Wish you all a very happy Diwali. We are having a quiet Diwali here. I kept thinking what to make for this festival. V was traveling first few days of the week and that meant I was alone with a very active 3 and half year old. Then there was Halloween which the child was …
Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Like every year, this year too we celebrated Ganesha festival at home. Since the festival is on Monday, V got enough time to get everything ready for it. He worked tirelessly by running to different stores a million times to get groceries and other things needed for …
Phulayil – puffed, phovu – poha(flattened rice) is very similar to puffed rice (churmuri/chirmuro) readily available in markets here. If this is not available, it can be easily replaced by chirmure. I prepare this specially for Janmashtami. My kids loved this while growing up. It is very simple to make and the crunchy laddus make …
Puffed Rice Laddoo (Phulayil Phova Laddu / Chirmure Laddu) Read More »
Wish you all a very happy Yugadi (Ugadi). I normally do not make anything special for this festival. But I read so many wishes on blogs/Facebook etc, I felt like making something special. As I have mentioned many times, none of us in the family have any sweet tooth. V atleast eats sweets, but Ishaan …
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Wish you all a very happy Janmashtami. This is one of the festivals that we celebrate here every year. This year I wanted to make something new for the prasad. So I prepared these burfis. Click here to read about the traditional janmashtami celebrations at my home. Although I love cooking, I am not very …
Finger millet duddali is usually prepared with coconut especially in coastal areas where coconut is grown and used in cooking. Since many people do not like to use so much  coconut or want to make this very quickly, here is a easy method. The result was also good. In both of these recipes, one can …
Finger Millet Sweetdish (Nanchne Duddalli / Ragi Manni) Without coconut Read More »
Generally these Muliks(as they are called by some Konkanis) or Modaks(as they are called at our place) are prepared with bananas. Some people prepare them using jackfruit also.The other day my neighbor gave me a few modaks made of cashew fruits. I did not know about them till then. They were tasty. I prepared them …
In our region, finger millet is used by many people along with other cereals. It is called Raagi in Kannada and Nanchano in Konkani. It is healthy and nutritious besides being cold to the body. It is used in preparing nanchanya bolu(a kind of drink) and nanchanya udaak especially in summer. Nanchanya duddali is a …
Finger Millet Sweetdish (Nanchne Duddalli / Ragi Manni / Ragi Halubayi) With Coconut Read More »
In coastal Karnataka, we find Papaya trees in almost all the courtyards of the houses. We like ripe papaya fruit. It is full of A vitamin. As raw, it is used as a vegetable in many dishes. We use the half ripe ones for preparing these khadis. My grandmother used to prepare these khadis very …
Wish you all a very happy and prosperous Deepavali/Diwali. Ever since we returned from India, I have been thinking about making something for Diwali. But somehow it never went from just a thought to action. One month of not stepping into kitchen, has it’s effect on me still. I asked V to hang the Diwali …
