Deepavali legiyum recipe | Diwali marundu recipe
Homemade Khoya | Homemade Mawa
Khoya or mawa is just milk solids made by evaporating the moisture in the milk completely by slowly cooking it .
Adhirasam recipe | Athirasam| Ariselu | Kajjaaya
Adhirasam is a very traditional and popular South Indian sweet prepared during festivals like Diwali, Dusshera and Sankranti in various parts of India.
Gulab Jamun | Gulab Jamun with Homemade Khoya
Gulab jamun is a delicious popular and traditional Indian sweet made with khoya. There are many varieties of jamun like potato jamun, kala jamun, bread jamun, paneer jamun etc..
Papaya Halwa
Papaya halwa is a very delicious and traditional south Indian sweet (halwa variety) made by cooking ripe papaya (paste) in sugar and ghee into halwa consistency.Learn how to make this super easy and tasty papaya halwa below.
Ingredients
Ripe papaya-1 medium sizedSugar- 1/2-3/4 cup
Ghee-2 tbsps
Cashews few
Cardamom Powder- a pinch
Method
👉Remove the skin and seeds of the papaya and cut it into random shapes and grind it to a fine paste in a mixie.DO NOT ADD WATER FOR GRINDING.set aside.
👉Heat ghee in the kadai, add broken cashews and fry till golden brown colour and then add the papaya paste and allow it to boil. Once it starts boiling add the sugar and keep stirring continuously.
👉Add ghee and cardamom powder when the sugar completely dissolves and the mixture starts bubbling.
Keep stirring. The mixture will now change colour, the ghee will come on the top, become glossy and thicken to halwa consistency, remove from fire transfer into a container allow it to cool.serve.
Note-
✍️Buy only ripe papaya.✍️The colour of the halwa depends on the colour of the papaya(I have not added any food colour here).
✍️First taste the papaya and accordingly adjust the sugar.
✍️Keep stirring the halwa continuously and cook in low flame.
Boondi Ladoo | Boondi Laddu | Boondi Ke Ladoo
1. The consistency of the batter is very important.
Mysore Pak
Mysore pak is an absolutely delicious traditional Indian sweet made with bengal gram flour, generous amount of ghee and sugar.check out how to make traditional Mysore pak recipe below .
Jangiri recipe | Mini Jangiri recipe | Imarti recipe
Jangiri is a yummy and traditional Indian sweet made with urad dal and sugar.This mini Jangiri is nothing but a miniature of regular jangiris for those who find it difficult to make the traditional flower shaped jangiris, but the method is the
Doodh Peda | Milk Peda
Doodh peda or milk peda is a yummy traditional milk sweet variety. It is made by condensing the milk to milk solids and then adding sugar to give it sweetness. Though it is a very simple recipe it
Moong dal ladoo | Payatham maavu laddu
Moong dal ladoo also known as payatham maavu laddu in Tamil is a traditional delicious and nutritious Indian sweet variety. This ladoo is super easy to make and can be done in a jiffy .It is an ideal recipe for
Sweet Somasi | Sweet Somas | Karanji
Sweet somasi is a very traditional delicious crispy sweet variety made with all purpose flour,rava for crispy outer covering and a yummy and simple coconut, sugar, fried gram filling in the centre.
Mixture | South Indian Spicy Mixture
Mixture is a delicious spicy crispy and traditional South Indian snack or savoury variety made during occassions like Diwali .It is basically a mixture of various deep fried snacks like ompodi, karasev,
Ribbon Pakoda With Garlic | Ribbon murukku | Ola pakoda
This ribbon pakoda or ribbon murukku is a very traditional delicious and crunchy South Indian snack variety made during Diwali festival.
Omapodi | Besan Sev | Ompodi
Omapodi / Besan Sev is a crispy crunchy delicious and traditional Indian snack variety made with Bengal gram dal flour or besan. The speciality of this recipe is the flavour of Ajwain (
Milagu Thattai | Pepper Thattai | Thattai
Thattai is a very traditional crunchy South Indian snack variety made with processed rice flour,urad dal flour,butter, pepper etc..It is a very simple snack and can be done very quickly. There are different varieties of thattai like garlic thattai,pepper thattai etc. Here I have posted pepper thattai recipe.
Ingredients
Homemade Processed rice flour-1cupRoasted urad dal flour(varutha ulundu maavu) or fried gram dhal flour-1 tbsp
Butter-2 tsps
Pepper powder-1tbsp
Bengal gram dhal-1 tbsp
Fried gram dhal-1tbsp
Roasted and broken groundnuts- 1tbsp
Asafatida a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Method
👉First soak the bengal gram dhal and fried gram dhal for 10 mins.
👉Mix both the flours, salt, butter, asafoetida, pepper powder,the soaked dhals and roasted groundnuts together.then add 2 tbps of hot oil into it and mix the flours carefully.
👉Add water little by little to make a firm dough set aside for 5 mins.
👉Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
👉Now take a small lemon sized dough and place it on top of butter paper/aluminium foil/greased plastic sheet and make into small poori shapes using the fingers or press it gently using the back of flat cup.Make sure you press it evenly .Now poke holes into the thattai all over to prevent it from puffing up like poori.
👉Deep fry them till golden brown and remove from fire when oil stops bubbling.
👉Drain the excess oil using a absorbant paper.
👉Store it in air tight container.
Preparation Time-45 minutes
Note-
✍️You can make kara thattai by adding a tsp of red chilli powder instead of pepper powder.✍️DONOT use ordinary rice flour as it will soften the thattai very soon and the thattai wont be hard.
Homemade Processed Rice Flour
Processed rice flour is generally used for making traditional South Indian sweets and savouries. The procedure for making this homemade processed rice flour is
Thakkali Gothsu | Tomato Gotsu
Thakkali Gothsu or tomato gotsu is a very famous South Indian side dish .it's highly nutritious and comes packed with Antioxidants,Vitamins A,C,B6 etc.Lycopene which is present in tomatoes has cancer preventing properties.
Onions-2 nos finely chopped
Green chillies-6 nos slit in the middle
Garlic-6 cloves
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Urud dhal-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 tsp
Coriander leaves and curry leaves few
👉Heat oil in a kedai add mustard seeds,urud dhal,garlic,onions,green chillies and saute until the onions are cooked.
👉Then pour the cooked tomatoes along with the water .
👉Now add salt and allow it to boil for few minutes until everything blends well and thickens.
👉Check for salt.
👉Garnish and serve hot with idli,dosa,chappati and rice.
Preparation Time-15 mins
Serves-4
✍️While pressure cooking donot add too much water.(I cook the tomatoes in pressure cooker as it's easy and moreover the skin also dissolves quickly).
✍️I like to add sugar to the GOTHSU while eating, it will taste superb.kids will surely like it.
Ingredients
Tomatoes-1/2kgOnions-2 nos finely chopped
Green chillies-6 nos slit in the middle
Garlic-6 cloves
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Urud dhal-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 tsp
Coriander leaves and curry leaves few
Method
👉Wash and cut the tomatoes randomly,pressure cook it by adding just enough water to cover the tomatoes for 4 whistles , remove from the fire release the pressure and mash the tomatoes well ,set aside.👉Heat oil in a kedai add mustard seeds,urud dhal,garlic,onions,green chillies and saute until the onions are cooked.
👉Then pour the cooked tomatoes along with the water .
👉Now add salt and allow it to boil for few minutes until everything blends well and thickens.
👉Check for salt.
👉Garnish and serve hot with idli,dosa,chappati and rice.
Preparation Time-15 mins
Serves-4
Note
✍️Buy only ripe tomatoes.i have used Bangalore(apple) tomatoes,even country Tomatoes can be used.✍️While pressure cooking donot add too much water.(I cook the tomatoes in pressure cooker as it's easy and moreover the skin also dissolves quickly).
✍️I like to add sugar to the GOTHSU while eating, it will taste superb.kids will surely like it.
