Pazhani Panchamirtham – Temple Food – Ambrosia!
- 20
- January
- 2010
Pazhani Panchamirtham:(Temple Food) Authentic Temple Food. Tamil Nadu Temple Prasad. South Indian Temple Food/Prasad. Palani Panchamirtham. Banana Jam. Dates and Honey Jam. Food plays an integral part of religion too! Feeding the poor/devotee is taken as a good deed, throughout world! Among many faiths, they agree ‘edible gift’ as a sign of universal brotherhood. One […]
Milk Fudge – New Year Special!!!
- 28
- December
- 2009
Doodh Peda: Milk Peda, Milk Fudge, Doodh Peda, Paal Peda, Paal Halwa. Even though I didn’t post daily in 2009 (as I did in 2008), this year has continued to be all ‘slow cooking classic recipes’. It has been active, challenging, energetic, realistic and somewhat glorious year. I can’t imagine what 2010 hold up for […]
Shirkand – Sweetened Yogurt
- 21
- December
- 2009
Also Known As: Kesar Sheerkand, Shirkand, Sheerkhand, Sheer Khand. Saffron Infused Sweetened Yogurts. Instant, is the only best way to describe this traditional dessert (If you don’t take solidifying yogurt into account)! Let me tell you, I was expecting something good…while mixing the ingredients! It came out ‘beyond expectation’!!! With all the seriousness…I will never […]
Badhusha
- 19
- December
- 2009
Badusha: Nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a home made sweets, right. Just like you all, I have lots of sweet memories. I vaguely remember grandma making them during summer vacation. It used to be melt-in mouth kind. I do not really remember that much about my grandma, so I am not going to get senti’or […]
Lemon Zarda / Mishti Pulao – Sweetened Rice
- 02
- December
- 2009
Zarda: Lemon Zarda, Lemony Zarda. Sweetened Lemon Rice. Sweet Rice Dessert. Sweetened Rice Zarda. Zarda is a common sweet dish after a heavy biriyani. If I plan a Mughalai style dinner, quintessential dessert that comes to my mind is phirni and zarda. In many cultures sweets are generally served after the meal(Except in Hindu meals, […]
Maaladdu
- 28
- November
- 2009
Maa Laadu: Maaladdu. Pottukadalai Laddu. Instant Laddu. Fried Gram Laadu. Toasted Chana Dal Laddu. Chutney Pappu Laddu. My mother is a shopaholic person…whether its groceries, dress or jewelry…she buys them in bulk(mind blowing)!! We had hard time, bringing her back to normal. The funny thing is she ends up buying again and again the same […]
Qubani Ka Meeta – Happy Thanks Giving Y’all
- 25
- November
- 2009
Kubhani ka Meetha:(Hyderabadi Style) Qubani Ka Meetha. Qubani Ka Meeta. Apricot Halwa. Hyderbad Apricot dessert. Peach Pazham Halwa. Another exciting recipe from the city of Char Minar (Hyderabad). I am reposting one of my old recipe, here today to Wish Y’all Happy Thanks Giving.:) Enjoy your holidays and have fun shopping:) Ingredients Dry apricot 250 […]
Basundi – Mommy’s Touch
- 20
- November
- 2009
Basanthi:(Version 2) Baasundi. Basundi. Basandhi. Basandhi. I miss my Mommy, mother’s food and I always will…so here is a simple way to ease the feeling!! I have already posted ‘Saffron Basanthi’ in my blog, long before! Right, why am I posting it again? Lately I thought, it is not the way mommy does that. I […]
Thengai Poli
- 04
- November
- 2009
Ingredients: All purpose flour 2 cups Salt – pinch Grated coconut 2 cups Jaggery Cardamom pods 6 crushed Ghee Method: Knead the all purpose flour, using warm water and bring it to a smooth dough. Now in a skillet, heat jaggery and add coconuts and cardamom to it, bring this to halwa consistency. Now make […]
Jack Fruit – Sweet Dumplings
- 01
- November
- 2009
Pala Pazha Kozhukattai: Pala Pazha Kozhukattai, Palapazha Kozhukkattai. Inippu Kozhukattai. Sweet Dumplings. Jack Fruit – Rice Dumplings. Botanical name of Jack fruit is Artocarpus heterophyllus. It belongs to mulberry trees family. The fruits are extra large, that one can practically hug it. Interestingly the fruits are found on the trunks and not on the branches […]
