Peanut Laddoo | Groundnut Laddu is an easy Diwali sweet with just 2 ingredients - Peanuts and Jaggery. It is my favourite snack during school days. I usually send any of the healthy laddu for school snacks. I have already posted Ragi Chocolate Laddu, Maa Laddu, Pasi paruppu Laddu and Urad dal Laddu. These sweets are rich in nutrients and easy to prepare. It stays fresh for about a week. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian easy and healthy Peanut Laddoo | Verkadalai Urundai.
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.
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.
When I posted sathu maavu powder, I promised I will soon post Sathu Maavu Laddu. Once the sathu maavu powder is prepared, this laddu is very easy to prepare. It is quite addictive too.I have already posted Ragi Chocolate Laddu, Maa Laddu, Pasi paruppu Laddu and Urad dal Laddu. These sweets are rich in nutrients and easy to prepare. It stays fresh for about a week. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian easy and healthy Sathu Maavu Laddu | Mixed Millets Laddu | Health Mix Urundai .
Finger Millet is known as Ragi or Kelvaragu in Tamil. Finger millets are rich in iron, calcium and fiber. Ragi porridge is given to toddlers in India. My elder one doesn't like ragi flavor. So I added chocolate to this laddu. Adding cocoa powder and vanilla essence reduces the flavor from Ragi. It makes an excellent school snacks box recipe. It can be prepared within 20 mins. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Ragi Chocolate Laddu | Finger Millet Chocolate Laddu.
Maa laddoo or Maladdu is prepared with only 3 ingredients - Roasted gram, sugar and ghee. It is an easy and quick healthy sweet. It can be prepared within 10 mins. This is one of my toddler's recent favorite. This makes an excellent school snacks too. Roasted bengal gram is rich in fiber. It is known as pottukadalai in tamil, putnala pappu in telugu. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing quick diwali sweet - Pottukadalai urundai | Roasted gram laddoo.
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.
Wishing all my readers a very Happy and prosperous New Year 2014. Enjoy this New Year by preparing delicious Sabudana Kheer. Sago or Sabudana is widely used in Indian cooking. Sago is used during fasting for religious occasions. It is also known as Javvarisi in Tamil, Saggubeeyam in Telugu. This payasam can be served as a dessert. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Javvarisi Payasam | Sago Kheer.
Sweet Pongal alias Sakkarai Pongal is a divine traditional sweet recipe of South India. It is served as a prasadam in many temples. This simple sweet is prepared by adding Jaggery syrup to cooked rice and mung dal. Ghee roasted cashews and raisins are added to give more flavour and taste. My mom prepares pongal in Pongal Pot ( Pongal Paanai). I have prepared sweet pongal in pressure cooker. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian traditional sweet Sweet Pongal | Sakkarai Pongal.
Pineapple is a tropical fruit and widely used in Indian cooking. Pineapple is rich in minerals and vitamins.Pineapple is used in fruit salads, sweets, jams, ice cream, gravies and also as a pizza topping.A twist to regular semolina kesari. I have used fresh pineapple for preparing this Kesari. 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 Pineapple Kesari | Annasi Pazham Kesari.
Here is one more easy sweet for this year diwali festival. Maida Burfi is a fool proof recipe that can be prepared within 20 mins. This sweet is prepared with mainly 3 ingredients. Maida is roasted in ghee. Sugar syrup is prepared to one string consistency. Then maida is added to sugar syrup off the stove. Once the batter comes together, it is transferred to greased plate. Once cooled down, cut into desired shapes. Please Check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Indian Sweet Maida Burfi | Maida Cake.
Gulab Jamun is one of my favourite sweet. This mild milk sweet is loved even by people who doesn't have sweet tooth. Bread Gulab Jamun is a easy dessert which can be prepared with left over bread slices. The process is very simple and savior for last minute preparations. Sharing this easy and quick recipe for Diwali Festival. This bread Gulab Jamun can be prepared with easily available ingredients in home. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Bread Gulab Jamun.
Peda is a sweet | dessert from India. Traditional Milk Peda takes almost 2 hours to prepare. I have used short cut method for preparing this Doodh Peda. This Milk Peda can be cooked in Microwave within 4 mins. Butter, dry milk powder and sweetened condensed milk are the three main ingredients used in the preparation of Doodh Peda. It is a fool proof recipe. This is also one of the easy and quick Diwali Sweet Recipe. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Milk Peda | Doodh Peda.
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.
Jangri is a common South Indian sweet prepared with Urad dal. Jelabi is different from Jangri and prepared with Maida. Beautiful swirls and the colour of the Jangri is always inviting . This is one of the common sweet prepared in house holds during Diwali | Deepavali Festival. I have attached my you tube video below in the post which clearly shows piping of Jangri batter directly into oil. This post was in my draft for a long time. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian sweet Jangri.
Yellow split mung dal is known as pasi paruppu in tamil, Pesara pappu in telugu. Pasi paruppu laddu is a quick sweet recipe that can be prepared within 15 minutes. With only three ingredients, the taste of this laddu is unbeatable. These protein and iron rich laddu is a healthy choice of snacks for kids. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Split Yellow mung dal laddu - Pasi paruppu urundai.
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.
Palm Jaggery is extracted from sap of palm trees. It is also known as Karupatti Vellam and Pana Vellam. Palm Jaggery is rich in iron, calcium, vitamins and minerals. Palm jaggery is used for preparation of sweets, paniyaram and also as a sweetener to traditional sukku malli coffee. Vinayagar chaturthi falls on September 9th this year. I have already posted many Kozhukattai recipes. Here is one more sweet pidi kozhukattai prepared with palm jaggery. Palm jaggery can also be replaced by Jaggery. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Karupatti Kozhukattai - Palm Jaggery dumplings for Ganesh Chaturthi.
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.
When I posted sathu maavu powder, I promised I will soon post Sathu Maavu Laddu. Once the sathu maavu powder is prepared, this laddu is very easy to prepare. It is quite addictive too.I have already posted Ragi Chocolate Laddu, Maa Laddu, Pasi paruppu Laddu and Urad dal Laddu. These sweets are rich in nutrients and easy to prepare. It stays fresh for about a week. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian easy and healthy Sathu Maavu Laddu | Mixed Millets Laddu | Health Mix Urundai .
