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Sweetened milk(Basundi)
Basundi is a very popular Maharashtrian sweet dish. I have tasted it couple of times when I was a kid. But since I am very intolerant to sweets, I never…
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Wheat dessert (Godhi payasa/Ganva paays)
Payasa(Kannada) or Payasam or Paays(Konkani) or Kheer(Marathi/Hindi) must be the most authentic sweet dish from Southern India. We make this sweet dish with so many different things. Traditionally it was…
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Moong daal – Sabudana Payasam(Paays)
Few days back, I saw a request in my recipe request page from Rochin. He said, "Recently I attended a south indian wedding. There I ate a kind of payasam…
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Coconut roti (Kayi holige/obbattu or Narla ubbatti)
Kayi(Kannada), Narlu(Konkani) means coconut. Obbattu(Kannada), ubbatti(Konkani) - a kind of sweet roti, is very popular in Karnataka. I have tasted it many times at different places, but the best among…
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Vermicelli sweetdish (shevya paays)
This is a very easy sweet dish prepared in most of the festivals in India. I am posting this for my own reference and to help cooking newbies. Few days…
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Sweet khichdi(mooga daali khichdi)
I don't cook sweets very frequently. But when I cook, I have few favorites. This khichdi is one of them. There are many ways of making this dish, this is…
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Bottle gourd burfi(Gardudde khadi)
We call Bottle gourd as 'Gardudde' in Konkani (there are other names also). 'Dudde' is pumpkin, I wonder if it is related to pumpkin in someway?? I loved these burfis…
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Chalk piece sweet(Ganti)
This is a specialty from my native Kumta. I have not seen anyone making them at home. These are readily available in the shops. The best "Ganti" are available in…
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Kala Jamun
I am not a great fan of sweets. But if I have to name one sweet that I always loved, it would be definitely jamuns. I love the fresh jamuns…
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Pineapple sheera
Few days back, Aruna had mailed me this recipe. Usually I use pineapple to make either paank or juice. I have a good stock of paank with me now, so…