MANGO MODAK / MANGO PEDA / MANGO BARFI Every year for Ganesh Chaturthi I prepare various items as a Neivedhyam(Offering) to the Lord. Some o...

BOTTLE GOURD HALWA / LAUKI KA HALWA/ DOODHI KA HALWA WITH CHAR MAGAZ Bottle gourd is very good for health, it’s packed with nutrition, but ...

BANANA HALWA KERALA STYLE / PAZHAVARATHI / PAZHAM VARATTI / For all you banana lovers like me, I would like to share this wonderful reci...

WATERMELON RIND HALWA This locked down has given us a lot of valuable lessons and one such lesson is reducing wastage and conserving ou...

COARSE BESAN LADDOO (COARSE GRAM FLOUR BALLS WITH A CRUNCH) One of my neighbors sells homemade Diwali sweets and savories. I always bu...

RAVA LADDOO / SUJI KE LADDOO/ SWEET SEMOLINA BALLS This is probably one of the easiest sweets to make. This is also one of the first swe...

KARADAYAN NOMBU The Karadayan Nombu festival is primarily observed and celebrated by the Tamil Brahmins. It is celebrated during the trans...

DRY FRUIT SHRIKHAND (EXOTIC SWEETENED THICK YOGURT WITH DRYFRUITS) This is one of the quickest and easiest desserts. Adding different vari...

KOZHAKATTAI / UKDICHE MODAK / COCONUT & JAGGERY FILLED RICE DUMPLINGS GANPATI BAPPA MORYA!!!!! Yesterday marked the beginning of ...

BADHUSHA I would like to wish all the visitors to my blog,   A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS DIWALI. These days I look for sweets which are...

PORULVALANGAI URUNDAI / KETTI URUNDAI Warning!!!! These are for people with strong teeth only. At home we call this Poruvalangai urundai b...