Ras Malai

The heavenly dessert! One simple tag line is enough to speak about the dish. Rasmalais were unknown until few years back when M introduced it to me. At first, it appeared to be a regular milk sweet but when M told that those are rasgullas dunked into creamy, rich, smooth, luscious Rabdi, I was sold.

Paal Kesari/Milk & Semolina Pudding

Paal kesari is a tasty modification of kesari- the south Indian semolina pudding. My mom makes kesari often as my father likes it. But I m not a big fan. Now M & A are big fans of kesari and any modifications to kesari is a welcome change in their court. I do make kesari and gajar ka halwa now and then during winter because they taste delish when eaten warm and sure helps subtle the winter cravings.

Elai Adai/Ilai Kozhukattai

I love traditional recipes. Nowadays apart from those dishes made on festivals and special occasions we generally resort to junk food for our daily snacks. I try my best to keep munchies mostly home made. One such search led me to this healthy and tasty Kozhukattai as I would call it!

Milagu Kuzhambu / Pepper Kuzhambu

As I have posted the lunch menu along with this kuzhambu I m here with the recipe. The kuzhambu is lip smackingly delicious and spicy and both M and I love this kuzhambu. Its my Amma’s special. Se pairs it with Kathirikkai kootu,paruppu thugayal and sutta appalam. I have made some changes to the pairings (lunch menu 3) and it was equally tasty. The recipe is authentic and I followed the recipe to the T as I don’t want even a slightest change in the taste and it worked. Do give it a try!

Thiruvathirai Kali

Today is Thiruvathirai and usually Amma makes this kali and kootu. But In Coimbatore they celebrate it as mangalya nombi and they invite neighbors for a feast after prayers. Amma is a specialist in making this kali. She makes in a heavy bottomed kadai/vengala uruli with tons of homemade ghee and it just slides through your tongue with lots of texture from the cooked grains of rice and moong dal, a mild sweetness from the jaggery with hidden notes of cardamom.

Paruppu Payasam/Moong dal Payasam

Wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Today I made this paruppu payasam which is my personal favorite and I wanted to post it today so I m doing this last minute post.Its a simple festive sweet. Do try it.

Coconut Ladoo/Nariyal ka Ladoo/Coconut Balls

Coconut ladoo is a south Indian sweet that brings the true flavors of coconut and tastes yumm. M likes coconut ladoo so made these today. The ingredients are the same for both burfi and ladoo but the time period, color and the texture (patham) slightly differs.

Jhangri/Jangri/Imriti

I like jangris especially the Krishna sweets one. I used to gobble it one after another on festive days. The ghee flavor just makes me go gaga. But I have also had those mini jangris that has the rose essence flavors which I liked. So here is a humble try.

Peerkangai Thogayal/Peerkai Thol Thovayal/Ridge gourd skin chutney

Yes! You read it right. This thogayal is made from the skin of ridge gourd. But trust me! It tastes great and it is good for health too. It is a family recipe from my maternal grandma who was a great chef. I‘ll be posting some of her famous recipes now and then in this space in future.

Milagu Urundai/Milagu Kozhukattai

Milagu kozhukatttai is one of the traditional snacks that Amma makes often at home in the evenings. Its healthy and can be fed for infants. I am not a big fan but i make it for Abhi,my son. Today Amma made this for Abhi as an after-school snack and i clicked it. Here is the recipe.