…ust eat in moderation, relish & enjoy the sweet moments. Diwali is the festival of lights & calls for celebration & festivities. It is the right moment to relish sweets & savories. So let us celebrate with fun, laughter & a microwave besan ladoo 😀 Wishing you all a Happy & Safe Diwali… Thank you for stopping by… 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup Besan (Chickpea Flour) ½ cup Sugar pwd. or as per taste 4 tbsps. Pure Ghee (I used Amul) or…
…as a part of the main meal. In Maharashtra Holi is known as Rangapanchami (festival of colors) & is celebrated with Puran Poli & Katachi Amti (spicy curry). The preparation of a perfect Puran Poli is considered a highly skilled task… an art!! This Puran Poli is healthy to eat & easy to prepare. I just love this traditional & authentic poli with these flavorful sweet spices… It can be enjoyed hot with amti as well as cold with sweet…
Every Diwali I like to prepare some sweets at home & enjoy the festival of lights. This time I wanted to prepare a Maharashtrian delicacy so I felt an ideal way to celebrate the festivities would be with Chirote. Chirote is a traditional & authentic Maharashtrian sweet, served as Faral during Diwali. Faral is an assortment of traditional sweets & savouries served during Diwali. In Pune, there are various shops which speciali…
…mph of good over evil. It also heralds the onset of summer. Then comes the festival of colors (Dhulval/Rangapanchami) where people enjoy a riot of colors – Dhulval where dry colors are used especially gulal & rangapanchami where colored water is used. Earlier natural & organic colors were used. Vegetable, flower & fruit dyes were not harmful to the skin & every one at home would participate in making colors using beetroot, spinach,…
…ed on the day of Sao Joao (St. John’s Feast) & Konsachem Fest (Harvest Festival). Patoleos are also sent with vojem (trousseau) to the groom’s house, both by the Catholics & Hindus. Patoleo is a simple, aromatic & steamed sweet. The base is made of rice paste & the filling is made of Goan Pyramid Jaggery & scraped fresh coconut which is encased in turmeric leaves & steamed in a steamer called “Komfro” in Konkannim. This swe…
…calories. It is an exotic mithai/sweet which is prepared on all important festival & family functions. It is the most famous sweet of North India. It is easily available in all mithai shops in India but the joy & satisfaction when you make it at home is something to be experienced. This awesome lip smacking mithai is so easy & simple to make. In fact, you can prepare this lovely mithai just within a few minutes. Today’s recipe is the…
…day’s post is the ever popular & famous savory crispies… Diwali is the festival of lights & to celebrate it, vast array of sweets are prepared. But one cannot just indulge only with sweets. Savories do bring in a refreshing element in the celebrations & I thought of preparing Murukkus, as this is my personal favorite besides some sweets. Murukku is a South Indian snack which is a savory crunchy twists. Murukku means twisted in Tamil. T…
…ly prepare a big batch of batter & then it is like a South Indian food festival. Today’s post is a sizzling hot onion uttappam which is very simple, easy & tasty. Enjoy this awesome preparation with your favorite chutney, sambhar or both… 😀 Ingredients : 3 cups Raw Rice 1 cup Urad Dal 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (grated) optional 4 large Onions (peeled & finely diced) ½ bunch fresh Coriander (picked, washed & chopped) 3-4 fresh Green Chil…