Dry Gulab Jamun | Easy Diwali Sweet

Dry gulab jamun is nothing but the ordinary gulab jamun served dried without the sugar syrup.We have mostly seen this dessert served with syrup and mostly everyone prefer that liquidy jamun.In a cooking show, they telecasted this jamun recipe and I decided to make for this year Diwali cooking.On searching, I found the gulab jamun can be either roll over desiccated coconut or sugar but in television, they said to roll over sugar.So whatever you prefer to go for it.

Ragi Coconut Milk Kozhukattai | Millet Flour Balls in Sweetened Coconut Milk | Festive Recipe

Another millet flour sweet dumpling in jaggery sweetened coconut milk.When it comes to sweet I never deprive of anything and would just happily indulge in it.Yesterday I made for my sweet craving and enjoying it chilled even today.I have already posted Foxtail millet flour sweet dumpling with coconut milk and paal kozhukattai with rice flour.Do give a try and eat healthily.

Fried Modak | Festive Recipe

As the name says this is a deep fried recipe.The filling can be anything either sweet or savory.Here I used a sweet filling with grated coconut and jaggery. I made this yesterday's after-school snacks for my kids.The whole process takes about 30 mins only.Do give a try for the festive and relish with your family.

Pista Halwa | Rich Pischio Halwa | Festive Sweet Recipe

Nuts are rich in good cholesterol which is essential for the good function of our human body.But many avoid eating nuts feeling that will gain weight .This is not true actually good cholesterol does not help in weight gain only the bad cholesterol from refined oil  make us obese.When I was watching a TV channel I heard Jamie Oliver saying,  a handful of nuts like walnuts,pistachio and badam a day help to increase your lifespan by two years. So lets eat in limit and stay healthy.

Gothambu Payasam | Whole Wheat Berry -Coconut Milk Pudding | Dessert Recipe

No meal is complete with a cup of dessert which can either be a kheer , pudding ,payasam ,ice cream or even a chocolate.My wish is to a have an Indian sweet/ mithai after a great meat  and at times I prefer payasam to subtle my sweet carving.I can gulp as many as cups I can at any time of the time.When I make payasam at home it is only me who indulge in it as my kids hate payasam/kheer.

Misthi Doi - Famous Bengali Dessert | Step By Step Procedure

Misthi Doi is one fo the famous Bengali sweet and a popular dessert in west Bengal.One mustn't return from there without tasting this yummy dessert as it has an unique taste from all other sweet.Though this easily available readymade in market nowaday preparing it from starch is always wiser.Also it is quite easy to prepare.

Tirunelveli Halwa | Godhumai Halwa | Halwa Recipe

Wheat halwa with step by step pictures.

Happy Diwali to all my readers, have a fun filled and safe diwali.At last I tried my hands on traditional method of making halwa of Tirunelveli which is near to our home town. When ever we travel down south Tamilnadu we make sure to buy some halwa at Tirunelveli.I referred Raks kitchen to do it with some slight changes.I needed the sugar & ghee amount.The tricky parts are the caramelisation ,then the addition of water and continuous stirring.If we miss it the halwa may turn bitter.

Milk Powder Burfi /Fudge | Diwali 2015 Recipe | Festive Sweet recipe

Milk powder burfi with step by step pictures.

No festival is complete without a sweet. It's not tedious to make it at home and one just need the interest to make.since when I ask some about this they often reply why to suffer just buy it from a shop.Shops do sell variety of sweets but one main ingredients ' love ' will be missing in it.Do try to make atleast one or two sweet and enjoy with festive season with family. This fudge/burfi just need few ingredients to make.

Apple Halwa | Indian Sweet Recipe | step by step pictures

After enjoying a month in Dubai we are back to Chennai and we really miss that country,the clean road,loaded hyper markets,malls and the people too who pay way first for the local to cross the street which is the best thing i admired the  most there.After landing Chennai airport while we were moving to the vehicle the cab drivers were rushing out & not waiting for the people to cross/walk.We have to learn a lot from there.I don't want to write more about our stay there and lets us go on to today's recipe which my favourite , yes its a sweet.Halwa is mostly liked by all and in this recipe i have used apple to make it.With no further delay lets go to the recipe.

Homemade Chewy Choco chips Granola Bars

These bars are chewy,healthy and addictive too.When i just looked up my blog i see that it had been a long time since i posted a baked recipe,to say the truth even my oven may  cry for not using it since December.So i decided to bake a easy granola bar which makes a good food when you plan to diet.,It very easy too.Do try this.

Badam Halwa | Rich Almond Indian Sweet

Do I need to say anything about this which is rich,tasty halwa.Badam is a nut which has to be consumed daily.Do practise your children to eat  at least five of it daily.In this way once a while you can have because its loaded with sugar and ghee which will increase your calories so better try to eat plain.Slightly adapted  from here.

Kaju -Pistachio Rolls | Indian Festive Sweet Recipe

Hope everyone will be busy preparing sweets for diwali ,I can see a lot of them in blogsphere which tempt me and carve for it.Me too started to make many sweet recipes & I am worried about my calories but i can't stop eating them.If anyone can suggest how get rid of extra fat.Let move on to this royal dessert,Kaju-Pistachio rolls.

Maida Burfi | Easy Flour Fudge | Festive Sweet Recipe

India is a country which has many festivals,each state celebrated different  festival in different way but one thing remain common ,yes its sweets...Festivals means sweets,whatever religion one may belong to ,sweet is one dish common in all.And for a sweet tooth like me i prepare them when ever i carve for it.Try this easy maida sweet and enjoy your day.

Apple Lapsi | Apple and daliya halwa | Rajathani Lapsi

I really have a very big sweet tooth i could eat sweet anytime any where.Some time often i make them and my daughter warns me not to eat more.when i saw this lapsi recipe in priya's blog i decided to make since i had apple.I enjoyed it well , when chilled.

Mango Phirni | Easy Mango Dessert

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Low Fat Mango Fool | Eggless Mango dessert

If you are looking for quick,easy and low fat version of mango dessert then this is the one.While i was making this my daughter said  Ma,don't experiment with curd,how its going to be but when i made and refrigerate it ,she licked it,loved its taste and finished it off with a spoon left for me.Thank u priya for this yummy dessert.

Eggless Kulkuls | Goan Christmas Sweet Recipe

Kulkuls is a goan Christmas sweet  which is hard outside and soft inside.Its very difficult to a make my toddler son eat a food/sweet.If somehow i manage to give a piece to test it taste & if he likes it he will  be going on asking for it.Like wise yesterday when i gave this a piece first he liked it  and asked for more.Thank you priya for the detailed post and the recipe.

No Bake Mango Cheese Cake | Mango Recipe

Before writing this post i must write few lines, to make no bake version  one need to spring form pan( base removable one) but i don't have it.and i don't want to go with individual serving method of it.After checking many sites went it way.Since i used butter paper my edges were not smooth.So please bear with it.Another thing cream cheese is not available in all departmental stores near so i opted to go with homemade paneer and a tsp of fresh yogurt.

My long wish to make this chesse cake came true yesterday.Since its raining mangoes @home i decided to make it.With nothing more lets go on to the recipe.

Homemade Chocolate | Easy method

Today's recipe is chocolate ,yes home made easy chocolate.I had 1\2 tin condensed  milk left after i made my mango ice cream.I was searching what to do with it and ends up making this yummy chocolate.

Ginger candy | Inji Mittai | Inji Murappa Recipe

This candy one can find in almost all bus depot in Tamilnadu and in railway station.This helps in digestion after a heavy meal.Some people have vomiting felling while travelling in buses and this mittai prevent it.My brother asked to make this for him and i made.I followed the recipe from here