Sundal, any kind of them, shouldn’t be restricted to Navarathri (Navarathri is a festival, celebrated all over India for 9 nights during the month of Sept-oct and varieties of this dish are made during the nine days). Something as nutritious and simple like this that focus on minimum chopping and cooking is a great snack as well as unexpected filler you would imagine for side dish for any kind of sambhar/rasam and rice on those “no... Patani|Peas Sundal
Sundal, any kind of them, shouldn’t be restricted to Navarathri (Navarathri is a festival, celebrated all over India for 9 nights during the month of Sept-oct and varieties of this dish are made during the nine days). Something as nutritious and simple like this that focus on minimum chopping and cooking is a great snack as well as unexpected filler you would imagine for side dish for any kind of sambhar/rasam and rice on those “no... Onam Sadya Recipes
Happy Onam Readers.
September 7,2014 is Onam, Festival of Kerala and since two weeks we have planned on what to cook and how to take pictures to do a Onam Sadya. The inspiration was after our trip to God’s own country, Kerala, last November. We did stay and travel in the boat house from Alappuzha (Alleppey) to Kumarakom, where we had a personal cook who made tons of authentic food and we instantly fell in love with the coconut oil infused... Krishna Jayanthi | Gokulashtami | Janmashtami Special
For recipes, click below:
Thattai
Vella Seedai
Thenkuzal
Paal Payasam
Appam
Most of the snacks can be made in advance, maybe a day or two before, and on the day of Krishna Jayanthi, for neivedyam I serve appam, paal payasam, butter, aval with sugar and freshly grated coconut, yogurt, jaggery.
The best part, other than... Vella Seedai
Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai is a popular festival snack (especially Krishna Jayanthi). Sathya loves any sweet with jaggery and coconut in it and that was the only reason to try it, I usually make Appam for Krishna Jayanthi which is my favorite. We see festivals as an occasion to invite people home, spend quality time and food is very important part.
And this sweet falls under that category of “easy to make” and “simple enough to make... Thattai
Thattai, crispy – light – irresistible savory snack! Amma makes this for Krishna Jayanthi | Gokulashtami and Deepavali. This is the first time I have tried making these and came out really well, they are comparatively easy to other festive snacks/bakshanams.
Makes about : 23-25 thattai
Ingredients you’ll need:
1 cup rice flour*
2 tbsp black gram | urad dhal... Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 Festival Recipes
Aadi 18 | Aadi Perukku | Pathinettam Perukku is a tamizh festival celebrated on the 18th day of Aadi masam (Aug 3rd). Several varieties of rice are prepared on this day. The recipes are sorted and arranged here, hope you find it useful while planning and preparation.
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Lemon rice
Coconut rice
Puliodhare |... Creamy Curd rice | Thayir Sadam
Curd rice is absolutely necessary in a South-Indian menu.
A small serving of this rice dish make a lavish meal complete, compromising curd/yogurt rice is not excusable in our family. A bowl of curd rice and good pickle is what we crave when away from home for a long time, Also reminds of amma and patti (grandmother) who simply mash rice – mix curd/plain yogurt and serve with that day’s sambhar or mavadu jalam (water with spices and soaked... Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam
Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam is fragrant, easy to make and the nutty flavor of cashew or peanuts, crunch from Bengal gram-Black gram, aroma of coconut oil and curry leaves along with freshly grated coconut makes it a dish packed with flavors and texture.
If you like coconut, this one is for you. Like Lemon rice, this dish too is an easy – made instantly – popular lunchbox dish, a quick food to feed a large group of people. You can make... Puliodharai | Pulisadam
Puliodhare | Pulisadam is also a very popular lunchbox dish and also served as prasadam in temples. This rice dish is made on festive days to offer as prasadam.
Also because of its long shelf life it is very common to pack for long distance travel along with curd rice and vadam or chips. Puliyodharai tastes best after sitting for a couple of hours from the time of preparation, this is also a main reason why its great for lunch and good food for long... Karuppu kondakadalai | Kala channa Sundal
Any Sundal is ridiculously simple to make, have a similar recipe and this Black chickpeas/ karuppu kondakadala/ kala channa sundal is no different. The only thing that you need to do for all sundal (except Channa dal/ kadalai paruppu and Moong dhal/pytham paruppu sundal) is to soak it. It is a filling savory salad, a quick evening tiffin as well a good source of proteins. This particular sundal is made on Vijayadasami/Saraswati poojai as neivedhyam... The Team
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