Bamboo Rice Payasam - a nutritious way to satiate your sweet craving - Mulayari | Moongil Rice Payasam

I had been on the look out for Bamboo Rice and finally got the opportunity to source the same online. Had been reading up on the varieties...

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Sabudana Ladoo - an easy to make delightful sweet made with Tapioca Pearls! Navratri | Fast Special

This year one of the nine dyas of Navratri, the naivedhyam during the evening puja was Sabudana Ladoo. This has been in Amma's To Do L...

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Bajra Chakli - A crunchy, uber delicious munch! Diwali | Gokulashtami Special!

Amma had been wanting to make Bajra Chaklis from the time she tasted them which I had bought at a local store just to try out. Amma decons...

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Aval Payasam | Poha Kheer - Gokulashtami Special!

I fondly recall during my childhood when sudden urges to have a sweet used to strike me... The quick fix then used to be to take some thic...

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Aval Kesari - a sweet made with flattened rice flakes! Gokulashtami | Navratri Special!

Aval | Flattened Rice Flakes is said to be Lord Krishna's favourite. So normally during Krishna Janmashatami, many sweets made from Av...

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7 Cup Burfi - a melting delight!

7 Cup Burfi is Amma's favourite sweet and this will be always on the top of mind when she wants to share some sweet with visiting frie...

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Aval Ladoo | Poha Ladoo - an easy to make sweet with flattened rice flakes! Gokulashtami | Janmashtami Special!

This Gokulashtami | Krishna Jayanthi Amma decided to add one more element to the naivedhyam - Aval | Poha Ladoo. Poha - flattened rice fl...

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Vazhaipoo Toor Dal Pulav - a healthy and super delicious Pilaf made with Banana Blossom mildly spiced with Indian Spices!

Vazhaipoo Toor Dal Pulav is a delicious and nutritious Pilaf that we all love. Usually Vazhaipoo  Banana Floret preparation is done on a w...

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Vazhaipoo Vada - A crunchy snack prepared with lentils and Banana Blossom!

Vazhaipoo | Banana Blossom has many nutritional benefits. We love this ingredient and when we get really fresh ones from the local market ...

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Vazhaipoo Bajra Adai - a delicious crepe made with Banana Florets, Pearl Millet and lentils!

This winter our local market seems to be getting really fresh Vazhaipoo | Banana Blossoms. These are very nutritious and a regular inclusi...

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Thengai Therattipal - a delicious fresh coconut fudge made with jaggery!

Thengai Therattipal is a traditional sweet made with freshly grated coconut and jaggery. This used to be made by my Pershammai - Amma'...

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South Indian Mixture - a crunchy perfectly spiced Tea Time Snack! Diwali Special!

Appa loves South Indian Mixture, that too the way that Amma makes. There are various ways this is made with the addition of varied ingredi...

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Sweet Boondi - an easy to make Diwali Special Sweet!

Indian cuisine has such a wide range to offer. The beauty of this immense variety is one can never be short of options to try. Any festiva...

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Ukkarai | Okkarai - a traditional Diwali Sweet made with Channa Dal!

Of all the Diwali goodies, Amma's Ukkarai is craved by family and friends as the way she makes it no one else does! This is a deliciou...

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