Rava Laddu !

Rava Laddu is very easy and tasty sweet dish. I prepared this for a meetup in singapore. My kids love laddu. IngredientsFine Sooji/Rava - 2 cupsSugar - 3 cups(powdered)Elachi/Cardamom - powder 1 tspnGhee - 1/2 cup or more as requiredMilk - 1 to 2 tspns(Optional) Cashew nuts - broken 2 tablspoons Dry coconut - 1 tblpn grated Preparation MethodHeat a thick bottom kadai, add 1 tspn ghee,...

Karuppu Ullandu Kozhakattai | Savory Dumpling | Modakam for Vinayagar Chathurthi!

Black Urad Dal Kozhakattai was prepared for the Creative Dumpling festival in Singapore and was tasted by the MP. This is the first cooking experience at the event. This is a savory dish. I had also prepared a sweet kozhakattai. Will post the recipe soon. It was a big hit and tasted delicious. I have already posted this dish step by step here. For the dough Ingredients Idiyappam flour - 2 cups...

Kollu / Horse Gram Sundal!

Kollu/Horsegram is very good for health. Its good for lowering cholestrol. Ingredients Kollu/Horsegram - 2 cups Yennai/Oil - 1 tblspn Kadag/Mustard - 1/4 tspn Onion - 2 nos Karuvepillai/Curry leaves - few Kanja Milagai/Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos Thengai/Fresh Grated Coconut - 2 -3 tspns(Optional) Uzhatham Paruppu/Urad Dal - 1/2 tspn Salt Preparation Method Soak  kollu/horsegram for 4-5 hours or...

Sajjige/Rava Kesari Type 2

Sajjige this is a sweet prepared for Sathyanarayan Pooja or Pournima Pooja or any ocassion. This was prepared by my Mother in law for Aadi Perukku. It was very tasty. I have prepared another version of Kesari Bath and Pineapple Kesari taught by my  Dad. Ingredients Chiroti Rava/Upma Rava - 1 cup Water -  2.5 cups Sugar - 1.5 cups (If you like less sweet can reduce accordingly) Ghee - 1/2 cup Banana...

Ellu Urundai/Sesame Sweet Balls/ hei zhi ma

Hope you all had great festival and long weekend. We had wonderful celebration of Vinayagar Chathurthi, am here posting recipes prepared for Lord Ganesha. Had invited few friends for lunch and went to Marina Bay Sands Skypark. Ellu Urundai/Sesame Sweet Balls is prepared with Black Sesame Seeds and Jaggery. Black Sesame Seeds are used in traditional Chinese Medicine. Its also good source of calcium. Black sesame...

Kozhakattai/Modhakam (Steamed Dumplings) for Vinayagar Chathurthi Step by Step Recipe

Vinayagar Chathurthi neivedyam Ullandu/Kara Kozhakattai and Poornam Kozhakattai recipe. Dough in common Ingredients Rice flour - 2 cups and little more Water - 2 cups or more if required. Nalla Yennai/Gingelli oil/Sesame Oil - 2-3 tspns Salt a pinch Preparation Method In a wide vessel boil water, add oil and salt. Reduce the flame slowly add rice flour and stir continously to form a chapathi dough...

Happy Vinayaga(Ganesh) Chathurthi!!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Vinayagar (Ganesh) Chathurthi. This festival is very popular in India. Lord Ganesh is elephant faced Hindu God. In Karnataka its celebrated with Goddess Gowri mother of Lord Ganesh. Idol of Gowri on the previous day and puja is performed. They also do mangala Gowri vratham on every tuesday before this festival and invite ladies for kumkum. Its called Gowri-Ganesha Habba (Festival) in Karnataka. Clay...