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Description: Kesari is a delicious Indian dessert made with semolina. Semiya kesari is just a variation where they use Vermicelli instead of semolina. Amma makes the typical orange color rava kesari for most of the pooja days and special occasions. Poor vermicelli usually goes into payasams! Though not that popular its still an easy dessert to make and taste as…
Description: Sweet somas is a light crescent shaped traditional sweet that is prepared during Diwali festival. One major advantage of this sweet is it has good shelf life and can be stored for weeks. At home Amma and MIL will usually start a week before deepavali and make these in batches along with other sweet and savories. Its not only…
Sweet Corn Sundal – Sundal plays a very important role during Navaratri festival which is celebrated for nine days with a different sundal being made each day. Its traditionally made as prasadam/ offering to Gods but can also be prepared on any day as its a very healthy snack.It is normally made with lentils and legumes like chickpeas (garbanzo beans), black…
Description: Nowadays Millets / Siru Dhanyam are getting popular because of their many health benefits. Back home amma and MIL used to make a few dishes, but never really paid attention as these millets were not easily available here in USA. But now due to health concerns it has almost become staple at my mom’s place and during my recent…
Sweet Pidi kozhukattai is one of my favorite snack which is usually prepared during Vinayagar chathurthi. It makes a great evening snack too, my MIL makes this often and this summer during our vacation to India we had quite a lot. She makes many varieties and sometimes include sesame seeds in her sweet version. This variety is very easy to…
Description: Puliyodharai is a South Indian rice preparation, a mainstay in most Indian festival luncheons and dinners. It is also offered as prasadams in temples. Prasadam (a Sanskrit word) is food that has first been offered to God prepared by the temple priests in the temple Madapalli (Temple kitchen). Thiru madapalli is traditionally the kitchen in Vaishnavite temples, apart from catering…
Description: Butternut Squash belongs to the gourd family, a common winter squash shaped like a long pear with pale orange skin and soft orange flesh. It tastes sweet and nutty similar to a pumpkin. Its loaded with fiber, vitamin A, C & E, manganese, magnesium and potassium, and can be used in a variety of preparations. This winter squash is…
Traditional South Indian sweet rice porridge prepared during the harvest festival called Pongal / Sankranthi. In villages freshly harvested rice is cooked with jaggery and dal in clay earthenware pots and offered to God along with vegetables, lentils, sugarcane and fruits. This is also prepared as neivedyam or prasadam during other auspicious occasions and festivals.
Ven Pongal is one of the breakfast item from South India, mainly popular in Tamil Nadu, prepared during Pongal Festival and also served as a special dish on auspicious occasions like wedding ceremonies. Fresh curry leaves and Ghee is a must for this dish.
Description: Snacking is an effective way to stave off hunger and lose weight. Just have to make sure that we munch on something which is both nourishing and satisfying. Here’s one easy and tasty snack which you can enjoy anytime of the day. This is one Cerealously awesome snack which is pretty addicting, so be careful…. Spicy Chivda / Cereal…
