Category Festival Specials

Cucumber Lassi – Salted Cucumber Lassi

May 9, 2016 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Summer Special  5 comments

Cucumber Lassi is an easy, refreshing drink perfect to beat the heat during summer.. Cucumber and yogurt form a very good combo. This is a salted version of lassi with the goodness of cucumber and refreshing flavours of mint, ginger and more.. Without much fancy ingredients and pre-planning, this Cucumber Lassi can be whipped up in a few minutes!!

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Oats Pakoda – Oats Pakora

April 29, 2016 Holi Recipes, Kids Bay, Oats Recipes, Pakoda Recipes, Snacks / Starters  5 comments

Pakoda is always our family favourite. This Oats Pakoda adds an additional healthy twist to the normal pakodas, due to the hero of the recipe “Oats”. Though deep fried, it is actually ok to have such addictive snacks once in a while. Besides oats having a sticky nature, this Oats Pakoda will be crispy, light and airy. This is a perfect after school snack too.

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Javvarisi Payasam – Sago Kheer

April 7, 2016 Gokulashtami Recipes, Holi Recipes, Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Navaratri Special, Shivaratri Recipes, Sweets/Desserts  4 comments

Javvarisi Payasam is an easy and creamy payasam variety. It is a very easy one to make. I just love those cute little pearls in the payasam. The only trick is to cook the javvarisi/sago correctly. This Javvarisi Payasam is with sugar. A perfect and divine dessert for any special occassion!! Any South Indian festive meal will not be complete without payasam and Vadai..

My all time favourite is Moong Dal Payasam!!

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Vazhakkai Chips – Raw Banana Chips

April 3, 2016 Snacks / Starters, Tamil New Year Recipes, Vazhakkai/Raw Banana  8 comments

Vazhakkai Chips is an easy snack to make at home. I had been wanting to make Vazhakkai Chips since a long time. Unfortunately, the raw banana that we get here has a slight fruity flavour, may be because of the transportation time. But this time, it was really good so immediately made a batch of chips and it really vanished in no time. Not much effort is needed in making this, u just need to peel, slice, fry and season the Vazhakki Chips with salt and chilli powder.

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Cold Coffee Recipe

March 28, 2016 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Summer Special  17 comments

Cold Coffee is yet another simple and easy drink to have during hot summer days. If you are a coffee lover and want something cold, then this Cold Coffee is perfectly for you!! Without much fancy ingredients, this is a refreshing drink. Rather than consuming the restaurant ones, this Cold Coffee is not only economical but also tastes better. This Cold Coffee recipe is without any icecream, U can use Vanilla Icecream if u prefer!!!

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Beetroot Halwa

March 22, 2016 Beetroot, Diwali Sweets, Halwa Recipes, Holi Recipes, Sweets/Desserts  6 comments

Beetroot Halwa is an easy and quick dessert that even beginners can make without any hassles!! I love halwa with vegetables, especially Aloo Halwa & Carrot Halwa . This Beetroot Halwa is a childhood favourite. I love to have this cold. With simple ingredients, this is a good way to include beetroot for kids, if they dont prefer to have it as a vegetable.

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Aval Kesari – Poha Kesari – Poha Sheera

February 17, 2016 Gokulashtami Recipes, Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Navaratri Special, Sweets/Desserts  10 comments

Kesari is a quick and easy sweet to make for sudden cravings. This Aval Kesari is no exception to it. I am always in the look for some quick sweets as I make it for Sai Baba pooja every Thursday. Somehow missed to click this Aval Kesari all these days. Without much preparation time and with simple ingredients from your pantry, u can treat yourself with this mouth-watering Aval Kesari.

Do check my Rava Kesari & Semiya Kesari too.

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Corn Pakoda – Sweet Corn Pakoda

February 1, 2016 Holi Recipes, Pakoda Recipes, Snacks / Starters, Sweet Corn  6 comments

Deep fried Pakodas are always everybody’s favourite. This Corn Pakoda is a lovely variation to the normal onion pakoda. It is a crispy, addictive snack with a mild sweetness from the sweet corn. It is yet another simple snack to be enjoyed during monsoon or any weather for that matter with a hot cup of tea or coffee. I had this Corn Pakoda with hot Masala Chai.. It was absolutely divine!! Is there a better combo than this?!?

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Tomato Rasam – Thakkali Rasam

January 28, 2016 Rasam Varieties, Tamil New Year Recipes, Tomato  12 comments

Rasam is always a breeze to make. This Tomato Rasam is no exception to it. The quickest and the most favourite lunch menu for us would be rasam and potato fry. I normally do not store rasam powder as we prefer to have rasam with freshly ground powder. The freshly ground powder does add magic to the rasam. I just make sure to have some minor changes in my rasam powder every time I make it. This Tomato Rasam is also an easy, flavourful and quick rasam.

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Kalkandu Pongal – Sugar Candy Pongal

January 11, 2016 Navaratri Special, Pongal Recipes  9 comments

Pongal festival falls on the 15th of January this year. Am sure all of you will be busy with cleaning and shopping. I usually make Sakkarai Pongal for Pongal festival. This Kalkandu Pongal is a different variety as it is made with kalkandu/sugar candy.. It is a rich, creamy and milky pongal. It  is a very easy sweet that can be had on other days as a dessert too.

Do check my Aval Sakkarai Pongal recipe too..

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