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NAVARATHRI/NAVARATRI: Nava means “NINE” Ratri means “NIGHT” – Nine Nights in sanskrit and is celebrated every year in autumn. In general, there are 4 Navaratri Magha Navaratri – falls on Jan-Feb; winter season. The 5th day of this festival is observed as “VASANTHA PANCHAMI” is […]
Ingredients: Grated coconut – 1.5 cups Rice flour – 1 tblsp Water – as req Cardamom – 2 nos Ghee/ clarified butter – 1 tsp Cashews – few For syrup: Grated jaggery/ vellam – 1 cup Water – ¼ cup Procedure: In a sauce pan, […]
Varalakshmi Vratam/Nombu Vara means “Boon” Lakshmi means “Goddess of wealth” Varalakshmi is yet another form of LORD Vishnu’s Consort One of the most auspicious festival, celebrated by the married women with utmost devotion on this day. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi is the one […]
Pongal is celebrated on the first day of tamil month “THAI” and also it represents the first harvest of the year. It is celebrated to convey appreciation to the SUN GOD. Pongal is celebrated four day long-HARVEST FESTIVAL by TAMIZHIANS. The four days of pongal […]
aval pori urundai – Naivedyam SPL on Karthigai Deepam Ingredients: Nel pori/ aval pori – 4 cups Jaggery – 1 cup water – 1/4 cup Black sesame seeds – 1 tsp Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Roasted gram – 1 tblsp Grated coconut/ coconut […]
Nei appam/ Neyyppam – Naivedyam SPL on deepavali/ Karthigai Deepam Ingredients: Raw rice – 1 cup Jaggery – 1 cup Grated coconut – ¼ cup Ripped banana – 1 (medium) Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Ghee/ clarified butter – 1 tblsp Baking soda – […]
Ingredients: Idli batter – 1 cup Jaggery syrup – 2-3 tblsp (or) Jaggery – ¼ cup Water – 2 tblsp Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Oil/ghee – to deep fry Procedure: In a sauce pan, add ¼ cup of jaggery along with 2-3 […]
Ingredients: Milk powder – ¾ cup Condensed milk – 1 ½ cup Butter – ½ cup Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Saffron – few strands Warm milk – ¼ cup Procedure: Soak the saffron strands in the warm milk and keep aside In a […]
//A Complete GUILTY PLEASURE-MOUTH WATERING sweet// Ingredients: Besan flour/ kadalaimavu – 2 cups Granulated sugar – 4 cups Water – 1-1 ½ cups Ghee/ clarified butter – 2 cups Mild cooking oil – 2 cups Procedure: In a heavy bottomed kadai, roast the besan flour […]
Ingredients: Besan flour/ kadalaimavu – 1 cup Rice flour – 1 tsp Baking soda – 1/8 tsp (optional) Salt – a pinch Edible camphor/ pachai karpooram – a pinch Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Ghee/ clarified butter – 2 tblsp Mild cooking oil – to […]
