Green Moong Sweetdish(Mooga Khichdi)
Mooga Khichdi This green moong sweetdish - Mooga Khichdi is a traditional Konkani dish specifically prepared for the festival of Sankranti. Mooga Khichdi is also called Moog Shijayile, literally means…
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Fig Burfi (Anjeer Burfi)
It is festival season with Diwali just around the corner. I miss the festivities here that we had in India. Over the years we have started celebrating few festivals in…
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Jackfruit Burfi (Pansa khadi)
Summer is the season for mangoes and jackfruits. We have few trees of jackfruits which bear different varieties of jackfruit(panas). We use the leaves to make khotte, fresh tender unripe…
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Bottlegourd Halwa (Gardudde Halvo)
Wish you all a very happy and colorful Holi. The festival of color is around the corner and I could not think of a better sweet than this Bottlegourd halwa…
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Banana-Sooji Sweetdish (Kele Sheera/Sapaath)
Sapaath is the traditional prasad(offering for god) prepared for Satyanarayan pooja. Sooji is cooked in ghee and milk, then bananas are added to make this very aromatic, tasty sweetdish. While…
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Coconut Jaggery Burfi (Soyi Khadi)
Wish you all a very happy Deepavali. I was thinking to post few recipes before Deepavali this year but lately I have been so busy at work and with kids,…
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Black Forest Buns
Black Forest Buns The bread of the month in We Knead To Bake group were these delicious Black forest buns. I had never heard about these buns before. Since V…
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Paneer – Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Wish you all a very happy Diwali. I finally got to making some dishes for Diwali. My 6 month old was down with cold for last few days and I was…
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Dates – Puffed Rice Laddoo (Khajoor – Phulayil Phova Laddoo)
Wish you all a very happy Sankranti. Hope this festival brings you lots of happiness. Like every year, I am going to celebrate this festival by distributing tilgul(kante halvo) and tila…
Tilgul (Kante Halvo)
Makar Sankranti is just around the corner. That reminds me to post this very very special recipe here. I have been thinking about it for a long time. For us, Sankranti…