I have already posted a version of semiya kesari. This is another variety with milk. This tasted very rich with the addition of milk. I served it for my guests yesterday. Kesari is a famous sweet in south India. It is usually prepared as offering for God in puja. I…
For this month’s Baring Baker’s Challenge, Audax of Audax Artifex has taken us back to basics of making scones or baking powder biscuits. He has provided with so many recipes to try from. I made a version of my own adding cheese and apricot. These biscuits are sweet and very soft…
This is a very simple milk shake which can attract your kid. When I went to a super market, they had boxes of straw berries and they looked so lovely. It was very costly but as my daughter wanted it I bought a pack. For my absolute disappointment, they were sour.…
Yesterday, I prepared this delicious kheer. My daughter usually refuses to drink kheer/ paayasam. So I didn’t offer her.Hubby liked it very much. During night, I gave him the remaining half a cup of kheer to drink. At thit time my daughter was around and she tasted the kheer from…
This burfi is a result of an experiment. I saw a recipe for home made chocolates in a magazine recently. But when I was preparing, there was something wrong with the recipe. I have gone through the recipe many times before attempting. But there was a shortage of liquid in…
Coconut milk is used in many recipes and is even delicious with a tsp of sugar. This gies richness to the dish when added. We usually add it in gravies, paayasam and pulao. It is also used as an accompaniment for idiyappam, paniyaram and aappam. It is also used as…
After preparing the French Country Bread with sourdough starter for The Daring Baker Challenge, the question of how to use it arises. I made this delicious pudding with one whole bread. This is an eggless version and it is loaded with chocolate chips. It tastes great and makes a great…
Today is the last day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. I will finish this week’s Bihari Specials with a sweet note. Kesaria peda is a sweet made for festivals and celebrations. Though the recipe sounds easy, it was bit hard to get the correct consistency. I refrigerated the mixture and…
Today I prepared a frothy milk shake for my daughter. Kids those who don’t drink milk will drink milk shake. I used instant coffee for flavoring and mixed in condensed milk and cream for extra richness. She just loved it. Today is the sixth day of Blogging Marathon#10. I am…
My sister-in-law is a Sindhi and she once mentioned about Majun. I searched for the recipe online but couldn’t get it. Even she didn’t know the recipe. When Srivalli announced Majun for this month’s ICC, I was so happy. Vaishali had given the complete recipe. At last my search is…