7 Cup burfi is an easy sweet for this Diwali. The name 7 cup is derived from the fact we can use any cup for measuring ingredients and totally 7 cups of ingredients are used. With Only five ingredients this is an easy deepavali sweet recipe for beginners to try. No need to check for any sugar consistency. I recently made this sweet for a potluck and it was a big hit. Besan flour and coconut are used in this 7 cup burfi. So it has the flavour of both mysore pak and coconut burfi. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing easy and quick diwali sweet 7 cup burfi.
Ajwain also known as omam in Tamil vaamu in Telugu It is also referred to as carom seeds, thymol seeds. Ajwain helps in easy digestion. It is also remedy for acidity. Oma podi is a south Indian snacks prepared with Ajwain as key ingredient. Oma podi is prepared with special sev maker, but I tried with the murukku press. Oma podi can be separately served as a snacks or can be added to South Indian Mixture. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Sev alias Oma podi.
Boondi Laddoo is a very popular sweet prepared in our households in large batches for Diwali | Deepavali. It is prepared using Besan flour | Kadalai Maavu and Sugar. My mom uses special ladle used for preparing boondi. I have tried with easily available perforated ladle. Small boondi are prepared by deep frying the besan batter in oil and the boondi is added to sugar syrup.Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Diwali Sweet Boondi Laddu.
Karasev is a easy and quick South Indian diwali snacks. Karasev is prepared from Rice flour and Besan Flour / Kadalai Maavu. This is one of the quick savoury prepared for Deepavali festival using the traditional murukku press. The process is simplified and the instant karasev can be prepared using store bought rice flour. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Karasev recipe.
Boondi Raita is a yogurt based accompaniment mixed with fried besan flour balls. Boondi is prepared from besan flour. Boondi is easily available in lot of Indian groceries. I have already posted boondi recipe. Boondi Raita. is usually served as a side dish to Pulao, Biryani and Indian breads. Other raita's you might be interested are Carrot Raita, Onion Raita, Okra Raita and Mint coriander Raita. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Boondi Raita.
My mom used to make Kara Boondi or Boondi mixture during Deepavali / Diwali festival. She makes larges batches of boondi for Kara boondi, boondi mixture and laddu. She uses big perforated ladle particularly made for preparing boondi. She starts making boondi's in evening and it will go till midnight. Sometimes I used to help my mom in preparing boondi. Here, I have used two small perforated ladle's. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Kara Boondi Recipe.
South Indian Aloo bonda is my all time favourite evening snacks. My grandma used to prepare this bonda whenever we go to her house for summer vacation. With lot of people in home, she used to make in large batches. Potato is one of the vegetable available all around the world and also favourite to many people. Potato is known as Aloo in Hindi, Urulai Kizhangu in tamil. Serve this spicy potato bonda with coconut chutney. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian potato bonda recipe.
Milagai Bajji is a South Indian snacks prepared from long green chillies. As a kid, I have seen this Milagai Bajji stalls in exhibitions. My mom usually won't allow us to buy these deep fried items outside. She used to prepare this bajji in home. The preparation is very simple. It was raining last week, so I prepared this bajji with my evening tea. Settled with this bajji ,tea and my favourite novel near balcony window. Happily enjoyed it. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Milagai Bajji.
Ribbon Murukku is a crispy South Indian snacks. This murukku is prepared in many homes during festivals like diwali, pongal and any other occassion. I love thenkuzhal murukku when compared to this ribbon murukku. I usually prepare murukku from store bought rice flour. Below preparation is an Instant Murukku preparation using store bought rice flour and besan flour. This is also called as Nada murukku or ola pakoda or ottu pakoda. This murukku will be crispy and consumes very less oil.Please check below for step wise instructions for making Ribbon Murukku.
My love for parota ( not paratha) started during my school days. Even though parota will be available in classy shops, the taste of vegetable salna in small restaurants is unbeatable. Parota taste will be exponential when you dunk the parota in salna and taste it after some time. Parota and Salna blend together and gives a unique taste. As I love it a lot, my mom used to prepare this kurma and parota in home. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Vegetarian Salna Recipe.
Appalam / Papad is an Indian Version Cracker. In south India , it is served as a side dish to Rice. In North India, it is served with toppings and chutneys as an Appetizer or snacks. Kids always love appalams. Please check below for step-wise instructions and pictures for making Papad Fritters alias Appalam bajji.
Raw Banana Bajji is my all time favourite. When I was working in Chennai, my office canteen makes this Bajji on every monday. I used to have a lite lunch on monday and I will be the first person to get this bajji. Please check below for step-wise instructions and pictures for making Raw Banana Bajji alias Vazhakkai bajji.
I always love this vegetable Kurma. The best thing about this vegetable curry is we can add any combination of recommended vegetables. My mom prepares this Indian vegetable Kurma in two ways. I have explained below, one of the methods of preparing Healthy Spicy Indian Vegetable Kurma.
Onion Pakoda is tasty and easy Indian snack. Especially kids love this Onion fritters. A quick and easy appetizer. It can be prepared within 20 minutes.
Mysore Pak is a famous Indian sweet and dessert from the state of Karnataka. It is prepared from besan flour, sugar and ghee. With only 3 main ingredients, Mysore Pak are usually made in two ways. One with comparatively lesser ghee but harder version. The second version will be very soft and literally melts in mouth. It involves addition of more ghee, but the taste is unbeatable. Being a Coimbatorean, I am a big fan of Sri Krishna Sweets Mysore Pak. Prepared this heart shaped Mysore Pak for Valentine's Day. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Mysore Pak Sweet.
