Category Festival Specials

Pachai Payaru Sweet Sundal – Green Gram Sweet Sundal

October 17, 2015 Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes  5 comments

Pachai Payaru is nothing but Moong beans. After posting Mochai Sundal, I wanted to post a sweet sundal. This Pachai Payaru Sweet Sundal is an easy and yummy sundal. Sundal is an important part of Navaratri. With very few ingredients this can be made very quickly.

To my surprise, Chotu just loved this!! He did like the Mochai Sundal, but this one I had no hopes as he does not have a sweet tooth like me. But looks like his taste buds are changing now. 🙂

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Mochai Sundal – Field Beans Sundal

October 12, 2015 Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes  7 comments

Mochai known as field beans in english is my favourite. Unfortunately we do not get fresh ones here. So have to use these dried field beans. This Mochai Sundal is a healthy, flavourful and yummy sundal for Navaratri. This can be had as an evening snack too. A small bowl of this and a glass of milk would be really filling for kids after coming back from school. My friend Rani generously gave me a box of this field beans she had got it from India. Thanks to her!!

I was actually wondering if it would be good enough like the fresh ones, but the moment it got cooked the whole house was filled with a wonderful aroma!!

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Rava Kesari

October 8, 2015 Navaratri Special, Sweets/Desserts  15 comments

Rava Kesari is the most simplest sweet to make. Somehow missed all these days to post it here. Though many of you might know how to make it, I just wanted to add it my collection. It is perfect for sudden cravings as it can be made in a jiffy!! This is definitely a no-fail recipe. The key is to add the right amount of water and make sure there are no lumps.

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Dry Fruits Laddu – Dry Fruits Ladoo

October 2, 2015 Diwali Sweets, Holi Recipes, Navaratri Special, Sweets/Desserts  13 comments

Woah!! Its been 2 wonderful years since I started blogging!! 🙂  My blog has kept me busy, improved my cooking skills/my way of presenting food, given me a new identity, made me feel proud and what not!!! The happiest moments have always been a comment/feedback, a phone call or a message/picture from my readers and friends who are following MyMagicPan!! A BIG BIG THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all of you!! Hope to get your continued support and encouragement..

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Spicy Ammini Kozhukattai

September 15, 2015 Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes  8 comments

Spicy Ammini Kozhukattai is an easy kozhukattai variety. It can be made sweet or spicy. Having posted 2 sweet kozhukattais, thought of posting this spicy one. If u dont have a sweet tooth unlike me, this is specially for you!! This is very easy to make too. Usually this is done with the left over dough after making Mothagam. This serves as a good tea time snack as well..

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Mothagam – Modakam

September 14, 2015 Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes  10 comments

Mothagam/Modakam is a must for Pillayar Chathurthi. It is also called Poorana Kozhukattai. This Mothagam Kozhukattai is with coconut pooranam(stuffing). I used to help amma during my childhood days in making this. Missing all those memorable days..It is not only Pillayar’s favourite, but mine too.. I would always restrain myself from sharing this with anyone!! Hehehe…

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Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai

September 12, 2015 Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes  8 comments

Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai is a simple and quick kozhukattai for Pillayar Chathurthi. This year Pillayar Chathurthi is on the 17th of September. No special skill is needed to make this yummy kozhukattai. There are 2 methods of making it. I have given step wise pics for both the versions below. Both the versions come out well. U can also make a savoury version of this, which I will be posting next.

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Badam Kheer – Almond Kheer

September 9, 2015 Gokulashtami Recipes, Holi Recipes, Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Navaratri Special, Shivaratri Recipes, Sweets/Desserts  7 comments

I dont need any special occasion to make a dessert!! Do u?? This Badam Kheer is one such rich and creamy dessert that appeared in my kitchen for no reason  Though I have tasted it many times, never tried at home during recent times. It can be made with less effort too. The only job in this is to soak and peel the almonds. If u can get blanched almonds like me, this is a super-easy and quick treat for sudden cravings!!

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Payatham Mavu Murukku – Moong Flour Murukku

September 4, 2015 Diwali Snacks, Gokulashtami Recipes, Savoury Snacks  10 comments

This Payatham Mavu Murukku is a crunchy, tasty and simple snack. With Gokulashtami around the corner (Sep 5th, Saturday), I could just manage to post this easy savoury recipe after my vacation. With simple ingredients, this Moong Flour Murukku can be made very quickly. I have used store bought rice flour and moong flour, as I did not have time to make at home.

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Mango Milkshake

July 22, 2015 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Mango Recipes, Summer Special  10 comments

Mango Milkshake is one of the most popular milkshakes. We do not get good varieties of mangoes here. This time happened to get a very sweet and yummy batch of Kesar Mangoes from the Indian shop. The mangoes were really very juice and soft to handle. We enjoyed a couple of mangoes as is, some went into the Mango Icecream and the rest in this Mango Milkshake. This is a simple, thick and creamy milkshake recipe, perfect for the summer and season!!

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