Green Moong Sweetdish(Mooga Khichdi)
Mooga Khichdi This green moong sweetdish - Mooga Khichdi is a traditional Konkani dish specifically prepared for the festival of Sankranti. Mooga Khichdi is also called Moog Shijayile, literally means…
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Fig Burfi (Anjeer Burfi)
It is festival season with Diwali just around the corner. I miss the festivities here that we had in India. Over the years we have started celebrating few festivals in…
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Banana-Sooji Sweetdish (Kele Sheera/Sapaath)
Sapaath is the traditional prasad(offering for god) prepared for Satyanarayan pooja. Sooji is cooked in ghee and milk, then bananas are added to make this very aromatic, tasty sweetdish. While…
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Paneer – Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Wish you all a very happy Diwali. I finally got to making some dishes for Diwali. My 6 month old was down with cold for last few days and I was…
Tilgul (Kante Halvo)
Makar Sankranti is just around the corner. That reminds me to post this very very special recipe here. I have been thinking about it for a long time. For us, Sankranti…
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Banana Halwa (Kele Halvo)
Wish you all a very happy Diwali. We are having a quiet Diwali here. I kept thinking what to make for this festival. V was traveling first few days of…
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Banana Modak (Kele Modak / Kele Mulik)
Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Like every year, this year too we celebrated Ganesha festival at home. Since the festival is on Monday, V got enough time…
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Puffed Rice Laddoo (Phulayil Phova Laddu / Chirmure Laddu)
Phulayil - puffed, phovu - poha(flattened rice) is very similar to puffed rice (churmuri/chirmuro) readily available in markets here. If this is not available, it can be easily replaced by…
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Almond Burfi
Wish you all a very happy Janmashtami. This is one of the festivals that we celebrate here every year. This year I wanted to make something new for the prasad.…
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Beetroot Halwa
Wish you all a very happy and prosperous Deepavali/Diwali. Ever since we returned from India, I have been thinking about making something for Diwali. But somehow it never went from…