As Shruti is becoming allergic to store bought snacks, I have to try hard to please her with home made snacks. She needs varieties. If I give her the same snack continuously for three days, she gets bored and asks for something else. When I prepared mango ice cream, she…
Goond is an edible gum extracted from bark of a tree. They provide heat to the body and so it is consumed during winters. They are available in the form of crystals and you need to deep fry them in ghee before adding to the ladoo mixture. Wheat flour and…
For today’s Blogging Marathon post under the Tea Kadai Menu, I selected kamarkat. Kamarkat is a toffee made with jaggery and grated coconut. The important step in making kamarkat is preparing the syrup to the right consistency. I think I removed it from stove a little earlier. I ended up…
Caramel sauce is a delicious sauce made with caramelized sugar, butter and cream. This can be used as toppings for ice creams, cakes and fruit salads. You can even dip fruits in the sauce for a simple dessert. Yesterday I prepared mango ice cream for Sruti and this caramel sauce…
Divya of You Too Can Cook has been organising a very interesting challenge every month which is called as the South Vs North Challenge. There are two groups among members. Every month, the member from North group will challenge the South Indian group with an authentic North Indian recipe whereas…
This month, I have been staying inactive as my blogging is concerned. Sruti is on her vacation and I have been travelling on and off. When at home, it is really very tough to concentrate on the blog. So this month I am only posting the recipes for the challenges…
For Indian Cooking Challenge this month, Srivalli chose a MAngalore/ Goa special- Sanna from Ruchik Randhap. Sanna is a sweet and quick version of south Indian idli. Yeast is used to ferment the batter and so the batter is ready within 2 hours after grinding. I was going through the…
Yesterday I completed Sai Pooja which was going on for a week and for the prasad I made this rich and creamy halwa. I wanted to make it in peda shape so had to refrigerate before separating the slices. But you can also scoop and serve it in a bowl…
This month’s Baking Eggless challenge was quite challenging. Sowmya of Nivedhanam suggested we try Tiramisu – The famous Italian dessert for this month. Tiramisu means Pick me up. As a resident of Madurai, I can never get mascarpone cheese here. Once when I visited Nilgiris in Coimbatore, I saw a…
When I was searching for nendram pazham to make the banana halwa for ICC, I couldn’t get it. But I got it now and couldn’t resist buying them. After buying, I wanted to try out some authentic recipe from Kerala and I was browsing the web. The top most recipe…