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Shankarpalli aka shakarpare, are sweet maida biscuits also called as sweet diamond biscuits are a popular Indian snack item prepared during Diwali & Holi….Well, not just during festivals but also as a tea time snack, kids love them and are quite addictive. I made a batch for Sid… who loves to eat these #nomnom after school. Here’s how we make it…
Easy Instant Doodh Peda recipe using store bought khoya / mawa!
Potato Murukku…. Have you heard of it?? I have used potato for varuvals, poriyal, chips or may be paratha… but making murukku with it is unusual atleast in my world. Ever since i saw this on Raks Kitchen food-clyclopedia… why not call it that way 🙂 she has a whole bunch of mouth watering recipes in her blog, all beautifully organised…
Easy instant Pottukadalai murukku for any occasion is just minutes away… today I’m sharing my MIL’s pondy style pottukadalai murukku which usually made for deepavali pandigai in big big batches for distribution. Though the original recipe calls for homemade milled roasted rice flour… and also include vanaspathi in the place of butter…. that gives you a unique tea kadai style…
Kesari Bhat is a popular and easy sweet dish from Karnataka. It is one of the easiest of all sweet preparations and its like every festive or special occasion will have this under the menu. Traditionally rava / semolina is used to make this dish… sometimes paired with fruits and nuts. Today I’m sharing the same recipe but made with…
Ras malai is a very popular Indian (Bengali) sweet prepared with cheese known as “paneer” or “chenna”soaked in rich saffron flavored creamy milk. It is a refreshing dessert very soft & light…. like a rich cheese cake feel to it! Rasmalai from scratch actually scares many but actually its not. May be a little time consuming but totally worth it!…
Spicy Masala Diamond Cuts using maida, a savory tea time snack!
Walnut Halwa / Akhrot Halwa is a melt in your mouth sweet dish made with walnuts. I’ve been a big fan of this halwa since my childhood days, we use to visit Bombay halwa house at luz corner in Mylapore during my summer vacations for a scoop of this halwa- they carried a variety of mouth watering ghee oozing Indian mithais….
Mullu murukku is always on top of the list during diwali preparations, we make few varieties of these for distribution to family and friends. It is quite simple & versatile to make with few ingredients and we get to make the combo that we like. Its plain rice flour combined with either bengal gram flour or roasted gram flour or…
Kara Sev is a very popular snack made during Diwali, its quite easy, comes in different varieties and can be made with just few ingredients. It is one addictive snack and we always enjoy our karasev with a hot cup of tea. The best kara sev that i have ever had is from Sri Karpagambal Sweets located in the heart…
