Rasmalai (rasa malai to some) is an Indian delicacy often categorized as a Milk Sweet. It is made from Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and it makes a great dessert and is served chilled.
Just because this dessert is so delicious, I thought it would be difficult to make. But, it turns out to be quite an […]

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Neyyappam is another type of Indian pancake (sweet) which is made in Kerala. I had a neighbour called Aartee who is a wonderful cook. She make this sweet often especially for her two year old kid, Arya. Whenever she made neyyappam she used to give me some because I am a big fan of it. […]

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It’s been a long time since I made sweets. I don’t make it often because my husband don’t like sweets. But today I was desperate about making a sweet for myself. I had a lot of carrots sleeping in my refrigerator. So I thought I can make a kheer with carrots. It really […]

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It’s been a long time since I wrote a recipe. As Shriya said we had a good time in her place and was busy hanging out.
My husband and Shriya are fond of poli. We were so busy that we were not able make poli at Shriya’s house. Today I tried poli, my mom’s recipe and […]

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Pongal is an auspicious day for Tamilians. It is in celebration of the prosperity and good fortune that comes with the harvest and in thanks to the rain and sun for a good season.
It is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month ‘Thai’ and today is that day! It is customary to […]

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Rawa Kesari is my all time favorite sweet and it’s a very popular sweet in south India.Its easy to make when you have guests in home and in festival times.My friend kathija shared this recipe with me.This is the first sweet I made when I started cooking .The tricky part in this […]

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Ingredients:

Semiya : 1 cup
Moong dal : 1/2 tsp
Jaggery : 2 1/2 cups
Coconut milk : 1 cup
Cardamom powder/Elachi powder : 1 tsp
Ghee : 2 tbsp
 Coconut : 2 tbsp (Finely Chopped)

Method of Preparation:

Boil  Moong dal until its cooked and drain the water (Make sure the moong dal is not over cooked it and it shouldn’t  stick with […]

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Ingredients:

Semiya (Vermicilli) : 1/2 cup
Milk : 2 cups
Cashewnut : 10 (Crushed)
Cardamom (Elachi) : 1/2 tsp
Ghee : 1 tbsp
Sugar : 3/4 cup

For Grinding:

Grated Coconut : 1 tbsp
Cashews : 6

Method of Preparation:

Roast Semiya in a 1/2 tbsp of Ghee and when its turn in to Golden Brown remove it from heat and keep it aside.
Heat 1 […]

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Ingredients:

Basmatice Rice - 1/4 cup
Milk - 8 cups
Sugar - 6 cups
Cardamom -6
Raisins - a handful
Cashew nut - a handful
Almonds - 4
Saffron - 5-6 strings
Ghee - 2 tsp

Method of preparation:

Heat 7 cups of milk
When it reaches boiling point, lower the heat, add Cardamom and saffron. Stir well for 5 - 10 mins
Now add sugar by stirring […]

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