Millet sweet pongal was in my to-do list for a long time. I used Kodo millet for this sweet pongal. Kodo millet is known as Varagu in Tamil, Kodon in Hindi, Arikelu in Telugu and Haarka in Kannada. I don't have traditional pongal paanai, so I am using pressure cooker for preparing pongal. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing south Indian Kodo Millet Sweet Pongal | Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal.
Thai Pongal Festival for 2016 falls on January 15th. Sweet Pongal and Khara Pongal are usually prepared on this harvest festival day. Instead of trying normal rice pongal, I tried thinai arisi pongal and it was good. Thinai arisi is also known as Foxtail millet in English, Kakkum in Hindi, Korra biyyam in telugu. Millets are easy to digest and makes a Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Thinai Arisi Khara Pongal | Fox tail Millet Ven Pongal.
Nankhatai is an excellent tea time snacks. It is usually made with all purpose flour alias maida. I was searching for more fiber version. I tried these biscuits with whole wheat flour and Sooji. Cardamom and pista adds more flavor to the recipe. A healthier snacks treat to kids. Adapted the recipe from here. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Whole wheat flour biscuits | Atta Nankhatai.
Badusha, a sweet with slightly flaky texture is one of a popular sweet in South India. After coming to USA, I prepare my favourite sweets in home. Home-made sweets and savories are always best. Badusha | Bhadushah is also known as Balushahi in North India. Bhadushah can be compared to doughnuts and prepared using All purpose flour. Small balls of dough are deep fried in oil and dipped in sugar syrup. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Sweet Badusha Recipe.
Poha or beaten rice is flattened dry flakes. It is used extensively in India. It is known as attukulu in telugu, aval in tamil and poha in hindi. This flattened rice is favourite of Lord Krishna. Lot of dishes are prepared with aval on Krishna Jayanthi. I have already posted Sweet aval. Aval Payasam is a dessert from South India. Payasam is served along with South Indian meals for Lunch. Payasam and Vadai makes an exccellent combo for evening snacks. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Aval Payasam.
Mango is a fleshy fruit very common in India. It is the National fruit of India. The name Mango is derived from tamil word ' Mangai' . Mango is rich in Vitamins and Folate. It is referred to as King of fruits. In my home, we celebrate both Tamil new year and Telugu new year. It is used to prepare the pachadi for both tamil new year and telugu new year. Mango Kesari is a easy and quick sweet. It can be served as a snacks to kids or as an dessert. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Mango Kesari.
Whomever had lunch in Andhra mess would have tasted the lentil powder alias gun powder. I am not sure why it got the name gun powder. It is my hubby's favourite. He starts his lunch with this paruppu podi and ghee. It is also my kid's favourite and I used to prepare in small batches 15 days once. This paruppu podi can be taken as a side dish to rice along with ghee or sesame oil. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for paruppu podi - lentil powder.
Nostalgic memories occupies my mind whenever I think of this coconut burfi. We visit aunty's house during summer holidays. Her house is in a village and it is surrounded by lot of coconut trees. She prepares lot of different recipes and one of the sweets which I find it every time is this coconut barfi. She is an expert in doing it and prepares it from the fresh coconut. Coconut burfi is an easy, quick and healthy dessert. My kid loves this sweet and call it as white cake. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Thengai Burfi.
Pasi paruppu payasam is a South Indian kheer prepared with Moong Dal and Jaggery. An easy, quick and healthy dessert. It is mostly accompanied with masala vadai and is served as a part of South Indian Meals. Easy Festival recipe and kid's favourite recipe. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Pasi Paruppu Payasam.
One year ago, my mom introduced semiya payasam to my kid. Since then I prepare it at-least once in a week. He calls it as sweet noodles and loves it a lot. I usually skip adding cashews and raisins, as he doesn't like it. Instead I add cashew powder to his semiya sweet pudding. Today I prepared the normal semiya payasam which is a very common festival recipe in our houses. It is an easy and quick dessert. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for preparing Vermicelli Payasam.
My mom prepares this sweet poli very frequently in home. I prepared this today as a part of this year Ugadi celebration. Various name exists for this sweet poli. We used to call it as obbatu. It is also called as Holige in Karnataka and Bobbatlu in Andhra. Please check step wise pictures and instructions for Indian sweet poli.
Karupatti is a tamil word and represents the palm jaggery. My Grandma always insists on using karupatti instead of sugar. The authentic karuppati paniyaram involves lot of work and the batter should be prepared one day in advance. This Instant version uses the fermented dosa batter and the recipe can be prepared within 30 mins. Please check below for easy and quick Instant Karuppati paniyaram.
My mom used to make variety of Laddoos. she used to prepare Laddu using different lentils and my kid loves it lot. An easy and quick sweet which can be served as a dessert. An healthy recipe for kids. Please check below for detailed step-wise instructions for Urad Dal Laddu or Ulunthu paruppu Laddu or sunnundalu.
Coconut Rava Laddu is a South Indian sweet, prepared from coconut, sooji,sugar and ghee. Coconut combined with rava and sugar adds more flavour. An easy and quick sweet which can be served as a dessert. Please check below for detailed step-wise instructions for Coconut Rava Laddu.
Rava Laddu is a South Indian sweet. It is prepared from Sooji,sugar, ghee and Milk. An easy and quick sweet which can be served as a dessert. Please check below for detailed step-wise instructions for Rava Laddu.
Pal Kova is an Indian sweet prepared from Milk. This Milk sweet - Thiratipal is prepared during Indian Festival Krishna Jayanthi. Srivilliputhur in Tamil Nadu is famous for Pal Kova. Although Pal Kova is made in different places, the taste of Srivilliputhur Palkova is always unique and the best. The usual process of making pal kova is time consuming. It takes 2-3 hrs and requires approximately 1.5 litres of milk to get 1 cup of this Milk Fudge. Lets see for a quicker version of this pal kova. The taste matches the original version and this mouth watering microwave milk peda can be prepared within 10 mins.
Ghee is Indian clarified butter. Ghee is aromatic and considered sacred. Ghee plays an indispensable role in Indian Cooking. I use ghee for preparing sweets, biryani, ghee dosa. I fed my kids ghee along with dal or rasam or podi. My mom prepares ghee from home-made butter. Here I make ghee from store bought butter. Below are the detailed steps for making Ghee from unsalted butter.
Chana Dal Burfi / Halwa is a traditional North Indian sweet cooked during festival seasons. It is prepared using Chana Dhal, Ghee, Sugar, Milk and chopped Nuts. Prepared this recipe as a part of SNC
Challenge. Please check below for the detailed step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Chana Dal Halwa Recipe.
Ven Pongal or Khara Pongal is an authentic south Indian Breakfast . Ghee Pongal is prepared from rice and moong dal. Ven pongal is served as prasadam in some temples in Tamil Nadu. Serve this Khara Pongal with Coconut Chutney and Sambar. In restaurants, pongal is served with Medhu Vadai. Check below for the detailed step wise instructions and pictures for one of the favourite festival recipe - Ven Pongal.
