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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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Finger Millet Sweetdish (Nanchne Duddalli / Ragi Manni / Ragi Halubayi) With Coconut
In our region, finger millet is used by many people along with other cereals. It is called Raagi in Kannada and Nanchano in Konkani. It is healthy and nutritious besides…
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Pappaya Sweet(Papaya Khadi)
In coastal Karnataka, we find Papaya trees in almost all the courtyards of the houses. We like ripe papaya fruit. It is full of A vitamin. As raw, it is…
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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…
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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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Apple Sauce (Without Sugar)
I have been reading/hearing a lot about apple sauce for last two years – especially after Ishaan came into our lives. Before that, I had just seen this in grocery…
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Mango Rasayan / Seekarane (Ambe HashaLe)
This is almost the end of mango season here. This must be one of the easiest and very popular dishes prepared with mango. It is usually made with coconut milk.…
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Milk Payasam (Doodha Paays)
There are many payasams/payasas that we make for festivals/special occasions. By modifying the ingredients/method slightly, entirely new sweetdish is made. Check out doodh paank, tandla paays, madagane. These all recipes…
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Green Peas Halva
Yesterday was one of those days when I wanted to try something new. I wanted it to be a totally new sweet. So I thought of making halva out of…
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Sanjuri/Sanjori (Sheerachi Poli)
5 years ago, aayi gave me this recipe and I wrote it down on my diary to make it sometime. Every time I would look at it and think about…