Today is the 18th day of Tamil month Aadi and it is celebrated as aadi perukku. This day is celebraated to welcome the river Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. Usually rice varieties such as lemon rice, puliodharai, coconut rice, pongal and thayir saadam are made with vadai and payasam. Rituals are performed…
Navarathri – Day 7 – Sweet Corn Sundal
Today is the seventh day of Navrathri and the menu is quite simple. For the morning neivedhyam, I made Sambar Saadam and Oats Paayasam and for the evening it is sweet corn sundal. Sambar saadam is a quick one pot meal which can be made in a jiffy and oats…
Navarathri – Day 3 – Semiya Payasam
It is the third day of Navrathri festival and Sakti is worshipped on this day. Tomorrow it will be Goddess Lakshmi. For the final day of Sakti worship I made 4 dishes, two in the morning and two in the evening. For the sweet I made Semiya Payasam and for…
Navarathri – Day 9 – Saraswathi Pooja
Saraswathi Pooja is the final day of the nine day Navrathri Celebrations. So in the morning I made phirni and sweet corn saadam. it has been a divine experience so far. On the day of Saraswathi Pooja, all the materials connectied to our profession and books of kids are kept…
Paal Kozhukkattai
Happy Vinayaga Chaturti For All My Readers Paal kozhukkattai is a dessert which resembles payasam. Usually coconut milk and jaggery are used in its preparation. But I twisted it a little and added sugar and milk instead. Both the versions taste equally good. My husband liked this very much. I…
Semiya Paasi Paruppu Payasam
Payasam or Kheer is a famous Indian dessert. Paasi paruppu payasam is usually serve in marriages and ceremonies. I added some vermicelli to the payasam to give it a twist. I also combined milk and coconut milk for a different flavour. Doesn’t this look nice. It was creamy and rich.…
Poosani Paayasam/ Pumpkin Kheer
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…
Pori(Puffed Rice) and Oats Payasam
Today I prepared this nutritious payasam. The important factor in this recipe is, I didn’t use ghee or cashew for this delicious payasam. It tastes great and you will not miss cashew or ghee. Sending this as an entry to Kurinji’s HRH-Puffed Rice, Oats Recipes by Sameena and Kid’s Delight…