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No Fry Churma Laddoo
I have never had the courage to try this laddoo as it involved deep frying and that too in ghee.. But I wanted to try this in air fryer...
Nov 10, 20241 min read
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Sweet Aval Panchamrutham
I was recently told that this is Gannu Baby's favourite amongst many other favorites. So this year for Ganesh Chaturthi, I made this No...
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Wheat Sweet Appam
Since we make sweet appams with rice flour during varlakshmi and Gokulashtami, I make Wheat flour appams for Ganesh Chaturthi which...
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Fried modaks
South Indians dont make fried modaks, its generally made by maharashtrians for Ganesh Chaturthi.. It is said that Gannu baby liked fried...
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Usili Amini Kozhakattai (Small rice balls with dal crumble)
This is a different type of modaks for Ganesh Chaturthi.. I sometimes make this instead of the salt modaks.. Very tasty since it is spicy...
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Ellu Urundai (Til laddoos)
This is a very tasty laddoo which my mom used to make for Ganesh Chaturthi.. This is different from the traditional til laddoos that...
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Paal Kozhakattai (Milk Modaks)
These are cute mini rice balls made as dumplings in a sauce made of jaggery and coconut milk.. This is generally made for Ganesh...
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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Medu Vada
These vadas can be had as a snack either plain or adding cabbage or onions. Generally served with coconut chutney but a deadly combo is...
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Corn Kozhakattai (Modaks with Corn filling)
This modak recipe is similar to the salted modak recipe which I have posted. Basically since modaks are steamed, you can play around with...
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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How to make Kozhakattai (modak) dough
When amma used to make kozhakattais for festivals, it was standard practise that she would make the dough and the filling and I would sit...
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Moong Dal Payasam
We make this payasam for festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi or Varalakshmi Nombu.. its a simple payasam and extremely tasty with the tinge...
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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Sweet Pidi Kozhakattai
This is again a different type of rice Kozhakattai (modak), can be had as a evening snack or made for ganesh chaturthi for prasad
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Sweet Appam
We make these sweet appams for many festivals like Karthigai , Gokulashtami , Varlakshmi pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi . This is...
Apr 26, 20202 min read
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Arisi Thengai Payasam (Rice and Coconut Kheer)
This payasam is very tasty and more like a thicker payasam. This can be made on New Year day or any other festive occasions. The...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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Ammini Kozhakattai
What is this ammini or miniature kozhakattai, you ask? When the outer covering is in excess of the filling and remains, my mom used to...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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Steamed Modak (Salt)
This is the salted version of steamed modaks. We make this and sweet modaks on Ganesh Chaturthi. The shape of these modaks is different...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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Steamed Modak (Sweet)
These steamed modaks are made on Ganesh Chaturthi day along with salted modaks. My mom generally makes 108 sweet modaks. She wakes up...
Apr 26, 20202 min read
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