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 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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Modak
Ganesh Chaturthi (or Ganapati festival) is a very popular festival in India. A Ganesh idol made of special clay is brought home, wherever they have this tradition spanning generations. There…
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Spicy Chickpeas (Chana Usli)
This version of Chana usli is usually distributed at the time of Ugadi and Rama navami festivals in our grama devi temple - which is a beautiful temple on the…
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Panchakajjaya
Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. We had great festival celebrations at home today. We brought home a small Ganesha idol yesterday. We spent last two days shopping…
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Mango Pachdi
This Friday was Ramnavami - Read more about this festival here. This festival is celebrated with all grandeur in all the Hindu temples. After the pooja, prasadam is distributed to…
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Gulab Jamun
Wish you all a very happy Deepavali/Diwali. Gulab Jamun must be one of the most loved sweets in India. These days it is very easy to make them at home…