHI AND VARALAKSHMI POOJA

August 22, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Modakam is a steamed dumpling with coconut and jaggery stuffing prepared for festivities like Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi.God Ganesha is said to be so fond of this sweet and is a must for his offering.It is a long proceedure to make this,but with proper planning your efforts will be well rewarded.Since august and september are months full of festivals and Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi are on the cards,iam posting this for the benefit of beginners.See down below the recipe for sweet modakam. Notes

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Juices, Summer Coolers

JAMUN JUICE/SUMMER COOLERS

August 5, 2015 by Nithya 6 Comments

Jamun Fruit or Naval Pazham as it is called in tamil ,is one of tastiest fruits I have had during my growing years.There was one tree of this fruit in our neighbour’s house and during season we also got a good share of the tasty fruit.It tastes great when sprinkled with plain salt.When I visited Ne

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